Jeffrey Hill

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 […]

by Jeffrey Hill Of all the end-to-end technical components involved with delivering quality 3-D HD television to broadcast consumers, satellite operators and content providers are ready and willing to roll […]

by Jeffrey Hill Engineers who develop satellite-based comms-on-the-move (COTM) systems face efficiency and bandwidth management challenges with physics that prevent 100 percent signal efficiency, according to a panel of engineers […]

[Satellite News 03-16-10] Engineers who develop satellite-based comms-on-the-move (COTM) systems face efficiency and bandwidth management challenges with physics that prevent 100 percent signal efficiency, according to a panel of engineers […]

By Jeff Hill In an effort to refocus the satellite sector’s approach to managing and prevent RF interference (RFI) and establish the carrier ID concept, SES is adopting training services […]

[Satellite News 02-22-10] U.S. Broadband stimulus funds of $100 million for satellite projects, specifically set aside in a U.S. Rural Utilities Services (RUS) and U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration […]

[Satellite News 02-19-10] Verizon Wireless’ agreement with free-to-download VoIP service provider Skype to bundle the application with high-end Verizon 3G handsets, announced Feb. 16, elicited a substantial wave of response […]

[Satellite News 02-16-10] The South African government has purchased a majority share in SunSpace, a private, domestic spin-off satellite development research company, in an effort to boost the country’s space […]

U.S. President Barack Obama has proposed drastic changes to NASA’s manned Constellation lunar mission and the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) program in the U.S. government’s 2011 fiscal […]

GeoEye has a long history of providing the U.S. military and its allies with imagery of Afghanistan. In 2009, GeoEye’s single largest customer, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), upgraded its […]

[Satellite News 02-03-10] Manufacturers Lockheed Martin and Orbital Sciences have released conflicting statements in response to U.S. President Barack Obama’s budget proposal to cancel NASA’s Orion project as part of […]

[Satellite News 02-02-10] 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 […]

[Satellite News 01-28-10] In his first State of the Union address to the U.S. Congress, President Barack Obama outlined goals to double U.S. exports over the next five years which […]

[Satellite News 01-26-10] The commercial mobile services market is thriving in Afghanistan due to a steady increase in government platforms and technology investments, according to Jan. 21 report released by […]

[Satellite News 01-25-10] U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), chair of the U.S. Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, is pushing back against President Obama’s proposed 2010 fiscal year NASA budget due to […]

[Satellite News 01-11-10] TerreStar has cleared a foreign ownership regulatory hurdle with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and expects to receive its Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) authorization in the […]

[Satellite News 01-06-10] ESPN has revealed plans to launch ESPN 3D, a dedicated 3-D HD network, which will showcase a minimum of 85 live sporting events during its first year, […]

[Satellite News 01-06-10] Verizon Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg told investors at a New York conference that its rumored acquisition of DirecTV was not considered a priority for the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-10] Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with French and Italian space agencies CNES and ASI, to develop, construct, test and deliver in orbit a broadband civil […]

[Satellite News 12-29-09] Analysts made a wide range of predictions this year as the satellite industry adjusted to rapidly developing technology and emerging markets in a slow-moving global economy.     […]

[Satellite News 12-22-09] The global recession may have dominated global business plans and future outlooks in 2009, but the satellite industry finds itself standing at the end of one of […]

[Satellite News 12-21-09] Despite the U.S. government shutting down Dec. 21 due to inclement weather, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held hearings to address broadband issues as it approaches […]

[Satellite News 12-15-09] Commercial satellite industry representatives, developers, vendors and U.S. military bandwidth providers, along with U.S. Defense Information Systems (DISA) PEO and Satellite Director Bruce Bennett, will come together […]

[Satellite News 12-15-09] In the wake of New Orleans’ near destruction by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, U.S. federal agencies and their communications infrastructures came under public scrutiny. Deficiencies in the […]