Focus: Telecom

The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) has joined the Wildblue Enterprise Solutions roster of value-added resellers (VARs) in the enterprise market, the company announced Nov. 13. Wildblue Enterprise Solutions offers...

EMS Satcom signed a memorandum of understanding with Vitrociset Belgium and Creaction International to develop a new satellite communications service to offer airtime services and equipment in Europe, the Middle...

Globalstar Inc. introduced Nov. 9 its next-generation satellite telephone handset. The GSP-1700, manufactured by Qualcomm, weighs about 7.1 ounces, approximately half the weight of the Globalstar’s current satellite handset, and...

MSC.Software announced Nov. 13 that it will provide simulation software and services to the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French space agency. CNES engineers will use MSC.Software’s product offerings,...

Re/Max Satellite Network (RSN), a distance-learning solution created in 1994, has surpassed 25,000 users, Re/Max announced Nov. 13. Network registrations have risen steadily since the program crossed the 10,000 barrier...

International Communications Group (ICG), a supplier of Iridium-based satellite systems, announced Nov. 9 its partnership agreement choosing Spec Ops Inc. as an authorized reseller of ICG products. Spec Ops, a...

As part of his stand-up act, comedian Steven Wright used to say that he had "a map of the United States, actual size." To see and peruse some of Microsoft’s...

Canadian satellite systems provider Infosat Communications Inc. announced Nov. 7 that it has completed a 22 percent investment in Pakistani satellite service provider Comstar ISA Ltd. The investment will facilitate...

The Wildblue-1 satellite has been delivered to the Arianespace spaceport in French Guiana in advanced of its scheduled launch in early December, a move that Wildblue Communications Inc. hopes will...

Igor Zabolotny, deputy director general for business development for the Russian Satellite Communication Co. (RSCC), has been added to the Eutelsat board of directors, RSCC announced Nov. 7.