Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 10-20-08] Lao Telecom, a joint venture between the government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Thaicom, has launched the first 3G service in Laos, Lao Telecom announced...

[Satellite Today 10-20-08] Vizada is offering Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) mobile satellite service to news organizations operating in the Middle East, Vizada announced Oct. 20.     Vizada has...

[Satellite Today 10-20-08] Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) will launch a new satellite broadband service in the Middle East, the company announced Oct. 18. Yahsat 1B will deliver the...

[Satellite Today 10-20-08] Hughes do Brasil, the Brazilian operating entity of Hughes Network Systems, will implement services on new Ku-band capacity on Intelsat’s Galaxy-28 satellite, Hughes announced Oct. 20.    ...

[Satellite Today 10-20-08] WorldSpace Inc. has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the companies announced Oct. 17.     WorldSpace and U.S. subsidiaries WorldSpace Systems Corp. and AfriSpace Inc. filed voluntary...

[Satellite News 10-20-08] CEOs from the satellite industry’s largest companies remain largely optimistic about their prospects despite the current worldwide economic crisis.     “The good news is, nobody blames the...

[Satellite Today 10-17-08] Christopher Hoyle resigned as a director of Norsat International Inc., the company announced Oct. 17.     William Witten, vice president of sales, and Pervez Siddiqui, vice president...

[Satellite Today 10-17-08] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) received an order from SSI Micro, a Canadian regional Internet service provider, for receivers to upgrade satellite-delivered high speed Internet service to remote...

[Satellite Today 10-17-08] Talia is expanding its iDirect Evolution (DVB-S2) services to sub-Saharan Africa, Talia announced Oct. 16.      Talia, a provider of Internet and voice services for the Middle...

[Satellite Today 10-17-08] Lufthansa Technik has completed integration of XipLink embedded wireless optimization software on their mobile access router, Xiplink announced. In addition, Satcom Direct has also developed an aircraft...