Focus: Telecom

[Satellite News 08-13-08] Set-top boxes (STB) for the satellite market will account for less than 50 percent of total unit shipments in 2008, according to U.S. research firm In-Stat expects.     About 80 million STBs for satellite pay-TV services will be shipped in 2008, about 46 percent of the expected total of 175 million STBs...

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] Spot LLC has integrated its services with Yahoo! Fire Eagle, an open platform that allows users to share location information, with other sites and services online while keeping full control over their data and privacy, Spot announced Aug. 13.     The integration specifically enables Spot Satellite Messenger users to publish their location...

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] Israeli satellite operator Spacecom plans to spend $157 million on its new Amos-5 satellite, the company announced.     The operator signed a deal with Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems (ISS) to manufacture and launch the satellite. The expected launch date is in 2010.     “Amost-5 brings forth Spacecom’s vision to become a global...

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] United Launch Alliance delayed the scheduled launch of the GeoEye-1 satellite from Aug. 22 to Sept. 4, GeoEye announced Aug. 12.     The additional time is needed to allow for the positioning of telemetry support resources after the aircraft scheduled to track the launch became unavailable, the satellite imagery company said.    ...

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] Arianespace and International Launch Services (ILS) are preparing for launches in the next five days, the companies announced.     The fifth Ariane 5 mission of 2008 was cleared for an Aug. 14 lift-off after its launch readiness review. The rocket will carry the Superbird-7 and AMC-21 satellites. The launch window runs from...

[Satellite Today 08-12-08] Broadpoint named Bryan Olivier COO, the company announced Aug. 12.     Olivier will focus on expanding Broadpoint’s wireless communication solutions, including its digital cellular infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico.      Olivier has more than 27 years of experience in management, engineering and network operations in the telecommunications and energy industries.  He...

[Satellite Today 08-12-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. appointed Tom Coyle senior vice president and general manager, the company announced Aug. 12.     Coyle will manage the Globecomm Systems business, which includes design, provisioning, management of satellite-based communication networks, end-to-end solutions and system products.     Coyle has more than 30 years of experience in satellite network design,...

[Satellite Today 08-12-08] Loral reported revenues of $208.1 million in the 2008 second quarter, down from revenues of $226 million in the same period in 2007, the company announced Aug. 11. The company posted a profit of $52 million, up from $20.6 million in the same period due to a $64 million in one-time gains....

[Satellite News 08-11-08] Orbcomm reported a net loss of $1 million in the second quarter of 2008, an improvement of 25 percent over a net loss of $1.3 million in the second quarter of 2007.     Total revenues were $7.7 million, an increase of 17 percent from the second quarter of 2007. Service revenues increased...

[Satellite News 08-11-08] The launch of the Measat-3a satellite, scheduled for Aug. 21 aboard a Land Launch rocket, has been delayed due to a technical issue with the spacecraft, Measat Satellite Systems announced Aug. 10.     The issue is being assessed by Orbital Sciences, the satellite’s manufacturer, with preparations under way for the satellite to...