Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 05-13-2014] Talia Limited announced the opening of its first office in North America, which will be based in Washington, D.C. The company also recently appointed Joel Allen as […]

[Via Satellite 05-12-2014] Satcom Direct is expanding outside its traditional aeronautical market to provide more options in other verticals through a partnership with Thuraya. The agreement brings greater quantities of […]

[Via Satellite 05-12-2014] Inmarsat Maritime unveiled its Fleet One service, which will allow for vessel owners to have uninterrupted Internet access, while at the same time keeping the ability to […]

[Via Satellite 05-12-2014] The World Teleport Association (WTA), an organization constituted by teleport operators around the world, including independent operators, multinationals and niche service providers, has elected Robert Kubbernus, CEO […]

[Via Satellite 05-12-2014] ViaSat launched its Exede Business platform, which will provide medium and small-sized businesses with high-speed satellite Internet, data allowance, priority maintenance and 24/7 United States-based customer support. […]

[Via Satellite 05-09-2014] Globalstar recorded a significant increase in its Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) after purging roughly 26,000 suspended or non-paying Duplex subscribers. Rebecca Clary, Globalstar’s chief accounting officer […]

[Via Satellite 05-09-2014] Airbus Defence and Space introduced its new Global Field-Service Alliance (GFSA), a global partnership bringing together experts in the maritime sector to support 24/7 Airbus Very Small […]

[Via Satellite 05-09-2014] The Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) has shipped the solar generator to China for the fourth China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS 4). The equipment underwent a series of […]

[Via Satellite 05-09-2014] Telenor appointed Michael Patrick Foley as the new CEO of Telenor Pakistan. Foley has more than 30 years of sales, marketing and operational experience in the telecom […]

[Via Satellite 05-09-2014] Spot, LLC, a subsidiary of Globalstar, announced that its Spot satellite messaging and information technology products have been used in 3,000 rescues around the world since the […]

[Via Satellite 05-09-2014] Norsat announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2014 ending on March 31. Revenue for the quarter increased by 9 percent to $9.1 million compared […]

[Via Satellite 05-08-2014] Euroconsult has released a new report on military satellite communications (milsatcom) usage. According to the report, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) satellite usage has increased five times […]

[Via Satellite 05-08-2014] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) plans to implement a project to set up a Center for Geolocation and Space Monitoring, with the help of the Joint […]

[Via Satellite 05-08-2014] ITC Global reported its first quarter 2014 revenue, announcing that it signed more than $30 million in new long-term contracts for the period ending on March 31, […]

[Via Satellite 05-07-2014] KVH Industries doubled the capacity for its mini-VSAT Broadband network in the West African coast, citing strong maritime traffic and communications demands in the oil and gas […]

[Via Satellite 05-07-2014] DigitalGlobe reported its first quarter 2014 financial results, with revenue for the quarter amounting to $156.5 million, an increase of 23 percent compared to the respective period […]

[Via Satellite 05-07-2014] Exelis reported its earnings from the first quarter of 2014, with revenue reaching $1 billion for the aerospace, defense and information services company. The first quarter 2014 […]

[Via Satellite 05-06-2014] AT&T’s decision to enter the in-flight Wi-Fi market with an Air-to-Ground (ATG) system puts the company in direct competition with existing providers of in-flight connectivity services. By […]

[Via Satellite 05-06-2014] RedEye, a division of 3-D printing manufacturer Stratasys, partnered with Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company to 3-D print two fuel tank simulators for a satellite form, fit […]

[Via Satellite 05-06-2014] Xplornet Communications has secured all the residential capacity covering Canada on the ViaSat 2 satellite to deliver faster Internet speeds and data throughput to its Canadian customers. […]

[Via Satellite 05-06-2014] Telesat announced its fourth quarter 2013 and fiscal year 2013 financial results. The company reported consolidated revenues of $823.2 million for the year of 2013, an increase […]

[Via Satellite 05-05-2014] As the largest country in Latin America and fifth largest in the world, Brazil presents a major market opportunity for the satellite industry. Hughes’ Brazilian subsidiary Hughes […]

[Via Satellite 05-05-2014] The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) recently released figures that predict there will be almost 3 billion Internet users in the world by the end of 2014, and […]

[Via Satellite 05-05-2014] Avonline Broadband has signed a multi-million dollar contract with satellite operator Avanti Communications, in a deal that will extend the company’s broadband solutions to its European consumer […]

[Via Satellite 05-05-2014] Telenor’s Nomination Committee has submitted a proposal to elect Jon Erik Reinhardsen, president and CEO of Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), to become a new member of Telenor’s board […]

[Via Satellite 05-02-2014] Iridium saw a significant increase in revenues in the first quarter this year compared to the same stage last year. This was one of the highlights of […]

[Via Satellite 05-02-2014] Sat Space Africa, an Internet services provider on the African continent, has increased the capacity it uses from the Yamal 402 satellite. Since the company started using […]

[Via Satellite 05-02-2014] Inmarsat has selected Telemar SpA as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for its Global Xpress High Throughput Satellite (HTS), targeting Europe’s government market. Telemar was appointed as […]

[Via Satellite 05-01-2014] Eutelsat has signed an agreement with Wireless Innovation to use Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat High Throughput Satellite (HTS) for communication services to Wireless Innovation’s utilities, renewables, construction, asset management […]

[Via Satellite 05-01-2014] TelOne, Zimbabwe’s government-owned national telephone company, has signed a contract with Avanti Communications to deliver broadband services to the consumer, enterprise and public sectors through Avanti’s Hylas […]