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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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MSS Operators Take Familiar Mass-Market Consumer Mindset
MSS players have come a long way in recent years. Savvy operators like Inmarsat, Iridium and Globalstar are looking beyond niche markets for growth. The question is, can MSS technology become part of the mainstream? If some of the Mobile Satellite Services...
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| 01.01.2012 |
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Cellular Backhaul: Where Does Satellite Fit In?
Africa is a double-edged sword for satellite players. The continent has a population of more than one billion people, a majority of which are still not connected to high-speed services. However, the rapid onset of fiber could impact the opportunities for...
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| 08.01.2011 |
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Latin America: The New Jewel in Satellite
Exciting government projects, strong demand for capacity and economies showing growth even in difficult times — the Latin American region ticks all the boxes to be a lucrative market for satellite. Latin America is fast emerging as an exciting growth...
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| 02.14.2011 |
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EchoStar’s Purchase of Hughes Caps Aggressive Acquisition Strategy 
[Satellite News 02-14-11] EchoStar entered into an agreement to acquire Hughes Communications and its subsidiaries, including its main operating subsidiary Hughes Network Systems, for about $2 billion, EchoStar announced Feb. 14. The...
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| 01.26.2011 |
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SSTL Develops Strand-1 Smartphone Satellite
[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-26-11] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has developed a satellite, Surrey’s Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstrator (Strand-1), containing advanced commercial-off-the-shelf technologies that include a...
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| 01.01.2011 |
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The U.K. Space Industry
In its first year of operation, the U.K. Space Agency (UK Space) recently issued a report on the healthy British space industry. The report is very positive, which should give impetus to government regulators to treat this sector with tender loving care. UK...
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| 10.01.2010 |
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The Underserved of Europe
A single “last mile” is separating European satellite operators from a broadband consumer market potentially worth millions of customers and dollars. Common wisdom has it that broadband have-nots reside mainly in the developing world. This...
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| 06.01.2010 |
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Markets You Cannot Miss: What Will Be Hot
With economic uncertainty continuing to influence activity around the globe, operators and equipment manufacturers need to identify the areas that will be healthy in the future and make smart investments. Maury Mechanick, counsel at White & Case, likens...
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| 06.01.2010 |
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Small Changes May Signal New Era in Asia-Pacific Region
The opening of CommunicAsia comes at what could be the beginning of a new era in the Asia-Pacific region. For many years, the satellite communications sector has viewed the region with a sense of frustration, as governments throughout the market placed...
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| 03.30.2010 |
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Telecoms Attack FCC Broadband Regulations, SkyTerra Acquisition
[Satellite News 03-30-10] Google, Verizon Communications and AT&T have joined forces to challenge the reach of certain U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations involving the mobile satellite industry, which were outlined in the National...
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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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| 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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| 02.03.2009 |
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Broadband Stimulus Bill Light on Satellite Opportunities
[Satellite News 02-03-09] In its current form, President Obama’s nearly $6 billion proposed Broadband Stimulus Bill mentions satellite applications only twice in its 258 pages. The first mention of satellite comes as an order to...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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JSAT Mobile CEO Outlines Market Opportunity in Japan
[Satellite News 11-28-08] JSAT Mobile CEO, Kei Shibuya, said the reasons behind his company’s strategic move to team up with Stratos Global to form a company targeting the MSS space was based around the company’s history in the FSS sector...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Reducing the Digital Divide
Satellite broadband initiatives are plentiful in Asia, with companies such as Thaicom, Optus and BB Sat looking to use the latest satellite technology to reduce the digital divide in countries throughout the region. Asia and Pacific — Broadband and...
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| 10.31.2008 |
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Yahsat CEO Explains Broadband Strategy
[Satellite News 10-31-08] Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) is the latest satellite operator to believe there potentially is strong demand for satellite broadband services in the consumer market as well as the enterprise and government market...
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| 09.26.2008 |
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MSV Satellite-Cellular Deal Aims to Answer Criticism
[Satellite News 09-25-08] Two important moves have happened recently in the realm of satellite cellular communications – TerreStar Corp. sold its remaining shares in SkyTerra Communications to private equity firm Harbinger Capital Management and other...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Satellite Broadband And Politics In Burma
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. But in the case of certain satellite broadband...
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| 05.06.2008 |
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MSV Moving Ahead On Inmarsat Deal, Posts Revenue Increase For Quarter
[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 signed with Inmarsat plc in December, the company...
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