Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 10-07-13] Inmarsat has triggered an option to purchase a fourth Inmarsat 5 satellite under its existing contract with Boeing Satellite Systems International. The program schedule from Boeing has […]

[Via Satellite 10-07-13] Brazilian telecommunications company Embratel has signed an agreement with RigNet, a global provider of remote communications, systems integration and collaborative applications dedicated to the oil and gas […]

[Via Satellite 10-07-13] Global Eagle Entertainment has selected Jay Itzkowitz as senior vice president and general counsel of the company. As head of the organization’s legal team, Itzkowitz is responsible […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-2013] Axiros has entered a deal with ViaSat, resulting in the first deployment of the TR-069 protocol over satellite. Under the agreement, ViaSat will position Axiros’ AXESS.ACS for […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-2013] Eutelsat Communications has reached a new milestone in the drive to reduce the digital divide with satellite broadband installers now trained and certified to bring Eutelsat’s Tooway […]

[Via Satellite 10-03-2013] Raytheon has successfully completed software iteration 1.5 Critical Design Review (iCDR) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX). The iteration 1.5 software […]

[Via Satellite 10-03-13] UltiSat, a global provider of turnkey communication solutions, has been awarded multiple contracts to provide several nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with global managed satellite network solutions. These programs […]

[Via Satellite 10-03-2013] Comtech EF Data Corporation has completed interoperability testing with a selection of Cobham SATCOM Maritime VSAT stabilized antenna systems and the ROSS Open Antenna Management (ROAM) protocol. […]

[Via Satellite 10-02-2013] Pullmantur Cruises, a Royal Caribbean International brand, is renewing and extending its long-term relationship with MTN Communications. Pullmantur chose to increase the breadth of communications services and […]

[Via Satellite 10-02-13] ThinKom Solutions’ ultra-low profile ThinSAT 300 antenna, which provides global communications-on-the-move (COTM) connectivity, has been qualified to be interoperable with iDirect‘s OpenAMIP protocol. Complying with iDirect’s OpenAMIP […]

[Via Satellite 10-01-13] Q-KON Africa now offers service providers across the continent the opportunity to acquire and rollout a StarLight connectivity solution – complete with a new billing system. StarLight […]

[Via Satellite 10-01-13] Bharti Airtel, a telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has launched its Africa Connect network aimed at enhancing Africa’s connectivity with the […]

[Via Satellite 10-01-13] Last week Optus confirmed the availability of the Thuraya SatSleeve through Optus Business in a key new deal. Optus Vice President of Satellite Paul Sheridan told Via […]

[Via Satellite 09-30-13] Eutelsat Communications and Satellite Broadband Service Network Montenegro (SBS Net) have completed an ultra-fast, secure satellite network connecting Montenegro’s police headquarters with the country’s six border control […]

[Via Satellite 09-30-13] Huawei and O3b have enabled full 3G voice, data and video over satellite. This follows rigorous testing of O3b’s system in the Huawei Interoperability Lab in Shanghai, […]

[Via Satellite 09-30-13] Media Networks has signed an agreement to provide its wholesale satellite Internet service in Ku-band, ISAT-KU, to Ensatel, a satellite Internet provider in the Peruvian Amazon. This […]

[Via Satellite 09-30-13] Norsat International, a provider of communication solutions that enable the transmission of data, audio and video for remote and challenging applications, has launched the 1.2m Ku-band all-in-one […]

[Via Satellite 09-27-13] Singapore Airlines (SIA) has taken to the skies with its first eight new Boeing 777-300ERs equipped with Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s true broadband Wi-Fi, mobile phone service and […]

[Via Satellite 09-27-13] Hermes Datacomms has opened a new office in Nairobi, Kenya to support East African operations and to improve in-country support in Kenya. The company foresees that the […]

[Via Satellite 09-27-13] DigiGone’s video communications system and software platform has been approved for use with Thuraya’s IP terminals. Thuraya is actively rolling out the DigiGone satellite communications solution across […]

[Via Satellite 09-27-13] L-3 TRL Technology is working with Avanti Communications to provide secure, high-speed Ka-Band satellite services to government and military agencies that use L-3 TRL’s CATAPAN encryption devices […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-27-13] Morgan Stanley has released a new report citing “three highly experienced professionals in the FSS sector” on how they think the sector will develop over the next […]

[Via Satellite 09-24-2013] Global Eagle Entertainment, a global provider of satellite-based In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) for airlines, and Thaicom, a satellite communications provider in Asia-Pacific, recently signed a memorandum […]

[Via Satellite 09-25-13]  Global analysis firm Ovum estimates that telco IT spending will reach $60 billion in 2017, growing at a CAGR of 0.6 percent between 2013 and 2017, as […]

[Via Satellite 09-24-13] Emerging Markets Communications (EMC), a global satellite and terrestrial communications solution provider and satcom technology manufacturer, has acquired STM and its affiliate entities Global IP and Vodanet […]

[Via Satellite 09-24-13] Randy C. Roberts has joined Thuraya Telecommunications Company as vice president of innovation. In the newly created role, Roberts will oversee product development, product management and solutions […]

[Via Satellite 09-24-13] Blue Sky Network, a supplier of satellite tracking and communication solutions for aviation, land and marine, has launched the HawkEye 7200 portable M2M tracking solution. The HawkEye […]

[Via Satellite 09-24-13] Hughes Network Systems has qualified C-Com Satellite Systems’ new generation iNetVu Ku 981 antenna system for use with its Hughes HN/HX Systems. The iNetVu 981 mobile antenna […]

[Via Satellite 09-24-2013] The United Nations Broadband Commission for Digital Development has released its latest country-by-country data on state of broadband access worldwide. According to the report, which is released […]

[Via Satellite 09-23-13] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and Hummerlton Security Services (HSS) have signed a multi-transponder agreement on ABS 2 and ABS 3 satellites. The capacity agreement will provide additional […]