Focus: Telecom

By Peter Brown The satellite transponder market has consolidated considerably since the London Satellite Exchange (LSE) was created more than five years ago to serve as a marketplace where companies...

After a few challenging years, satellite-enabled business initiatives have begun to rebound fueled by new technologies and applications. Many industry observers believe that the notion of a "killer app" that...

BSkyB has seen an impressive increase in its number of subscribers. In its latest results, the operator announced it added close to 80,000 subscribers to the end of June. In...

By Nick Mitsis Nearly a year in the making, Intelsat Ltd. announced the closing of its merger with Panamsat Holding Corp. July 3. The deal expands Intelsat’s fleet to 51...

By Gerry Oberst In a June report, the European Commission reported that the Galileo satellite navigation program is the largest pan-European industrial project ever. European scientists and industry have been...

By Peter J. Brown As we ease into the second half of 2006, the United States rapidly is approaching an impressive milestone with respect to broadband service provision. Exactly when...

By Jason Bates VSAT systems have established themselves as a technology ideally suited to corporate networking, enabling a new tier of users to take advantage of the enhanced flexibility the...

By Gordon Feller The Russian economy is expected to continue its sustained and steady growth rate in 2006. When the final tally is in at the end of this year,...

For a long time, establishing a satellite link required the user to stop or pause along the way, and that still remains a valid option today in many instances. However,...

By Owen D. Kurtin This month we examine the net neutrality, franchise relief and media concentration debates. Anyone who thinks the satellite industry does not have a dog in this...