Focus: Telecom

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has signed a five-year, multi-million dollar contract with Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to continue monitoring natural oil seeps and oil spills...

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] EchoStar Communications Corp. and its subsidiary EchoStar FSS Corp. (EFSSC) have launched a new video IP transport (ViP) and distribution platform, EchoStar announced Oct. 22. EFFSC...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...