Author: Staff Writer

Spotlight: NASA Satellite Data Approaches Milestone

Redmond, Wash.-based Advanced Digital Information Corp. [ADIC], a provider of storage management software, is helping the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)...

Ka-Band's Outlook For Future Deployment

By W.L. Pritchard & Co. Commercial satellite operators plan significant expansion of Ka-band satellite capacity during the next three years, with some 20 satellites under construction. The first steps in...

DoD Wants Standards From Commercial Sector

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During these times of increased use of commercial satellite equipment and services by the U.S. military, companies looking to do business with the Department of Defense (DoD)...
Connectivity

Early Uplinkers: Doing Wheels And Dishes

By Robert N. Wold   There have been differing opinions as to when commercial satellite news gathering-using transportable uplinks-really began. The first live, remote, transportable-uplinked, satellite-relayed content was indeed "news...

Harmonized European Satellite Policy

by Gerry Oberst Can Europe develop a unified satellite policy? European countries more or less coordinate satellite spectrum policies through the European Conference of Post and Telecoms Administrations (CEPT). The...