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CNN is understood to be planning to open another African news bureaux in addition to its existing activity in Johannesburg, Cairo and Nairobi. Lagos, Nigeria is expected to be the...

Interactivity and bandwidth on demand reside at the nucleus of the new cluster of emerging Ka-band services where the emphasis is on transforming exciting concepts into profitable ventures. And yet,...

by Armand Musey In a market that has been nothing short of cruel to concept-based companies, share prices of satellite radio initiatives have fallen significantly. As of the close on...

By Nick Mitsis The satellite industry emerged strong in 2000 after surviving two dismal years plagued with numerous launch failures and multibillion-dollar business catastrophes. In fact, monolithic business transactions, a...

The Ka-band (18.8-19.3 GHz downstream/28.6-29.1 GHz upstream): Without a doubt, it’s the next great frontier for VSATs (very small aperture terminals). Offering substantially more bandwidth than either C- or Ku-band,...

Worth by Theresa Foley Will the market for satellite broadband be worth a few billion dollars later in the decade, or four to 10 times that amount? The analysts at...

by Phillip Clark The communications satellite program of the People’s Republic of China (China) has frequently posed quite a challenge to Western observers seeking to get an overall picture of...

by David Hartshorn If last year is any indication, 2001 is going to be a milestone for the fixed satellite services industry. Today the industry finds itself at the pivotal...

by Gerry Oberst European regulators have commenced an exercise to review the regulatory needs and problems of the satellite industry, this time in an effort to obtain a comprehensive overview...

News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch has said that the company may not proceed with the planned $40 billion initial public offering of its digital satellite TV conglomerate Sky Global Networks...