Focus: Telecom

In 2003 and 2004, the satellite industry was abuzz with speculation about the entry of private equity firms into the fixed satellite service sector, and we analyzed many potential positive and negative impacts

David McGlade joined Intelsat as CEO in April 2005, following the company’s acquisition by a group of private equity firms. Since then, McGlade led the acquisition of PanAmSat and

The Ka-band market looks poised to become a major revenue generator for the global satellite industry. What will the market look like in the future and is it large enough to support the current players as well

[Satellite Today 08-29-08] The five-satellite RapidEye constellation was successfully launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan at 7:15 a.m. UTC, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) announced on Aug. 29.     According to SSTL, the spacecraft separated from the launch vehicle in slightly different orbits to allow constellation phasing and will eventually be positioned equally spaced within the same...

[Satellite Today 08-29-08] Northrop Grumman Corp. appointed Donald E. McHugh Jr. vice president and controller of its technical services sector, and David Reith director of business operations and CFO of National Security Technologies LLC (NSTec), located at the Nevada Test site, of which Northrop Grumman is the managing partner.     McHugh will oversee sector financial...

[Satellite Today 08-28-08] ND SatCom, an SES Astra company, will deliver a turnkey redundant 5+1 uplink station for TDF‘s teleport in Nantes, France, the company announced Aug. 28.     According to ND Satcom, the uplink station consists of two 8.1m uplinks with five regular and one redundant channel. In addition, one 4.8m uplink will be...

[Satellite Today 08-28-08] SatService Gesellschaft für Kommunikationssysteme (SatService), a German satellite technology vendor, has introduced a new sat-nms LRXD 14 L-band distributor for satellite ground terminals, the company said Aug. 27. The product is designed for satellite ground terminals where a 19” rackmount unit is not possible due to space limitations, for example in satellite...

[Satellite Today 08-28-08] Skylogic, the broadband affiliate of Eutelsat Communications, has been awarded an ISO 14001 environmental management system certification from Bureau Veritas, an accredited certification body of quality, environmental and safety management systems.     ISO 14001 confirms that Skylogic’s offices and teleport in Turin have a certified system in place to monitor, manage and...

[Satellite Today 08-28-08] Pacific Century Matrix has been renamed GlobeCast Hong Kong Ltd. following its acquisition by GlobeCast earlier this summer, the new company announced Aug. 28.     The integration of the two companies brings two key satellite platforms on Measat 3 and Asiasat 3S to GlobeCast’s worldwide network. The Hong Kong office marks GlobeCast’s...

[Satellite News 08-26-08] OverHorizon, a new satellite services operator addressing the global mobile satellite communication market, hopes to launch services in the next two years.     In July, the government of Cyprus granted OverHorizon, which has offices in Arlington, Va., and Solna, Sweden, a second orbital slot. OverHorizon, the only company to apply for the...