Editorial Insight
Day One: New Blood, Hot Topics
The opening general session of SATELLITE 2010 will look a little different this year — and it has nothing to do with the change in location. FSS consolidation has reduced the number of panelists for “The Big Four: Agenda for the Coming Decade,” and now a change in leadership at Eutelsat Communications also brings a slightly different perspective to the issues at hand... More»

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From the Show Floor
U.S. Broadband Policymakers Overlooking Contributions Satellite Can Provide
Concerns over the U.S. government’s broadband policy was one of the key talking points of the “Financial State of the Industry – Market Trends and Observations” panel at SATELLITE 2010. In particular, Maury Mechanick, counsel, White & Case, was very outspoken in terms of the U.S. government’s reticence to use satellite technologies to reduce the broadband divide across the United States... More»

Cost-Cutting Environment Having Impact on Innovation
Research and development remains the lifeblood of the satellite communications sector, but a difficult economic situation combined with requirements from customers for more reliable communications while cutting costs are playing a larger role in providing the direction for technology innovation, according to the panelists at the “Engineering 2010 Opening General Session: Technology Leaders Speak... More»

Satellite Engineers Work to Solve COTM Efficiency Challenges
Engineers who develop satellite-based comms-on-the-move (COTM) systems face efficiency and bandwidth management challenges with physics that prevent 100 percent signal efficiency, according to a panel of engineers at SATELLITE 2010. The panel session, “COTM: Meeting Military Technical Requirements,” featured viewpoints from across the bandwidth and customer spectrums. Andy Beegan, vice president of engineering at Segovia, said engineering satellite signals to effectively hit VSAT and other small terminals often go unnoticed by the customer... More»

Emerging Market Opportunities Engage Satellite Operators
Satellite industry CFOs believe that with strong capacity demand — particularly in emerging regions — they are set for strong revenue growth over the next few years. In the “Future Financial Investments – Where will the Money go Next?” panel, CFOs from SES World Skies, Intelsat, Telesat and Inmarsat gave a snapshot on where the industry will go next... More»

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