Satellite Networks

Three major telecom companies active in Saudi Arabia have come together to form a strategic partnership...

Turkish satellite operator Turksat has ordered its sixth communications satellite from France' s Alcatel...

Quebec-based PolarSat is supplying its FlexiDAMA hub and remote terminals to the Guangdong Dapeng LNG Company...

Globalcom Satellite is now unveiling the Nera WorldPro 1000 portable satellite terminal. The terminal will operate via Inmarsat's powerful new 4th generation satellite network on a service called BGAN...

SES Global, the world's largest operator of satellites, is to buy New Skies Satellites for US$760 million...

Iridium is now providing the satellite data links for an e-mail solution serving the passengers and crew of MV Polar Star, an expedition cruise ship that specialises in excursions from Antarctica to the Arctic .

Iridium Satellite has reported a 30% jump in the number of its maritime industry subscribers since January this year...

Cameroon will soon enjoy the benefits of a telecoms spinal cord carried in a backbone stretching right down the country...

Nera Satcom AS is set to join Inmarsat in the beta testing of Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network service on the Nera WorldPro 1000 terminal...

E-Link Americas, a not-for-profit corporation established to promote connectivity for social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean , has selected Nera to supply broadband satellite equipment...

Using its teleport facility in Dubai, UAE, as a hub for operations, Samacom is linking with satellite communication services provider Globecomm to open up a new Middle East service operation...

Recent changes to Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service has seen coverage offered by the satellite network increase by about a third from 99 to 150 countries. Best known until now in the Middle East and Africa, the newly enhanced service now extends to include most of Europe, Asia and Western Australia. The new service, now designated R-BGAN, includes a number of upgrades. Developing Telecoms takes a look at what's new.