Author: Rachel Scharmann

[Via Satellite 05-21-2014] HeliosNet selected Newtec to provide Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) Very-Small-Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services across Eastern Russia. This new service will use Russian Satellite Communications Company’s (RSCC)...

[Via Satellite 05-20-2014] O3b Networks and Timor Telecom (TT), a subsidiary of Portugal Telecom, signed an agreement allowing O3b to provide high throughput, capacity for the telecom company’s services in...

[Via Satellite 05-20-2014] According to the newly released report by Northern Sky Research (NRS) “Satellite Manufacturing and Launch Services (SMLS), Fourth Edition,” the satellite industry ordered and launched more than...

[Via Satellite 05-20-2014] Airbus Defence and Space delivered X-band satellite communications capabilities — Deployable Maritime Milsat (DMM) services that use Airbus’ Skynet 5 constellation — to four United Kingdom Royal...

[Via Satellite 05-20-2014] Eutelsat Communications announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ending on March 31, 2014. Revenue for the first nine months increased by 2.5...

[Via Satellite 05-20-2014] Thuraya and ViaSat signed an agreement to jointly develop and launch a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) platform, with combined features of M2M-specific products and commercial packages. This joint solution...

[Via Satellite 05-19-2014] The most recent Boeing-built Global Positioning System (GPS) 2F satellite sent its first signals from space following its launch on Friday, May 16, 2014. This marks the...

[Via Satellite 05-19-2014] Telenor Group changed the organizational structure of its Group Executive Management (GEM), adding three new members on Friday, May 16. The company appointed Henrik Clausen, Katja Christina...

[Via Satellite 05-19-2014] O3b Networks and FSM Telecom (FSMTC) forged a long-term agreement for O3b to provide its O3bTrunk service to Chuuk, the most populous of the four states of...

[Via Satellite 05-19-2014] ATK reported revenue from its fourth quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14), which ended on March 31, 2014. The company had an operating profit of $170 million...