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by Gerry Oberst Throughout recent issues, this column has described European space and satellite policy. To complete the picture of these past topics it is also useful to focus on...

by Douglas Graham The year 2003 was no banner year for satellite broadband but it is the prelude for stronger business waters. In 2003, however, satellite remained a ship without...

Peter J. Brown With its ability to instantly deliver Internet Protocol (IP)-based video, voice and data anywhere in the world, the satellite industry is simply giving the public and private...

By Nick Mitsis Business Television (BTV) applications for medium- to large-sized companies have begun diversifying, enhancing and developing into strategic tools within corporations. Computer monitors are now second nature for...

By James Careless Back in the 1980s, Russia was the next big opportunity for Western satellite equipment manufacturers. Despite being the world’s largest country and the first nation in space,...

by Christopher Mecray In perhaps one of the best examples of corporate health schizophrenia in recent years, the aerospace/defense industry is enjoying some of the best of times and enduring...

People AGI: Names Regional Sales Director Jeffrey McCrindle is now eastern regional sales director for AGI. In this new position, he will manage all field teams serving the eastern United...

Satellite Puts Canada’s Native Communities on Television by James Careless It was not so long ago that Canada’s native peoples weren’t often seen on domestic television. At best, Hollywood stereotypes...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced Monday that its board of directors has accepted the resignation of Phil Condit, 62, as chairman and CEO. The aerospace giant named Lewis E. Platt, 62,...

SES Astra, an SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] subsidiary, has recently received contracts to provide one-way satellite broadband services to households in Germany, Hungary and the United Kingdom. In Germany, SES...