Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Quintech Electronics and Communications Inc. will establish a research and development office at the University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center in Harmar, Penn., Quintech announced Jan. 17.     The office will move research and development closer to engineering and technological talent in the Pittsburgh area. Additionally, Quintech is looking to expand...

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Mitec Telecom will provide tower-mounted amplifiers to an unnamed North American wireless operator, the company announced Jan. 23.     Mitec will supply the towers, which are expected to be operational later this year, for both personal communications and advance wireless networks.     "This is a meaningful milestone for Mitec since it...

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Swedish Space Corp. will control and operate the scientific satellite Odin for an additional year, the company announced Jan. 23.     Odin, part of the European Space Agency‘s Third Party Mission program, was launched in 2001 for a two-year mission. Since the launch, Odin has delivered a large amount of data...

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Telespazio won a contract to build a satellite services center to support the activities of Italian organizations, companies and institutions working in Iraq, the company said Jan. 22.     Under the contract from the Italian Foreign Ministry, Telespazio will provide broadband satellite communication services that enable data and voice transmission, Internet,...

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Swe-Dish Satellite Systems AB has partnered with Romanian satellite operator Adisam Telecom S.A. to deliver mobile broadband satellite terminals to the Romanian government and broadcast customers, Swe-Dish announced Jan. 23.     The Swe-Dish IPT Suitcase is a portable, fully integrated broadband satellite terminal marketed toward special operations units within military, police...

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Southwest Airlines  and broadband satellite provider Row 44 have partnered to test satellite-delivered broadband Internet on multiple aircraft, Southwest announced Jan. 23.     Customers on Southwest Airlines flights will have full access to the Internet, including e-mail, music, shopping and virtual private networks via a high-speed connection. Southwest hopes to begin...

[Satellite Today – 1-22-08] Paradise Datacom has introduced a pair of satellite modems, the company announced Jan.  17.     The PD10 and PD10L, both part of the Evolution Series, are designed for cost-critical applications and can be upgraded via the modem’s keypad.     Evolution modems provide the foundation for networks throughout Asia, Africa, Europe and...

[Satellite Today – 1-22-08] International Datacasting Corp. has entered an agreement to license Irdeto‘s Cyphercast IP encryption technology, IDC announced Jan. 21.     Under the agreement, ongoing sales and development of the Cyphercast IP product as well as support for Cyphercast customers will transfer to IDC. Additionally, IDC will be able to combine the Cyphercast...

[Satellite Today – 1-22-08] Brazilian grocery store chain Rede Smart, a Martins Group Co., will use Hughes Network Systems LLC to provide broadband satellite managed network services to its 930 stores, Hughes announced Jan. 21.     The first phase of the project will connect 300 stores to enable processing of online debit and credit card...

[Satellite News – 1-22-08] When ViaSat Inc., primarily an equipment manufacturer, announced that it was partnering with Loral Space and Communications to build and launch what it claims will be the world’s highest capacity broadband satellite, it got the attention of the satellite industry.         ViaSat-1, being developed in conjunction with a similar satellite...