Author: Staff Writer

by Armand Musey Consolidation pressures in the satellite manufacturing business have increased, given the continued deterioration in the industry’s outlook for 2002 and beyond. In June, press reports indicated Loral...

by David Hartshorn Seasoned readers of Global VSAT Review may recall that much noise was made by this author on the subject of the so-called “One Stop Shop” (OSS), an...

by Gerry Oberst The clock is now ticking for European Union (EU) member states to change their existing telecoms laws into electronic communications laws. This change is required by the...

By Peter J. Brown For the global satellite industry, Russia remains a challenging place to conduct business, an area where the process entails a mix of patience, politics and partnering....

By James Careless Business TV via satellite (BTVS): these days it is more than just pep talks and press conferences. Increasingly, companies are relying on business TV via satellite not...

OpenTV, an interactive cable and satellite TV company, is reducing its workforce by 47 percent as the challenging economic conditions begin to bite. Over three hundred positions will be eliminated....

Sirius Satellite Radio’s long-term hopes have been boosted by the news of a new $1.2 billion recapitalisation programme. Sirius reached an agreement with holders of more than $1 billion of...

According to local press reports, Russia could relocate military satellite launches from Kazakhstan to northern Russia. Russian Space Forces Chief Col. Gen. Anatoly Perminov is in favour of moving all...

Premiere, the German satellite pay-TV operator, has signed a deal with SCM Microsystems, under which SCM will provide secure broadcast decryption technology to Premiere. Premiere will offer SCM conditional access...

Alcatel Space has been in the thick of it in recent weeks. It has announced another restructuring, which involves 400 job cuts, and a contract to build a satellite for...