Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] C-Com has received an additional order for its iNetVu antennas from Hughes, C-Com said June 4.      Hughes will integrate 41 iNetVu antennas with its HughesNet broadband satellite service for remote exploration by one of the world’s largest oil and gas services companies. This is a follow up order on the...

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] Vizada will offer Iridium’s OpenPort services globally boosting its maritime portfolio of services, Vizada said June 4. Vizada will combine the Iridium OpenPort service with the Vizada Solutions portfolio, which means it will provide a more comprehensive range of communications solutions to the maritime community. Iridium OpenPort has an always-on, standard...

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] GMV has made a crucial breakthrough in Latin America with a deal with one of the region’s largest satellite operators, GMV announced June 4.     Under a deal with Star One, GMV will upgrade the Brasilsat satellite control facility for the Brasilsat B1, B2, B3 and B4 satellites. GMV will provide...

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] Iridium Satellite has seen strong growth in its maritime business, posting double-digit growth in subscriptions and usage, the company said June 3.     The number of active maritime subscriptions is increasing at a 20 percent annual rate, while airtime for voice and circuit-switched data is up 14 percent over last year....

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] Scopus Video Networks Ltd., a provider of digital video networking solutions, appointed Dan Ambauen vice president of sales and support for North America, the company said June 4.     Ambauen will be responsible for all sales and customer support activities within the United States and Canada.

[Satellite Today – 06-03-08] Newtec completed a series of satellite transmission tests with two of Russia’s biggest satellite operators, the company announced June 3.     The tests, using Newtec Azimuth equipment and based on Newtec’s digital video broadcasting-satellite-second generation technology, demonstrated performance and bandwidth increases for both the operators. According to Newtec, Gascom saw a...

[Satellite Today – 06-03-08] The Star One C2 satellite has been declared operational, Thales Alenia Space said June 3.     Following the final acceptance review in May, control of the satellite has been transferred to Star One. The satellite, designed and built by Thales Alenia Space, is equipped with 28 C-band and 16 Ku-band transponders...

[Satellite Today – 06-03-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. completed the sale of its non-core Transportation Management Systems unit to Affiliated Computer Systems (ACS), Orbital announced June 2. TMS is an integrator of software-based systems that combine satellite navigation and wireless communications to enable municipal transit and other fleet operators to better manage and dispatch public transit...

[Satellite Today – 06-03-08] Thales Alenia Space won a contract from Nilesat to build the Nilesat-201 satellite and provide associated services and ground stations, Thales said June 3.     Based on a Spacebus 4000B2 platform, Nilesat-201 will carry 24 Ku-band transponders and 4 Ka-band channels. The satellite will enable digital direct-to-the-home TV and radio broadcasting...

[Satellite Today – 06-03-08] Eutelsat Communications has boosted its position in the broadband market in Germany, reaching an agreement with TelDaFax Communications GmbH for the immediate distribution of Eutelsat’s Tooway satellite broadband service in Germany, the satellite operator announced June 3.     The service is a high-speed satellite alternative for consumers looking for broadband access...