Focus: Telecom

[12-07-07 – Satellite Today] With Loral Space and Communications and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) completing their acquisition of Telesat Canada, the consolidation of the largest fixed satellite services operators most likely has closed, and future deals in the fixed satellite services space may be too small to attract much interest from...

[12-06-07 – Satellite Today] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) will provide satellite communications for Wireless Matrix through 2009 under a two-year contract extension, MSV announced Dec. 5. The agreement extends a contract first enacted in September 1998.     Wireless Matrix provides fleet management solutions and wireless data communications services for companies in the utilities, cable, telecom,...

[12-06-07 – Satellite Today] Tellitec has become a fully integrated subsidiary of the Newtec group, Newtec announced Dec. 6.     The announcement cements the existing relationship between the two companies, which has seen a number of Tellitec products integrated into some of Newtec’s technologies. Tellitec’s TCP/IP acceleration, traffic shaping and security software are used in...

[12-06-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite has hired Lee Demitry to serve as the executive vice president for Iridium Next, the company’s second-generation satellite constellation, Iridium announced Dec. 6.     Iridium unveiled plans in February to spend more than $2 billion to build and deploy a second-generation satellite constellation. Plans call for the 66-satellite system...

[12-06-07 – Satellite Today] Intelsat Ltd. and On Call Communications are donating emergency communications to help coordinate efforts to combat the recent wildfires in Southern California as well as aid relief efforts, Intelsat announced Dec. 6.     Intelsat and On Call, in coordination with AT&T, have donated satellite terminals, satellite bandwidth, engineering personnel and logistical...

[12-05-07 – Satellite Today] NDS and DirecTV have extended their contract for NDS to deliver conditional access technology and services to DirecTV U.S. and Latin America until June 2013, NDS announced Dec. 5.     “NDS has consistently provided secure and flexible conditional access technology,” Romulo Pontual, CTO of DirecTV, said in a statement. “We have...

[12-05-07 – Satellite Today] Microspace Communications Corp. has retained movie industry veteran Michael Murphy to help Microspace expand digital cinema services into Mexico, the company announced Dec. 3.     Murphy’s international expertise will guide Microspace’s strategy in establishing a larger international foothold in the entertainment market through his strategic relationships and experience acquired over more...

[12-05-07 – Satellite Today] MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) will acquire Alliance Spacesystems LLC,  MDA announced Dec. 5.     Alliance Spacesystems provides U.S. government and aerospace customers with advanced technology solutions as well as robotic and mechanical structures applied on a variety of space missions as well as terrestrial applications. Alliance will become part...

[12-04-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite will provide voice and data services to government agencies in Idaho through the World Communications Center (WCC), Iridium announced Dec. 4.     WCC won the Idaho contract under a blanket purchasing contract with the Western States Contracting Alliance awarded in March.      “Over the past 12 months, Iridium has...

[12-3-07 – Satellite Today] STM Group signed a 15-year deal with Avanti Communications Group for capacity on the Hylas satellite, Avanti announced Dec. 3.     STM, a supplier of IP networking solutions via satellite, intends to use the capacity to provide broadband and corporate data services in Europe when Hylas is launched in early 2009....