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| 02.01.2012 |
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LightSquared Fights Against The Tide as Opposition Mounts
LightSquared’s plans to deploy a terrestrial LTE network using L-band satellite frequencies was dealt a serious blow by reports that government testing found that its proposed LTE service caused significant interference with around 75 percent of...
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| 12.01.2011 |
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Iridium Changes the Game
I have always liked Iridium, at least the new Iridium that followed the bankruptcy of the original, mobile phone-focused Iridium. One of the things that I have liked most about Iridium is the way the operator established an ecosystem in which different...
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| 10.01.2011 |
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The Slow Death of DSL
Vodafone Germany wants to migrate its broadband DSL subscribers to its own LTE wireless network because it is paying Deutsche Telekom 500 million euros ($719.18 million) annually for the use of its wired network. According to a recent news story, the planned...
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| 08.01.2011 |
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The Split Personality of Satellite Navigation
According to the Satellite Industry Association’s 2011 State of the Satellite Industry Report, satellite equipment sales are up and consumer GPS hardware is singled out as one of the drivers. What the SIA does not mention is that this commercial...
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| 06.01.2011 |
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The Great (Broadband) Leap Forward
The world of satellite broadband is about to see the results of a revolution in satellite capacity. In Europe, Ka-Sat is getting ready to enter service. In North America, ViaSat-1 is expected to be launched before the end of 2011, and the similar Hughes...
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| 04.01.2011 |
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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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| 02.01.2011 |
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The Success of Satellite Radio
Satellite radio (specifically Sirius and XM) was created with the idea that such a service could offer more specialized programming than conventional terrestrial radio. A broader range of more specialized content would gain a profitable audience by...
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| 12.01.2010 |
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EchoStar’s Interest in TerreStar May Involve Future of Video
As I write this, the biggest news in the mobile satellite world is TerreStar’s bankruptcy. On the long road to the deployment of TerreStar’s ATC network, TerreStar has hit another bump. Only time will tell what will happen when TerreStar emerges...
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| 10.01.2010 |
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Inmarsat Lays Down Personal Marker – Will Others Follow?
In this column my focus largely has been satellite services at the consumer level. There is another way to look at this, however, and I was reminded by the recent announcement of big Ka-band plans for Inmarsat. Personal satellite services also invoke images...
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| 08.01.2010 |
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Is ATC a Wise Investment?
Ever since the FCC opened the door to the use of satellite spectrum for terrestrial networks, it has seemed like a case of the tail waging the dog. It is nearly impossible to construct a scenario in which a major portion of the users of an ATC (ancillary...
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| 06.01.2010 |
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Broadband Blooms
Years ago, I did a study on terrestrial versus satellite broadband. At the time, not so long after the failure of initiatives such as Teledesic, it was easy to be negative about satellite broadband. Satellite broadband was slower and more expensive than...
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| 04.01.2010 |
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Consumers May Have Larger Impact on Space in Future
When considering commercial space one thinks of satellites. When one thinks about the intersection of commercial space and consumers one thinks of satellite TV, GPS, broadband over satellite and the like. Thus, it has always been and thus it shall ever be...
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| 02.01.2010 |
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Satellite Voice... Again
In the first quarter of 2010, AT&T plans to begin offering Terrestar’s satellite voice service as part of selected AT&T wireless plans, and this may be the time that satellite voice comes into its own. Satellite phone service does not have a...
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| 12.01.2009 |
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Why ViaSat Acquired WildBlue and Why WildBlue Needed It
At the beginning of October it was announced that ViaSat was buying WildBlue. What made this a good idea for ViaSat? What made it worth paying the $568 million needed to acquire WildBlue? Primarily, ViaSat needed a retail marketing arm for the broadband...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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Satellite Video and Hybrid Networks
The DTH sector is doing well, however, the business has two potential long-term problems. These might be seen as bandwidth quantity and offering quality, and both can be addressed through the use of hybrid networks. Availability of bandwidth is a constant...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Hybrid Satellite Networks in the Consumer ‘Space’
In the commercial satellite world the idea of hybrid networks has become increasingly important. Hughes Network Systems, for example, now sees itself as a network management firm and offers not just satellite but DSL, cable and wireless access as well. This...
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| 06.01.2009 |
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The Satellite Industry in Bad Times: Broadband
In my last column, I concluded that direct-to-home (DTH) video was more vulnerable to bad economic times than wholesale video distribution or VSAT services. This month I consider broadband satellite. If wholesale satellite services are less subject to bad...
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| 04.01.2009 |
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As Economy Slows, Trends Point to Tough Times for DTH Providers
With the continuing economic collapse, people in every industry are wondering how their particular sector will perform. In the satellite sector, there has been considerable opinion that satellite would do well. I believe that this is generally true...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Serving Consumers Benefits Business Customers as Well
I want to discuss an interesting comment made at a Hughes Network Systems’ analyst day in June regarding potential target markets for satellite broadband services. The comment came in a discussion of...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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Point-To-Many Points Remains Satellite’s Greatest Strength
I have discussed the basic business models for direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting (wholesale and retail) and the implications of these models for the structure of the organization that provides them. I also have noted that in order to provide DTH directly to...
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