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| 06.01.2013 |
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Hosted Payloads: Deal Tracker
The hosted payload market has kicked into life in spectacular fashion this year with a number of contracts being announced. With speculation always abound about potential deals to come, 2013 is set to be the year when we see the whole hosted payload market...
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| 06.01.2013 |
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All Eyes on Hosted Payloads
The U.S. government is hungry for cost-effective access to space, and hosted payloads soon may be a tangible option for budget-strapped civil and military users. The Hosted Payload Office in the U.S. Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) expects to announce...
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| 06.01.2013 |
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Raising the Stakes in Network Management
The emergence of Ka-band satellites and ever-more complex terrestrial networks such as 4G are driving greater network capacity gains. With these networks, the number of connected devices and connected components has grown exponentially. Not surprisingly, the...
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| 06.01.2013 |
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Lack of Capacity Impeding DTH Progress in India
India has a population of more than a billion people, multiple languages and a developing economy. At the start of the last decade, DishTV had the DTH market pretty much to itself; however, with a number of new entrants in recent years, such as Tata Sky...
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| 05.01.2013 |
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End-User Case Study: Mark Nasr, Managing Director, E-Commerce, United Airlines
United Airlines announced in January that it had introduced onboard satellite-based Wi-Fi internet connectivity on the first of its international widebody aircraft, saying that it had become the first U.S.-based international carrier to offer customers the...
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| 05.01.2013 |
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Telcos in Latin America: What is Their Satellite Play?
The demand for communications and video services is placing pressure on telcos in Latin America to come up with creative solutions to meet customer needs. Satellite is becomingly an increasingly attractive option for telcos, whether in the enterprise space...
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| 05.01.2013 |
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All Electric Satellites: Revolution or Evolution?
Jay Gullish, director of Space & Telecommunications at Futron, vividly recalls his reaction last year when Boeing made its groundbreaking announcement about launching two satellites with all-electric propulsion for two different customers – Satmex...
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| 04.01.2013 |
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Compression Challenges in the Broadcast Environment 2.0
There are a number of trends in the broadcast environment relating to the evolution of the codecs for compression and managing the workflow to support more channels and devices. At the high end, the publicity about 4K promises to require considerable new...
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| 04.01.2013 |
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Satellite Succeeding in an IP World
IP rules. That has been the industry’s perception since IP terrestrial technology was introduced almost 40 years ago. Since then, it has become practically ubiquitous. The list of IP-supported products and services seems endless: modems are IP-enabled...
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| 03.18.2013 |
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CaseStudy: Tech Brand ‘Graphically’ Illustrates Power of Research And Visuals to Communicate Thought Leadership Company: Unisys
How do you take a century-old technology provider to government agencies and commercial entities and arm it with media assets strong enough to secure top-tier coverage? How do you grab the media’s focus away from tech and data juggernauts like Google...
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| 03.01.2013 |
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Fighting Satellite Interference on All Fronts
Whether accidental from improper equipment installations or deliberate from government factions jamming news broadcasts, interference remains the industry’s costliest threat as satellite enters new mass markets to deliver consumer broadband, airborne...
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| 03.01.2013 |
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Regional Focus: Africa
South Africa: DTH Operators Assess Market Dynamics Rooftops of Marrakech With a population of just over 50 million people, South Africa is one of the world’s most interesting DTH markets as operators battle for new business there. Two operators...
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| 03.01.2013 |
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Shale Gas Boom Set to Expand
The shale gas revolution has seen the United States turn around its bleak energy position from a massive importer to a future of self-sufficiency within the next two decades. This revolution was achieved on the back of the right set of conditions above...
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| 02.01.2013 |
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Satellite Executive of the Year: The Nominees for 2012
Last year, we announced that Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium was the Satellite Executive of the Year for 2011 after a brilliant performance in maximizing the MSS operator’s long-term potential. Now, exclusive to the digital edition of Via Satellite, we...
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| 02.01.2013 |
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Middle East and Africa Remain Key Hotspots for Satellite
The current landscape of satellite operators in the region includes several players who have been in the business for some time now: Arabsat, which has been building satellites at a healthy pace, plays in the VSAT, broadcast and telecoms spaces; NileSat...
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| 02.01.2013 |
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Antenna Industry: Tuned to Future of
Satellite Communications
The companies that supply transmission systems for use on the ground and aboard spacecraft must continuously innovate as satellite operators strive to meet their users’ growing demand for telecommunications services. Yet even as they overcome daunting...
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| 01.01.2013 |
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Broadcasters Roundtable: Developing Markets
Broadcasters in markets such as Central and Eastern Europe and Africa are all facing some of the same challenges that broadcasters are in markets such as Western Europe and North America. In this exclusive roundtable, we talk to some broadcasters in key...
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| 01.01.2013 |
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Payloads: Seeking the Holy Grail of Flexibility
Surges in throughput along with changing business needs in an environment of scarce spectrum are driving the move toward what many consider the holy grail of satellite design -- flexible payloads. A whole new generation of satellites, including Inmarsat-5 and...
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| 12.01.2012 |
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Carrier ID Comes into Its Own
After years of industry debate, technical collaboration and finally, a singular focus to push for a single standard, Carrier ID has arrived and could mark a key turning point in the battle against satellite interference. Coming off the heels of the 2012...
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| 12.01.2012 |
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As Industry Roles Change, Tensions Rise Between Satellite and Teleport Operators
The role of the teleport operator in the satellite eco-system could be changing as satellite operators themselves look to offer services that have traditionally been the preserve of these operators. Is the sense of harmony between satellite and teleport...
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