iDirect Becomes First Satcom Provider to Win TL 9000 Certification
[Satellite Today 08-18-08] VT iDirect Inc. (iDirect) has been awarded the global telecommunications...

Satellite's Role In Bringing Broadband To The U.S. - Preview
In these difficult economic times, U.S. federal and state governments are looking for alternatives to cut...

Broadpoint Names COO
[Satellite Today 08-12-08] Broadpoint named Bryan Olivier COO, the company announced Aug. 12...

BB Sat Plans Broadband Satellite Demonstration in Japan
[Satellite News 08-11-08] BB Sat will demonstrate two-way consumer satellite broadband service in Japan...

FCC Touts Incentives To Establish Broadband, Digital Technology Core In Pittsburgh
Jeffrey Hill
[Satellite News 07-22-08] For years, economists and politicians have racked the brains of think tanks to develop a solution to revive the lackluster industrial output of the Rust Belt, a cluster of cities... read more 

Satellite Broadband And Politics In Burma
Peter J. Brown
The impact of widespread satellite broadband deployments on previously unserved and underserved regions of the world has been substantial and represents a real win-win for the user and service provider alike... read more 

MSV Moving Ahead On Inmarsat Deal, Posts Revenue Increase For Quarter
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 5-6-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) posted a 6 percent increase in revenues for the first quarter of 2008 and has made significant progress in implementing the cooperation agreement... read more 

Mount Everest Defeated With Help From Satellite Technology
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 4-16-08] Former Near Earth LLC President J. Armand Musey has reached base camp on Mount Everest and is preparing to ascend to Camp 1, 19,600 ft. above sea level.    ... read more 

BSkyB Exec Highlights Broadband Importance
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News – 07-18-08] BSkyB, which serves around 1.4 million broadband subscribers in the United Kingdom, hopes to use that infrastructure to provide the next generation of content services to its... read more 

DataPath Expands Focus To Commercial Markets
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 3-10-08] Network solutions company DataPath Inc. named industry veteran Dave Helfgott CEO in February.     The company has moved from mainly selling systems to the U.S... read more 

Izmailov Reveals RSCC’s Ambitious Satellite Plans
Mark Holmes  
[Satellite News – 4-18-08] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), one of the main players on the Russian satellite landscape, recently signed a deal for a new satellite, the Express-AM4... read more 

RRSat Makes Global Plans Following Acquisitions
Mark Holmes   
[Satellite News – 4-3-08] Israel’s RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. has completed a pair of acquisitions in the past two months that will give the company a strong position in both in the... read more 

New COO Drives Aggressive Growth Approach for EMS
Jeffrey Hill
[Satellite News 08-08-08] EMS Technologies (EMS) is growing aggressively, backed by a booming wireless market.     Perhaps that is why the company appointed Neil Mackay COO and executive vice... read more 

Satellite’s Role in Bringing Broadband to the United States (Part 2)
Jeffrey Hill
In these difficult economic times, U.S. federal and state governments are looking for alternatives to cut costs of living for citizens. While the concept of upgraded infrastructure has long meant building more... read more 

Thuraya Targets Mobile Data Market with New Terminal
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News – 07-25-08] Thuraya, believes its latest small broadband terminal with advanced video streaming capability will enable the company to make more of an impact in the mobile data market, the... read more