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Where Goes Galileo?
The European Galileo satellite location system is intended to provide a strategic navigation option that reduces reliance on U.S. management of the GPS constellation. Galileo, however, has had some teething pains, and there still is debate regarding how it...
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David McGlade CEO, Intelsat
Intelsat overseen Intelsat for nearly six years and speaks with Via Satellite Associate Editor Mark Holmes about lessons learned during this time and what is next for the globe’s largest FSS operator. VIA SATELLITE: How has your vision of the...
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To Ensure Satellite’s Future, Some Say Look to the Ground
The satellite industry continues to enhance its offerings in order to both protect its traditional business strongholds and develop new revenue streams. To accomplish this, satellite developers have improved technology for delivering signals. But, the problem...
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OTT Broadcasting: The Next "Once-In-A-Lifetime" Opportunity?
Over-the-top (OTT) broadcasting is seen by many as one of the next big trends in broadcasting and could enable broadcasters and operators to be much more flexible in delivering video services to customers. OTT providers such as Hulu in the United States and...
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Next Generation of Satellite: High Capacity, High Potential
High throughput platforms using spot beam technology and frequency re-use have the potential to become engines of growth for the satellite industry, but will require a change to a consumer-focus approach on the part of satellite operators. The growth in...
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Executive Moves
DigitalGlobe Names Tarr President and CEO Imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe appointed Jeffrey Tarr President and CEO, succeeding Jill Smith. Tarr previously served as president and COO of IHS Inc. DigitalGlobe also named board member and...
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Contracts News
Boeing Captures Military Ka-band Satcom Study Contract The U.S. Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate awarded a $900,000 contract to Boeing to explore ways to modify commercial satellite capabilities to meet military satellite needs. Boeing...
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Services News
Barrett Xplore Launches 4G Network in Quebec Barrett Xplore activated its 4G wireless network in Quebec under the Xplornet brand. The terrestrial wireless network will be complemented by the launch of two new 4G high-throughput satellites —...
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Technology News
Comtech Xicom Introduces Solid-State, X-Band Block Up-Converter Comtech Xicom Technology unveiled its X-BUC block up-converter, which is targeted to commercial and military customers using X-band capacity on Xtar and Wideband Global Satcom (WGS)...
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Looking for Capacity Options in Extended Ku-Band Segment
When prime real estate is too expensive or unavailable, the natural tendency is to look for reasonable alternatives. This same dynamic applies to space segment in satellite communications. Ku-band is divided into two major spectrum segments: conventional and...
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Ensuring Video Quality: Consumer Expectations Growing with Number of Devices
In today’s video environment, multi-screen delivery and over-the-top programming are the catalysts which are leading to fresh thinking by vendors and broadcasters alike. Content providers must deliver content not only over legacy broadcast networks but...
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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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Consumer Broadband Sector Strengthened By New Owners
Once again a North American satellite broadband provider has a new owner. Following WildBlue’s acquisition by ViaSat, Hughes Network Systems is being purchased by EchoStar. Is it possible that broadband companies just can’t make it on their own...
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Philippe Rouxel, Vice President, Worldwide Distribution, France 24
France 24 is one of the leading sources of French and European news around the globe, and the broadcaster wants to build its brand and compete with the heavyweights such as CNN, BBC World News and Al Jazeera. France 24’s strategy includes broadcasting...
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Countdown to New European Regulations in Final Stages
When the European Union amended its electronic communications regulatory framework in late 2009, it gave the EU member states 18 months to implement the new rules. That time is almost up. By May, all countries in the EU are supposed to have set up rules on...
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Enrique Rodriguez Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cisco’s Service Provider Video Technology Group
Cisco is becoming an increasingly important player on the video services landscape. The company signalled its intentions earlier this year when it unveiled its Videoscape services, a TV platform for service providers that aims to combine digital TV and online...
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Pace of 3-D Growth Steadies; OTT TV Moves into Spotlight
It wasn’t that long ago that 3-D broadcasting was the dominant discussion point throughout much of the satellite sector. It was difficult to attend any satellite-related gathering, visit a Web site or pick up any publication (including this one) and not...
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| 03.01.2011 |
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CTOs Seek to Stay Ahead of Technology Curve
By nature, a CTO must be forward looking, concerned with emerging technological developments that can have an impact on business models, provide gains in efficiency, and improve profits. Their vision helps influence both short- and long-range business...
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| 03.01.2011 |
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Satellite R&D Landscape Rich with Promise NASA Space Technology Focus, Military Requirements Driving Future Innovations
Read an exclusive, extended version of this feature here. The satellite sector is poised to see a period of rapid innovation and growth, spurred by the new U.S. National Space Policy, a broadband-hungry military and planned launches of more powerful and...
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| 03.01.2011 |
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Net Neutrality: The New Rules
In February, we looked ahead to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) effort to enact rules to ensure unblocked, non-discriminatory access to the Internet, a regulatory scheme known as Net Neutrality. The FCC issued the Net Neutrality...
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