Global Sporting Events Provide Test for Broadcasters in New Media World
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Mark Holmes
The World Cup will take place in Africa for the first time, presenting unique challenges for broadcasters such as ITV, one of the biggest broadcasters in the United Kingdom. “This is a massively complicated world event which means that the technical... read more
3-D Hype Will Outrace its Market Potential
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Jason Bates
3-D HD broadcasting technology has been developing at a nice, quiet pace. Demonstrations at communications shows around the globe were followed by measured services introductions and an abundance of consumer market research. In March, Eutelsat Communications... read more
VIEW FROM THE TOP
David Gelerman CEO, Chairman, Advantech Wireless Broadband
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
David Gelerman did not set out to serve the satellite sector when he founded Advantech in 1988, but more than 20 years later, he has positioned the Canadian company as one of the leading suppliers of communications network components and solutions for... read more
BROADCASTERS CORNER
Canada’s Broadcasters Prepare for Challenge of Vancouver 2010
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
One of the major events in 2010 is the Winter Olympics, in Vancouver in February. The global spectacle will boost the local economy and make Canada the focus of global media attention during February. Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, a... read more
INDUSTRY NEWS
Technology News
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
Parallel Upgrades SatManage Network Suite Parallel, recently acquired by iDirect, has launched a new version... read more
Services News
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
ArabSat, NileSat Broadcast Channel for Turkish Government ArabSat and NileSat have agreed to help the Turkish... read more
Contracts News
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
AsiaSat Signs Vietnam DTH Deal AsiaSat signed a capacity deal with Vietnam Multimedia Corp. (VTC) for... read more
Executive News
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
EMS Appoints Executive Director to Maintain Clearance License U.S. facility clearance license laws have... read more
Award News
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
World-Link Communications Receives Gold Service Provider Status from Inmarsat World-Link Communications, a... read more
Teleport Operations: New Technologies Help Cut Cost
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Greg Berlocher
There are a few primary areas which have the biggest impact on a teleport operator’s bottom line and/or the ability to improve service delivery. These broad areas include: space segment, network management systems, electricity consumption and network... read more
Satellite Executive of the year 2009: The nominees are...
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Jason Bates, Mark Holmes, Jeffrey Hill
Khalid Balkheyour, CEO, Arabsat Arabsat is expected to post double-digit percentage increases in revenues and profits, as operational revenues jumped from $157 million in 2008 to $192 million in 2009, and EBIDTA improved 68 percent in the same period. But the... read more
COLUMNS
Pay Attention to U.N. Efforts to Create Space Policy
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Gerry Oberst
A committee of the United Nations dedicated to the peaceful use of outer space has proposed the creation of a U.N. space policy. Would this be a good thing? Is anybody paying attention to this proposal? The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space... read more
Satellite Broadband’s Future
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Owen D. Kurtin
The December closing of ViaSat’s $568 million cash and stock acquisition of Ka-band satellite broadband provider WildBlue, following November’s $75 million cash investment by SES into Google-backed startup O3b, which plans to provide high speed... read more
Satellite Voice... Again
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Max Engel
In the first quarter of 2010, AT&T plans to begin offering Terrestar’s satellite voice service as part of selected AT&T wireless plans, and this may be the time that satellite voice comes into its own. Satellite phone service does not have a... read more
To Attach or Not to Attach?
2.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Raul Magallanes
The ability to attach devices to the public telephone network seems to make so much common sense now, but there was a time when this was not possible. Until the 1970’s, the AT&T monopoly prohibited network attachments. This was done under the... read more
