http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2012 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 9:42:19 EST LightSquared’s plans to deploy a terrestrial LTE network using L-band satellite frequencies was dealt a serious blow by reports that government testing found that its proposed LTE service caused significant interference with around 75 percent of general-purpose GPS receivers. Furthermore, another set... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/satellitegetspersonal/38188.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST I have always liked Iridium, at least the new Iridium that followed the bankruptcy of the original, mobile phone-focused Iridium. One of the things that I have liked most about Iridium is the way the operator established an ecosystem in which different companies could use the Iridium network to provide... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/satellitegetspersonal/37898.html Thu, 1 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST Vodafone Germany wants to migrate its broadband DSL subscribers to its own LTE wireless network because it is paying Deutsche Telekom 500 million euros ($719.18 million) annually for the use of its wired network. According to a recent news story, the planned LTE network offers adequate bandwidth to replace... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/satellitegetspersonal/37524.html Sat, 1 Oct 2011 0:00:00 EDT According to the Satellite Industry Association’s 2011 State of the Satellite Industry Report, satellite equipment sales are up and consumer GPS hardware is singled out as one of the drivers. What the SIA does not mention is that this commercial industry is built on a non-commercial foundation. In a... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/satellitegetspersonal/37146.html Mon, 1 Aug 2011 0:00:00 EDT The world of satellite broadband is about to see the results of a revolution in satellite capacity. In Europe, Ka-Sat is getting ready to enter service. In North America, ViaSat-1 is expected to be launched before the end of 2011, and the similar Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter satellite is planned for... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/satellitegetspersonal/36704.html Wed, 1 Jun 2011 0:00:00 EDT Once again a North American satellite broadband provider has a new owner. Following WildBlue’s acquisition by ViaSat, Hughes Network Systems is being purchased by EchoStar. Is it possible that broadband companies just can’t make it on their own? Actually, the two cases are totally different... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/satellitegetspersonal/36363.html Fri, 1 Apr 2011 0:00:00 EDT Satellite radio (specifically Sirius and XM) was created with the idea that such a service could offer more specialized programming than conventional terrestrial radio. A broader range of more specialized content would gain a profitable audience by aggregating demand from a continental landmass. No ordinary... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/satellitegetspersonal/35997.html Tue, 1 Feb 2011 0:00:00 EST As I write this, the biggest news in the mobile satellite world is TerreStar’s bankruptcy. On the long road to the deployment of TerreStar’s ATC network, TerreStar has hit another bump. Only time will tell what will happen when TerreStar emerges from bankruptcy, but what has really interested me... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/satellitegetspersonal/35606.html Wed, 1 Dec 2010 0:00:00 EST In this column my focus largely has been satellite services at the consumer level. There is another way to look at this, however, and I was reminded by the recent announcement of big Ka-band plans for Inmarsat. Personal satellite services also invoke images such as Dick Tracy and his wrist phone (though it... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/satellitegetspersonal/35088.html Fri, 1 Oct 2010 0:00:00 EDT Ever since the FCC opened the door to the use of satellite spectrum for terrestrial networks, it has seemed like a case of the tail waging the dog. It is nearly impossible to construct a scenario in which a major portion of the users of an ATC (ancillary terrestrial component) network would actually use the... http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/satellitegetspersonal/34558.html Sun, 1 Aug 2010 0:00:00 EDT