Focus: Telecom

A star-crossed start of the year for Sea Launch saw the launch provider take another hit with the March 1 announcement that Arianespace has been retained to launch the Spaceway-3...

Shin Satellite had a tough year in 2006, reporting a net loss of Baht 46 million ($1.3 million). However, the operator said this was down to Thaicom 3’s write-off of...

Loral Space & Communications completed a sale of $300 million of stock to MHR Fund Management LLC, Loral’s largest shareholder, Loral announced Feb. 27. The deal was announced in October...

Internet Protocol (IP)-based virtual private networks (VPNs) have become more popular as companies realize that when it comes to secure and reliable  networking, owning a dedicated network is not the...

It is, quite simply, a spectacular 18 seconds of video. The explosion that destroyed Sea Launch’s Zenit-3SL rocket and SES New Skies’ NSS-8 satellite, creating a fireball that engulfed the...

A little more than year after completing its initial public offering, Eutelsat is undergoing significant ownership changes as the satellite operator’s private equity holders sell their stakes. Spanish industrial group...

Patrick DeWitt has ridden the ups and downs of the satellite manufacturing industry throughout his nearly 35 years at Space Systems/Loral (SS/L). Now he has led SS/L to the top...

Not so long ago, the highlights of an in-flight experience were prepackaged meal, the drink trolley and a few magazines. With luck, there may have been an in-flight movie. Now...

Satellite-based services support everything from pay TV and cellular phone services to robust broadband and niche VSAT markets throughout Africa. While the market is growing, Africa remains a continent where...

[2/19/07 edition] Iridium Satellite will spend more than $2 billion to build and deploy its second-generation satellite constellation, dubbed Iridium Next, the company announced Feb. 15. Plans call for the...