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by Richard DalBello Perhaps it’s just human nature. Put us in the Garden of Eden and before long we’ll be reaching for the Forbidden Fruit. Many in the U.S. Global […]

by Armand Musey As the U.S. multichannel television market matures, growth will becomes more elusive and subscriber returns are likely to fall for both DBS providers. DBS subscriber growth, however, […]

By Nick Mitsis Europe, home to the largest satellite operator in the world, continues to experience some growth within the DTH arena, and industry executives continue to monitor this development. […]

By Peter J. Brown For the 21st century incident commander, the name of the game is rapid response and complete situational awareness. A new generation of mobile command posts and […]

SES Global’s U.S. unit has closed one of the largest insurance placements ever in the space market, company officials said. The package covers six communication satellites to be launched over […]

Regulatory agencies from Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium and The Netherlands approved Boeing Co.’s use of Ku-band radio frequencies for the planned launch of in-flight Internet services by the Connexion by […]

France Telecom has begun marketing a service that provides mobile broadband satellite transmission. Inmarsat’s regional BGAN service will help international organisations and professionals in construction, mining, the oil and gas […]

New Skies Satellites will begin a share buyback programme in earnest this month. The Dutch satellite operator, which was spun off from Intelsat in the 1990s, expects to have strong […]

By Futron Corp. As part of its efforts to determine the price elasticity of demand for launch vehicles, Futron Corp. had the opportunity to study the impact of launch prices […]

D = Digital A = Analog 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D A RR Satellite Communications promo channel is running on 3550 MHz horizontal, SR 13330, FEC 3/4, VPID 1025, APID […]

NovAtel [NGPS], a precise positioning technology company, received a $142,000 Canadian ($91,000) contract from Public Works & Government Services Canada for an interoperability study on the receiver requirements for Galileo, […]

The Moscow-based Scientific Research Institute for Radio Communications (MNIIRS) has created a satellite communications system for rescuing ships in distress, lost expeditions or people attacked by terrorists in any part […]

Hughes Network Systems (HNS) has signed an agreement with KT [KTC] to provide DirecWay broadband satellite network solution for the largest gas station chain in South Korea. Using HNS’ broadband-by-satellite […]

London-based mobile satellite service provider Inmarsat is set for a critical period in its history. It is about to launch its regional broadband global area network (BGAN) service, a high-speed […]

By Thomas W. Watts The global satellite industry has entered a new Ice Age. Revenues are stagnant, strategic activity has ground to a halt, and capital is scarce. The last […]

Canal+ is facing the possibility of losing rights to broadcast French football between 2004 and 2007. Canal+’s main rivals, TF1 and M6, are increasing pressure on Canal+ about the football […]

D = Digital A = Analog 80 degreesE: Express 6A D A live fed for a Russian TV channel from the scene of the Moscow theatre hostage crisis was carried […]

People BOEING Fills Key Satellite Positions Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), a unit of The Boeing Co., selected Charles Toups as vice president of programs at Boeing Satellite Systems. He […]

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 […]

Despite the downturn in the telecommunications market, the majority of satellite operators continue to focus their attention on private network and Internet applications for satellite services. Overly optimistic expectations have […]

Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D- ATN Bangla has left 3600 MHz horizontal but continues to be received on 3480 MHz horizontal, SR 26667, […]