Focus: Telecom

In April, the U.S. State Department used the American technology export regulatory regime to bar the $295 million acquisition of AsiaSat by its principal shareholders, GE Capital Equity Investments and...

Last week’s news of the plans of U.K.-based private equity firm BC Partners to purchase with other investors a majority stake in Intelsat Ltd. for $5.03 billion looks to prove...

Thuraya has recently embarked on an ambitious pricing strategy as it looks to make its mobile satellite services more popular. Earlier this month, the company announced it was relaunching its...

A pioneering program by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is providing technical expertise to human rights groups and helping Amnesty International USA with a new online...

One of the most ambitious satellite broadband programs taking place anywhere in the world is Shin Satellite’s IPStar initiative, which aims to deliver cutting-edge satellite broadband services to corporations and...

To better provide the timeliest news and industry analysis amid the changing demands of the digital workplace, June 25 marks the end of the blue sheet version of Satellite News...

A week after Mexico’s predominant satellite service provider announced that the auction for its capital stock was being suspended, questions remained about an imminent sale. On June 8, Satelites Mexicanos...

To better provide the timeliest news and industry analysis amid the changing demands of the digital workplace, June 25 marks the end of the blue sheet version of Satellite News...

Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (SatMex) Mexico’s predominant satellite service provider, announced June 8 that it was suspending its sale process for the company’s capital stock. Luis Rebollar, chairman of...

Arabsat is one of the leading satellite operators in the Middle East and a key bandwidth provider to broadcasters, pay-TV operators and other businesses in the region. The dynamics of...