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Connectivity
U.S. Space Director: Satellite Industry Must Address End-User Generational Gap
[Satellite News 03-15-11] The satellite sector must adapt to the changing needs of Generation X and Generation Y if it is to stay relevant, U.S. Space Director Edward Horowitz said […]
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Finance
Investors Still Find Safety in Satellite Beginning to Look for Growth Opportunities
The satellite industry remains popular among technology/media analysts at investment banks, and satellite stocks in Europe and North America remain popular with analysts. Chris Quilty, a satellite equity analyst […]
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Connectivity
NDS Taps Into OTT Market With Two New Product Launches
[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-10-11] Technology vendor NDS is looking to tap into the potential of the over-the-top (OTT) television market by launching its NDS Service Delivery Platform – a fully […]
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Connectivity
Noorsat CEO: Company Considering Launch of its Own Satellite
[Satellite News 03-10-11] Noorsat, one of the MENA region’s first fully privately owned satellite service providers, could look to launch its own satellite in the near future, Noorsat CEO Omar […]
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Connectivity
SES Deal Gives Sea Launch Second Chance at Future Launch Business
[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-08-11] Sea Launch has entered into a framework agreement with SES to provide the satellite operator with detailed technical information regarding its launch vehicle system on a […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Disappointed by Maritime Sales Despite Profit Growth
[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-08-11] Inmarsat saw its 2010 full-year revenues increase 13 percent to $1.17 billion, with operating profits jumping 70 percent to reach $333.5 million, the company announced in […]
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Connectivity
RomTelecom Seals Deal for DTH Acquisition In Romania
[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-07-11] Romanian telco RomTelecom has agreed to acquire DTH operator Boom TV in a deal that represents a significant consolidation of the Romanian DTH market, RomTelecom announced […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast CEO Planing Multi-Vertical, Geographic Market Expansion in 2011
[Satellite News 03-07-11] Satellite telecommunications service provider SpeedCast has seen solid growth in recent years and expects this trend to continue in 2011 as it begins an initiative to expand […]
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Connectivity
SES Sees Expansion Opportunities with Astra2Connect Subdistribution Service
[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-04-11] SES Astra’s latest Astra2Connect subdistribution service launch in Germany, unveiled March 2, will lower the operator’s hardware and installation costs and allow the company to provide […]
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Connectivity
SES’ Bednarek: Capacity Constraints Curbing Growth in Emerging Markets
[Satellite News 03-04-11] SES World Skies recently commissioned the SES 8 satellite to bring more capacity to DTH markets in Asia as part of its plan to expand its presence […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat, Cobham Enter Maritime Global Xpress Partnership
[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-03-11] Inmarsat has selected Cobham as its maritime satellite terminal launch partner to support Inmarsat’s upcoming Global Xpress service, the mobile operator announced March 2. Inmarsat […]
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Connectivity
Via Satellite’s satellite Executive of the Year 2010: Petra Mateos Chairwoman, Hispasat
To read an extended version of this interview with Petra Mateos, please click here. When appointed chairwoman of Hispasat in 2004, Petra Mateos felt the company needed to have more […]
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Connectivity
SES Astra Deal Allows DT to Incorporate Satellite in German Broadcast Offering
[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-01-11] Deutsche Telekom (DT) has signed a deal with SES Astra to combine Astra`s satellite free-TV offer, including HD Plus, with its IPTV product Entertain Sat, DT […]
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Connectivity
IMS’ Erickson Sees OTT Impact for Satellite
[Satellite News 03-01-11] About 42 percent of the 37 million IP-enabled, hybrid set-top boxes shipped worldwide in 2010 were satellite-enabled, according to a Feb. 28 report from IMS Research. […]
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Connectivity
Sky Deutschland Sees Subscriber Boost in Fourth Quarter; Launches HD Channel
[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-28-11] Sky Deutschland added more than 130,000 subscribers in its 2010 fourth quarter to end the year with nearly 2.7 million subscribers in Germany and Austria, the […]
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Connectivity
Brazil’s TAM Airlines Rolls Out Satellite In-Flight Connectivity Services
