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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...

TV Travel Group has completed its first venture outside the UK and plans to launch TV Travel Shop in Germany after signing a joint venture agreement with German tour operator...

As a follow-up to the Franco-African summit in Yaounde, Cameroon’s communication minister Jacques Fame Ndongo presided over the inauguration of satellite broadcasts by the Cameroon Radio Television Corporation (CRTV). The...

Einstein.tv, the science and technology TV-web channel, has gone live on Sky Digital (channel 576) and on the Internet. Marking the birth of the new station, the LG Electronics sponsored...

Rome’s appeals court has suspended the pre-emption clause written into contracts between Tele+ and the major clubs in Italy’s Serie A, thus ruling partly in favour of rival Stream, on...