Satellite Telephony: A Vital Link
by Peter J. Brown Wars and natural disasters strike this planet far too frequently, leaving thousands of victims in their wakes. Satellite technology is vital to the mission of those...
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Dollars And Sense: Video Is Not The End Game For DBS
by Armand Musey Television is about to get more interesting. New technologies are being deployed to DBS set-top boxes everywhere that could change the average couch potato into a member...
Internet Via Satellite: Ka-band and the Internet
by Peter J. Brown Over the next 24 months, Ka-band–@29 GHz–will be moving rapidly from its status today as a somewhat minor league player in the satellite-based Internet realm to...
A Look Ahead: 2001's Triumphs And Tribulations
by James Careless With 2001on the horizon, it’s time to look ahead to the first real year of the new Millennium (despite all the hype, 2000 was actually the final...
Editor's Insight: Ringing In The New year--A Look Behind, A Glance Ahead
January 1st provides an excellent opportunity to examine events over the past 12 months and to look forward to what the coming year has to offer. The satellite industry has...
GMTV finding way onto BSkyB
Breakfast television station GMTV may be close to agreeing a deal with BSkyB for carriage over its digital satellite network – and extending its broadcasting hours in digital homes. The...
Euromed TV ready by February
A new multi-lingual satellite TV channel aimed at the Mediterranean region will be launched at the end of January or the beginning of February, according to RAI president Roberto Zaccaria....
DirecTV Latin America gets a kick out of World Cup
The marketing of DirecTv Latin America’s DBS service in six key South American countries is expected to get a big kick with the acquisition of exclusive broadcast rights to World...
Einstein TV to set theory in motion
Using the name of world renowned physicist Albert Einstein as a teaser, TV-web channel Einstein.tv believes its desire “to feed hungry minds” will help it compete in the crowded universe...
Despite 5 million DTH subs, BSkyB gets "disco fever"
In this case the term ‘Disco’ comes from investment bankers Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MSDW) and its pre-Christmas report on BSkyB and its analysis of Sky’s two key sub- divisions...