Focus: Telecom

Satellite operator Telesat has partnered with Lemko Corporation to bring advanced broadband services, including 3G/4G solutions, to rural and remote communities in Canada.

Sirius XM will pay $530 million in cash to acquire the connected vehicle services business of Agero, Inc.

Israel-based RRsat Global Communications Network, reported record quarterly revenue increase during the second quarter of 2013, which ended on June 30.

C-COM Satellite Systems has entered into a white label agreement with one of Asia's largest electronic manufacturers.

ATK has received a contract from Orbital Sciences Corporation to provide first and second stage propulsion for the Air Launch Vehicle (ALV) that Orbital is designing and building for Stratolaunch Systems Corporation as part of an air-launched space transportation system.

The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) and satellite communications specialist, Newtec, have launched a survey to find out what the industry really thinks when it comes to satellite interference and Carrier ID.

Advantech Wireless has extended its line of S-band synthesized and block frequency converters in order to include various satellite loop translators and redundant indoor and outdoor units.

Blue Sky Network, a supplier of satellite tracking and communication solutions for aviation, land and marine, announced several new map overlay enhancements to its cloud-based fleet management solution, New SkyRouter.

KVH Industries, a provider of global high speed Internet, television and voice services via satellite, has more than doubled the capacity of its mini-VSAT Broadband network in the Asia-Pacific region.

Beginning in September, JetBlue Airways will connect to satellites that employ spot-beam technology, according to reports.

Due to lower-than-expected bids for the business, Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) is contemplating an initial public offering (IPO) of Optus Satellite, its Australian satellite unit.

RigNet, a global provider of managed remote communications to the energy industry, has deployed an iDirect Series 5IF Universal Satellite Hub in Guaratiba, Brazil.

SkyStream, a major service provider in the Middle East, has its eye set in Iraq as a key potential growth market for the company.

Israel-based ORBIT Technologies has signed a $4.2 million contract to supply its IP-based video surveillance system on board a major European aircraft manufacturer’s passenger planes.

Blue Sky Network, a supplier of satellite tracking and communication solutions for aviation, land and marine, has entered a partnership with Avionics Services, a company that develops, installs and certifies avionics equipment for the civilian and military aviation markets.

AmpliTech, a provider of radio frequency/microwave, microelectronic, Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMIC), and low-noise amplifiers for critical and high-reliability, wireless and commercial applications, has received more than $500,000 worth of orders during the second quarter for its amplifier solutions.

Perhaps best known for its Atlantic Ocean beaches, Appalachian mountains, world-class crab cakes and Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl champions, Maryland also has thriving satellite, aerospace and defense sectors.

Level 3 Communications has signed an agreement to provide a North American satellite gateway for O3b Networks.

Inmarsat announced that Alphasat, a technically advanced telecommunications satellite, has successfully reached its temporary post in geostationary orbit.

On Thursday, Telesat revealed its Q2 results for 2013 reporting consolidated revenues of CA $216 million ($208 million), an increase of approximately 7 percent (CA$14 million) compared to the same period in 2012.

Hughes Network Systems will supply a Jupiter High-Throughput System (HTS) to Media Networks, a B2B unit of Telefonica Digital.

Globalstar announced that its senior French lenders have signed a global deed of amendment and restatement providing for the amendment and restatement of Globalstar's COFACE facility agreement and related loan documentation.

Trimble announced it has entered into an agreement with DigitalGlobe, a global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, to license its satellite imagery for offline use in Trimble outdoors mobile apps.

Inmarsat has signed a key new deal with RigNet which will see the company distribute Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) and L-band services to the energy sector and Inmarsat sell its retail energy business to RigNet in a deal worth $25 million.

ViaSat is one of the innovators in the satellite industry and its chairman & CEO, Mark Dankberg, a previous winner of our Satellite Executive of the Year award, has been […]

The Global VSAT Forum (GVF) will be demonstrating its global SNG training program at IBC beginning Sept. 13.

In an effort to increase broadband access on aircraft, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing to use Ku-band, on a secondary basis, for terrestrial-based air-to-ground mobile services. According […]

MACOM Technology Solutions, a supplier of high performance RF, microwave, and millimeter wave products, announced a new MMIC power amplifier for high power broadband applications.

Every so often, someone points out that a satellite is just a very tall antenna tower – without the tower part. When looked at this way, it is obvious that […]

On Thursday, Intelsat reveled its Q2 results for 2013 reporting revenues of $653.8 million and a net loss of $408.3 million, or $4.19 per share.