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Peter J. Brown Asia remains fragmented when it comes to the state of the regional economy. Although news in mid-November of a second large IPO in the Asian telecom sector...

By Nick Mitsis Satellites are still the best way to reach multiple points with large quantities of content in the most economical way. Even so, applications like Internet streaming have...

By James Careless Arguably, buying a rocket these days just got more interesting. With the virtual disappearance of the non-geosynchronous (NGSO) market and a cyclical downturn in geosynchronous (GSO) launches,...

by Armand Musey To the very end, Echostar CEO Charlie Ergen swore that if his Dish Network and DirecTV were not allowed to merge, the DBS companies were doomed to...

People Spectrum Astro Promotes New Executives Spectrum Astro promoted Daren Iverson to vice president of contracts and finance and CFO. His new duties include the oversight and management of Spectrum’s...

by James Careless Club Med’s Columbus Isle in the Bahamas: the name conjures up images of sun, sand and luxurious leisure. For Club Med Management Information Systems Director Mario Fernandez,...

Zonevision has formed an alliance with Zee-Turner in Asia to launch its Reality TV channel in India. The channel will launch on Feb. 1, 2003. The deal was announced on...

Microspace, operator of one of the largest business satellite broadcasting networks in the world, has hooked up with New Skies Satellites to broadcast real-time, IP-based information to thousands of locations...

Satellite and fiber are complementary, not competing technologies. Yet, with more fiber infrastructure in the ground, there clearly will be more pressure on satellite infrastructure, despite it having a far...

Premiere, the Germany pay-TV operator, continues to show strong signs of progress as its rehabilitation continues. In November, the operator had a net growth of 50,000 subscribers, pushing it beyond...