Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 10-02-08] SES Astra signed a framework contract through its affiliate Astra Broadband Services with TeleCable, a Spanish cable operator, to market satellite-based two-way broadband service, SES Astra announced...

[Satellite News 10-02-08] According to ViaSat Senior Vice President Tom Moore, if you combine all of the satellite broadband capacity in the United States today, the total will not add...

Mobile satellite service (MSS) providers based their original business plans on providing ubiquitous voice services to the masses when cell phone service was in its infancy. Investors poured billions into...

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] The International Institute of Space Commerce (IISC) will officially open Oct. 4 at the International Business School on the Isle of Man, IISC announced Oct. 1.     ...

Licensing satellite terminals remains a widely misunderstood topic often surrounded by confusion and myth. But it is not the maze it is made out to be. Since the licensing authority...

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] Hughes Network Systems has rolled out a new broadband backup service plans for small- and medium-sized businesses, providing automatic satellite backup in the event of a landline...

Hurricane Gustav’s track through the Gulf of Mexico and across the U.S. Gulf Coast revived bad memories of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it brought in 2005. Thankfully, Gustav inflicted...

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] Spacenet has teamed with Globecomm to support Spacenet’s expansion of services to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Spacenet announced Oct. 1.      Spacenet will offer custom...

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC), received a follow-on DVB-S2 order from an unnamed company, IDC announced Oct. 1.     IDC will provide SFX 3104-L model dual DVB-S2 tuners...

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] WildBlue has selected DataPath Inc. to provide long-term operations and maintenance services to WildBlue’s Earth stations, the company announced Oct. 1.      DataPath’s technical services will support...