http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2013 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:54:31 EDT In March this year, the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) signed an agreement that will see the RadioAstron satellite mission collaborating with radio astronomy facilities in Africa. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the 5th BRICS summit... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/cover/41218.html Sat, 1 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT Show season is in full swing and after SATELLITE 2013 and NAB, we look forward to CommunicAsia, the biggest event of its kind in its region. Given the size of populations and the potential demand for communications services, Asia has long been a target for many companies in the satellite sector. However... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/ednote/41210.html Sat, 1 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT India has a population of more than a billion people, multiple languages and a developing economy. At the start of the last decade, DishTV had the DTH market pretty much to itself; however, with a number of new entrants in recent years, such as Tata Sky, Bharti Airtel with Airtel TV, and Reliance... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/features/41219.html Sat, 1 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT The emergence of Ka-band satellites and ever-more complex terrestrial networks such as 4G are driving greater network capacity gains. With these networks, the number of connected devices and connected components has grown exponentially. Not surprisingly, the stakes for network management – the... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/features/41220.html Sat, 1 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. government is hungry for cost-effective access to space, and hosted payloads soon may be a tangible option for budget-strapped civil and military users. The Hosted Payload Office in the U.S. Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) expects to announce its long-anticipated Hosted Payload Solutions... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/features/41221.html Sat, 1 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT The hosted payload market has kicked into life in spectacular fashion this year with a number of contracts being announced. With speculation always abound about potential deals to come, 2013 is set to be the year when we see the whole hosted payload market reach new heights. EMC/Arabsat Arabsat and Emerging... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/features/41232.html Sat, 1 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT Intelsat went forward with a long-awaited initial public offering in April dominated by defiant market conditions and challenges arising from the company’s own debt-laden capital structure. The Intelsat IPO went effective on April 18, with the company having reduced the offering price to $18 per common... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/dollarsandsense/41231.html Sat, 1 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT RSC Energia is one of Russia’s main space companies. It plays a key role in the development of space technologies, as it bids to keep Russia at the forefront of innovation in the global space arena. RSC Energia’s president is Vitaly Lopota. Lopota was born in 1950, in Grozny where he began his... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/view/41215.html Sat, 1 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT At SATELLITE 2013, Hughes announced the new Jupiter 2/EchoStar XIX satellite. This satellite will be built by Space Systems/Loral on the SSL 1300 bus and will have 50 percent more capacity than its predecessors Jupiter I/EchoStar XVII and than ViaSat-1, both also built by SSL. With average broadband speeds... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/satellitegetspersonal/41216.html Sat, 1 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT If Facebook asks “What’s on your mind?” and Twitter asks “What’s happening?” who will ask “Where are you?” Well, it turns out that there may be no need to ask that question if an app on your smartphone is already reporting your location to others.  ... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/satellitepolicies/41217.html Sat, 1 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT