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Connectivity
Pace Sets Out Figures Behind Environmental Initiative
[Satellite News 08-29-08] Pace is the latest company in the satellite industry to announce it is going green. According to the company, its new environmentally friendly product line could lead […]
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Connectivity
OverHorizon President Outlines Capital Expenditure Plans
[Satellite News 08-26-08] OverHorizon, a new satellite services operator addressing the global mobile satellite communication market, hopes to launch services in the next two years. In July, the government […]
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Connectivity
AsiaSat 6 Contract Decision Expected Within Three Months
[Satellite News 08-22-08] AsiaSat expects to announce who has won the contract for the AsiaSat 6 satellite in the next three months. AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson told Satellite News, […]
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Government/Military
Eumetsat Plans Greater Role in Climate Change Issues
[Satellite Today 08-21-08] The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat) is set to play a key role in the battle against climate change. Through new satellites and […]
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Uncategorized
Foxtel Sees HD Poised for Strong Growth in Australia
[Satellite News 08-18-08] Foxtel has seen a strong early take-up of high-definition (HD) services in Australia, attracting nearly 40,000 HD subscribers since launching the service in June. Patrick Delany, […]
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Connectivity
Satellite STB Shipments To Fall Below 50 Percent in 2008
[Satellite News 08-13-08] Set-top boxes (STB) for the satellite market will account for less than 50 percent of total unit shipments in 2008, according to U.S. research firm In-Stat expects. […]
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Uncategorized
EU Boost But Questions Marks Remain over Mobile Broadcasting
[Satellite News 08-11-08] The European Commission (EC) unveiled Aug. 7 the selection procedure for operators seeking a license to provide pan-European mobile satellite services. Satellite operators will for the first […]
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Uncategorized
HD Services Coming to Thailand
[Satellite News [08-07-08] TrueVisions UBC, the main direct-to-home (DTH) platform in Thailand, plans to launch high-definition (HD) services in 2009, Ongard Prapakamol, the company’s chief commercial officer, told Satellite News. […]
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Uncategorized
HD Services Coming to Thailand
[Satellite News [08-07-08] TrueVisions UBC, the main direct-to-home (DTH) platform in Thailand, plans to launch high-definition (HD) services in 2009, Ongard Prapakamol, the company’s chief commercial officer, told Satellite News. […]
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Connectivity
MBC Subscriber Numbers at Less than 10 Percent of Expectations
[Satellite News 08-05-08] It is little surprise that Toshiba Corp. decided to shut down Mobile Broadcasting Corp. (MBC), its satellite digital multimedia broadcasting business, considering the subscriber numbers have been […]
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Connectivity
Analysts Remain Bullish About Eutelsat’s Prospects
[Satellite News 08-04-08] On July 31, Eutelsat Communications issued its full year results for the year ending June, which once again saw the operator post solid revenue growth driven by […]
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Uncategorized
New Era for Broadcasting in China
With the Chinasat-9 satellite in orbit, officially sanctioned satellite-TV services are set to become a reality in the world’s biggest market. With a population of more than 1.3 billion people, […]
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Connectivity
SkyLife Sees HD Taking Off in Korea
[Satellite News 07-31-08] Korean Digital Satellite Broadcasting (SkyLife) expects to have 220,000 subscribers for its high-definition (HD) services by the end of the year, the company’s CTO said. The […]
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Uncategorized
Harbinger Keeps Up Pursuit of Inmarsat
[Satellite News 07-29-08] The ownership saga of Inmarsat took another as Harbinger Capital Partners Funds intends to bid for the mobile satellite services (MSS) company and then combine it with […]
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Connectivity
Thuraya Targets Mobile Data Market with New Terminal
[Satellite News – 07-25-08] Thuraya, believes its latest small broadband terminal with advanced video streaming capability will enable the company to make more of an impact in the mobile data […]
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Connectivity
RUAG Looks to Expand Space Business with Saab Acquisition
[Satellite News – 07-23-08] Swiss defence company Ruag has been part of the space landscape in Europe for around 30 years, but is looking to play a larger role in […]
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Connectivity
BSkyB Exec Highlights Broadband Importance
[Satellite News – 07-18-08] BSkyB, which serves around 1.4 million broadband subscribers in the United Kingdom, hopes to use that infrastructure to provide the next generation of content services to […]
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Connectivity
Hellas Sat Plans Expansion Into DTH, Residential Broadband Markets
[Satellite News – 07-17-08] Hellas Sat has ambitious plans to attack both the direct-to-home (DTH) and residential broadband arenas, as the Greek national satellite operator looks to transform its business […]
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Uncategorized
Premiere Tries To Regain Momentum After Security Breach
[Satellite News – 07-14-08] Premiere had a difficult beginning to 2008, as the German pay-TV operator disclosed in February that hackers had compromised its platform. The breach of the […]
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Connectivity
Newpoint Pins European Market Hopes On New Management System
[Satellite Today – 07-10-08] A new satellite solution will spearhead a new push into Europe for Newpoint Technologies, a market in which the company has “significantly underperformed” in throughout the […]
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Connectivity
Analysts Question Harbinger’s Intentions With Inmarsat
[Satellite News – 07-08-08] Inmarsat has held preliminary discussions with U.S. investment company Harbinger Capital Partners, Inmarsat’s largest shareholder, which could lead to Harbinger taking over the satellite operator. […]
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Uncategorized
ArenaSat MD Assesses Satellite Prospects in Germany
[Satellite Today – 07-03-08] Unitymedia, a relatively small player in the German satellite pay-TV market, is making a big impact as it begins to challenge well-established Premiere. Unity is […]
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Connectivity
Launch Vehicles: Key To Industry Performance
The importance of the launch sector to the growth of the global satellite communications industry was highlighted in 2007, as two of the three major providers suffered failures, forcing some […]
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Government/Military
France: ‘We Want the EU to Become a Space Power’
[Satellite News – 6-27-08] With France set to assume the presidency of the European Union (EU) in July, there could be major changes in European space policy in the immediate […]
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Uncategorized
GTV Focuses On Improved Distribution
[Satellite News – 6-26-08] Gateway Broadcast Services is on track to reach its target of 100,000 subscribers in its first year of operation for its GTV direct-to-home (DTH) platform. […]
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Uncategorized
Analysts Differ Over XM-Sirius Prospects
[Satellite Today – 6-24-08] The proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio moved closer to reality when Kevin Martin, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, signaled […]
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Government/Military
United States Using Skynet 5 Capacity
[Satellite Today – 6-19-08] The United States is using capacity on the United Kingdom’s military Skynet 5 satellites and further deals could be struck later this year. Paradigm, an EADS […]
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Government/Military
U.S. General Calls for Greater Space Cooperation
[Satellite News – 6-17-08] Space situational awareness is one of the key issues that countries around the world have to work on throughout the next 10 years in terms of […]
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Uncategorized
Czech Companies Hope For More Space Business
[Satellite News – 6-16-08] Czech space companies want to play a more of a role in the European space arena going forward. This is the message of Petr Bares, leader […]