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Concern over the potential loss of C-band spectrum for providing satellite services runs high in the Asia-Pacific region, an area of the globe that relies on the spectrum due to...

The WiMax Forum is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization that certifies and promotes the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16/ETSI Hiperman standard. The Forum...

C-Band spectrum, as well as being used for commercial purposes, is also vital in terms of certain defense strategies. The U.S. The Department of Defense (DoD) “has many radars and...

The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) is an important voice for the satellite industry in the C-band debate. The organization is dedicated to combating the increasing and costly problem...

The Global VSAT Forum is playing a vital role in promoting satellite’s arguments in the C-band debate. The  association of key companies involved in elivering  digital fixed satellite systems and...

Christopher Baugh, president of research and consulting firm NSR, sees WiMax as more of an opportunity for satellite players than a threat to the industry. "Satellite-WiMax ‘inter-working’ will produce a...

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is a  new operator looking to build a successful business in Asia. The company was founded in September 2006 when it acquired Lockheed Martin Intersputnik renamed...

The Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) is the telecoms regulator in Hong Kong and is uniquely placed to assess the needs of satellite and telecoms players in terms of...

Competition for the direct-to-home (DTH) market in Africa is warming up with MultiChoice Africa’s pre-eminence in the region likely to come under threat from Gateway Broadcast Services as the latter...

The Astra 1L satellite has been deployed to its final orbital position at 19.2° East to begin commercial operations, SES Astra said July 11. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite will deliver...