Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite News 06-07-10] Former CapRock CTO Philip Harlow has found a new position at XTAR as its president and COO, responsible for the growth and strategic direction of XTAR’s global […]

[Satellite News 06-08-10] Consistent with the recovering global economy, the Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) “State of the Satellite Industry Report,” released June 8, showed continued growth across all satellite sectors […]

What do the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Nashville’s floods, California’s wild fires, vegetation stress and military intelligence operations in Afghanistan have in common? According to DigitalGlobe Vice President of […]

On the first day of its military Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP) performance period, contract winner Intelsat General received an emergency task order from the U.S. Navy to supply connectivity […]

Former CapRock CTO Philip Harlow has found a new position at XTAR as president and COO, responsible for the growth and strategic direction of Xtar’s global X-band business as well […]

[Satellite News 06-07-10] DigitalGlobe Vice President of U.S. Defense Sales Steve Wood recently secured a one-year Crisis Event Service (CES) imagery agreement with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), which […]

[Satellite News 06-04-10] Since losing control of the Galaxy 15 satellite April 5 after a solar flare instigated an anomaly, FSS operator Intelsat has faced simultaneous challenges beyond the loss […]

[Satellite News 06-01-10] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) and International Launch Services (ILS) were selected to build and launch the Anik G1 multi-mission satellite for Telesat, which will support DTH television broadcasting […]

[Satellite News 05-25-10] Hughes Network Systems’ quest to provide U.S. state governments with Spaceway 3 satellite service has taken a leap forward this week with the award of two Indefinite […]

[Satellite News 05-18-10] While the cable and satellite industry enjoyed a 5 percent customer satisfaction rating increase in the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s (ASCI) 2010 first quarter report as a […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA) May 12, renewing laws that govern the retransmission of broadcast television […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed protests from Artel, CapRock Communications and Segovia over the U.S. Navy’s Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP) contract award to […]

[Satellite News 05-12-10] Trends in the MSS industry’s 2010 first quarter results show the sector spending more money in aggressive efforts to increase growth rates and establish mobile market leadership. […]

[Satellite News 05-12-10] There were clear winners and losers in the U.S. space manufacturing industry during the first quarter of 2010, with Space Systems/Loral drastically outperforming rivals Boeing, Raytheon and […]

[Satellite News 05-04-10] The recovering auto industry and expanding signs of increased consumer spending helped Sirius XM boost sales by 11 percent and generate $663.8 million in revenues with a […]

[Satellite News 04-27-10] Ever since KVH Industries and ViaSat introduced the Mini-VSAT broadband service with ViaSat’s ArcLight spectrum mobile broadband technology in July 2007, the two partners have worked to […]

[Satellite News 04-16-10] The 26th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs brought technology enthusiasts and business leaders together to address the future of the commercial and civil value of the […]

[Satellite News 04-13-10] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden told anxious audience members at the 2010 Space Symposium that U.S. President Barack Obama’s new direction for NASA, outlined in the 2010 fiscal […]

U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski’s efforts to modernize national broadcast and broadband policy have been met with strong resistance from U.S. telecom giants and an unfriendly U.S. […]

[Satellite News 04-09-10] U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski’s efforts to modernize national broadcast and broadband policy have been met with strong resistance from U.S. telecom giants and […]

[Satellite News 04-07-10] The debate over net neutrality continues as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission‘s (FCC) Internet regulations […]

[Satellite News 04-02-10] EchoStar is planning to expand its broadcast interests in Mexico following a capacity deal with SES and the launch of the EchoStar 14 satellite.     SES announced […]

[Satellite News 03-30-10] Google, Verizon Communications and AT&T have joined forces to challenge the reach of certain U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations involving the mobile satellite industry, which were […]

By Jeffrey Hill The global satellite industry will experience a measured comeback after faring well in a tough economic environment, according to analysts and executives on SATELLITE 2010’s SWOT wrap-up […]

By Jeffrey Hill EchoStar is planning to expand its broadcast interests in Mexico following a capacity deal with SES and the launch of the EchoStar 14 satellite.     SES announced […]

[Satellite News 03-25-10] The United States may experience a noticeable shortage of U.S. engineers entering the space and satellite industry due to strict International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) laws […]

[Satellite News 03-23-10] In an attempt to take a leadership role in dealing with interference issues, satellite operator Intelsat is launching new efforts to invite more satellite industry leaders to […]

[Satellite News 03-19-10] Leaders from the five largest MSS companies debated the form and function of the mobile industry and praised the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) recent broadband plan […]

by Jeffrey Hill Leaders from the five largest MSS companies debated the form and function of the mobile industry and praised the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) recent broadband plan […]

by Jeffrey Hill U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to cut NASA’s manned Constellation lunar mission program and invest $6 billion in commercial launch companies to replace the retiring Space Shuttle […]