Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today – 6-3-08] Arianespace postponed the launch of Skynet-5C and Turksat-3A, the company announced May 30.     Arianespace halted the launch countdown during final pre-launch checks when the result...

I stepped off an airplane in Washington a few weeks ago in a little bit of a haze. Some of that could be attributed to landing at 6 a.m. following...

Reform of the overall electronic communications regulatory framework remains the main regulatory topic in Europe this year. Twin themes of technology and service neutrality are part of the European Commission’s...

The impact of widespread satellite broadband deployments on previously unserved and underserved regions of the world has been substantial and represents a real win-win for the user and service provider...

Asia offers many strong dynamics that provide satellite players the opportunity to be successful, with large populations in countries such as China and India eager to receive more communications services...

When terrestrial communications equipment has either been destroyed or rendered unavailable, satellite-based emergency systems receive praise for picking up the slack. But memories fade after the debris is cleaned up,...

Satellite interference costs commercial operators and end users millions of dollars per year when factoring in lost revenue opportunities, specialized personnel costs and the price of interference detection systems. Many...

[Satellite Today – 5-30-08] ND SatCom has won a contract from the U.S. Navy, which could be worth close to $300 million over the next five years, the company said...

[Satellite News – 5-30-08] It has been a busy time for Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the new Middle East satellite operator. It announced last week that it wanted...

[Satellite Today – 5-30-08] Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp., a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., has received orders totaling $1.3 million under its movement tracking system (MTS) contract, with the U.S....