BRICS Emerging Powers in Satellite
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Mark Holmes
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... read more
Via Satellite Asia
Via Satellite Asia offers an unprecedented look at the satellite markets in Asia with a large collection of interviews spanning key markets such as cellular backhaul, DTH and in-flight connectivity. We interview major corporations in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, India, Japan, and Thailand to offer a unique set of insights into how major corporations in Asia are using satellite. Read this issue...
Hosted Payload Sector Could Have Seismic Year in 2013
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Mark Holmes
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... read more
VIEW FROM THE TOP
Vitaly Lopota President, RSC Energia
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Mark Holmes
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... read more
BROADCASTERS CORNER
Dave Alpert VP of Operations & CTO, HBO Europe
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
HBO is one of the world’s major broadcasting brands, and an innovator in bringing content to audiences worldwide. The company, which has a very strong presence in North America, is also looking at ways in which it can boost revenues in Europe. Dave... read more
INDUSTRY NEWS
Africa / Middle East
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a Enters Full Commercial Service The Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a satellite has... read more
Asia Pacific
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
AsiaSat Signs Landmark Hosted Payload Deal AsiaSat and GeoMetWatch have announced a strategic partnership to... read more
Europe
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
Hispasat Expands Satellite Broadband Network Gilat Satellite Networks and Hispasat have signed a deal to... read more
Executive Moves
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
Arianespace Appoints Le Gall Replacement Arianespace has appointed Stéphane Israël as its new... read more
North America
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
DISH Network Makes Bold Move for Sprint Nextel DISH Network Corporation has announced its intentions to... read more
South America
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
Elara Comunicaciones Helps Rural Towns In Southeast Mexico Benefit from New Satellite Project Elara... read more
Lack of Capacity Impeding DTH Progress in India
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Mark Holmes
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... read more
Raising the Stakes in Network Management
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Anne Wainscott-Sargent
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... read more
All Eyes on Hosted Payloads
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Anne Wainscott-Sargent
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... read more
Hosted Payloads: Deal Tracker
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
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... read more
COLUMNS
Intelsat IPO Unable to Cure Long Term Problems
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | By Owen D. Kurtin
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... read more
Geolocation: The Next Privacy Frontier
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Raul Magallanes
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... read more
Satellite Broadband: Size of Satellite Just One Part of the Equation
6.01.2013 | Via Satellite | Max Engel
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... read more
