Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 11-24-08] Orbital Data Net (ODN), a satellite network integrator and emergency services solutions provider, has deployed Spacenet’s Connexstar satellite services in support of emergency networks for government agencies,...

[Satellite Today 11-24-08] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) conducted a full mission-length firing of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle’s first stage at its McGregor Test Facility in Texas, SpaceX announced...

[Satellite Today 11-24-08] Hughes do Brasil has won a public tender and signed a 36-month contract with Prodam, the data processing company of the state of Amazonas, to deploy a...

[Satellite Today 11-21-08]  EMS Technologies Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.K.-based Satamatics Global Ltd., a provider of Inmarsat IsatM2M (machine-to-machine) services, EMS announced Nov. 21.     Satamatics enables...

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] GMV and Astronautic Technology Sdn. Bhd. (ATSB) won an a contract for Malaysia’s coastal Differential GPS (DGPS) network, GMV announced Nov. 20.      Under this agreement, signed...

Like its fixed satellite services counterparts, SES some very interesting growth strategies in play. The operator of the second largest communications satellite fleet has an IPTV offering in the United...

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] Growth in set-top box shipments will peak in 2012, followed by a slow decline, according to a study by ABI Research.      Set-top box unit volumes for...

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] SES New Skies will provide Arrowhead Global Solutions capacity on the NSS-12 satellite that will support U.S. government needs over the Middle East and East Africa, SES...

 [Satellite Today] The Nigcomsat 1 spacecraft, shut down Nov. 9 after suffering power problems, has lost both solar arrays and is “a total loss,” according to press reports.      T....

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] Thales Alenia Space España, signed an agreement with prime contractor Hispasat for the development and supply of the Redsat Advanced Communication Payload for the AG1 satellite, Thales...