Focus: Telecom

[11-14-07 – Satellite News] Small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has been growing at an impressive rate throughout the last few years, building satellites for European, African and Asian customers .     The next stage of the company’s growth is to make more of an impact in the U.S. market, SSTL group CEO...

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] Com Dev International Ltd. signed a strategic alliance agreement with GateHouse A/S of Denmark to provide a global turnkey automatic identification system (AIS) solution for user groups, Com Dev announced Nov. 12.     The agreement will enable Com Dev’s space-based AIS data to be collected, stored, managed and displayed. The AIS,...

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract to provide Spanish telecommunications satellite service provider Hispasat with an Interactive Multimedia Communication Amerhis-2 Repeater, Thales Alenia announced Nov. 14.     The on-board processor will extend the current capacity and allow direct terminal-to-terminal mesh connectivity between user terminals to support voice and data services...

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] AAE Systems Inc. (AAE) won a $24 million contract to provide a turnkey communications system in the Middle East to be used by government departments, service agencies and field offices, the company announced Nov. 13.     AAE will design, provide and install an Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) system to provide...

[11-14-07 – Satellite News] While Mobile Satellite Ventures’ (MSV) financial performance “remains on track,” the company only has enough cash on hand to last through June and is negotiating with vendors, including satellite manufacturer Boeing, to delay payments, MSV executives said Nov. 14. “Having such a short funding runway is a no doubt concern to...

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Orbcomm Inc. posted revenues of $6.9 million in its 2007 third quarter, up from revenues of $5.5 million in the same period a year ago, the company announced Nov. 13.     The revenue gains helped Orbcomm cuts its loss from $1.9 million in the 2006 third quarter to $422,000 in...

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Stockholders of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. approved the proposed merger of the two satellite radio companies, Sirius and XM announced Nov. 13.     The preliminary count indicates that more than 96 percent of Sirius shares and 99.8 percent of XM shares voted for the...

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] The Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council for Trauma (STRAC) is expanding its deployment of satellite-based communications, Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced Nov. 13.     STRAC has purchased additional MSV satellite equipment and services to facilitate its emergency response capability across 26,000 square miles in a 22-county area of southwest Texas,...

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Orbital Sciences Corp. received a contract from the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority to outfit more than 300 public vehicles with a satellite-based management system, the company announced Nov. 12.     Under the $15 million contract, Orbital will install its OrbCAD system, an integrated software system that uses satellite-delivered positioning...

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Bentley Walker, a U.K.-based satellite solutions provider, purchased a second HX System network operations center, Hughes Networks Systems announced Nov. 12. Bentley Walker purchased the first Hughes system in July.     The HX System features a bandwidth management tool that provides operators the ability to allocate satellite bandwidth as a...