Author: Gerry Oberst

The Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) apparently is following a new "get tough" approach with member states that do not follow the rules on putting communications...

The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) has been especially active recently, and in early April released its latest report, "Space-based services in Europe." The report’s goal is to investigate challenges...

Only a few months before a defunct Russian Cosmos satellite smashed into an operational Iridium satellite, the Council of the European Union was debating a draft Code of Conduct for...

Satellite communication licensing fees are a normal part of the cost of doing business in this industry. There are times, however, when governments lose sight of the financial structure of...

Is the security threat to satellites from possible terrorist acts being taken sufficiently seriously? The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) thinks not and issued an article in January, titled "The...

Efficient Use of Satellite Orbits and Frequencies The Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) plans to hold a one-day workshop May 6 in Geneva, on the efficient use of

What’s eating the European Commission about observing international radio regulations of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)? And how much authority will the Commission be given in pending legislative changes to...

Europe is working on a substantial overhaul to the regulatory framework for electronic communications, with changes large and small that will affect the satellite industry. One series of changes, which...

Green Satellite Update This column noted in May that the satellite industry was starting to make the case that it is environmentally responsible against the backdrop of the concern over climate change

European satellite operators had their summer plans cut short when the European Commission in early August issued the structure for selecting mobile satellite service (MSS) systems in the 2 GHz...