Focus: Telecom

[Satellite News – 3-25-08] The impact of the Proton launch failure continued to resonate through the satellite industry, with EchoStar insisting that the uncertain fate of the AMC-14 satellite will not delay the expansion of its high-definition offerings and rival launch providers ready to pick up the slack if the Proton rocket is grounded for...

[Satellite Today – 3-25-08] Lavell Systems Inc. has named Robert Hsu vice president of business development, the company announced March 25.     Hsu, who has more than 20 years of experience in business development, marketing, sales, product launches, product marketing, strategic relationships and general management, will lead the new network services provider’s customer relationships.    ...

[Satellite Today – 3-25-08] Gilat Satellite Networks CFO Tal Payne is leaving the company to become CFO of Check Point Software Technologies, Gilat announced March 25. Payne is expected to remain at Gilat until the middle of the year.     “Since Tal became Gilat’s CFO, the company has experienced improvement in all key financial indicators...

[Satellite Today – 3-25-08] Austar, one of the leading pay-TV operators in Australia , has re-appointed John Porter CEO for the next four years, the operator announced March 25. Austar has around 670,000 subscribers in Australia.     “John Porter’s passionate leadership of the company has seen Austar become one of the most vibrant media organizations...

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Latin American satellite operator Star One has deployed a system from Glowlink Communications Technology Inc. to help monitor and eliminate satellite interference, Glowlink announced March 24.     The Model 8000 Geolocation System allows satellite operations managers to  move from spectrum monitoring to geolocation with a mouse click and enables a gain...

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Com Dev International Ltd. has received a $4.7 million Canadian dollar ($4.6 million) authorization to proceed to supply EADS Astrium with multiplexer and switch equipment for the Eutelsat Ka-Sat communications satellite, Com Dev announced March 24.     Scheduled for launch in mid-2010, Ka-Sat will be the first fully dedicated Ka-band satellite...

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] The U.S. Department of Justice approved the merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., March 24.     The merger is “not likely to harm consumers,” the Justice Department said in a statement. “The evidence did not show that the merger would enable the parties to profitably...

[Satellite News – 3-21-08] Intelsat Ltd. reported record revenues in 2007, and CEO Dave McGlade said the results indicate that the satellite operator is “recession resistant.”     Intelsat reported revenue of $575.5 million in the fourth quarter, up 6 percent over the same period in 2006, and a net loss of $2.6 million, down 96...

[Satellite Today – 3-21-08] Global Satellite USA has partnered with ACG Marine to provide DStar maritime broadband in the United States, Global Satellite announced.     This service will provide high-speed Internet access to vessels via monthly or annual contracts on shared or dedicated bandwidth.      “This strategic partnership between Global Satellite USA and AGC Marine...

[Satellite Today – 3-21-08] Integral Systems Inc. subsidiary Newpoint Technologies Inc. has added new features to its Newpoint Mercury product line, the company announced March 21.     Mercury RSM and Mercury EM are element managers interfacing with equipment and automating service restorations at unmanned remote sites around the globe. Both solutions send data to a...