Satellite Sector Needs to Work on its PR Problem
8.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
It’s not often that I have the time these days to write stories. But, the chance to collaborate with Associate Editor Mark Holmes on our two-part education series provided me with one of those opportunities. I look forward to interviewing and writing... read more

Philip Harlow President and COO, Xtar
8.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
Former CapRock CTO Philip Harlow has found a new position as Xtar’s president and COO, responsible for the growth and strategic direction of Xtar’s global X-band business as well as overseeing management, marketing and technical aspects of the... read more

Chello Multicanal MD Plots New Growth Path Following Acquisition of Teuve
8.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
Chello Multicanal is a leading channel provider in Spain and Portugal and part of the Chellomedia Group. Earlier this year, Chellomedia acquired Teuve, a group of TV channels previously owned by Spanish cable operator ONO. These have now been integrated into... read more

Technology News
8.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
M2 Global Enhances Satellite Hybrid Coax Drop-In Features Microwave component supplier M2 Global has extended... read more

Services News
8.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
Spacenet Introduces Emergency VSAT Service Offering Spacenet has introduced its Emergency Communications... read more

Contracts News
8.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
Astrium to Develop ReUsable Upper Stage Launcher The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded Astrium a two-year... read more

Executive Moves News
8.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
Eutelsat Appoints Two Board Members Eutelsat Communications has appointed two members to its board. Francisco... read more

Technology News
7.01.2010 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
Iridium Releases 9602 Transceiver Iridium Communications is rolling out its Iridium 9602 satellite data... read more

Securing Your Network: Satellite Users Have Many Concerns, Options
8.01.2010 | Via Satellite | By Greg Berlocher
Regardless of whether data is transmitted via radio wave, fiber optic strand or copper cable, if the network the data rides on interconnects with the Internet, the data is at risk. For many years, satellite networks were isolated, private affairs enjoying... read more

Space Focusing on Upper Level Students Workforce
8.01.2010 | Via Satellite | By Jason Bates and Mark Holmes
While organizations such as the Space Foundation focus their education efforts on younger students and their teachers, the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI), puts its focus into the university level, says Robert Bell, the SSPI executive... read more

Europe Prepares for WRC-12
8.01.2010 | Via Satellite | By Gerry Oberst
European preparations for WRC-12, the next World Radiocommunication Conference, scheduled to be held Jan. 23 through Feb. 17, 2012, in Geneva, Switzerland, have begun in earnest. As usual, the agenda for the WRC-12 is packed. The International... read more

Wall Street Reform and the Satellite Sector
8.01.2010 | Via Satellite | By Owen D. Kurtin
President Obama was expected to sign into law in July the Dodd-Frank Act, the most extensive reform of financial services regulation since the Great Depression. The reforms look to be far more extensive than what Wall Street hoped for, including a substantial... read more

Is ATC a Wise Investment?
8.01.2010 | Via Satellite | By Max Engel
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... read more

FCC Responds to Comcast
8.01.2010 | Via Satellite | By Raul Magallanes
Where there is a will there is a way… or a “third way” in U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lingo. In its June 17 open meeting, the FCC released a Notice of Inquiry in order to re-examine the regulatory classification of... read more