Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 09-09-08] Educational Media Foundation, a not-for-profit radio company, has ordered 600 DVB-S2 tuner cards from Wegener Corp. to upgrade the organizations Wegener Unity 4600 satellite receivers, Wegener announced Sept. 9.     The foundation has been using a terrestrial connection to monitor Wegener satellite receivers and media players and plans to eliminate that terrestrial...

[Satellite Today 09-09-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has deployed a SkyEdge broadband satellite network for Administradora de Redes (Aduanett), a private company owned by Honduras’ leading customs brokers, Gilat announced Sept. 9.     Aduanett will use the VSAT network to provide customs offices and other Honduran businesses with private networking services including interactive data, broadband...

[Satellite Today 09-09-08] O3b Networks Ltd. plans to deploy a new global communications constellation to provide high-speed Internet connectivity to emerging markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, the company announced Sept. 9.      O3b has ordered 16 low-earth orbit satellites for the constellation from Thales Alenia Space as the first stage...

[Satellite Today 09-09-08] Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with Rascomstar-QAF for the construction of the Rascom-QAF1R telecommunication satellite, Thales announced Sept. 9.     Based on the Spacebus 4000 B3 platform, Rascom-QAF1R will be fitted with 12 Ku-band and eight C-band transponders and will be located at 2.85 degrees East.     Rascom-QAF1, placed in orbit...

[Satellite Today 09-08-08] Verimatrix acquired new funding led by Goldman Sachs, the software developer announced Sept. 8.      The new capital is set to fund aggressive business expansion and accelerate deployment of Verimatrix’s 3D content security solutions into the hybrid, cable and satellite markets.     Verimatrix’s current investors, Crescendo Ventures, Cipio Partners and Mission Ventures,...

 [Satellite Today 09-08-08] Tecom Industries, a Smiths Interconnect company, along with German antenna developer Quantenelektronische Systeme GmbH (QEST), will jointly produce and market airborne broadband antennas for in-flight satellite and IP connectivity, the companies announced Sept. 8.     QEST said its contribution will include core RF components such as the antenna aperture and signal processing...

[Satellite Today 09-08-08] Inmarsat confirmed the deployment of the solar panels and large antenna reflector on its third Inmarsat-4 satellite, the company announced Sept. 8.     The deployment completes the final stage in preparing the satellite, which was launched in August, for its operational life. The satellite is stabilized and pointed at Earth and is...

[Satellite Today 09-08-08] WildBlue Communications Inc. will use $50 million in equity financing to boost customer services and not to pay debt.     The terms of the financing, led by Liberty Media, Intelsat, the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative and the private equity firm of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers, were not disclosed. However, WildBlue CFO...

[Satellite News 09-08-08] WildBlue Communications Inc. will use $50 million in equity financing secured Sept. 3 to boost customer services and not to pay debt.     WildBlue had to state its case for the $50 million to investors who also did their own financial analysis to determine if the satellite Internet provider was worth it,...

[Satellite Today 09-05-08] Scopus unveiled a new network monitoring system, Eldorado, which features a customizable architecture for management of resources across networks, the company announced Sept. 5.     Eldorado is equipped with several wizard-based redundancy schemes, the H.264 HD/SD statistical multiplexing system, IP and ASI interfaces and signal paths.     Eldorado’s graphical user interface provides...