Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 10-31-08] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. received a $1.8 million order for both Comtech and Radyne satellite communications equipment to be used by a government department in Asia to facilitate a network expansion, Comtech announced Oct. 30.     Included in the order are the Comtech EF Data CDM-600 satellite modems, and the Radyne DMD20 universal...

[Satellite News 10-31-08] Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) is the latest satellite operator to believe there potentially is strong demand for satellite broadband services in the consumer market as well as the enterprise and government market.     Yahsat announced Oct. 18 that it will launch a satellite broadband service, dubbed YahClick, that will be...

 [Satellite Today 10-30-08] The Astra 1M satellite, built by Astrium for SES Astra, will be launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan during the night of Nov. 5-6, Astrium announced Oct. 30. The satellite will be launched on a Proton Breeze M launch vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS).     The communications payload includes 36...

 [Satellite Today 10-30-08] Atrexx, a telecommunication and broadcast solution provider based in Germany, has signed contracts to provide satellite communications to European suppliers in the Libyan oil and gas industry, Atrexx announced Oct. 30.      Atrexx will provide its 2way2sat solution, a dedicated, IP-based virtual private network, to remote exploration sites and to drilling teams...

 [Satellite Today 10-30-08] Arianespace received its heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA rocket this week from European manufacturers, the company announced Oct. 30.      The launcher will be used in the first Ariane 5 mission targeted in 2009.     In 2008, Ariane 5 has performed five flights, with one additional mission scheduled before year-end.

[Satellite Today 10-29-08] C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. has established its second service and support center in China, the company announced Oct. 28.     The Beijing service center will be operated by Blue Satellite Communications Technology Co. Ltd. one of C-Com’s value-added resellers. The center will train Chinese customers in the use of the C-Com manufactured...

[Satellite Today 10-29-08] C2Sat signed a stabilized VSAT antenna systems deal with Seanet Maritime Communications, C2Sat announced Oct. 29. Seanet is a global telecom operator that installs and deploys mobile telephony and broadband on board ferry, cruise and merchant ships. Under the contract, C2Sat will delivery 60 stabilized VSAT antenna systems, beginning with two antennas...

[Satellite Today 10-28-08] GlobeCast has opened its playout facility at its regional headquarters in Singapore, the company said Oct. 27.     The facility is connected to the company’s worldwide satellite and fiber distribution network. The Singapore facility is the latest addition to GlobeCast’s London and Sunrise, Fla., media management hubs.     The launch of playout...

[Satellite Today 10-28-08] Irdeto has opened an office in Taiwan, continues its push into Asia, Irdeto announced Oct. 27.     “In the past 15 months, we have added three new offices in the Asia-Pacific region, including Singapore and Tokyo, because we believe so strongly in the growth potential in the Asian pay-TV market,” CEO Graham...

[Satellite Today 10-28-08] Latens, a developer of software conditional access and middleware for pay-TV, has reached global reseller agreement with Motorola, making Latens the core conditional access component of Motorola’s integrated IPTV ecosystem reference platform, Latens announced Oct. 28.     The reseller agreement encompasses the complete range of related Latens products for IPTV, cable, satellite...