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| 03.01.2010 |
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Satellite Network Neutrality
Network neutrality is a hot topic in the United States that is generally viewed to apply to Internet services and IP networks. Although this topic arose in the United States and is being debated at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Europe...
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| 02.01.2010 |
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Pay Attention to U.N. Efforts to Create Space Policy
A committee of the United Nations dedicated to the peaceful use of outer space has proposed the creation of a U.N. space policy. Would this be a good thing? Is anybody paying attention to this proposal? The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space...
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| 01.01.2010 |
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Europe’s Regulatory Landscape Shifts
Two important changes to the European legal landscape occurred in November with implications that will spill forward into the satellite field for years to come. First, steps to ratify the European Treaty of Lisbon were completed. The treaty, signed in Lisbon...
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| 12.01.2009 |
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Europe’s Space Ambitions
The European Commission sponsored a two-day conference in October in Brussels to discuss “The Ambitions of Europe in Space.” European big guns Jose Barroso, newly reappointed president of the European Commission; Rainer Wieland, vice president of...
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| 11.01.2009 |
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European Satellite Broadband
Conflicting signals are coming from Europe on the role of satellite infrastructure in future broadband networks. The satellite industry is, of course, insisting to European policymakers that satellite has a crucial role to play. But a brace of European...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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U.K. Government Continues to Overlook Satellite Sector
The U.K. government initiated two consultations this summer that will have an impact on the satellite industry as a whole. Both are initiatives of the newly-renamed Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) — previously the Department of Trade...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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The Environmental Impact of Satellite Communications
The U.K. regulator Ofcom contributed to "Understanding the Environmental Impact of Communications Systems" when it released a study by that name in July. The report, part of Ofcom’s technology...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Satellite Broadband Subsidies
On both sides of the Atlantic, policymakers are devising programs to ensure that citizens have access to broadband services. For its part, the European Union (EU) has included funding for Internet broadband connectivity in the European Economic Recovery...
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| 07.01.2009 |
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Efficient Use of Satellite Slots
The Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) apparently is following a new "get tough" approach with member states that do not follow the rules on putting communications satellites into use on time. The BR...
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| 06.01.2009 |
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Space-Based Services in Europe
The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) has been especially active recently, and in early April released its latest report, "Space-based services in Europe." The report’s goal is to investigate challenges to the development of such services...
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| 05.01.2009 |
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Rules of the Road for Space
Only a few months before a defunct Russian Cosmos satellite smashed into an operational Iridium satellite, the Council of the European Union was debating a draft Code of Conduct for outer space activities designed to avoid such collisions and their resulting...
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| 04.01.2009 |
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Satellite Fees
Satellite communication licensing fees are a normal part of the cost of doing business in this industry. There are times, however, when governments lose sight of the financial structure of the satellite sector in their search for revenues and efficient use of...
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| 03.01.2009 |
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Protecting Satellites From Space Terrorism
Is the security threat to satellites from possible terrorist acts being taken sufficiently seriously? The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) thinks not and issued an article in January, titled "The Need to Counter Space Terrorism – A European...
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| 02.01.2009 |
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Efficient Use of Satellite Orbits and Frequencies
Efficient Use of Satellite Orbits and Frequencies The Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) plans to hold a one-day workshop May 6 in Geneva, on the efficient use of...
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| 01.01.2009 |
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EU versus ITU
What’s eating the European Commission about observing international radio regulations of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)? And how much authority will the Commission be given in pending legislative changes to select satellite operators...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Impact of Potential Changes in European Communications Security
Europe is working on a substantial overhaul to the regulatory framework for electronic communications, with changes large and small that will affect the satellite industry. One series of changes, which could be adopted early next year, would toughen the rules...
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| 11.01.2008 |
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Green Satellite Update
Green Satellite Update This column noted in May that the satellite industry was starting to make the case that it is environmentally responsible against the backdrop of the concern over climate change...
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| 10.01.2008 |
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Europe Adopts Mobile Satellite Selection Procedures
European satellite operators had their summer plans cut short when the European Commission in early August issued the structure for selecting mobile satellite service (MSS) systems in the 2 GHz frequency range. After the European Union Parliament and Council...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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European Space and Security
European policy makers are seeking a more coordinated strategy for using satellite resources for their national security and defense, but these efforts could be stymied by a key legal development in 2008. In...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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European Space Research Funding
Europe funds a substantial number of space-related research projects, with the vast bulk of money in recent years directed to the Galileo navigation satellite system and to the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) program. A recently...
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