Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 11-03-08] Marlink, a maritime satellite communications provider, has agreed to purchase the WaveCall brand from Sea Tel, Marlink announced Nov. 3.  Marlink said it will package its maritime...

[Satellite News 11-03-08] While ICO Communications may win up to a total of $707 million in a lawsuit judgment it won against Boeing Satellite Services International and parent company, Boeing...

China used a Long March 311 rocket to launch a telecommunications satellite for Venezuela, the first time China made and launched a bird for a Latin American nation, Xinhua news...

Raytheon Gains $441.9 Million Sole Source Multiple Kill Vehicle Contract The Missile Defense Agency gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] unit Missile Systems a sole source contract worth up to $441.9 million...

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [LORL] entered into a three year, fully secured $100 million revolving credit agreement led by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and...

[Satellite Today 11-03-08] Intelsat retired its Marisat-F2 satellite on Oct. 29 after 32 years of providing maritime communications to the South Pole, the company announced Nov. 3.     Marisat-F2, which...

[Satellite Today 11-03-08] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with OpenSky for the provision of IDC’s broadband satellite technology for the rollout of a new digital...

Economic uncertainty and a global credit crunch do not look to be having an impact on the satellite industry, as demand for communications remains strong. The world’s four largest fixed satellite services

It has been a more than 100 years since Guglielmo Marconi developed a wireless device that allowed ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communications. Since, Marconi’s development, advancements in maritime

[Satellite Today 10-31-08] EMS Technologies Inc. reported strong third quarter financial results and credited the growth to “exceptional performance in satellite communication for both the Inmarsat and Iridium markets.”    ...