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| 03.01.2010 |
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Michel de Rosen CEO, Eutelsat Communications
Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications from Giuliano Berretta in November. For most of the previous decade, he served as chairman and CEO of ViroPharma, a U.S. pharmarceutical company and since 2008 as chairman and CEO of SGD, a...
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| 02.22.2010 |
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Satellite Broadband Stimulus Share Falls Short of Expectations 
[Satellite News 02-22-10] U.S. Broadband stimulus funds of $100 million for satellite projects, specifically set aside in a U.S. Rural Utilities Services (RUS) and U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) notice of funds...
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| 02.01.2010 |
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Satellite Broadband’s Future
The December closing of ViaSat’s $568 million cash and stock acquisition of Ka-band satellite broadband provider WildBlue, following November’s $75 million cash investment by SES into Google-backed startup O3b, which plans to provide high speed...
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| 02.01.2010 |
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David Gelerman CEO, Chairman, Advantech Wireless Broadband
David Gelerman did not set out to serve the satellite sector when he founded Advantech in 1988, but more than 20 years later, he has positioned the Canadian company as one of the leading suppliers of communications network components and solutions for...
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| 01.01.2010 |
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What is Broadband?
What is broadband? Don’t be so quick to answer. After all, we use the term regularly without ever stopping to think about its precise meaning. Is broadband high-speed Internet, advanced telecommunications services or just speeds higher than 200 kilobits...
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| 01.01.2010 |
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Fred Pope CEO, Satcom Resources
Fred Pope comes from an economics background and says he entered the satellite sector “by accident.” But as CEO of Satcom Resources, a business that relies in large part on an interactive Web site launched in 2000, he helps customers understand...
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| 12.21.2009 |
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FCC Proposes Using Phone Service Subsidies to Support Nation Broadband Plan
[Satellite News 12-21-09] Despite the U.S. government shutting down Dec. 21 due to inclement weather, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held hearings to address broadband issues as it approaches its Feb. 17 deadline to submit a national...
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| 12.01.2009 |
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Why ViaSat Acquired WildBlue and Why WildBlue Needed It
At the beginning of October it was announced that ViaSat was buying WildBlue. What made this a good idea for ViaSat? What made it worth paying the $568 million needed to acquire WildBlue? Primarily, ViaSat needed a retail marketing arm for the broadband...
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| 11.16.2009 |
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SES CEO Excited by O3B Investment
[Satellite News 11-16-09] SES CEO Romain Bausch admitted it was not beyond the realms of possibility that SES could become a majority shareholder in O3B Networks in the future. Now, that possibility has turned to reality following a $75 million investment...
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| 11.01.2009 |
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The Status of 3.65 GHz
There have been fierce spectrum battles between the satellite and wireless industries, but there is no rule saying that satellite service providers cannot provide wireless services. As the United States becomes a more sophisticated market for broadband...
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| 11.01.2009 |
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European Satellite Broadband
Conflicting signals are coming from Europe on the role of satellite infrastructure in future broadband networks. The satellite industry is, of course, insisting to European policymakers that satellite has a crucial role to play. But a brace of European...
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| 10.28.2009 |
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GAO Reveals Major Broadband Stimulus Issues at NTIA, RUS
[Satellite News 10-28-09] The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the U.S. Rural Utilities Service (RUS) are considering reducing the number of broadband stimulus funding rounds from three to two, according to a report...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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Giuliano Berretta Chairman and CEO Eutelsat Communications
Giuliano Berretta will step down as CEO of Eutelsat in November, turning over leadership of the FSS operator to Michel de Rosen.Berretta, who will continue as chairman, discusses the issues facing Eutelsat, the growth potential in markets such as broadband...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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Broadband Stimulus: Process Stumbles Out of Blocks
The timing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s passage in February could not have been better for the satellite industry. After months of panicked discussion among analysts and executives over a devastated economy and which financial...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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Broadband Stimulus: Process Stumbles Out of Blocks - EXTENDED
The timing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s passage in February could not have been better for the satellite industry. After months of panicked discussion among analysts and executives over a devastated economy and which financial...
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| 09.14.2009 |
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Satellite Battles Seacom with Rural Connectivity Contracts in Africa
[Satellite News 09-14-09] Sea Submarine Communication’s (Seacom) plans to compete with satellite companies in Africa for valuable emerging market connectivity contracts through its submarine cable service, launched in July, are being challenged by...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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Economists Criticize U.S. Government Over Unorganized Broadband Program
[Satellite News 09-01-09] A panel of economists and capital investment managers on a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) workshop panel to discuss a national broadband plan warned that there is insufficient research data to enable the U.S. government...
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| 08.27.2009 |
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WiMax Companies Request Much More Broadband Stimulus Funding than Satellite
[Satellite News 08-27-09] KeyOn Communications, a wireless broadband provider specializing in connecting rural areas, submitted multiple applications requesting a total of $150 million in U.S. broadband stimulus funding, the company announced Aug. 27...
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| 08.14.2009 |
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First U.S Broadband Stimulus Window Closes
[Satellite News 08-14-09] The first funding window for $7.2 billion in U.S. broadband stimulus funding outlined in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act closes Aug 14. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS)...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Satellite Broadband Subsidies
On both sides of the Atlantic, policymakers are devising programs to ensure that citizens have access to broadband services. For its part, the European Union (EU) has included funding for Internet broadband connectivity in the European Economic Recovery...
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