Focus: Telecom

[08/16/07 – Satellite Today] In his first major interview with the international trade press, the CEO of new Middle East satellite operator, Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) outlined the company’s plans to Satellite News. Jassem Al Zaabi told Satellite News that strong demand for satellite capacity has led to an opening for a new...

[08/16/07 – Satellite Today] TerreStar Networks Inc. selected IBM BladeCenter servers to design, build and operate TerreStar’s Internet Protocol (IP) fourth-generation terrestrial and satellite based communications network, IBM announced Aug. 15. TerreStar will be one of the first mobile operators to install and operate the IBM BladeCenter HT platform running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux....

[08/16/07 – Satellite Today] Thrane & Thrane has been awarded a contract by Inmarsat to supply and install two radio network controller stations in Hawaii, Thrane & Thrane announced. The stations will support Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service via the third Inmarsat-4 satellite. Installation of equipment is planned to be completed during the current...

[08/16/07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman Corp. has completed delivery of the antenna wings for the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite, the company announced Aug. 15. Shipment of the wings, including antennas and related mechanisms, to Lockheed Martin Space Systems was completed June 21. Each pair of antenna wings supports three...

[08/16/07 – Satellite Today] Globalstar Inc. reported a gain in subscribers in the 2007 second quarter but posted a larger loss as revenues declined, the company announced Aug. 14. Total revenue in the second quarter of 2007 was $25.8 million compared to $38.4 million during the same period in 2006. Revenue for the first half...

Integral Systems, a satellite systems provider, has begun a tender offer to purchase shares of its common stock, the company announced August 14. Integral is offering to purchase up to 1,850,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $27.00 per share for a maximum aggregate purchase price of $49,950,000. The tender offer is...

Thrane & Thrane has sold its German-based European Satellite Link (ESL) subsidiary, the company announced August 14, in a deal which is expected to close later this month. After a negotiation process with a number of interested parties, Thrane & Thrane sold ESL to ESL Holding Aps, a company represented by two former Thrane &...

Arianespace has successfully launched two satellites, Spaceway 3 and BSAT-3a into orbit, the company announced August 14. An Ariane 5 rocket lifted both communications satellites into space at 7:44 p.m. EDT (23:44 GMT) from Ariane Launch Complex 3 in Kourou, French Guiana. Spaceway 3 is a Hughes Network Systems (HNS) satellite, and BSAT-3a is for...

The global communications satellite market is expected to generate deliveries of nearly 300 satellites in the next 10 years, but the U.S. share of those orders could fall, Forecast International said in a study released Aug. 13. While demand for satellite services in growing, an increase in satellite size, power and service life actually has...

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been awarded a study contract for a joint lunar orbiter mission that may be conducted by the United States and the United Kingdom, SSTL announced Aug. 13. The contract between SSTL and Mississippi State University follows the signing of a joint statement of intent between NASA and the British...