Focus: Telecom

Robert Vacek has resigned as president of Spacedev Inc.‘s Starsys division to pursue an opportunity outside of the aerospace industry, Spacedev announced Nov. 24. Vacek was appointed president of Starsys...

Euro1080, a provider of high-definition (HD) content to satellite platforms throughout Europe, has announced a distribution deal with set-top box manufacturer Topfield. Under the agreement, Topfield HDTV satellite receivers will...

Germany’s Terrasar-X radar satellite is scheduled to be launched Feb. 27 launch aboard a Russian Dnepr-1 rocket, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) announced. The mission had been planned for Oct....

Satellite operator Hispasat is offering advanced broadband services via its onboard processing system housed on the Amazon satellite. The company’s advanced multimedia-enhanced regenerative Hispasat (Amerhis) system is an advanced multimedia...

Batelco, an integrated communications provider in Bahrain offering telecommunications in the Middle East, plans to expand its global reach through satellite-based IP (Internet Protocol) services. Batelco is expanding its Ras...

Boeing Co. has shipped the Measat-3 communications satellite to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a scheduled Dec. 11 launch aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton rocket, Boeing announced...

Thrane & Thrane Airtime A/S has signed the first customers for Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service. Thrane & Thrane Airtime, a BGAN distributor for Inmarsat, will provide Explorer...

International Communications Group (ICG) announced Nov. 20 its appointment of Techstart LLC as authorized distributor for its Iridium-based satellite communication products in the defense and aerospace sector.

SES Astra has revealed details of its latest contract for a new satellite, stating that it has awarded the contract for the design and construction of its Astra-3B spacecraft to...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Nov. 21 that it and a selling stockholder plan to sell 7 million ordinary shares of stock in an underwritten public offering. In a registration...