Focus: Telecom

Being hacked and the victim of a cyber attack is now a business’ worst nightmare. But even though everybody is aware of the cyber threat, companies, including those in the...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced that its Modular System Division (MSD) recently received approximately $16 million in radar and system contract awards. MSD is a provider of specialized systems,...

The Space Data Association (SDA), an international non-profit association of satellite operators, has expanded once again with the addition of Telebras. Telebras, a strategic provider of telecommunications infrastructure solutions in...

Intelsat announced that Jose Manuel do Rosario Toscano will join the company to lead its efforts in international government affairs and asset management, effective September 4. Toscano will join the Luxembourg...

To capitalize on the swell of demand for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC), Inmarsat is tackling aviation on two fronts simultaneously by introducing services for both passengers and the cockpit. According to...

Intelsat and Gilat Satellite Networks announced a joint managed services solution to provide 3G infrastructure in the most remote locations around the globe, where terrestrial services are not feasible. Mobile...

Ten years ago, Via Satellite interviewed Matt Desch only seven months after becoming CEO of Iridium. A lot has changed in 10 years and Iridium went from bankruptcy to a...

Can a father-son duo successfully fly a Bell Helicopter 429 Global Ranger around the globe? At this point, the answer to that question is unknown. No duo of that description has circumnavigated...

Swift Navigation, a San Francisco tech firm building centimeter-accurate GPS technology to power autonomous vehicles, announced that it has raised a $34 million Series B financing round led by Forest...

Following an anomaly that occurred last week, SES’ AMC 9 satellite is drifting away from a fully synchronous orbit at a rate just under 0.2 degrees per day, Markus Payer,...