Focus: Telecom

By Jason Bates When the first commercial imagery satellites were proposed, owners and investors had visions of billions of commercial dollars dancing through their heads. But the commercial market forecasts...

By Owen D. Kurtin Last month’s column took a closer look at ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) technology and provides a natural lead-in to discuss the extraordinary spectrum-based valuations reportedly being...

Satellite pay-TV operators throughout Europe are facing more competition in the digital TV space. As well as competing against revitalized cable operators who are beginning to offer services such as...

XMSR The stock of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. took a small stumble after the company posted a wider first quarter loss and reveled that the U.S. government is investigating...

Intelsat Ltd. lost $325.3 million in 2005, compared to $38.7 million in 2004, due to higher operating expenses, Intelsat reported April 18. The satellite operator reported revenue growth of 12...

Intelsat has high hopes for its new satellite-based, open-architecture content delivery and management service, which the company unveiled April 12. Intelsat is targeting telcos who wish to enter the Internet...

The launch of Digitalglobe’s next-generation Worldview 1 commercial imagery satellite has slipped by an estimated six months to mid 2007 but is not expected to create a gap in coverage,...

Thales‘plan to acquire Alcatel‘s 67 percent stake in satellite manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space undoubtedly is one of the most significant deals of the year in the European satellite arena. One...

High-definition (HD) TV has more than proven itself technologically, and according to industry analyst reports, HDTV will be in 52 million households by 2009, up from the current 4 million...

Thales agreed to acquire Alcatel‘s 67 percent stake in satellite manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space, the companies announced April 5. Thales will issue 26.7 million shares of stock to Alcatel and...