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by Gerry Oberst Can Europe develop a unified satellite policy? European countries more or less coordinate satellite spectrum policies through the European Conference of Post and Telecoms Administrations (CEPT). The...

By James Careless They are the "ends of the earth" as far as the satellite ground station business is concerned: those regional outposts in remote, often extreme conditions. Yet these...

Innovation fueled by pure entrepreneurial fervor. Those two elements have literally created a new market segment for the commercial satellite industry. And now that it is here, hundreds of thousands...

By Peter J. Brown Recovery. Restoration. Continuity. These are not new buzzwords. They have taken on new meaning, however, as a result of the intensified planning and preparation underway throughout...

By Robert N. Wold Welcome to Washington DC. This is where one sightsees. The monuments, the White House, the Capitol, the Smithsonian, and in the spring, the cherry blossoms. It’s...

by Armand Musey Shortly after the beginning of the year, we raised our industry rating on the satellite industry to marketweight from underweight. We believe 2002 was a particularly tough...

By Robert N. Wold   There have been differing opinions as to when commercial satellite news gathering-using transportable uplinks-really began. The first live, remote, transportable-uplinked, satellite-relayed content was indeed "news...

In the near term, volatility in launch insurance and in-orbit coverage will continue as satellite manufacturers and launch services providers struggle to improve their fleets of satellites and rockets. This...

During these times of increased use of commercial satellite equipment and services by the U.S. military, companies looking to do business with the Department of Defense (DoD) need to set...

Ka-band broadband satellite services could get a huge shot in the arm if Hughes Network Systems‘ SpaceWay shows signs of early success, observed Greg Caressi, research director of telecom services...