Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 06-23-09] Sea Launch placed the Measat-3a satellite in orbit June 21 using a Zenit-3SLB Land Launch vehicle for Measat Satellite Systems, Sea Launch announced June 22.     Measat-3a,...

[Satellite Today 06-23-09] Telikom PNG, a government-owned telecommunications operator serving Papua New Guinea, has selected Gilat Satellite Networks’ SkyEdge and SkyEdge 2 platforms to provide a broadband satellite communications network...

[Satellite Today 06-23-09] European satellite broadband Internet operator 21Net named UDcast as 21Net’s link optimization supplier for its broadband to trains system, 21Net announced June 22.     UDcast will provide...

The majority of the satellite communications sector has maintained that the business is recession-resistant, and that seems to be holding true to date. But some concerns are beginning to be...

Boeing has handed over the IndoStar 2/ProtoStar 2 commercial satellite to ProtoStar after completing in-orbit tests, which confirmed the satellite’s readiness to enter service, Boeing announced June 16.     ProtoStar...

APT Satellite hopes to become more of an international force across Asia. Yu Yong, APT Satellite’s vice president admitted that the company could even look to possibly even attack markets...

Thuraya has appointed Teknikkom Electronic as a national handheld voice service provider in Malaysia, Thuraya announced June 17.     Teknikkom will distribute Thuraya’s satellite mobile handhelds as a complementary solution...

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) was awarded a contract to provide two new satellites to Intelsat, SS/L announced June 18. The two FSS satellites, Intelsat-19 and Intelsat-20, aim to provide a surplus...

Telikom PNG, a government-owned telecommunications operator serving Papua New Guinea, has selected Gilat Satellite Networks’ SkyEdge and SkyEdge 2 platforms to provide a broadband satellite communications network covering hundreds of...

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) created a buzz around CommunicAsia with the announcement of a huge new satellite as it aims to consolidate its position within the region. It has signed...