http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2008 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:31:06 EDT The European Commission has acted as an observer at committees and conferences of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) since 1988. Now a proposal is on the table for Europe to give the Commission a “negotiating mandate” for some ITU issues which could effectively put the European Union... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/23645.html Tue, 1 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Reform of the overall electronic communications regulatory framework remains the main regulatory topic in Europe this year. Twin themes of technology and service neutrality are part of the European Commission’s core principles for reforming spectrum regulation, but the satellite industry has mixed... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/23234.html Sun, 1 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Is the satellite industry green? The issue of the environmental impact of satellites was raised by Eutelsat CEO Giuliano Berretta at the SATELLITE 2008 conference in February. “It’s the only type of transmission that works on solar energy,” he said during the opening panel session. “I... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/22875.html Thu, 1 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT Europe took a closer step toward creating a common space policy in December when it adopted amendments in the Treaty of Lisbon to permit the European Union to participate in the space field. The European Parliament also took a small step in the same direction in mid-February when its subcommittee on Security... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/22445.html Tue, 1 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT Europe, as well as the rest of the world, is gearing up for the switchover from analog to digital television, and since digital TV will use radio spectrum more efficiently, there is a mad scramble arising for the use of the “digital dividend” that will result from the change. Because new digital... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/22104.html Sat, 1 Mar 2008 0:00:00 EST The contrast between U.S. and European spectrum allocation responsibilities reveals a central difference in management. The European structure, however, may change in the next couple of years, with possibly a large impact on satellite operators. When the U.S. Federal Communications Commission manages... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/22055.html Fri, 1 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST The big topic on the regulatory front in Europe for 2008 will be the proposals the European Commission released in mid-November to amend the electronic communications regulatory framework. The package is jammed full of controversial issues, many of which will affect the satellite industry.  The... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/21685.html Tue, 1 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EST The satellite industry must seek to persuade policy makers at the highest international level as well as at the national and regional level of the need to protect existing satellite operations in the C-band (3.4 gigahertz to 4.2 gigahertz) from interfering terrestrial wireless applications. When this article... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/21595.html Sat, 1 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST In the second half of 2007, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a batch of consultations and regulations that affect the burgeoning satellite broadcasting industry in India. A big burst of activity took place in August and September, as the regulator described comments it received on... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/19460.html Thu, 1 Nov 2007 0:00:00 EDT Evidence of satellite communications services can be found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. In my family’s safari travel through Zambia and Botswana in August we saw numerous signs of satellite services in areas where other communications sources could be hard to obtain. We transited through... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/19076.html Mon, 1 Oct 2007 0:00:00 EDT