| FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
 Over the past year, some industry analysts have expressed concerns that IP-provided voice, video and data services would render satellite obsolete. They claimed that IPTV would dismantle the satellite broadcast sector and that telecoms would back satellite cellular services into a corner. Now that the dust is settled and IP-satellite hybrid services and dual-mode handsets are being discussed and developed as revenue drivers, let it be known that there is plenty of space for both IP and satellite to compete and work together.
Another common misconception of IP is that it is the new kid on the telecommunications block and that its partnership with satellite is breaking new ground. In their Via Satellite article, "IP and Satellite: Communication Worlds Merging," writers Greg Berlocher and Dan Freyer point out that enterprise video networks have employed IP since the late 1990s, and the technology hs been used in satellite Internet backbone connectivity links, corporate VSAT and consumer applications with huge benefits in terms of cost savings and network flexibility. What is new about IP technology is its supporting products and media have reached the point where there are more options for enhancement and the ability to fully utilize the speed of its connectivity.
— Jeffrey Hill, News Editor.
TOP STORY
Polish IPTV Market Exhibits Potential for Telecom Success
TP Group, the largest telecom in Poland, is one of an increasing number of operators complementing its IPTV offering with satellite service. The launch of an IP-satellite service is considered “a big step forward” for the operator, Dominique Lesage, TP’s director in charge of content, told Satellite News. According to Lesage, TP is not looking to sell TV as a standalone offer. ..More»
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INDUSTRY NEWS
EchoStar to Offer IP-Prime Video Transport Services
EchoStar Satellite Services has launched an IP-Prime conversion program designed to provide continued delivery of U...More»
Qtel Launches IP VPN Service in Qatar
Qtel, a telecommunication solutions provider based in Qatar, has launched a new global Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) service for local, regional and international business, the company announced Mar...More»
Türk Telekom Selects Envivio Encoding Platform for IPTV Launch
Türk Telekom has selected Envivio Inc...More»
Newtec will unveil two mobile TV space products — the AZ810 stream aggregator and the HZ914 multistream satellite receiver, the company announced April 9...More»
International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) saw yearly revenues increase by 18 percent at $29...More»
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INDUSTRY FOCUS
Global Economic Environment Makes Future of Digital Signage Less Certain
In today’s economy, advertisers for large retail organizations are forced to do more with less while balancing the need to engage with their customers and promote their products with economic viability. Tim Tang, marketing director for HughesNet Digital Signage services, said that IP- and satellite-delivered digital signage projects are capital-intensive programs, even in a good economy...More»
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 EXECUTIVE INSIGHT
IPTV Americas CEO: IP Service Offering Essential in Latin American Market
IPTV Americas (IPTVA), a satellite-based IPTV solutions provider, is searching for outside investments as it looks to go to the next level of its growth strategy, CEO Alvaro Gazzolo told Via Satellite. IPTVA signed a deal in February with SES New Skies for space on the NSS-806 satellite, enabling IPTVA to offer an end-to-end satellite-delivered IPTV distribution solution to all telecoms and cable operators’ headends in Latin America and the Caribbean....More»
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CONTRACTS
ND SatCom, in cooperation with SES Astra, received a two-year frame contract from African VSAT service provider Q-Kon for SkyWAN VSAT units, ND SatCom announced...More»
NDS Wins Russian IPTV Deal
NDS has secured a contract win with Comstar-United TeleSystems (Comstar), a subsidiary of Russian company Sistema, to supply a number of services, including content protection and a next-generation user interface, NDS announced...More»
Net Insight has won a transport solution deal with Italian satellite operator Telespazio, Net Insight announced...More»
Satconsult, based in Ghana, has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for high-speed, low-latency IP trunking from O3b Networks, the company announced...More»
Newtec signed a deal with Horizon Satellite Services of the United Arab Emirates to provide a FlexACM solution to deliver an increased IP throughput, Newtec announced...More»
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