Focus: Telecom

[12-11-07 – Satellite Today] EuroNews, one of the leading news channel providers, is going Arabic in 2008, the company said Dec. 10. The company said it had won the European Union’s call for tenders to extend its offering to include Arabic. This new addition will be the eighth language version broadcast by EuroNews. The Arabic...

[12-11-07 – Satellite Today] EaglePicher Technologies LLC has been awarded two satellite battery orders by Orbital Sciences Corp., EaglePicher announced Dec. 11.     The orders are the fifth and sixth awarded to EaglePicher under a long-term agreement with Orbital, which calls for the design, manufacture and testing of lithium ion batteries.      “We are very...

[12-11-07 – Satellite Today] TeleCommunications Systems Inc. has been issued patents in the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Denmark for a wireless transmitter, TCS announced Dec. 11.     The patent describes a method that enables data to be transmitted to a wireless device such that only new information from previous similar messages is sent to...

[10-10-07 – Satellite Today] Integral Systems Inc. posted a 30 percent rise in profits for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, the company announced Dec. 10.     Integral had a 31 percent rise in revenue, from $27.7 million to $36.3 million in the third quarter of 2007. Gross profit rose from $9.7 million to $12.7...

[10-10-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the acquisition of Stratos Global Corp. by CIP Canada Investments Inc., Stratos announced Dec. 10.     The transaction, including the assumption of net debt, is valued at 576 million Canadian dollars ($577 million), with CIP Canada offering. Inmarsat will lend CIP Canada, an...

[10-10-07 – Satellite Today] In a major boost for satellite radio in the United Kingdom, the U.K. communications regulator, Ofcom has revealed it will be releasing spectrum for mobile television and satellite radio, the organisation announced Dec. 10. It plans to auction radio spectrum early next year.     Ofcom said, a number of possible uses...

[10-10-07 – Satellite Today] SES New Skies has added three senior appointments to its management team, the company announced Dec. 10.     Gerson Souto has been named Senior Vice President, commercial services and will assume general responsibility for the commercial management of SES New Skies existing satellite capacity and service offerings.     Steve Collar has...

[12-07-07 – Satellite Today] Ondas Media has issued an authorization to proceed to Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for a satellite to provide radio services across Europe, Ondas announced Dec. 7.     The agreement enables SS/L to begin work on developing an S-band satellite infrastructure while allowing the teams to refine the final contract parameters.     “Space...

 [12-07-07 – Satellite Today] Globalstar Inc. will take a 30 percent stake in a company that provides satellite voice and data services to parts of Africa, Globalstar announced Dec. 6.     GlobalTouch West Africa Ltd. (GWAL) provides services to customers in Nigeria, the surrounding portions of Western Africa as well as parts of the coastal...

[12-07-07 – Satellite Today] In sweeping management changes for U.K. pay-TV operator BskyB, Rupert Murdoch has left the board of directors, his son James has resigned as CEO and Jeremy Darroch, previously Sky’s CFO has been named CEO, the company announced Dec. 7.     After serving as BSkyB’s CEO for four years, James Murdoch will...