Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today – 1-9-08] Mitec Telecom has appointed Jeffrey Mandel as director of investor and corporate relations, the company announced Jan. 9.     Mandel will be responsible for creating and managing an integrated marketing communications strategy for Mitec.     Mandel has served on the Mitec board since May 2006, and is president of AMR Securities...

[Satellite Today – 1-9-08] Americom Government Services Inc. (AGS) has hired Timothy Deaver as director of Air Force programs, the company announced Jan. 8.     Deaver has more than 20 years of experience in major commands, Secretary of Defense, join and international environments, most recently serving in the U.S. National Security Space Office as deputy...

[Satellite Today – 1-9-08] ScheduAll appointed Joel Ledlow as CEO, the company announced Jan. 8.     Ledlow will focus on ScheduAll’s next generation solutions, customer care, and expanding the company’s presence in key markets such as Europe and the Middle East. Ledlow will also establish West Coast operations in Los Angeles that will provide enhanced...

[Satellite Today – 1-9-08] AsiaSat intends to de-list its American Depositary Shares (ADSs) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and terminate its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) program, the company announced Jan. 9. Each ADS represents 10 AsiaSat ordinary shares.     AsiaSat expects to file a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission in...

[Satellite Today – 1-8-08] Sat-GE appointed Vince Walisko vice president of engineering, the company announced Jan. 8.     He will be responsible for all aspects of engineering and sales engineering for the company. Prior to joining Sat-GE, Walisko founded On-Band Corp., which provides on-demand Internet service via commercial communications satellites. He also founded and served...

[Satellite Today – 1-8-08] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. has introduced its new satellite monitoring system, the company announced Jan. 8.     The Warrior Satellite Monitoring System, which monitors satellite carriers in real-time from a central location, was designed for the requirements of government and military entities, the company said in a release. It’s able to...

[Satellite Today – 1-8-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and SkyTerra Communications Inc. have closed their agreement to sell $150 million worth of notes and warrants to Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund 1 Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund LP, MSV announced Jan. 7.     The sale of MSV’s senior unsecured notes due 2013...

[Satellite Today – 1-8-08] Hughes Network Systems LLC has signed a distribution agreement with CVS Systems Inc., Hughes announced Jan. 8.     CVS will  market HughesNet satellite broadband Internet to retailers in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio.     “Historically, we have focused primarily on selling satellite television,” Tom Collins, CVS Systems president,...

[Satellite Today – 1-8-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has agreed to sell its space businesses to ATK for $1.3 billion dollars, MDA announced Jan. 8.     The transaction has been approved by each company’s board and is expected to close early in the second quarter subject to shareholder approval and U.S. and Canadian...

[Satellite Today – 1-8-08] Eutelsat and ViaSat have ordered a pair of Ka-band satellites under a collaboration to develop more satellite broadband capacity, the satellite operators announced Jan. 8.     “We are crossing a new frontier to a specifically designed infrastructure for interactive consumer services,” Giuliano Berretta, chairman and CEO of Eutelsat, said in a...