http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:03:04 EDT Providers of Ka-band “mobility services” achieved a significant milestone in March: the conclusion of a European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations’ (CEPT) Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) decision regarding Earth Stations on Mobile Platforms (ESOMPs). In... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/40969.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT While operators lose subscribers in the United States, telcos in Latin America have taken advantage of the delay in Over-The-Top (OTT) services launching locally to embrace the over-the-top business model as their own. The rise of over-the-top content services such as Netflix has been hailed around the world... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/40846.html Mon, 1 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Technological developments are rapidly enhancing mobility and efficiency in satellite service: new bands are being explored for industrial service delivery, and innovative satellite applications increasingly help put new users on the grid. While the satellite industry enhances its value to investors and end... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/40647.html Fri, 1 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EST One of the lesser known results from this year’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) was a new resolution designed to improve the ITU rules for small satellites called nano- and pico-satellites. New resolution 757 calls on the ITU radiocommunication sector to examine procedures that apply to... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/39485.html Mon, 1 Oct 2012 0:00:00 EDT A little more than a year ago, in our September 2011 column, we asked what is UNIDROIT and why were satellite operators saying such bad things about it? The question now is what role should the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have in overseeing a space asset registry that was adopted in UNIDROIT... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/39279.html Sat, 1 Sep 2012 0:00:00 EDT Policy makers in both the United States and the United Kingdom are examining their rules on the accident liability of launch providers and satellite operators. The U.K. Space Agency (UKSA) initiated a consultation at the end of May 2012, with comments due at the end of August, on liability provisions in the... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/39147.html Wed, 1 Aug 2012 0:00:00 EDT One of the more interesting resolutions to come out of the ITU’s 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) was initially called the “Common Heritage” resolution. What will be the impact of Resolution COM5/11 (WRC-12) now provisionally numbered as Resolution 11 and titled “Use... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/39010.html Sun, 1 Jul 2012 0:00:00 EDT Much of the technical background work behind the international radio regulations (RR) of the ITU is prepared in the period between world radio communication conferences by the ITU-R Study Groups. The study groups prepare draft recommendations, reports and handbooks in the radio communication sector. Further... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/38770.html Fri, 1 Jun 2012 0:00:00 EDT International outer space treaties may not be totally suited to modern commercial practices on transfer of ownership of communications satellites. This seems to be the conclusion of a recent symposium held by the legal subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (UN... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/38700.html Tue, 1 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT A recent report from from an event held at McGill University’s Institute of Air and Space Law discusses the increasing problems posed by space debris in satellite orbits and the legal/regulatory issues that must be faced. Guidelines for minimizing the possibility of creating space debris are in place... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/38524.html Sun, 1 Apr 2012 0:00:00 EDT