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Editorial Insight
Competition Remains Driving Force in Satellite
 As FSS CEOs reminded everyone Tuesday, at the heart of business is competition, which drives companies to innovate and keeps prices as low as possible. It’s the reason FSS players want to see more launch vehicles and more satellite manufacturers in the market, and it’s the reason bandwidth consumers want the FSS operators to have more capacity available...More»
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From the Show Floor
Sector Must Address Launch, Interference
New Eutelsat CEO Michel de Rosen made a strong impression on the ‘The Big Four: Agenda for the Coming Decade’ opening panel at SATELLITE 2010, joining fellow executives from Intelsat, SES and Telesat to address issues such as launch services, Ka-band strategies, interference and growth potential in different markets ...More»
Satellite Companies Find Growth Opportunities in Partnerships
Spurred by the challenging global economy and the rapid march of technology, satellite companies are increasingly are looking to partnerships as a way to boost their bottom lines, cut risk and find new areas for growth, panelists said Monday at SATELLITE 2010. Particularly in tough times, companies look to work together to share risk, combine ideas and find new markets for their products and services, said Peter Shaper, CEO of CapRock Government Solutions, a Fairfax, Va ...More»
HD Lessons Will Make 3-D TV a Short-Term Reality
Of all the end-to-end technical components involved with delivering quality 3-D HD television to broadcast consumers, satellite operators and content providers are ready and willing to roll out the next-generation entertainment service, according to executives on SATELLITE 2010’s panel, “3-D TV Long-term Play or Fad?” ...More»
Military and Industry Officials Hope FCSA Contract Improves Communications
U.S. military officials responsible for procuring commercial satellite communications services and the companies that serve those needs are abuzz over a new contracting mechanism they hope will streamline the federal government’s relationship with private industry ...More»
Markets You Can't Miss Include Mobility, Broadband, CIVETS
An overflow crowd of executives eager to hear good news listened intently as Maury Mechanick, counsel at White & Case, moderated a panel reviewing the hottest markets for satellite products and services. Mechanick likened the pursuit of a particular market by a business to betting on a particular horse in a race ...More»
Launch Providers See Overcapacity
Launch service providers said there are plenty of launch services in the market, despite FSS operator concerns about the lack of competition in this arena expressed in the opening panel of SATELLITE 2010 ...More»
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