Focus: Telecom

Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the fifth Wideband Global SATCOM satellite (WGS-5) it is delivering to the U.S. Air Force.

Airlines are set to spend $900 million on in-flight entertainment (IFE) content by 2018, up from $660 million in 2012, according to a newly released report from IMS Research.

By 2017, pay-TV households across the globe are expected to reach over one billion — a sharp increase over the 850 million projected before the end of 2013, said Michelle Abraham

Intelsat has announced that its subsidiary, Intelsat Jackson Holdings has received the requisite consent to amend terms of the indenture governing its 8.5 percent senior notes due in 2019, in connection with its previously announced consent solicitation.

Hermes Datacommunications and MEASAT Satellite have reached an agreement for the provision of VSAT satellite communication services across Malaysia’s offshore oilfields via the MEASAT-3 satellite.

ViaSat is adding two premium classes of Yonder high-speed Internet service for business aviation: Yonder Premium and Yonder VIP, which will provide higher data rates, new quality of service assurances, enhanced network operations and field engineering customer support.

Intelsat has announced that its subsidiary, Intelsat Jackson Holdingsplans to offer $2 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes due in 2023.

As several industry leaders including Intelsat, Hughes and O3b Networks are in the process of launching new High Throughput Satellites (HTS), a specialized roundtable discussion on HTS began May 21 in Washington, D.C., with several panelists who indicated HTS might have far reaching implications for the global market place.

Hermes Datacommunications International, a provider of Wide Area Network communications to the upstream oil and gas industry, has won a significant contract to support Tullow Oil with their operations in Africa.

Advantech Wireless has announced the release of the New Sapphire Series 2,500W Ku-Band UltraLinear GaN SSPA/BUC, modular design with built-in redundancy.

Satellite service provider atrexx Ltd. & Co. KG has added a new service platform to its product portfolio, specifically targeted at meeting the broadband demand in Libya and Afghanistan.

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-13] Astrium Services has won a contract to provide Belgium’s emergency and security services with Blue Light Mobile, their first secure mobile 3G network. The five-year contract has […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-13] Cobham SATCOM’s Aviator 300 SwiftBroadband solution has received a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its use aboard a range of Cessna aircraft. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-13] Globalstar, a provider of mobile satellite voice and data services, has announced it has successfully completed and reached agreements to complete multi-part financings in connection with the […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-13] DISH Network is ready to take the next step as it bids to acquire U.S. wireless giant Sprint Nextel. Sprint announced May 20, that it had received […]

Representation of the Boeing satellite that ViaSat-2 will be based on. Image credit: Boeing [Satellite TODAY 05-17-13] ViaSat announced May 16 that Boeing will build ViaSat-2, a landmark deal for […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-13] The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Telespazio VEGA Deutschland for the development of the ExoMars Mission Control System (MCS). The MCS will be used to monitor […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-13] Thaicom’s momentum continues to move forward as the company’s latest financial results demonstrate. The company had net profits in the first quarter of 2013 of 330 million […]

An ILS Proton launch vehicle successfully placed the EUTELSAT 3D Satellite into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), for Eutelsat Communications.

Spot Global Phone Image credit: SPOT LLC Satellite TODAY 05-15-13] SPOT LLC, a subsidiary of Globalstar has announced the release of a new SPOT Global Phone, a portable data-enabled satellite phone. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-15-13] International Launch Services (ILS) and satellite operator Eutelsat, of Paris, France, have announced a new contract for the launch of a Eutelsat satellite.       The launch […]

Inmarsat has completed its acquisition of Australian company TC Communications, a satellite communications provider. Inmarsat will now integrate the company into its existing operations with a particular focus on supporting its expanding global government and enterprise business units.

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-13] In-flight entertainment and connectivity is expected to grow the use of satellite services in the next 10 years to reach $3.4 billion in revenues, according to a […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-13] Globalstar has announced that the forbearance agreement with respect to the company’s 5.75 percent convertible senior notes due in 2028 has been amended to extend the forbearance period […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-13]  ViaSat and the L-3 Platform Integration Division (L-3 PID) have reached an agreement to provide private transport-class aircraft with in-flight connectivity services.       Under the agreement, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-13] Israel based Spacecom, the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has won a $3.2 million expansion contract with a Southern African Internet technology provider. Under the terms […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-13] Aereo, a U.S.-based online TV service provider, has announced it is bringing a revised pricing structure to the market. Base plans starting at $8 per month will provide […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-13] ViaSat’s new high-speed satellite communication links were used in recent disaster recovery operations in West Texas, the company announced May 13. The links gave Texas first responders an […]

KVH Industries’ World Headquarters, R.I., Manufacturing Facility. Image credit: KVH Industries [Satellite TODAY 05-13-13] KVH Industries announced May 13 it had acquired Headland Media Limited, a media and entertainment services […]

Intelsat announced Thursday it would be purchasing four new high-performance EpicNG 702 MP satellites from Boeing allowing the company to benefit from Boeing’s “exclusive technology,” David McGlade, Intelsat’s chairman and CEO said during a conference call with investors.