Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 02-23-09] Thaicom increased its revenues in 2008 by 9 percent, fuelled by a strong performance in its satellite-related businesses, the company announced Feb. 20.     Thaicom reported total...

[Satellite Today 02-23-09] Orbital Sciences Corp. reported fourth quarter revenues at $311 million, an 11 percent increase over the previous year, in its 2008 results released Feb. 20.     Orbital’s...

Heat shield material for the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) passed a test, the company announced. The PICA-X heat shield material, which will be used in the Dragon spacecraft, underwent...

The Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system scored another advance, this time in its high-powered laser that can kill enemy missiles. That high-energy laser fired multiple long-duration blasts during intensive...

[Satellite Today 02-20-09] Sea Launch halted preparations for the launch of the Sicral 1B communications satellite at the request of Telespazio, Sea Launch announced Feb. 19.     Sea Launch said...

[Satellite News 02-20-09] Pierre Parent, vice president and general manager of Numerex Satellite Solutions, is working on developing a hybrid satellite and radio frequency identification (RFID) system for the commercial...

[Satellite Today 02-20-09] Numerex Corp. has established a technology partnership with Savi, a Lockheed Martin company, to co-develop the first asset and shipment-monitoring device that combines global satellite positioning, active...

[Satellite Today 02-20-09] NSSL and Telemar have joined forces in the maritime broadband service arena, as NSSL’s Cruise IP and Telemar’s Seacall services will use the same DVB-S2-RCS broadband platform,...

[Satellite Today 02-20-09] Thales Alenia Space has delivered the Herschel and Planck scientific satellites to the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, the company announced Feb. 19.     The...

[Satellite News 02-19-09] Satlynx, a provider of communication services throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa, hopes to use its status as a GE-owned company to sign a deal with...