Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 11-07-08] Gilat Satellite Networks has won a cellular backhaul deal in Bolivia with a major international wireless operator, the company said Nov. 6.     The unnamed cellular operator...

[Satellite News 11-07-08] Thales Alenia Space has seen a significant leadership change this year. Reynald Seznec replaced Pascale Sourisse as the company’s new CEO in May. It should be an...

[Satellite Today 11-07-08] Hughes Communications Inc. reported record revenues in its third financial quarter of 2008 with a 16 percent increase from the same period in 2007, according to CEO...

[Satellite Today 11-06-08] Sirius XM said it is in discussions with several financial institutions regarding a financing to replace its 2.5 percent convertible notes due 2009, according to a statement...

[Satellite Today 11-06-08] SES Astra’s Astra 1M satellite has successfully been launched, the company said Nov. 6.     The satellite, which will be located at SES Astra’s prime orbital position...

[Satellite Today 11-06-08] Norsat International Inc. saw a 29 percent increase in revenue at $4.9 million from $3.8 million in 2007 in its third quarter 2008 financial report released Nov....

[Satellite Today 11-06-08] ViaSat said it has set a record in new contract awards with a combined net value of $255.5 million, pushing its sales backlog above $523 million, the...

[Satellite Today 11-06-08] Marine electronics manufacturers Furuno Electric Co. and Japan Radio Co. (JRC) have become 10 percent shareholders in JSAT Mobile Communications Inc., parent company Stratos announced Nov. 6....

[Satellite Today 11-06-08] Thaicom has opened its eleventh Ipstar gateway in the Philippines, the company said Nov. 6.     During the opening ceremony, which took place at The Peninsula Hotel...

[Satellite News 11-06-08] Lucrative contract offers from Sirius XM Satellite Radio to its on-air content are key drivers of the company’s reported massive debt and may have to be renegotiated...