ND SatCom Supplies TDF with Turnkey Uplinks
[Satellite Today 08-28-08] ND SatCom, an SES Astra company, will deliver a turnkey redundant 5+1 uplink...

SatService Unveils New Distributor
[Satellite Today 08-28-08] SatService Gesellschaft für Kommunikationssysteme (SatService), a German...

GeoEye Satellite Provides Imagery to Video Games
[Satellite Today 08-27-08]  GeoEye Inc. has provided high-resolution images taken from its Ikonos...

RapidEye Constellation Set For Launch
[Satellite Today 08-27-08] The RapidEye constellation is ready for launch from Baikonur Aug. 29, according to...

Dave McGlade, CEO, Intelsat
David McGlade joined Intelsat as CEO in April 2005, following the company’s acquisition by a group of private equity firms. Since then, McGlade led the acquisition of PanAmSat and... read more 

OverHorizon President Outlines Capital Expenditure Plans
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News 08-26-08] OverHorizon, a new satellite services operator addressing the global mobile satellite communication market, hopes to launch services in the next two years.     In July... read more 

Air Force to Transfer Launch Complex to Space Florida
[Satellite Today 08-08-08] U.S. Air Force Space Command plans to sell Space Launch Complex (SLC) 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., to the state of Florida, the organizations announced Aug. 7... read more 

Launch Vehicles: Key To Industry Performance
Jason Bates and Mark Holmes
The importance of the launch sector to the growth of the global satellite communications industry was highlighted in 2007, as two of the three major providers suffered failures, forcing some operators to... read more 

Boeing's Pulse Assembly Leans Satellite Production
Jeffrey Hill
[Satellite News 08-14-08] By bringing the pulse assembly line to Boeing’s satellite manufacturing facilities, the company intends to reduce production cycle time by 50 percent by the end of the year... read more 

Comtech Promises Business Will Remain ‘As Usual’ For Radyne Customers
Jeffrey Hill
[Satellite News 08-06-08] Customers loyal to Radyne products have nothing to fear over the company's acquisition by Comtech Telecommunication Corp., said Comtech EF Data's senior vice president of strategic... read more 

Bell: 'We Are A Bigger Industry Than Even We Imagined’
Mark Holmes   
[10-12-07 - Satellite News] Throughout the last three years, the global teleport sector has posted revenue growth of 17 percent, while the number of teleports operated by commercial and broadcast companies has... read more 

Inmarsat President Outlines Handheld Strategy
Mark Holmes
[09/12/07 – Satellite News] Inmarsat’s announcement earlier this year that the company planned to enter the handheld market is a bold statement of intent. The company aims to be a key player in the... read more 

Ka-Band: Ready to Make a Business Impact?
Dan Freyer
The Ka-band market looks poised to become a major revenue generator for the global satellite industry. What will the market look like in the future and is it large enough to support the current players as well... read more 

Hedge Funds and the Satellite Industry (Part I)
Owen D. Kurtin
In 2003 and 2004, the satellite industry was abuzz with speculation about the entry of private equity firms into the fixed satellite service sector, and we analyzed many potential positive and negative impacts... read more 

AsiaSat 6 Contract Decision Expected Within Three Months
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News 08-22-08] AsiaSat expects to announce who has won the contract for the AsiaSat 6 satellite in the next three months.     AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson told Satellite News, “We... read more