%%PLUGIN_WEB_VERSION: 206548-web version%% Share This     Satellite Industry Fares Better Than Expected at WRC-15 Outcomes from the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) 2015 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-15) turned out to be more favorable than many feared leading up to the event…   Advertise with us: Eutelsat and Partners Join Forces for Free Access to Wikipedia in Africa Eutelsat, Afrique Telecom and Wikimedia France have teamed up to kick-start a large-scale initiative to extend free access to French-language Wikipedia in Sub-Saharan Africa via Wi-Fi hotspots…   Advertise with us: The December issue of Via Satellite magazine is here! This month we take a look at satellite's role in the migration crisis in Europe as well as in border monitoring for nations around the globe. We also examine how SmallSats are changing the game in the ground segment and beyond, and do a review of the recent SatComRus event. We bring this to you again in our new interactive format with a cleaner look and immersive experience that you can access seamlessly on your desktop, smartphone or tablet. Read the December issue now!   Advertise with us: Australian Defence Force Tests Hughes Advanced TDMA Waveform The Australia Defence Force (ADF) and the United States military partnered with Hughes Network Systems’ Defense and Intelligence Systems Division (DISD) at Talisman Sabre 2015 to test…   Advertise with us: Time is Up! Nominate your Sat Exec of the Year Honor the most outstanding industry executive of the year. Nominate yourself or a colleague for the Satellite Executive of the Year. Nomination Deadline is December 4.   RSCC’s Express AM8 Satellite Enters Service The newest satellite in Russian Satellite Communications Company’s fleet, Express AM8, was commissioned today, Dec. 1, at its nominal orbital slot of 14 degrees East. Express AM8… Former Telesat VP Michael Schwartz Returns to Company from Sprint Michael Schwartz, Telesat’s vice president of marketing, corporate development and regulatory from 2007 to 2012, has rejoined the company from mobile operator Sprint Corp. Schwartz resigned in…   Upcoming Events GVF HTS 2015 London Roundtable: High Throughput Satellites: Game- Changer or New Game? Defense Strategies Institute's Space Resiliency Summit Satellite Industry Association's (SIA) 11th Annual DoD Commercial Satcom Workshop Career Center Sr Mechanical Engineer II - Raytheon - El Segundo, CA Sr Principal Mechanical Engr - Raytheon - Goleta, CA Federal - System Engineer - Accenture - Denver, CO Sr Mechanical Engineer II - Raytheon - Goleta, CA   Advertise with us: Stay Connected         Subscribe to Via Satellite Advertise Contact the Editors © 2015 Satellite Today, an Access Intelligence LLC Company %%PLUGIN_UNSUBSCRIBE: 330232-unsub-generic%%