Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 12-03-08] Stratos Global Corp. has introduced ChatCard Online 5.0 to improve the order-processing performance of its ChatCard and eChatCard maritime crew calling services, the company announced Dec. 2....

[Satellite Today 12-03-08] Thaicom signed a contract with Vietnam Telecom International (VTI) for capacity on the IPStar satellite, Thaicom announced Dec. 3.     The three-year agreement, valued at nearly $3.5...

[Satellite Today 12-03-08] Iridium reported its best quarter for number of units shipped in the company’s history, CEO Matt Desch said.     Iridium posted solid growth, reporting a 37 percent...

[Satellite News 12-03-08] Despite concern from some analysts over how the credit crunch would affect satellite industry customers, Iridium reported its best quarter for number of units shipped in the...

[Satellite Today 12-02-08] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has added two DragonLab missions to its manifest, the company announced Dec. 2.     The additions came as a result of demand...

[Satellite Today 12-02-08] Mitsubishi Electric Corp. won a contract to build the ST-2 satellite for SingTel and Chunghwa Telecom, Mitsubishi announced Dec. 2.     SingTel and Chunghwa Telecom will co-own...

[Satellite Today 12-02-08] Viaccess, a France Telecom company, signed an agreement to provide security software and services in support of IMS-based IPTV solutions for Ericsson IPTV, Viaccess announced Dec. 2....

SAIC Gains $69.3 Million Contract For Support Services At Kennedy NASA selected Science Applications International Corp. [SAI] of Houston to provide project management support services at Kennedy Space Center, Fla....

[Satellite News 11-28-08] JSAT Mobile CEO, Kei Shibuya, said the reasons behind his company’s strategic move to team up with Stratos Global to form a company targeting the MSS space...

ProtoStar hopes to make an impact in the promising DTH markets in Asia by providing capacity aboard its ProtoStar 1 satellite. The spacecraft, placed in orbit in July, carries 16...