Author: Staff Writer

Hughes Networks Systems (HNS) has unveiled a new digital satellite recorder for U.S. satellite broadcaster DirecTV. The recorder, which will retail for $200, has dual tuners, enabling customers to record...

BT Openworld is stepping up its effort at selling broadband satellite services. In a recently commissioned survey of 190 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), BT Openworld revealed that two-thirds of...

Theresa Foley Just as Europe led the way for the rest of the world in making GSM a global open standard for mobile telephony, European industry is now pioneering the...

by Richard DalBello Not to be outdone by George Lucas, the FCC is working on its own blockbuster trilogy this summer. You might call it The Spectrum Wars. Though its...

by Gerry Oberst Despite the financial malaise in some parts of the satellite industry, many commercial initiatives remain to provide access to Internet and digital television services. As the satellite...

by Armand Musey Investors in satellite and satellite-related stocks went through some tough times in the first half of the year that left plenty of investors and industry observers alike...

People ALCATEL Appoints Vice President Gérard Continente has been appointed vice president, Asia-Pacific, at Alcatel Space. Prior to this appointment he was satellite business development regional director for Alcatel Space....

Peter J. Brown The need for network origination, occasional use and ad hoc services, along with a long list of video, data and voice distribution services, including Direct-To-Home (DTH) and...

James Careless In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, and the “Iron Curtain” was raised from Eastern Europe. With the end of the Soviet Union, it seemed self-evident that free markets...

Peter J. Brown The transformation of teleports is ongoing and a variety of trends and market forces are impacting this vital sector of the global telecommunications industry. Is the curtain...