Connectivity

By Gerry Oberst Combining one of the world’s largest untapped markets for satellite broadcasting with national instincts for bureaucracy and home-grown solutions, the Indian direct-to-home (DTH) market presents both a...

By Peter J. Brown With IPTV, maintaining quality of experience brings its own set of challenges and a greater degree of emphasis on IP network management, operations support systems and...

By Peter J. Brown The rapid emergence of Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) solutions has created quite a stir in satellite circles. The timing is remarkable, as IPTV arrives just as...

By James Careless Talk to many satellite operators in Latin America, and they will tell you the same thing: The Latin American market is not for the faint of heart....

By Jason Bates In a short period of time, digital signage networks have evolved beyond the phase where they are viewed as simply a new technology that provides an interesting...

By Owen D. Kurtin This column has focused extensively over the last two years on the transformation of the satellite sector by private equity purchasers in 2004 and the initial...

With the expiration of its two-year no-compete deal with Intelsat, Loral Skynet is once again offering Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) services to customers in North America. " We have resumed...

Ciel Satellite, which recently announced that Alcatel Alenia Space will build its Ciel-2 satellite, does not expect any further satellite initiatives until at least 2007. David Lewis, president and COO...

WRSP Worldspace Satellite Radio‘s recent financial results and subscriber numbers have been improved, but the company’s stock price has been taken on a short roller coaster ride throughout the past...

Convergence between satellite broadcasting and telecom service took another step forward as the United Kingdom’s British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB) acquired a nationwide broadband network, Easynet. Recently, the satellite pay-TV...