Finance

KVH has launched a 505 Emergency Calling over Inmarsat FleedBroadband, a new safety service for mariners that enables ship personnel to send out an S.O.S. distress signal by dialing ‘505’...

Machine-to-machine (M2M) products and services provider Numerex Corp. has repaid all but $500 thousand of its remaining $2 million of long-term structured debt, the company announced Nov. 4.     Part...

Iridium Communications appointed U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Peter Dawkins (Ret.) to its board of directors, the company announced.     Dawkins, who is a founder and principal of ShiningStar Capital, previously...

U.S. telecommunications and network solutions provider Broadpoint signed a contract extension to deploy additional voice, fax and Internet connectivity sites for Northstar Interests, an exploration and production company based in...

World-Link Communications has launched ShipSat, a broadband IP service that integrates Ku-band VSAT and L-band services for the maritime market, World-Link announced.      ShipSat aims to deliver global IP access,...

I was surprised to hear critical sentiments against satellite connectivity solutions from panelists at the opening session of the Offshore Communications show, especially since the panelists reached consensus that the...

CapRock Government Solutions signed a multi-year, multi-transponder strategic purchase agreement with U.K.-based Paradigm Secure Communications, CapRock announced Nov. 3.     The deal gives CapRock the ability to offer X-band capacity...

Inmarsat has appointed AST and NSSL launch distribution partners for its global satellite phone services (GSPS), set to go live at the end of the second quarter of 2010, AST...

Epes Carriers shipping subsidiaries Epes Transport System and Texas Star Express are launching an asset tracking and cargo sensor solution from SkyBitz for their fleet of approximately 2,800 trailers, SkyBitz...

Hughes has purchased capacity on the Hylas satellite from U.K. broadband satellite company Avanti Communications for an initial payment of 7.5 million British pounds ($12.2 million), Avanti announced.     As...