http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2012 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 7:21:09 EST Africa is a double-edged sword for satellite players. The continent has a population of more than one billion people, a majority of which are still not connected to high-speed services. However, the rapid onset of fiber could impact the opportunities for satellite. With the cellular market seeing increasing... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/voice/38028.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST MSS players have come a long way in recent years. Savvy operators like Inmarsat, Iridium and Globalstar are looking beyond niche markets for growth. The question is, can MSS technology become part of the mainstream? If some of the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) technology and handset rollout announcements... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/voice/38029.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Gulf Air, based out of Bahrain and one of the largest airlines in the Middle East, aims to be one of the most progressive in terms of providing in-flight entertainment and connectivity services. The airline is going one step further than most by offering live TV as part of its overall service to passengers... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/voice/38036.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Exciting government projects, strong demand for capacity and economies showing growth even in difficult times — the Latin American region ticks all the boxes to be a lucrative market for satellite. Latin America is fast emerging as an exciting growth market and presents a real opportunity for satellite... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/voice/37147.html Mon, 1 Aug 2011 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 02-14-11] EchoStar entered into an agreement to acquire Hughes Communications and its subsidiaries, including its main operating subsidiary Hughes Network Systems, for about $2 billion, EchoStar announced Feb. 14.     The transaction, which has been approved by the boards of... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/voice/36153.html Mon, 14 Feb 2011 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY Insider 01-26-11] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has developed a satellite, Surrey’s Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstrator (Strand-1), containing advanced commercial-off-the-shelf technologies that include a smartphone payload, the company announced Jan 24... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/voice/36009.html Wed, 26 Jan 2011 0:00:00 EST In its first year of operation, the U.K. Space Agency (UK Space) recently issued a report on the healthy British space industry. The report is very positive, which should give impetus to government regulators to treat this sector with tender loving care. UK Space was set up in April and is in the midst of a... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/voice/35806.html Sat, 1 Jan 2011 0:00:00 EST  A single “last mile” is separating European satellite operators from a broadband consumer market potentially worth millions of customers and dollars. Common wisdom has it that broadband have-nots reside mainly in the developing world. This is, of course, largely true. In its 2009 report... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/voice/35107.html Fri, 1 Oct 2010 0:00:00 EDT The opening of CommunicAsia comes at what could be the beginning of a new era in the Asia-Pacific region. For many years, the satellite communications sector has viewed the region with a sense of frustration, as governments throughout the market placed national pride above economic sense, and the desire to... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/voice/34078.html Tue, 1 Jun 2010 0:00:00 EDT With economic uncertainty continuing to influence activity around the globe, operators and equipment manufacturers need to identify the areas that will be healthy in the future and make smart investments. Maury Mechanick, counsel at White & Case, likens the pursuit of a particular market to betting on a... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/voice/34094.html Tue, 1 Jun 2010 0:00:00 EDT