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| 06.01.2013 |
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Hosted Payload Sector Could Have Seismic Year in 2013
Show season is in full swing and after SATELLITE 2013 and NAB, we look forward to CommunicAsia, the biggest event of its kind in its region. Given the size of populations and the potential demand for communications services, Asia has long been a target for...
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| 05.01.2013 |
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Intelsat’s IPO Announcement Comes as No Surprise
Satellite is often a technology that has labels. It is often labeled as a “last resort” technology, and satellite investments are often seen as “low risk, low reward” which can sometimes across as withering or faint praise. The...
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| 04.01.2013 |
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Ultra-HD: How Much Better Can Things Get?
Every year, the NAB trade show presents us with a chance to assess the ever-changing broadcast landscape and identify the next big technological advance, which is shaping up to be Ultra-HD TV. The new standard is creating a great deal of excitement, as...
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| 03.01.2013 |
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Our 2012 Satellite Executive of Year Revealed
I would like to congratulate Tom Choi, CEO, Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) who I am proud to name as our Satellite Executive of the Year for 2012. As always, it was a great competition and we had a terrific set of nominees, which included Khalid Balkheyour of...
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| 02.01.2013 |
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Strong Leadership Remains a Hallmark of Our Industry
We are getting very close to announcing our Satellite Executive of the Year Award winner for 2012, which is always an exciting and interesting process for our team. This month’s digital edition of Via Satellite will contain our selected nominees for the...
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| 01.01.2013 |
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New Kids On The Block Face Challenges
The satellite industry has become known for the stablility of its leadership. For example if you look at our Big Four FSS panel at SATELLITE 2013, three of the CEOs on that panel have been there for many years, with only Michel de Rosen of Eutelsat as the new...
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| 12.01.2012 |
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The Satellite Community and its Role in Helping Other Communities
Hurricane Sandy dominated the news as we watched it unfold and saw the trail of destruction left in its wake. Thanks to satellite technology, we are better able to predict the impact of such natural disasters and minimize the loss of life as much as humanly...
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| 11.01.2012 |
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Strategic Satellite Visions Are About to be Put to the Test
A new era is approaching in the satellite industry. During the next two to three years, you will see key strategies start to come to fruition from some of the largest satellite players. Very soon, Iridium’s NEXT constellation will start to launch. O3b...
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| 10.01.2012 |
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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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Active Summer for Satellite Sector
Though the summer is traditionally a quiet time in the satellite industry, it has certainly not been the case this year. During the course of the last few weeks, we have seen some highly significant moves in a number of different verticals, including...
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| 08.01.2012 |
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Asia and Latin America are the Places to Be — Just Ask Eutelsat
It is always an interesting development when one of the big four FSS operators makes a change at the CEO position. When Michel de Rosen became CEO of Eutelsat in late 2009, the industry wondered what his vision for the company would be and how he would build...
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| 07.01.2012 |
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The Launch Services Market Provides Great Theater
While watching the events unfold of SpaceX’s recent launch of the Dragon spacecraft, it occurred to me just how dramatic the satellite industry can be. The mission, which was aborted in the last second and then successfully launched three days later...
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| 06.01.2012 |
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Asia Providing Many Encouraging Signs for Satellite Players
It may seem cliché, but the Asia region is commonly perceived as some kind of Holy Grail for the satellite sector. Huge populations spread far and wide, combined with low pay-TV penetrations, have provided strong opportunities for satellite growth. In...
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| 05.01.2012 |
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A Billion Dollar Industry in Less Than 10 Years
The satellite industry is full of potential growth markets for operators and technology vendors to exploit. Despite the onset of fiber and wireless networks, the satellite industry appears in good health in both established markets, as well as new markets...
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| 04.01.2012 |
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Telcos Finally Getting Act Together in Video Arena
As editor of a communications publication, I receive a number of press releases related to new research and forecasts on the satellite market. I often think it would be interesting to go back to all the research that was issued in, say 2002, and see whether...
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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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| 02.01.2012 |
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Ambitious Plans Showcase Best of Satellite Sector
It does not seem so long ago that I was making my way to Madrid to interview Petra Mateos-Aparicio, chairwoman, Hispasat, who was deservedly crowned Via Satellite 2010 executive of the year. Fast-forward almost 12 months, and we are getting ready to crown the...
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| 01.01.2012 |
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The African Opportunity: A Mirage or Real?
Early next year, the West Africa Cable System (WACS), an ultra-high capacity fiber optic submarine cable system that will link countries in Southern Africa, Western Africa and Europe, will be switched on, and with one stroke bring a huge of amount of new...
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| 12.01.2011 |
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A Taboo Topic Coming Forward
It may seem odd that satellite interference can be a bit of a taboo subject in the industry, given that the recent Satellite Interference Reduction Group (sIRG) event I attended provides an open forum for discussing new ways of tackling this issue. I suspect...
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| 11.01.2011 |
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Fluid Comms Landscape Offers New Hope to Satellite
According to Simon Bull, a senior consultant at Comsys, 2010 was, “the year of the non-event” for the VSAT industry. As he opened up proceedings at Comsys’ VSAT event in London with this statement, I have to be honest — it was not the...
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