Focus: Telecom

[Satellite News 08-25-08] ManSat and the Office of Communications (Ofcom), an independent regulator and competition authority for the U.K. communications industries won a favorable ruling Aug. 13 in the High Court of London over a long running dispute with Bermuda.     CEO of ManSat Chris Stott commented on the ruling in an interview with Satellite...

[Satellite Today 08-25-08] WildBlue Communications has introduced an equipment lease program for new customers, the company announced Aug. 25.     Under the program, customers will no longer be required to purchase the WildBlue equipment and will receive free standard installation of the service. Customers will pay a monthly lease fee of $5.95 and have the...

[Satellite Today 08-25-08] Hong Kong Satellite Communication International Ltd., Japan Digital Communications and AA Techneq have signed commercial partnerships with Thuraya, the mobile satellite company announced Aug 25.     The agreement with Hong Kong Satellite names the company as an international service provider for Thuraya. The agreement with Japan Digital Communications is for the appointment...

[Satellite Today 08-25-08] Mary Frost stepped down as CEO of GlobeCast America, the company announced Aug. 25.     Christian Pinon, chairman and CEO of GlobeCast, will serve as interim CEO of the American group until a new CEO is names. Frost will remain on the board of GlobeCast America until January.     GlobeCast also promoted...

[Satellite Today 08-25-08] A consortium of investors that entered an agreement in March to purchase Gilat Satellite Networks has informed the company that it will not close the merger transaction, according to an Aug. 25 statement by Gilat.     Gilat said it had informed the consortium of investors – the Gores Group LLC, Mivtach Shamir...

[Satellite News 08-22-08] AsiaSat expects to announce who has won the contract for the AsiaSat 6 satellite in the next three months.     AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson told Satellite News, “We plan to issue a request for proposal before the end of this month and we expect to announce the successful tenderer in 2-3 months...

[Satellite News 08-22-08] Global Satcom Connections founder C.J. Foster and her partner John Dugan say their organization, which matches executives with employment, was created because of high demand.     “When I pitched the idea to executives, the amount of response I got was incredible,” said Foster. “I did not just test the market. I spoke...

[Satellite Today 08-21-08] JSAT has formed a joint venture with Stratos Global Corp. to serve the mobile satellite communications needs of Japanese businesses and government agencies, the companies announced Aug. 21.     JSAT Mobile Communications Inc. will bring Stratos’ portfolio of mobile satellite services, including Inmarsat and Iridium services, to the Japanese market. The joint...

[Satellite Today 08-21-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. has been selected by Intelsat to manufacture the Intelsat-18 (IS-18) satellite, Orbital Sciences announced Aug. 21.      The satellite will be based on the Star-2 platform and will carry 24 C-band transponders to cover the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and 12 Ku-band transponders to provide services to the United...

[Satellite Today 08-20-08] Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) second quarter income was $19 million, an increase of 36 percent compared to a profit of $14 million for the second quarter of 2007, the company announced Aug. 19. The 2008 second quarter earnings were reduced by a $12 million provision for employee-related expenses and recording of accounting...