Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] Arianespace will acquire 10 Soyuz launch vehicles from the Russian Space Agency, Roskosmos, Arianespace said Sept. 22.     The contract provides for the supply of Soyuz ST launchers (three stages, fairing and Fregat upper stage), along with the preparation and launch operations. It follows a contract signed in June 2007 covering the...

[Satellite Today 09-19-08] The launch of Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 satellite, scheduled for Sept. 23, will be delayed 24 hours due to unfavorable weather during transit to the launch site, Sea Launch announced Sept. 19.     The launch now is scheduled for Sept. 24 at 5:28 a.m. EDT.     Galaxy 19 is a C-band and Ku-band...

[Satellite Today 09-19-08] Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel), said Sept. 18 that it had formed a joint venture with Chunghwa Telecom to build the ST-2 satellite.      This satellite is targeted to be delivered in 2010 and will replace the ST-1 satellite, which will be retired in 2011. SingTel will have about 62 percent share in...

[Satellite News 09-18-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has launched Cachendo, a professional services and information technology solutions company intended to serve telecommunications firms, media and entertainment companies, and government and other public service organizations.     Cachendo, which will operate as a wholly-owned but independently functioning subsidiary of Globecomm, is designed to provide a range of integrated...

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] KVH Industries Inc. received a contract from an unnamed Southeast Asian customer for Tacnav military vehicle navigation systems and displays, KVH announced Sept. 17.     KVH’s Tacnav military vehicle navigation systems provide unjammable, precision navigation, heading, and pointing data and also can also as a link between each vehicle and the overall...

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] Inmarsat will increase the streaming data speeds on its Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service because of demands from the media sector, Inmarsat announced Sept. 17.     The enhancement, which is in development and expected to be introduced by the middle of 2009, will deliver a minimum guaranteed streaming rate of 384...

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] Costa Rica’s national telecommunications operator, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), has ordered a Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. SkyEdge VSAT network, Gilat announced Sept. 18.     ICE will use the system to expand its programs to provide toll-quality telephony to rural citizens. ICE has deployed Gilat VSAT networks since 2005.     The value...

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] TerreStar Corp. has sold its remaining shares in SkyTerra Communications to Harbinger Capital Management and other parties, TerreStar announced Sept. 17.     Harbinger purchased 23.6 million shares of TerreStar for $97 million, while other parties bought the remaining 6.3 million shares for $26 million. The proceeds will be used by TerreStar for...

[Satellite News 09-18-08] SES expects the combination of its SES Americom and SES New Skies operations into a single operating segment will generate more business than the two units did separately.     Robert Bednarek, CEO of the combined company believes it will now be easier to make deals through its ability to provide more flexible...

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] The launch of  the Nimiq 4 satellite was postponed 24 hours until Sept. 20, International Launch Services (ILS) announced.     An avionics unit on the first stage of the Proton M rocket showed an anomalous signature during routine testing, and will be replaced, ILS said.     The capacity on the Nimiq 4...