[Satellite News 02-28-11] TAM Airlines, which operates direct flights to 45 cities in Brazil and 18 cities in South America, the United States and Europe, has beefed up its connectivity […]
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Connectivity
Australian Satellite Pay-TV Market Subscriber Growth Stalls in 2010
[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-25-11] Australian satellite pay-TV operators Foxtel and Austar reported disappointing subscriber growth in 2010 due to the challenging market environment created by the economic recession, the companies […]
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Connectivity
OSN CEO: HD Channels Will More Than Double Over the Next Year
[Satellite News 02-24-11] In 2009, Showtime Arabia and Orbit merged and created a join platform, OSN, now the dominant pay-TV service in the Middle East. Under the direction of […]
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Connectivity
Astrium Services Looks Build New Business Based on Canadian Defense Deal
[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-23-11] The Canadian Department of National Defense (DND) has contracted Astrium Services to deliver AirPatrol airborne satcom terminals to support Canada’s Radar and Imaging for the Land/Littoral […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Global Xpress Manager: Launch Contracts Coming Later this Year
[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-21-11] Inmarsat expects to sign the launch contract for its Inmarsat-5 constellation fleet of three Ka-band satellites later this year to support the launch of its Global […]
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Connectivity
Spacecom Secures Capacity on ABS-7 for Use in Middle East, Asia
[Satellite TODAY 02-21-11] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) signed a deal with Spacecom to provide Ku-band capacity on the ABS-7 satellite, the satellite operator confirmed Feb. 21. SpaceCom plans to […]
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Government/Military
EC’s Tajani: Europe Needs Galileo’s Potential 90 Billion Euro GDP Boost
[Satellite News 02-18-11] European Commission (EC) Vice President and Commissioner Antonio Tajani wants to make sure businesses in the European Union (EU) emerge strong from the recent stretch of difficult […]
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Connectivity
SES Astra and Eutelsat Win Long-Term Capacity Deals in Italy, Germany
[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-17-11] SES Astra and Eutelsat Communications continue to ramp up their capacity market rivalry, as both companies secured long-term deals with major broadcasters in Europe, the FSS […]
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Connectivity
Croatian Telco CEO: Pay-TV Good for Satellite, not Broadband
[Satellite News 02-16-11] Croatia’s T-Hrvatski Telecom is using satellite capacity from the three transponders it leased from Eutelsat in January to extend the reach of its MAXtv pay-TV service. T-Hrvatski […]
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Connectivity
Avanti Expects Hylas Capacity Order Book to Drive Growth in 2011 Second Half
[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-16-11] Avanti Communications expects its 2011 full-year revenues to see a significant upward curve in the second half of the year following the launch of its first […]
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Uncategorized
EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Satellite Executive of the Year 2010 Petra Mateos, Chairwoman, Hispasat
Visit Via Satellite’s Digital issue for an exclusive video interview with Petra Mateos. When appointed chairwoman of Hispasat in 2004, Petra Mateos felt the company needed to have more of […]
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Connectivity
SkyVision CEO: Company Investing Heavily in African Enterprise Markets
[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-15-11] SkyVision Global Networks, a provider of IP connectivity over satellite and fiber, is targeting more revenues from the African market, SkyVision CEO Doron Ben Sira told […]
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Connectivity
Supernet CEO Optimistic About Pakistani Enterprise VSAT, GSM Market
[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-14-11] Pakistani satellite service provider Supernet inked a capacity deal with SES World Skies for Ku-band transponder capacity on the NSS-6 satellite to support a large VSAT […]
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Government/Military
Outgoing ESA Galileo Director Oosterlinck Thinks Program in Better Shape
[Satellite News 02-14-11] Rene Oosterlinck was the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first full-time director of the Galileo program, serving from early 2008 through the end of 2010. Oosterlinck was tasked […]
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Connectivity
Telenor Board Approves Acquisition of Thor 7 Satellite
[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-11-11] Norwegian company Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) received approval from its board to procure and launch the Thor 7 satellite by the end of 2013, the company […]