Connectivity

Delphi Corp. (www.delphi.com) delivered the first shipment of the new DS300 satellite transceiver modem to Stellar Satellite Communications. The modem, aimed at the asset-tracking market, delivers data via the Orbcomm […]

By Jason Bates The first deregulation efforts in Africa helped establish VSAT networks as one of the leading communications solutions across the continent. Companies such as Gilat and Hughes Network […]

In today’s highly competitive business arena, executive trainers not only are seeking technology that can streamline their training and corporate communications but also advanced network platforms that will enable them […]

Mobile Satellite Services provider MVS (www.mvsusa.com) introduced a new ship tracking solution that uses the Iridium Satellite LLC satellite constellation for short-burst data transmissions. The system provides real-time vessel monitoring […]

If you hear rumors that Echostar Communications Corp. is unhappy about offering a package of channels that are considered family friendly, ignore them. In truth, making Congress happy by providing […]

Globalstar LLC will use its planned system of terrestrial repeaters to boost the availability of its Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) in urban areas and within buildings, but the company also […]

Eutelsat ended 2005 in hectic fashion, closing the saga of its efforts to go public with a successful initial public offering (IPO) Dec. 2 after an earlier false start. With […]

"…Via Satellite can’t be merely good, it will have to be better, striving to be the best…" Those were the words of then Editor and Publisher Irl Marshall, in 1986, […]

By Gerry Oberst With its enormous landmass and advanced space program, the Russian Federation might be expected to have a thriving satellite communications market. But a high-level meeting took place […]

By Peter J. Brown As Hurricane Katrina approached the U.S. Gulf Coast, she let everyone know that well before a natural disaster occurs, officials need satellite links close at hand. […]

By Nick Mitsis and Jason Bates In a year dominated by IPOs and high-profile mergers, it is easy to characterize 2005 as a year of beginnings instead of a year […]

By James Careless Distance learning via satellite is as close you can get to a true killer app. However, to fully provide competitive satellite distance learning solutions, you need to […]

By Owen D. Kurtin Early last year, we predicted that just as the story of 2004 was the entry of private equity firms into the satellite operator sector, the story […]

By Gerry Oberst Europe seeks to decrease barriers to the use of satellite networks. Pending before the Electronic Communications Committee of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) […]

By Peter J. Brown Spreading the news that the Church of Sweden has inked a deal with Satlynx SA to equip all of its 3,500 churches throughout Sweden with satellite […]

By Peter J. Brown In a world where iPods and Slingboxes are part of a new generation of consumer products, satellite TV and satellite radio service providers continue to deliver […]

By Jason Bates As the makeup of the global satellite operators comes into focus, industry attention is shifting toward the regional operators. Industry executives and customers want to know which […]

By James Careless The satellite offices of the major news conglomerates are on the front line for regional, live news coverage that gets global exposure. Today, however, advanced equipment and […]

By Owen D. Kurtin Last year, we predicted that 2004 might go down in history as the year that the satellite business started to rationalize itself, turned the corner of […]

From increased financing to providing connectivity when other technologies failed, the satellite industry achieved a great deal in 2005. It has indeed turned the corner and all indicators point to […]

Project Exploration is a Chicago-based non-profit organization whose goal is to make natural science accessible to the public, especially urban youth. In October 2003, University of Chicago paleontologist Dr. Paul […]

In 1991, Home Depot was well on its way to conquering the home improvement retail market in the United States. At the time, the retailer was supporting 28,000 employees in […]

I recently attended a summit that, in part, brought to the discussion floor the topic of corporate and government distance learning networks and where the next-generation trends and uses are […]

By Gerry Oberst We wrote in our September column about efforts in Europe to reshape media rules and the various ways these efforts could affect the satellite industry. As we […]

By Jason Bates After spending much of the 20th century behind the Iron Curtain, many Central and Eastern European countries are embracing their relatively new economic and political freedoms and […]

by James Careless Carefully, cautiously, Russia is embracing satellite services. Look across the nation and you will see earth stations connecting oil and gas exploration sites, banks, government offices, schools […]

By Peter J. Brown Satellites have always enjoyed an advantage over terrestrial alternatives when it comes to beaming one-way transmissions over vast distances. Broadcasting the same signal to any number […]

By Owen D. Kurtin Earlier this year, this column devoted a four-part series to the earlier-than-anticipated exits of private equity purchasers of Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) companies into initial public […]

Scrambling after the fact, U.S. federal agencies began deploying mobile satellite-enabled communications services to the battered U.S. Gulf Coast to fill gaps in existing commercial, federal and public safety communications […]

By Gerry Oberst The European Commission earlier this year adopted the goal of encouraging member states to achieve the transition from analog to digital television by 2012. The Commission seeks […]