[View the story "COMSYS VSAT 2012 (day 1) - Via Satellite's Social Media Wrap-up" on Storify ]COMSYS VSAT 2012 (day 1) - Via Satellite's Social Media Wrap-up Via Satellite Magazine compiles the most relevant social media activity around the COMSYS VSAT 2012 conference in this story. Storified by Via Satellite · Thu, Sep 13 2012 06:28:31
Comsys, the telecommunications consultancy company specialized in satellite and VSAT systems, kicked off their VSAT 2012 annual conference in London yesterday.
COMSYS VSAT2012 starts today in London. Visit iDirect in booth #10: http://bit.ly/NX15DQ #COMSYSiDirect
Major players in the industry such as Hughes, iDirect, Gilat, Inmarsat, Intelsat, SES and Eutelsat are participating in the conference giving presentations and exhibiting during the of the event.
Delegates from 45 countries attending vsat2012SatelliteProME
With the objective of focusing on the "key issues, latest developments and strongest areas of opportunity in the global marketplace," the conference lined up more than 25 speakers for the whole event.
Comsys says that there are almost three million VSATs in service in the marketplace #VSAT2012Via Satellite
Dave Bettinger of iDirect speaking now at VSAT2012SatelliteProME
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iDirect's CTO Dave Bettinger spoke about how the industry is ready for massive growth and the opportunities that implies. This was the common theme among speakers on day one of Comsys’ VSAT2012 event in London: the VSAT market is healthy and opportunities for players across the board are plenty.
Simon Bull, Comsys says demand for VSATs "is exploding". An uber optimistic forecast of the VSAT business. #VSAT2012Via Satellite
Comsys' Senior Consultant Simon Bull says there is definitely a change in the air for the VSAT business.
Pradman Kaul, CEO, Hughes believes there are 14 million households in U.S. which could take satellite broadband services. #VSAT2012Via Satellite
The demand for high-quality data and video services is certainly a key behind the drive for the VSAT industry highlighted in the conference. Segments such as oil and gas, maritime, cellular backhaul, military are bandwidth hungry. The demand for bandwidth, as Bull said “is going through the roof”
ViaSat's Dankberg says satellite businesses need to built on data now, rather than broadcast. Interesting view as always. #VSAT2012Via Satellite
"I think about Ka-band as a business model. It is changing in profound ways. Consumer is the fastest growing. But, you have aero, maritime, defense, backhaul. If bandwidth is the currency, this is the way to deal with them,” Dankberg said.
Folks at #VSAT2012 might be interested in this Ka-Band satellite communications white paper: http://www.satellitespy.net/go/kabwp Stands out from the crowd.Satellite Spy
The social media presence for the conference is limited, but you can always get more details and insights from our editor Mark Holmes who is reporting straight from the conference to our VSAT 2012 E-Daily
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