Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today – 3-17-08] SES is weighing its options for the AMC-14 satellite, which was left short of its intended orbit by a March 15 Proton failure.     “Since the spacecraft is stable and performing nominally, albeit in the wrong orbit, we have some time to carefully evaluate the consequences of it and to carefully...

[Satellite Today – 3-14-08] German space technology company OHB Technology AG reported a 20 percent increase in revenues for 2007 but a 16 percent decrease in net income, the company announced March 13.     OHB had 223 million euros ($343.9 million) in total revenues for the year, compared to 185.7 million euros ($286.4 million) in...

[Satellite Today – 3-14-08] Mitec Telecom reported increased sales and profit for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008, the company announced March 13.     Mitec had sales of 9.8 million Canadian dollars ($9.9 million), a 15.3 percent increase over the company’s 2007 third quarter revenues of 8.5 million Canadian dollars ($8.6 million). The company...

[Satellite Today – 3-14-08] The Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) signed a contract with Khrunichev Center to build the Express-AM4 satellite, RSCC announced March 14.     The spacecraft will be based on EADS Astrium‘s Eurostar E3000 platform and carry 63 transponders operating in C-, Ku-, Ka and L-bands.     The satellite, which will be located...

[Satellite News – 3-13-08] Inmarsat had a “monumental” year in 2007, posting a 40 percent increase in profits before tax, a 15 percent gain in revenues and launching six new services.     With the rollout of the new offerings, Inmarsat hopes to position itself as one of the dominant players in the mobile satellite services...

[Satellite Today – 3-13-08] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) President Gregg Daffner is stepping down as president at the beginning of April, the company announced March 13.     Daffner, the co-founder of ABS, will remain a strategic advisor and individual shareholder of the company. “We have been very fortunate in our success of acquiring an underutilized...

[Satellite Today – 3-13-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has chosen Highdeal Inc.’s Transactive billing solution for its hybrid communications network, MSV announced March 13.     Transactive will serve as the pricing, rating and billing platform supporting MSV’s next-generation network. “Mobile Satellite Ventures is implementing the most forward-thinking [operational and business support systems] infrastructure in the...

[Satellite Today – 3-13-08] Inmarsat President and COO Michael Butler will leave the company at the end of April 2009, the company announced March 13.     He will remain as executive director of Inmarsat until his departure. No replacement has been named.     “Over the past eight years, Michael has made a significant contribution to...

[Satellite Today – 3-13-08] GeoEye Inc. increased revenues by nearly 7 percent for the fourth quarter of 2007 and by 22 percent for the year, the company announced March 12.     GeoEye posted $45 million in revenue for the quarter ending Dec. 31, compared to $42.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. The company...

[Satellite Today – 3-13-08] AsiaSat posted a double-digit increase in profits for 2007, the company announced March 12.     Profits for the year were 503 million Hong Kong dollars ($64.6 million), an increase of nearly 11 percent compared to 2006. The operator said it generated revenues of 939 million Hong Kong dollars ($120.6 million), an...