Connectivity

By Peter J. Brown In 2004, global natural disasters and terrorist attacks took a tremendous toll. In the United States, many died and billions in property damage resulted as hurricanes...

By James Careless There is a new word in the TV lexicon: ‘centralcasting’. It is the cost-saving strategy of producing a whole range of TV channels in a central facility,...

by Owen D. Kurtin The re-election of President George W. Bush means that a continued heightened governmental focus on the security aspects of the satellite business to the potential detriment...

by Nick Mitsis Even though increased business applications have emerged within key markets for executives in the global satellite communications industry, the operational side of the satellite arena is slated...

By Peter J. Brown The centuries old Silk Road in Central Asia is by no means forgotten, and yet, it is the IPv6 over satellite traffic on the virtual silk...

By Scott Chase A celebrated warrior, in the heat of action, once cried, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead." Substitute "financials" for torpedoes and much the same sentiment can be...

By Peter J. Brown The satellite sector in China is a mature business, ready for steady growth and eager to leapfrog ahead with as many third-generation satellite solutions as possible....

By James Careless With the first five years of the 21st century nearly over, the satellite industry is looking ahead to the next five years with many questions in mind:...

By Owen D. Kurtin 2004 may just go down in history as the year the satellite business started to rationalize itself, turned the economic corner and positioned itself to take...

by Nick Mitsis As the global commercial satellite industry enters the final months of 2004, business executives are examining which of the undertaken ventures worked and what strategic objectives they...