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Investment bankers Merrill Lynch predict the newly expanded SES Global will be making gross annual profits of more than 2.11 billion euros by 2006. Gross revenues will be topping 2.35...

Telespazio, through its Telespazio Brazil subsidiary, is planning to offer satellite-based telecommunication services to Brazilian-based companies. Its first contract is for a group of local banks. The project includes the...

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon A = Analogue D = Digital 90 degreesE: Yamal 102 D: As mentioned in Transponder Monitor November 7, the...

The European Space Agency’s latest ministerial-level Council meeting (the supreme organ of the agency, composed of member-state government ministers with responsibility for ‘space affairs’), had a surprisingly fruitful meeting at...

UK cable outfit NTL’s attempts to sell its wireless towers and satellite uplink business for up to GBP1.5 billion ($2 billion) has hit problems. Reports suggest that NTL’s favoured bidder...

by James Careless These are tough times not only for the satellite industry, but the global economy in general. But don’t throw in the towel, yet. There are still ways...

by Gerry Oberst The satellite industry needs to be more aggressive in describing how it can contribute to broadband services, certainly in Europe. That is the implicit, although unintended, message...

by Theresa Foley The year 2001 turned out to be one of the more chaotic years on record for the satellite industry, even though the business seemed tranquil compared to...

by Richard DalBello Everyone is worrying about the digital divide. About the information “haves” and “have-nots,” and about a great raging river called “broadband” that could widen the gap between...

by Theresa Foley For the broadband satellite sector, “it is unlikely that 2002 will experience the same level of negative trends faced in 2001,” says consultant Christopher Baugh. “The market...