Author: Staff Writer

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. [SAT] has awarded the contract to build its Asiasat 4 satellite to the Hughes Space and Communications subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corp. [GMH]. The contract...

Surviving a launch failure, especially early on the company’s development, can be the most significant obstacle to overcome. Such was the case facing Sea Launch. Indeed, Sea Launch President Will...

By Clayton Mowry So much has been written in this magazine and other trade publications regarding the impact of U.S. export control laws on the satellite industry that you’d think...

By Gerry Oberst It used to be that law enforcement officials had a relatively obvious way to ensure legal access to satellite communications–get a court order to wire tap a...

By James Careless Satellites continue to represent a critical component of any TV broadcasters’ business. For instance, it’s satellites that truly make ABC-TV a network. That’s because “we distribute all...

By Marc Crossman and Aileen Chen For investors of companies that provide direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting, net subscriber additions during a period are commonly used as an indicator of the health...

By Theresa Foley Europe, the home of the third and fourth largest satellite operators in the world, continues to grow in demand and attract new players to its satellite services...

By Peter J. Brown Data is flowing everywhere, and in every conceivable form, from synchronized data to opportunistic data. It is seen as an essential part of e-commerce, t-commerce (for...

By Jorn Christensen The World Radiocommunication Conference, WRC-2000, was held in Istanbul, Turkey from May 8 to June 2. More than 2,500 delegates from more than 140 countries attended this...

By Robert N. Wold The high-technology industry that designs and manufactures communications satellites had its beginnings only 40-some years ago. It has already stirred a potpourri of fascinating corporate sagas,...