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Connectivity
John McCoskey CTO, Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a private, non-profit corporation whose members are America’s public TV stations — non-commercial, educational licensees that operate more than 350 PBS member stations and […]
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Connectivity
Satellite Builders Enjoy Strong Market Conditions
Satellite manufacturers across the board are still seeing strong demand for new satellites as operators continue to place orders at a healthy rate. Most manufacturers have won their fair share […]
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Connectivity
What Does it Mean To Be a “Satellite” Company?
I was thinking about the space industry the other day and it occurred to me that things are more complex than they once were. It is not clear to me […]
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Connectivity
Emerging Markets: The Development of New Space Talent
In the second of a two-part employment series, Via Satellite takes a look at the state of technical hiring in the global satellite sector — what’s driving it and what’s […]
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Connectivity
The Role of Harmonized Standards in Liberalized Telecom Markets
Across telecommunications markets, harmonization is a subsequent and natural necessary step to liberalization. While liberalization opens markets, harmonization encourages competition by removing trade barriers. The satellite industry, being global by […]
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Connectivity
Steve Collar CEO, O3b Networks
O3b Networks is ramping up activity ahead of the launch of its first satellites next year. The company announced the launch of its new O3b Maritime service and is likely […]
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Connectivity
Satellite Launch Liability: Reviewing the Rules
Policy makers in both the United States and the United Kingdom are examining their rules on the accident liability of launch providers and satellite operators. The U.K. Space Agency (UKSA) […]
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Finance
A Tale of Two Dragons
The May flight of the SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) marked a milestone in human spaceflight: the first mission by a […]
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Video
Interview with Deepak Mathur, SES, at CommunicAsia 2012
Deepak Mathur, SVP, Commercial, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, at SES talks to Via Satellite Editor, Mark Holmes, at CommunicAsia 2012 about the opportunities for the satellite operator in […]
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Video
Steve Collar, O3b
Steve Collar, CEO, O3b Networks talks to Via Satellite Editor Mark Holmes at CommunicAsia 2012 about the launch of O3b Maritime and the company’s plans to monetize markets in Asia.
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Video
Ashok Venkatramani, MCCS
Ashok Venkatramani, CEO, MCCS, an Indian broadcaster talks to Via Satellite Editor Mark Holmes at the CASBAA Industry Forum in Singapore about how India’s dynamic broadcasting market could reach new […]
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Connectivity
Bandwidth Squeeze Puts Onus on Technology Providers for New Solutions
Bandwidth management has become a key issue for operators and customers alike. The question is just how far can the technology go in improving efficiency, and are we about to […]
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Connectivity
Common Heritage Satellites
One of the more interesting resolutions to come out of the ITU’s 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) was initially called the “Common Heritage” resolution. What will be the impact of […]
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Connectivity
Patricio Northland CEO, Satmex
Satmex is one of Latin America’s largest regional operators, and earlier this year, was one of the first operator’s to sign up to buy an “all electric” satellite from Boeing, […]
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Connectivity
Punit Goenka CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises
With a population of more than 1 billion people, India is one of the world’s biggest and most dynamic broadcast markets. The country continues to expand the size of its […]
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Connectivity
Internet Telephony: A Regulatory Oxymoron
When Internet telephony came on the scene in the 1990s, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) did not give it a regulatory classification. Today that is still the case. From […]
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Uncategorized
Executive Moves News
Inmarsat Government Gives CEO Position to Helfgott Inmarsat Government, a provider of secure, global, mission-critical telecommunications to the U.S. public sector, appointed David Helfgott as CEO. Helfgott will be responsible […]
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Uncategorized
Services News
C-Com Adds Russian Language Support C-Com Satellite Systems has added Russian language support to its iNetVumobile antenna systems. C-Com says this feature is being made available to address the growing […]
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Connectivity
Risk Factors: LightSquared Bankruptcy and Globalstar Arbitration
In April, we reported on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) suspension of the conditional waiver of license conditions it had granted in 2011 to ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) operator LightSquared […]
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Connectivity
Commercial Growth Fueling U.S. Satellite Industry Employment
Finding its next generation of engineers has long been a critical issue for the aerospace industry. Via Satellite investigates efforts to expand aerospace employment opportunities in the United States, and […]
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Uncategorized
Technology News
ATCi Launches New Antenna System Antenna Technology Communications (ATCi) has launched its Simulsat Multibeam transport antenna system specifically designed for cable TV applications. The complete RF Transport System includes the […]
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Uncategorized
Contracts News
ASC Signal Inks Ka-band Antenna Contract from European Satellite Operator ASC Signal has been selected to provide a significant number of Ka-band antennas to an unnamed major European satellite operator […]
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Mobility
Q&A Southwest Airlines
Equipping an airline’s entire fleet with connectivity systems is no simple task. It’s often a multi-million dollar, multi-year and complex undertaking for airlines trying to keep planes in the air […]
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Connectivity
Iridium CEO: Aireon Joint Venture a “Once in a Lifetime” Opportunity
[Satellite News 06-20-12] Iridium Communications surprised the satellite industry June 19 with the announcement that it would form a massive joint venture, Aireon, with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), NAV […]
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Uncategorized
Singapore’s Scoot Selects Bluebox Avionics IFE
London-based Bluebox Avionics will provide its portable in-flight entertainment system for Singapore Airline’s low-cost carrier Scoot’s fleet of Boeing 777s. The Bluebox Ai iPad app provides content for passengers to […]
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Uncategorized
Duncan Awarded Aircell Wi-Fi STC
Duncan Aviation, based in Lincoln, Neb., has installed and certified Aircell Broadband with in-flight Wi-Fi in a Learjet 45 and Challenger 600-2B16, including the 601-3A/601-3R/604 variants, via three supplemental type […]
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Uncategorized
Cellular Operators in Latin America
Latin America is hot market for satellite right now. But, it is not just in the areas of broadcasting and pay-TV. The cellular backhaul market is a vibrant one, and […]
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Uncategorized
Satellite Broadband: Finally a Reality for LatAm?
With economic crisis in the saturated European and North American markets, satellite operators are now turning to emerging markets with limited infrastructure and growing demand for communications services for new […]
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Uncategorized
Operadores de telefonía móvil en Latinoamérica
La demanda de servicios móviles con necesidad intensiva de ancho de banda está aumentando en toda Latinoamérica. Esto presenta oportunidades significativas para las compañías satelitales en el ámbito de red […]
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Uncategorized
Banda ancha satelital: ¿Finalmente una realidad para LatAm?
Con la crisis económica de los mercados saturados de Europa y Norteamérica, los operadores satelitales están interesándose en los mercados emergentes con infraestructura limitada y demanda creciente de servicios de […]

