Focus: Telecom

[10-16-07 – Satellite Today] EADS Astrium has awarded 10 prizes for employee initiatives to combat global warming using space systems, the company announced Oct. 16. EADS Astrium received 380 proposals under a company-wide program initiated in May. A selection committee evaluated the ideas and identified 10 proposals under four topics: charting the thermal loss of...

[10-16-07 – Satellite Today] OmniGlobe Networks Inc.  has signed a 10-year contract to provide increased satellite bandwidth for a tribe of Native Americans outside of Quebec, OmniGlobe announced. Under the $5.5 million contract, OmniGlobe will provide the bandwidth to Naskapi Imuub Inc, the Internet Service Provider for the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach. The bandwidth will...

[10-16-07 – Satellite News]  SES Sirius managing director Håkan Sjödin is optimistic that the operator’s Sirius 4 satellite will be in orbit before the end of the year despite the delays created by the September failure of a Proton rocket. Sirius 4 has been scheduled for launch in October, but the Proton failure that destroyed...

[10-15-07 – Satellite Today]  RT Logic’s new Telemetrix 500RX high-rate digital/analog recorder system is available, the company announced Oct. 15. The T500RX combines high-speed field programmable gate array-based hardware and firmware with commercial-off-the-shelf PC server technology for aggregate recording and playback rates of more than 1 gigabit per second. The unit is available in three...

[10-15-07 – Satellite Today] The European Space Agency (ESA) selected Transcore and Novacom Services to lead the development of satellite-based container tracking technology, ESA announced Oct. 15. Transcore, which provides satellite asset tracking on three continents, and Novacom will develop an asset tracking prototype that will provide continuous visibility of intermodal containers and eliminate the...

[10-12-07 – Satellite News] Throughout the last three years, the global teleport sector has posted revenue growth of 17 percent, while the number of teleports operated by commercial and broadcast companies has increased 22 percent to nearly 1,800. While the growth has been significant, there has been little change in where teleports are based, with...

[10-12-07 – Satellite Today] Russian satellite operator   Gascom signed a capacity deal with Network Teleport Italia, its first deal with an Italian company, Gascom announced Oct. 11. Network Teleport Italia will lease capacity on the Yamal-202 satellite at 49° East that will be used to provide services such as data and Internet transmission, satellite TV,...

[10-12-07 – Satellite Today]  Globalstar Europe is launching Static Internet Protocol (IP) address and virtual private network (VPN) capability for customers throughout Western Europe, the company announced Oct. 11. The Globalstar Static IP address modems will communicate to specific IP addresses using the new VPN service. The services are being made available via an enhanced...

[10-12-07 – Satellite Today]  International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has received $1.7 million in orders for Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) products and related services from three unnamed customers, the company announced Oct. 10. "IPTV is an emerging market, global in scope, and it represents a significant growth opportunity for IDC with our broadband satellite IP multicasting...

[10-11-07 – Satellite Today]  SES Global will create a new division to consolidate satellite, ground, procurement, engineering and operational services for the group. The company said Oct 11. Martin Halliwell, previously chief technology officer of SES Astra, has been appointed as president of this new entity SES Engineering, and will also become a member of...