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Despite seeing a 23 percent revenue increase in 2012, the satellite manufacturing sector also saw the biggest loss of U.S. jobs

Thuraya Telecommunications has secured a long-term financing facility through Dubai Islamic Bank

SES announced that the ASTRA 2E satellite has safely arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

ViaSat and Boeing have agreed to work together by offering ViaSat Ka-band airborne satellite terminals as a factory line-fit option on Boeing commercial aircraft

03b Networks announced a major multi-million dollar, multi-year deal to provide fiber-equivalent capacity to Malaysian telecoms provider Maju Nusa.

Inmarsat announced the appointments of Abe Peled and Simon Bax as additional non-executive directors to its board.

Gilat Satellite Networks and Thaicom have signed a Cooperation Framework Agreement.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently launched an inquiry into allegations that multiple satellite fleet operators, including Intelsat, have been purportedly abusing their market position.

Sea Launch and Eutelsat announced the finalization of an agreement to launch the Eutelsat 3B spacecraft in April 2014

ORBIT Communication Systems announced the launch of the OceanTRx maritime stabilized mobile VSAT platform for the Asian market.

Thuraya Telecommunications Company announced a strengthened alliance with Astrium Services through the launch of IP+, SatSleeve and Maritime Broadband in Asia.

n an effort to connect people in rural and remote areas, help fill coverage gaps, and bring people back online after disasters, Google will release 30 high-tech balloons in the first trial of Project Loon.

Alphasat has left Astrium’s facilities in Toulouse after completion of its final integration and test campaign. The satellite is now en route to Kourou, French Guyana, to be prepared for its launch aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket, scheduled for the end of July.

Eutelsat has launched a new tool for accurate pointing of satellite antennas for consumers, installers, VSAT operators as well as news agencies, broadcasters and service operators carrying out newsgathering operations.

SES announced that the company’s President and CEO Romain Bausch plans to step down from his position at the next annual general meeting of shareholders in April 2014.

ViaSat is launching Exede Voice, becoming the first satellite Internet service provider to offer U.S. residential telephone service.

DISH and nTelos Holding Corp. have now deployed broadband service near Waynesboro and Afton, Va. using wireless spectrum in the 2.5 GHz range.

While Hughes and ViaSat have placed orders for High Throughput Satellites (HTS) in recent months, officials at Space Systems/Loral (SSL) said they also expect there will be additional orders this year for HTS as demand continues to increase.

Northrop Grumman recently delivered the first of approximately 20 electronics units for the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite payload, allowing the integration and test phase of production to get under way.

Astrium took its commitment to the “ALM with Africa” initiative a step further this week. The program’s first pilot phase is launched in Porto Novo, Benin, with a comprehensive workshop to open the dialogue between participating parties and identify industrial and training needs.

The U.S. House Armed Services Committee is addressing concerns on foreign commercial satellite services, under a measure recently passing through committee – H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Bill for

Astrium has just renewed a partnership contract with Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) to continue satellite communications support for disaster and emergency relief missions across the world

SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement with satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SSL) for the construction of its new communications satellite JCSAT 14

JetBlue Airways is more than doubling its contract commitment to $20 million for in-flight connectivity services, called Fly-Fi powered by Exede Internet, while ViaSat will bill for bandwidth charges based on the service take rate for each flight

Satmex 8 at SSL facilities prior to shipping to launch base. Image credit: SSL [Satellite TODAY 06-11-13] Satmex has seen increased revenue and successfully grew its backlog during the first […]

Astrium has been awarded the payload module contract for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) future astronomy mission Euclid, due for launch in 2020

The role of High Throughput Satellites (HTS) in Asia is still to be determined. While the demand for broadband services based on satellite is there, rainfade and the regulatory environment […]

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has selected Henry Au-Yeung to be its new chief network officer (CNO).

Satellite service provider atrexx has added a new service platform to its product portfolio, specifically targeted at meeting the broadband demand in Libya and Afghanistan. Two Ka-Band spot beams of […]

Inmarsat, a provider of mobile satellite communications services will partner with Satcom Direct, a provider of satellite voice, fax, datalink and Internet communications solutions, to take its GX Aviation proposition […]