Focus: Telecom

[Satellite News 07-29-09] Despite heavy mid-year losses reported by some satellite companies, industry analysts continue to present good news for the industry, as a report from Euroconsult, released July 28,...

[Satellite Today 07-29-09] Thales Alenia Space has seen a significant increase in order intake in the first half six months of 2009, according to the company’s 2009 first-half results issued...

[Satellite Today 07-29-09]  EADS Astrium earned 2.2 billion euros ($3.1 billion) in revenues in the first half of 2009, an increase of about 30 percent from its 2008 figures from...

[Satellite Today 07-29-09] Commercial space venture Virgin Galactic raised $280 million in a 32 percent company stake purchase by Aabar Investments in Abu Dhabi, Virgin Galactic announced July 28.    ...

[Satellite Today 07-29-09] ProtoStar and its five affiliates have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Deleware confirmed.             The case, number 09-12658, was registered with...

[Satellite Today 07-28-09] Gilat Satellite Networks will supply its SkyEdge 2 satellite communications network to Argentinean satellite broadband provider Servicio Satelital, according to a contract Gilat announced July 27.     ...

[Satellite Today 07-28-09] The launch of DubaiSat-1 has been delayed for additional safety and security testing, the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) announced July 27.     International...

[Satellite Today 07-28-09] Global Satellite USA has launched its Inmarsat Fleetbroadband 150 using airtime from Vizada, Global Satellite announced July 24.     Global Satellite is offering $2,400 of free airtime...

[Satellite Today 07-28-09] Hughes Network Systems won a contract with Sky Perfect JSAT to supply its HX System broadband satellite platform, Hughes announced July 27.     The HX platform order...

[Satellite News 07-28-09] Analysis firm Forecast International is projecting worldwide deliveries of about 262 geostationary or medium-Earth orbit commercial communications satellites by 2019, according to a study, “The Market for...