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| 02.01.2012 |
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Agile Apertures: Antenna and Beam Technologies Redefining Satellite Landscape
A powerful new generation of enhanced satellites is placing more stringent requirements on antenna manufacturers as satellite operators look to gain the next-generation of antenna technology without incurring huge extra costs. Are antenna manufacturers able...
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| 02.01.2012 |
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Neelie Kroes Vice President, European Commission
The European Commission (EC) shapes much of Europe’s digital and communications policies. One of the big questions facing the EC in recent years is how positive it has been towards using satellite to reduce digital divides and provide broadband across...
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| 01.10.2012 |
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Intersat Africa Enters BSS Partnership at Crucial Time for Regional Market 
[Satellite News 01-10-12] African telecom Intersat Africa announced Jan. 10 that it has entered into a partnership agreement with teleport company Belgium Satellite Services (BSS) to expand their operations and service delivery in the Middle East and African...
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| 01.10.2012 |
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Dish Network Launches Aggressive New Service, Hardware Campaign
[Satellite News 01-10-12] Pay-TV operator Dish Network has kicked off 2012 with a slew of service enhancements, offerings and hardware. The company announced Jan. 9 that it signed new contract agreements with ViaSat and Univision Communications, expanded its...
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| 01.04.2012 |
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Forthnet Hopes Ka-Sat Broadband Launch Pays off in Greece, Cyprus
[Satellite News 01-04-12] Greek telco Forthnet made a significant strategic move last November in launching its new Forthnet Satellite Broadband service on Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat satellite. Forthnet Chief Commercial Officer Yiannis Kavaklis told Satellite...
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| 01.01.2012 |
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Samer Majali CEO, Gulf Air
Gulf Air, based out of Bahrain and one of the largest airlines in the Middle East, aims to be one of the most progressive in terms of providing in-flight entertainment and connectivity services. The airline is going one step further than most by offering live...
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| 01.01.2012 |
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European Spectrum Management
If all goes right, Europe’s new multi-annual spectrum policy should be put into place in the next few months. The Radio Spectrum Policy Program (RSPP) covers all use of spectrum, with satellite mentioned several times. This RSPP was first proposed by...
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| 12.09.2011 |
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LightSquared Brings More Than 30 Wholesale Customers to its Political Table
[Satellite News 12-09-11] LightSquared’s quest to challenge a perceived 4G LTE market duopoly in the United States has been anything but easy. Plagued by interference issues surrounding nearby GPS signals and scrapping with the U.S. Federal...
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| 12.02.2011 |
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ViaSat U.K. CEO Confident Company Can Have Strong U.K. Impact
[Satellite News 12-02-11] ViaSat U.K. is making a concerted effort to target the government and enterprise market in the United Kingdom with a slew of new products and services. Late last month the company announced that it was introducing new SurfBeam...
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| 12.01.2011 |
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Panasonic Avionics Takes Off in 2011
[Satellite News 12-01-11] One of the in-flight connectivity market’s biggest success stories this year was Panasonic Avionics, as the company dramatically expanded its X-series service contract network. The global communication suite, which includes the...
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| 11.28.2011 |
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Turkish Airlines Making Slow Progress with IFE Strategy
[Satellite News 11-28-11] Turkish Airlines (TA) is looking to ramp-up its in-flight connectivity options to passengers. The airline is working with Panasonic Avionics on developing new solutions and options for passengers. The original deal between the two...
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| 11.15.2011 |
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Investors Give O3b CEO Vote of Confidence with New Satellite Funding
[Satellite News 11-15-11] SinceformerCEO Greg Wyler founded O3b Networks in 2007, the operator has stuck to a future strategy based on its original mission statement, which is outlined in the initials that make up the company’s brand name. O3b stands...
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| 11.01.2011 |
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Middle East and Africa: Rich Pickings for Satellite Players?
The Middle East and Africa remain fertile grounds for satellite with the demand for capacity significantly increasing. Yet, with fiber rollouts growing, do these markets still represent a golden opportunity for satellite? At a time of gloomy reports from the...
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| 09.01.2011 |
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Airlines Ready to Jump into Connectivity Battle
Airlines operate in an increasingly competitive market and in-flight connectivity could become a key method of gaining passenger loyalty. A number of airlines are now looking to strike deals to bring state-of-the-art connectivity systems on planes. The good...
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| 06.01.2011 |
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Universal Service Funds Look For Right Technology Mix
Market forces alone might not be enough to attain universal service in the broadband era. The satellite sector should endeavor to find its place in the array of technologies supported by mechanisms like the U.S. Universal Service Fund. The average reader...
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| 06.01.2011 |
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The Great (Broadband) Leap Forward
The world of satellite broadband is about to see the results of a revolution in satellite capacity. In Europe, Ka-Sat is getting ready to enter service. In North America, ViaSat-1 is expected to be launched before the end of 2011, and the similar Hughes...
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| 05.27.2011 |
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AT&T Exec Outlines U-Verse Threat to Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 05-27-11] At the end of 2010, AT&T and Verizon had between them around 6.5 million direct TV subscribers, giving ample evidence of the threat of telcos to both cable and satellite pay-TV providers in the United States. In the first...
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| 05.17.2011 |
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Broadband Prices Falling Dramatically — ITU
[Satellite TODAY 05-17-11] The price for broadband service is falling dramatically across the globe, according to the ITU. According to recent figures, consumers and businesses are paying on average more than 50 percent less for high-speed Internet...
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| 05.13.2011 |
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NBN Negotiations Yield Multimillion-Dollar Broadband Contracts with Australian Satellite Operators
[Satellite News 05-13-11] Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN Co.), the entity in charge of the country’s planned Internet connectivity program, has contracted satellite operator Optus to provide an interim satellite service that will form...
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| 05.03.2011 |
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Australia’s ACMA to Negotiate C-band Satellite Spectrum Allocation Deal with Operators
[Satellite News 05-03-11] The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has requested meetings with regional C-band satellite operators to negotiate spectrum allocation so that the country’s television broadcast services can meet growing...
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