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| 10.01.2012 |
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Pac-Man Gets Swallowed: DigitalGlobe Acquires GeoEye
On July 23, earth-imaging provider DigitalGlobe Inc. announced that it agreed to acquire competitor GeoEye Inc. for approximately $900 million. GeoEye’s principal shareholder, private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, agreed to vote its shares in...
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New Phase for Satellite Broadband in United States
Bloomberg has reported that Dish Network will be offering satellite broadband to its customers sometime this fall. This offering will use EchoStar 17 (previously known as Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter) to provide broadband service to up to two million...
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| 10.01.2012 |
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Airlines Ramp Up Connectivity Plans
Airlines have dramatically upped their plans to offer in-flight connectivity and entertainment services. While great news for the satellite industry, the increasing value placed on the in-flight services market has sparked a polarizing debate on whether it...
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| 10.01.2012 |
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Universal Service: Balancing Interests
Universal Service is intended to ensure availability of affordable telecommunications services across an entire country. Telecoms operators in competitive markets are obligated to provide universal service and to contribute to a universal service fund. But...
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Nano- and Pico-Satellites
One of the lesser known results from this year’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) was a new resolution designed to improve the ITU rules for small satellites called nano- and pico-satellites. New resolution 757 calls on the ITU...
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Tom Choi CEO, Asia Broadcast Satellite
Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has been in the headlines a lot in recent years, as it has aggressively expanded its fleet of satellites as it looks to build a strong new pan-regional operator. This year, the operator made an interesting strategic decision in...
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Political Will Can Accelerate Space Industry Progress
I would like to start off by reflecting on the passing of U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, who was not only a true icon of the space industry but of life in general. The entire Via Satellite team would like to pass on our condolences to his family. We are now...
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| 09.01.2012 |
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Broadband Satellite in Europe: Making Headway?
Broadband via satellite has long been touted as the best solution for isolated areas that have no terrestrial connection, but it is also a big business for the satellite and telco operators that combine it with their TV and radio services. So, how does...
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Compression Technology In the Next Generation Broadcast Environment
The evolution toward more advanced video compression codecs is creating new opportunities and challenges for content providers. The transition from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 has helped to shrink the bandwidth required for SD and HD programming, but the transition...
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| 09.01.2012 |
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Earth Observation: New Dynamics
The demand for Earth observation imagery is increasing across the globe. The market is also entering a more sophisticated phase, as providers look to offer more than just basic images to enterprises and governments. The Earth observation (EO) market now has a...
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Europe News
Avanti Rolls Out Pay-As-You-Go Hylas-1 Internet Service Avanti Communications has launched its new Pay-As-You-Go high-speed Internet connection service across Europe with no monthly subscription fees. Avanti will offer a high-bandwidth Ka-band service that...
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South America News
Gilat Expands SkyEdge 2 Deal with Panama’s C&W Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by Cable & Wireless Panama (C&W) to provide a SkyEdge 2 broadband network that will be used to deliver broadband Internet and telephony connectivity...
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| 09.01.2012 |
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Asia Pacific News
Inmarsat Deploys OnAir Service on Two Asia Pacific Airlines Japanese airline ANA will deploy Inmarsat SwiftBroadband on its international routes starting in mid-2013. Inmarsat said the Wi-Fi services, which are being provided by its distribution partner...
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North America News
Lockheed Martin Completes On-Orbit Testing with First MUOS Satellite Lockheed Martin has completed on-orbit testing of the first U.S. Navy next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system. The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite...
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Executive Moves News
GlobeCast Australia, Optus TV Name New CEO After Lattin Retires GlobeCast Australia CEO Mike Lattin has retired, but will continue with the company in an advisory role. Simon Farnsworth has been named to the CEO role, effective immediately. Farnsworth...
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| 09.01.2012 |
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Africa/Middle East News
ECS, OH TV Partner on Massive Satellite, IPTV Hybrid Service Offering European Communication Services (ECS) has partnered with OH TV to offer joint broadcast and IPTV services to the African broadcast market and various regions around the world, the companies...
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The Space Version of ‘Too Big to Fail’
In columns during the last four years, we have looked at the effects of the recession on the satellite and space sector. We decried bailouts of the financial services and automobile industries under the justification of being ‘too big to fail’...
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David Lyle CEO, National Geographic Channels U.S.
National Geographic is a powerful brand with broadcasting channels that can be found around the world, which make valuable editions to any pay-TV platform. However, like most broadcasters, it is faced with a new set of challenges as it looks to monetize its...
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New ITU Role in the UNIDROIT Space Asset Protocol
A little more than a year ago, in our September 2011 column, we asked what is UNIDROIT and why were satellite operators saying such bad things about it? The question now is what role should the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have in overseeing a...
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| 09.01.2012 |
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Dominant Carrier Regulation: Why and When it is Necessary
When telecoms companies capture large portions of the market, supplementary regulatory intervention is appropriate. This is the case when companies achieve Significant Market Power (SMP), which might be equated to acquiring about half the market share in a...
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