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Connectivity
Analysts Assess Prospects for Thaicom Under New Leadership
[Satellite News 06-17-09] Thaicom is undergoing a familiar style of leadership change, as Dumrong Kasemset, the man behind the company’s IPStar satellite broadband strategy, is stepping as executive chairman and […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast CEO Sees Maritime, Cellular Opportunities
SpeedCast, a subsidiary of AsiaSat, is a multi-faceted service provider in Asia specializing in delivering to land or sea communications solutions ranging from broadband Internet to managed bandwidth to triple-play […]
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Connectivity
Sat-GE CEO Highlights Key Areas of Growth for Satellite
By Mark Holmes Sat-GE, a subsidiary of GE, will see strong growth in Asia throughout the next 12 months, CEO Andrew Jordan told CommunicAsia E-Daily. “Prospects for Sat-GE are […]
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Connectivity
Reliance CEO Outlines DTH Growth Plans
By Mark Holmes Mahesh Prasad, president of Reliance, spoke with CommunicAsia E-Daily about DTH competition in India and why telcos believe they need a satellite component to their TV service. […]
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Connectivity
Analysts Optimistic About Satellite Business Prospects
By Mark Holmes The Asian communications and broadcast market is in good health despite economic problems in other regions of the world. Patrick French, senior analyst at NSR said the […]
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Connectivity
CASBAA CEO: Asia Satellite Landscape Still Robust
By Mark Holmes CASBAA (the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia) is a highly influential organization on the Asia-Pacific broadcast landscape and is active in trying to bring about […]
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Connectivity
Digi CEO Delighted by Company’s Satellite Entrance
[Satellite News 06-12-09] Digi International CEO Joe Dunsmore is confident that the company can make a strong impact in the satellite market using the recently acquired assets of the U.S., […]
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Connectivity
BSkyB On-Demand Chief Touts Possibilities of Microsoft Deal
[Satellite News 06-11-09] On the heels of an agreement with Microsoft, BSkyB will look for further deals to bring its Sky Player to the TV, Griff Parry, BSkyB’s director of […]
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Connectivity
AsiaSat CEO Targets Early Launch in Taiwan
[Satellite News 06-10-09] AsiaSat could launch a direct-to-home (DTH) service in Taiwan with a high-definition (HD) offering as early as the 2009 third quarter, CEO Peter Jackson confirmed to Satellite […]
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Government/Military
German Ministry of Defense General Outlines Space Strategy
Germany is looking to be more innovative going forward with its military space strategy by building its own next generation military space system, SAR-Lupe. Brig. General Martin Schelleis, assistant chief […]
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Government/Military
Codan Jumps on the U.S. X-band Wagon
[Satellite News 06-08-09] Australian microwave technology company Codan hopes its recent $3 million acquisition of U.S.-based Locus Microwave will significantly enhance Codan’s prospects in the market, Mike Heard. Codan’s managing […]
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Connectivity
BSkyB, Microsoft Xbox Deal Gets Lukewarm Reception from Satellite Analysts
[Satellite News 06-03-09] BSkyB’s decision to team up with Microsoft to offer satellite-provided Sky Player TV content through its Xbox 360 gaming consoles in the United Kingdom and Ireland is […]
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Connectivity
Masanori Akiyama, CEO, Sky Perfect JSAT
Sky Perfect JSAT Corp. has embarked on a unique growth strategy in recent years, strengthening its position in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region and making it one of the largest […]
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Connectivity
China Shows Mixed Progress Post-Olympics
With the Beijing Olympics serving as a landmark event for China and the global broadcasting industry, many hoped the event would be the catalyst for greater things in terms of […]
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Connectivity
Satellite: The Nation Rebuilding Technology of Choice
Whether it is a natural disaster, such as a hurricane, earthquake or tsunami, or man-made conflicts, in the blink of an eye, an infrastructure that took years to build can […]
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Connectivity
