The People’s Republic of China has started to build its own satellite navigation system, Xinhua reported Nov. 2. The planned network, Compass — or Beidou, in Chinese — reportedly will...
Qinetiq announced Nov. 1 it is launching a European satellite interference geolocation service intended to deter malicious or accidental disruption of satellite communications services while allowing customers to identify and...
The demand for commercial C- and Ku-band capacity will grow globally at an average annual rate of 3.2 percent, Northern Sky Research (NSR) announced Oct. 31. Between 2005 and 2011,...
The commercial geostationary satellite transponder market produced total revenues of $708.5 billion in Latin America in 2005, and that figure will reach more than $1 trillion by 2012, Frost &...
The World Teleport Association (WTA) announced Nov. 1 its rankings of the Top Teleport Operators of 2006 in three categories. The Global Top 20 includes satellite and fiber carriers operating...
Datapath Inc., a provider of satellite and wireless communications networks, announced Nov. 1 the appointment of David Helfgott as president and COO, effective Nov. 15. A 20-year industry veteran, Helfgott...
C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. announced Oct. 31 it has signed a sales partnership agreement with Ottawa-based OrbitIQ, which will assist C-com in identifying strategically located global sales partners for the...
Glowlink, a provider of satellite ground equipment, announced Oct. 31 that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office was granting its patent for satellite uplink power control (UPC) technology. The technology...
GPSFlight, a provider of miniature wireless GPS telemetry, has been selected as a technology provider to Edwards Air Force Base for tracking base personnel and vehicles as they travel in...
Technology ICG Introduces Cabin Telecommunications Unit For Business Jets International Communications Group (ICG) introduced its Aerocom 1100 cabin telecommunications unit, which provides an automated integrated package of telephone, fax and...