The Changing HD, Hosted Payload Deals, Political Upheaval, Ka-Band: Middle Satellite Market East
3.01.2012 | Via Satellite | Mark Holmes
The Middle East is a vibrant region for satellite communications. With HD on the cusp of major growth and operators like Yahsat and Arabsat delivering a stock of new capacity to the region, is a new era for... read more
Sam Barnett CEO, MBC Group
3.01.2012 | Via Satellite | Mark Holmes
MBC Group, one of the Middle East’s strongest FTA broadcasters, signed a significant HD agreement with YahLive in December to broadcast its portfolio of high-definition channels. As a result of the deal... read more
Contracts News
3.01.2012 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
SIS Live, Eutelsat Sign New Capacity Leases U.K. satellite uplink fleet operator SIS Live has expanded its satellite capacity lease agreements with Eutelsat Communications. SIS Live has signed new contracts... read more
Satellite Companies Pushing DVB for Improvements to DVB-S2 Standard
2.10.2012 | Satellite News | Jeffrey Hill
DVB has been investigating whether or not it should adopt a specific version of the DVB-S2 standard for satellite broadcast contribution and high speed IP trunking and backbone links... read more 
Ambitious Plans Showcase Best of Satellite Sector
2.01.2012 | Via Satellite | Mark Holmes
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... read more
Eric Klein, CEO, High TV 3D
2.01.2012 | Via Satellite | Mark Holmes
While 2011 was characterized by more sober predictions for the take-up of 3-D TV, there are still many believers among broadcasters in the medium. Most ardent among them is High TV 3D, a broadcaster that... read more
Neelie Kroes Vice President, European Commission
2.01.2012 | Via Satellite | Mark Holmes
The European Commission (EC) shapes much of Europe’s digital and communications policies. One of the big questions facing the EC in recent years is how positive it has been towards using satellite to... read more
Regulatory Uncertainty: A Major Factor in Conflict Areas
2.01.2012 | Via Satellite | By Raul Magallanes
Post-conflict governments in war-torn areas often make it a priority to rebuild their telecommunications networks. This is because it is difficult to advance other rebuilding efforts, such as restoring order... read more
LightSquared Fights Against The Tide as Opposition Mounts
2.01.2012 | Via Satellite | By Max Engel
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... read more
Contracts News
2.01.2012 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
Comtech EF Data Wins Mobile Backhaul Contract in Latin America Comtech EF Data was awarded a $4.1 million contract to provide satellite communications equipment supporting mobile backhaul network expansion to... read more