Nilesat CTO Outlines Middle Eastern Capacity Issues; Hints at Future Ka-band, IPTV Challenges
[Satellite News 05-29-09] Nilesat hopes to have a new satellite up in May 2010 as it looks to bring new capacity to the severely constrained Middle Eastern market, CTO Salah […]
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Government/Military
TSF President says Perceptions Towards Satellite are Changing
[Satellite News 05-28-09] Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) President Jean-François Cazenave believes that perceptions towards satellite technology for disaster management and recovery are changing – a shift which puts greater focus […]
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Connectivity
Bell Exec: Canadian ‘Freesat’ Service Could Be Launched by 3Q 2010
[Satellite News 05-25-09] Bell, one of Canada’s largest telcos, hopes to bring a new ‘Freesat’ service to Canada next year, Mirko Bibic, Bell senior vice president of regulatory and government […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Director Outlines U.K. Broadband Growth Opportunities
[Satellite News 05-19-09] Eutelsat Communications saw a seven percent increase in revenues, at 700 million euros ($944.93 million), for the nine-month fiscal period ending in March. Despite Eutelsat reporting […]
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Connectivity
Tivu CEO Spells Out Modest First Year Targets
[Satellite News 05-19-09] Tivu Sat, a new free-to-air (FTA) digital satellite TV platform, hopes to make a strong impact in Italy, with a population of close to 60 million people, […]
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Uncategorized
Inmarsat COO: Investment in SkyWave Could Change Mobile M2M Market
Inmarsat’s acquisition of a 19 percent stake in SkyWave Mobile Communications in April was a “small investment” for the company in its efforts to expand Inmarsat’s presence in the satellite […]
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Connectivity
Yahsat CEO Talks About Broadcast Partnership with SES Astra
[Satellite News 05-13-09] In a strategic initiative, SES Astra teamed up with Yahsat in April to create a company targeting DTH markets in the Middle East, North Africa and South […]
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Connectivity
SSC Forms Independent Ground Station Network Through U.S. Acquisition
[Satellite News 05-06-09] Swedish Space Corp. (SSC) will run a U.S. corporation, Universal Space Network (USN), as a subsidiary after the U.S. government approved SSC’s acquisition of USN with no […]
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Government/Military
MilSpace Panels Stress Urgency of Space Debris and Security Issues
[Satellite News 04-30-09] Greater cooperation, better security and managing space debris were some of the key issues discussed at MilSpace 2009 in Paris. At the week-long event, Brig. Gen. […]
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Connectivity
BIS Looks at Satellite Opportunities in France
[Satellite News 04-28-09] French TV platform BIS could look to offer more services via satellite in the next year, Gregg Bywalski, marketing and development director at BIS’ managing company, AB […]
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Uncategorized
Khaled Derbas Managing Director, SmartSat
The Middle East is a market in desperate need of more satellite capacity. It seems as fast as the satellites are going up, the capacity is being snapped up by […]
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Connectivity
Analyst Reports Say Satellite Broadband Sector Going Strong with Little to Fear
[Satellite News 04-24-09] Satellite industry analysts praised the strength and potential of the broadband sector in new research reports. According to NSR senior analyst Patrick French and IDATE satellite analyst […]
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Connectivity
Satellite Operator Looks to Capitalize on Digital DTH in Phillippines
Mediascape has launched a satellite pay-TV platform, Cignal Digital TV, in the Philippines, targeting the 2 million households not served by cable. “We are trying to hit 40,000 to […]
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Connectivity
Analysts Not Surprised by Yahsat/SES Astra Link-Up
[Satellite News 04-22-09] The link-up between Yahsat and SES Astra to create a company to target DTH markets in the Middle East, North Africa and South West Asia, announced by […]
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Connectivity
Analysts Not Surprised by Yahsat/SES Astra Link-Up
The link-up between Yahsat and SES Astra to create a company to target DTH markets in the Middle East, North Africa and South West Asia, announced by the companies April […]