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| 04.17.2013 |
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Thuraya Exec Still Sees Asia as Major Growth Engine
[Satellite TODAY 04-17-13] Thuraya has boosted its position in Latin America by extending its GSM roaming coverage to 11 additional countries across the Americas in partnership with leading telecommunications providers, Claro and Telefónica. With these...
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| 12.01.2012 |
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Year in Review: Industry Leaders Review 2012
With a series of new developments in electric-propulsion, high-throughput and Ka-band satellites as well as industry consolidation, 2012 has been quite a year in the satellite industry. There have been many talking points among industry watchers. But, what...
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| 09.01.2012 |
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Jay Monroe Chairman and CEO, Globalstar
MSS operator and service provider Globalstar has spent the last two years financing and launching 24 new satellites that it hopes will bring the company’s Duplex service back into full capacity. With the last of its next-generation satellites heading...
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| 07.01.2012 |
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Services News
C-Com Adds Russian Language Support C-Com Satellite Systems has added Russian language support to its iNetVumobile antenna systems. C-Com says this feature is being made available to address the growing demands of the Russian market. The iNetVu7000 series...
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| 07.01.2012 |
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Risk Factors: LightSquared Bankruptcy and Globalstar Arbitration
In April, we reported on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) suspension of the conditional waiver of license conditions it had granted in 2011 to ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) operator LightSquared to allow the satellite operator to...
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| 06.01.2012 |
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MSS Operators: New Constellations, New Technology Challenges
The MSS sector has become a hive of activity in recent years, with aggressive moves by a number of the key protagonists as they look to position themselves for future growth. With exciting new technology investments, it is very much a sector to watch. MSS...
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| 06.01.2012 |
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ITU Satellite Work Between the Radio Conferences
Much of the technical background work behind the international radio regulations (RR) of the ITU is prepared in the period between world radio communication conferences by the ITU-R Study Groups. The study groups prepare draft recommendations, reports and...
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| 05.01.2012 |
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FSS and MSS: Blurring the Lines
At SATELLITE 2012, one of the most frequently discussed subtexts to more familiar topics was the blurring of the lines between fixed and mobile satellite service (FSS and MSS). In fact, Via Satellite’s Satellite Executive of the Year, Matt Desch, CEO of...
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| 05.01.2012 |
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Satellite Associations: Which Battles Do They Need to Win?
Satellite associations aim to protect the industry’s interests, but which battles are they prioritizing? Across different regions of the world, associations are looking at ways in which they promote satellite solutions and make sure satellite still...
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| 03.19.2012 |
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Pearce Sets Different Tone for Inmarsat, Iridium Rivalry at SATELLITE 2012
[Satellite News 03-19-12] While the MSS sector story of 2011 changes depending on which executive you speak to, the common thread between competitors is that the year was dominated by a significant dynamic shift in a different direction. Inmarsat, an operator...
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| 03.01.2012 |
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Via Satellite's Satellite Executive Of The Year, Matt Desch, CEO, Iridium Communications
Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch continues to build the company into an impressive force on the MSS landscape. After achieving nominee status in 2010 for Via Satellite’s coveted Satellite Executive of the Year, in 2011, Desch has gone one better...
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| 03.01.2012 |
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Samer Halawi CEO, Thuraya
The MSS market is currently one of the most dynamic markets in satellite and Thuraya Telecommunications Company, the Middle East-based MSS operator, is looking to expand its presence in the sector, particularly in markets like Asia. The operator is now under...
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| 03.01.2012 |
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Winds of Change Blowing Through Milsatcom Market
I would like to start this month’s issue by congratulating Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium, who has been selected as our 2011 Satellite Executive of the Year. It is always hard to pick a winner, but Desch scored highly against all the important metrics in...
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| 12.01.2011 |
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Iridium Changes the Game
I have always liked Iridium, at least the new Iridium that followed the bankruptcy of the original, mobile phone-focused Iridium. One of the things that I have liked most about Iridium is the way the operator established an ecosystem in which different...
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| 08.01.2011 |
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Vizada to Merge with EADS Astrium Following $969 Million Acquisition
[Satellite News 08-01-11] European Aeronautics Defence and Space Co. (EADS) acquired independent satellite and mobile communication services provider Vizada from private-equity fund Apax France for 673 million euros ($969 million). According to analysts, the...
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| 05.17.2011 |
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Telenor Connexion Beefs up North American Presence
[Satellite TODAY 05-17-11] Telenor Connexion, a provider of M2M solutions to business for life critical applications, has made a series of new...
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| 05.01.2011 |
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Mobile Satellite Service and 911 Calls
Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) carriers that provide interconnected, two-way voice services must be fully equipped to handle 911 emergency calls. This means that providers must establish call centers to receive satellite phone emergency calls and then forward...
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| 04.12.2011 |
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Analysts: MSS Industry Looks to Build on Gains Made in 2010
[Satellite News 04-12-11] The MSS sector has undergone some significant changes during the last year, with industry giants such as Inmarsat and Iridium making major moves. While it may have been a difficult economic time, MSS...
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| 04.01.2011 |
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ATC OR ASC? Maneuvers Remaking the MSS Sector
Is it really still ancillary terrestrial component (ATC), or should we call it ancillary satellite component? With the U.S. Federal Communications’ Commission’s grant of a waiver in January to MSS operator LightSquared (the former SkyTerra and...
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| 12.01.2010 |
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The World of Disruption
The areas of communications, broadcasting and Internet are developing at a pace that sometimes can be difficult to comprehend. As customers demand better communications, Internet access and video services, the demands on technologies become even greater...
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