Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today – 4-23-08] Revenues for Boeing Co.’s Network and Space Systems segment fell 3 percent for the first quarter of 2008, the company announced April 23.     The segment posted revenues of $2.7 billion for the quarter ending March 31, compared to $2.8 billion in 2007. The segment also posted a $267 million operating...

[Satellite Today – 4-22-08] Lockheed Martin’s Space Systems segment reported higher revenues and operating profit in the 2008 first quarter due to growth in the space transportation business, Lockheed Martin reported April 22.     The segment posted revenues of $1.9 billion in the first three months of 2008, an increase of 5 percent over the...

[Satellite Today – 4-22-08] A rupture of the gas duct between the gas generator and the propellant pump turbine in the Breeze M main engine led to the March  failure that left the AMC-14 satellite in a useless orbit, International Launch Services (ILS) said April 21.     The findings by the Russian State Commission investigating...

[Satellite Today – 4-22-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has begun deployment of a 1,500-site satellite network for Latin American satellite provider Axesat, Gilat announced April 22.     Axesat will use the Gilat SkyEdge 2 VSAT to provide enterprises in Latin America with private networking services, including interactive data, broadband Internet access and Voice Over Internet...

[Satellite Today – 4-22-08] Arqiva Satellite Media Solutions has extended its relationship with Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNR) to provide satellite-based connectivity to support CNR’s operations in Africa, Arqiva announced April 22.     Arqiva already supplies satellite-based connectivity and turnkey communications solutions to CNR, an independent oil and natural gas exploration,  development and production company....

[Satellite Today – 4-22-08] Comtech EF Data Corp. received an order for satellite modems to support cellular backhaul networks in Africa and the Middle East, the company announced April 21.     The $1.3 million order includes CDM-QxL multi-channel satellite modems and the CDM-570L modems with IP modules.

[Satellite Today – 4-22-08] iDirect Inc. has formally established a relationship with the iDirect Hub Owners Group (iHOG), a forum for owners of iDirect’s universal satellite hubs, the company announced April 22.     The group allows owners of iDirect’s hubs to share best practices as well as the opportunity to provide direct feedback to iDirect...

[Satellite Today – 4-22-08] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting has helped launch a new direct-to-home (DTH) platform in Eastern Europe, Telenor announced April 22.     Telenor is supplying capacity and services for Focus-Sat SRL, Moldova’s first DTH operator, which initially is broadcasting seven channels that include a mix of local Moldavian and Russian content.     “We are...

[Satellite News – 4-22-08] Following a shakeup of its management team, TerreStar Networks Inc. is laying off nearly half of its employees in a cost-cutting measure, parent company TerreStar Corp. announced April 22.       The layoffs, which will affect 79 of the company’s 180 employees, are expected to save the company about 45 percent in...

[Satellite News – 4-22-08] On the heels of the resignation of CEO and President Robert Brumley, TerreStar Networks Inc. is laying off nearly half of its employees in a cost-cutting measure, parent company TerreStar Corp. said April 22.     “This is what we believe is an appropriate response to the environment and is fully in...