Focus: Telecom

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite will provide services to the New Zealand Ministry of Health, the company announced Oct. 8. The New Zealand Ministry of Health will rely on Iridium Satellite services to augment land-based telecommunications capabilities and ensure continuity of operations in the event of natural or manmade disasters. New Zealand’s 21 District...

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] Qualcomm Inc. has introduced a new global mobile Internet and GPS solution for notebook computers, the company announced Oct. 23. The Gobi solution includes Qualcomm’s MDM1000 chipset, associated software and API and a reference design for a software-defined configurable data module supporting both Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO Rev. A) and High-speed Packet...

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] Wireless Matrix Corp. has launched its new satellite communications platform, the company announced Oct. 22. The Satellite Data Modem (SDM) 5000 leverages satellite communication so customers can track assets even through areas with poor cellular coverage. Mobile assets that move between areas of strong and weak coverage areas integrated with Wireless...

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Hughes Network Systems will design, develop and supply a satellite chipset platform for TerreStar Networks under an agreement signed Oct. 22, Hughes announced. The platform will be based on Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) standards and will enable wireless mobile devices to communicate over the satellite portion of TerreStar’s network. Based...

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Verizon Business has signed an agreement with Thrane & Thrane to deliver portable satellite service to enterprise customers, Verizon announced Oct. 23. The new service, Verizon Global Broadband Satellite Access, Powered by Thrane & Thrane, will be immediately available to U.S. customers. A Thrane & Thrane Explorer terminal will connect to...

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Globalstar simplex data integrator Orbit One, a Numerex company, has launched a new satellite tracking tag, Globalstar announced Oct. 23. The SX1, designed to communicate via the Globalstar satellite Simplex data network, can be used for global supply chain asset management, fleet tracking and data monitoring applications. The tag, which measures...

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Inmarsat has commercially launched SwiftBroadband, its high-speed data service for aeronautical use, the company announced Oct. 22. SwiftBroadband is capable of supporting broadband IP data at speeds up to 432kbps. The service, which became operational on October 22, is available through distribution partners MVS, OnAir, Stratos and Vizada, and their extensive...

[10-22-07 – Satellite News] The high seas used to be the exclusive domain of Inmarsat, but the development of stabilized VSAT platforms, which keep satellite antennas oriented when a ship is turning, pitching or rolling, has changed that forever. These stabilized platforms, combined with an untamed hunger for bandwidth, has increased demand for broadband services...

[10-22-07 – Satellite Today]  Four Globalstar Inc. satellites were launched Oct. 21 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, using the Soyuz-Fregat version of the Soyuz launch vehicle, Globalstar announced Oct. 22. The four satellites, along with four satellites launched in May, will augment the 40-satellite constellation, providing satellite voice and data service through the launch...

[10-22-07 – Satellite Today]  DataPath Inc. has been awarded a $3.2 million contract to update Deployable Ku-band Earth Terminals (DKET) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, including adding L-band capacity, the company announced Oct. 22. The U.S. Army and Navy use the DKET satellite communications hubs for critical broadband voice, video and data...