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| 02.01.2008 |
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Star One President Wants More Regional Focus Going Forward
[Satellite News – 2-1-08] Star One hopes to become more of a force in the Latin America region with the launch of a pair of new satellites, Gustavo Silbert, the president of Star One told Satellite News. The Brazilian operator closed...
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| 02.01.2008 |
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Robert Placek, CEO, Wegener Corp.
Keeping ahead of the technology curve is becoming more important for equipment suppliers, as their customers are demanding the latest advancements to help fuel their business plans and satisfy the demand for content. Wegener Corp. provides equipment such as...
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| 01.25.2008 |
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While Getting Telesat Up And Running, Goldberg Looking For Next Move
[Satellite News – 1-25-08] The acquisition of Telesat Canada by Loral Space and Communications, completed in October, instantly created the fourth largest fixed satellite services operator in the world. The company's 12-satellite fleet is far smaller...
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| 01.22.2008 |
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ViaSat CEO Expands On Broadband Service
[Satellite News – 1-22-08] When ViaSat Inc., primarily an equipment manufacturer, announced that it was partnering with Loral Space and Communications to build and launch what it claims will be the world's highest capacity broadband satellite, it got...
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| 01.17.2008 |
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Demonstration Moves ICO Mobile Service Forward
[Satellite News – 1-16-08] ICO Global Communications Ltd. debuted its new digital video broadcasting-satellite services to handhelds (DVB-SH) service at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. Alcatel-Lucent is providing the...
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| 01.01.2008 |
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Eric Cooney, President and CEO, Tandberg Television
Digital TV solutions company Tandberg Television found itself as the center of attention in 2007 as a variety of suitors stepped up to the plate to try and acquire Tandberg. Arris launched what would become a two-horse race with a $1.2 billion bid for...
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| 12.01.2007 |
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Pascale Sourisse, President and CEO, Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space, one of the major players in the satellite manufacturing arena, has been boosted recently by winning a huge satellite contract in the Middle East. Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) awarded a contract to a joint team of Astrium...
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| 11.01.2007 |
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Anthony Navarra, President, Global Operations, Globalstar Inc.
Globalstar has made its share of headlines throughout the past year, though not always for reasons the company would prefer. In December, the satellite operator awarded a contract to Thales Alenia Space for 48 second-generation satellites. The first of these...
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| 10.01.2007 |
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Frank McKenna, President, International Launch Services
Approximately a year after becoming an independent company, International Launch Services Inc. (ILS) was in the midst of a record year in 2007 before a September Proton failure interrupted the company’s momentum. ILS was formed in 1993 by Lockheed Corp...
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| 09.12.2007 |
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Michael Butler, COO, Inmarsat
Inmarsat’s announcement earlier this year that the company planned to enter the handheld market is a bold statement of intent. The company aims to be a key player in the handheld arena and its president and COO Michael Butler told Satellite News that...
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| 09.01.2007 |
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Maxime Saada, Managing Director, Canalsat
With more than 5 million subscribers, Canalsat is the leading pay-TV operator in France and the second biggest direct-to-home operator in Europe behind BSkyB. As part of the Canal+ Group, a major producer of French pay-TV channels and one of the top channel...
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| 08.07.2007 |
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Amy Gwinn, Director of Satellite Services, TCS
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) is one of six prime contractors in the U.S. Army's $5 billion Worldwide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract awarded in 2006. The contract provides users with a single-source, turnkey, rapid-response solution for U.S...
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| 08.01.2007 |
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T. Ahmed Rufai, CEO, Nigerian Communication Satellite Ltd. (Nigcomsat)
Africa remains a hotbed of opportunities for satellite operators, but what traditionally has been a market reserved for international operators is finally seeing some homegrown competition. Nigerian Communication Satellite Ltd. (Nigcomsat), a public-private...
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| 07.27.2007 |
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Bill Squadron, President of IP-Prime division, SES Americom
SES Americom and partner Hiwire have launched a test of a digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV service they claim will deliver twice the channels and higher-quality pictures than other mobile TV services. SES Americom and Hiwire, a subsidiary of...
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| 07.26.2007 |
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Amin Bassiouny, Chairman, Nilesat
Middle East satellite operator Nilesat is judging bids to manufacture its new 201 satellite and expects to make a decision “imminently,” possibly before the end of August. “We still have clients waiting, so we need to have this new satellite...
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| 07.11.2007 |
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Eben Greyling, CEO, MultiChoice Africa
DTH in Africa is a hot topic this year with Multichoice’s pre-eminence in the region likely to come under threat from Gateway Broadcast Services, which is looking to tap into the demand for affordable pay-TV across the region. Gateway Broadcast...
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| 07.01.2007 |
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Ed Horowitz, President and CEO, SES Americom
Broadcasting remains the main revenue driver for satellite operators, but the means of delivering that service is changing constantly. Internet protocol (IP)-based services are likely to be the next big fundamental shift in broadcasting, says Ed Horowitz...
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| 06.25.2007 |
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Dumrong Kasemset, Executive Chairman, Shin Satellite
One of the most ambitious satellite broadband programs taking place anywhere in the world is Shin Satellite's IPStar initiative, which aims to deliver cutting-edge satellite broadband services to corporations and users across Asia. So far, it is proving a...
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| 06.14.2007 |
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Scott Chase, Chairman, SATELLITE 2008/2009
Scott Chase, chairman of SATELLITE 2008 and 2009, has been involved in the global communications satellite industry for more than 25 years, beginning in 1981, as a public relations professional at Communications Satellite Corp. (Comsat). In 1986, Chase joined...
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| 06.11.2007 |
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Khalid Balkheyour, CEO, Arabsat
Arabsat is one of the leading satellite operators in the Middle East and a key bandwidth provider to broadcasters, pay-TV operators and other businesses in the region. The dynamics of the industry landscape were directly affected by the January launch failure...
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