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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
Middle East and Africa: Rich Pickings for Satellite Players?
The Middle East and Africa remain fertile grounds for satellite with the demand for capacity significantly increasing. Yet, with fiber rollouts growing, do these markets still represent a golden opportunity […]
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Government/Military
The Bright Future of Small Satellite Technology
With more and more countries around the world looking to develop a space based capability, but wanting to do it on a budget, it has never been a better time […]
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Connectivity
Universal Service Funds Look For Right Technology Mix
Market forces alone might not be enough to attain universal service in the broadband era. The satellite sector should endeavor to find its place in the array of technologies supported […]
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Connectivity
Next Generation of Satellite: High Capacity, High Potential
High throughput platforms using spot beam technology and frequency re-use have the potential to become engines of growth for the satellite industry, but will require a change to a consumer-focus […]
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Connectivity
Full Agenda of Spectrum Issues at WRC-12
At the World Radiocommunication Council 2012 (WRC-12), experts will review the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum and orbital resources. A positive outcome for the satellite industry will be crucial to its […]
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Connectivity
Viewing a Network: Tools for Keeping Tabs from Afar
The satellite sector has spared no efforts to enhance reliability of its services, and advancements in network remote monitoring tools are providing more benefits for operators and service providers. Satellite […]
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Government/Military
Space Debris Situation Becomes Critical for Satellite Operators
[Satellite News 10-26-10] The global race to save outer space could lead to sustainable development of space resources. While the very idea of outer space brings to mind concepts such […]
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Connectivity
The Underserved of Europe
A single “last mile” is separating European satellite operators from a broadband consumer market potentially worth millions of customers and dollars. Common wisdom has it that broadband have-nots reside mainly […]
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Connectivity
Intelligence in the Skies
With the ability to provide signal gain, double-hop elimination, IP multiplexing and mesh networking without a teleport, what impact can on-board processing have on satellite communications? On-board processing has the […]
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Connectivity
Telepresence: Satellite’s Rising Star
Decreasing costs, technological advances and enhanced experience mean the future is bright for telepresence via satellite. If you have participated in videoconferences, you would have noticed how the experience has […]
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Connectivity
New Efforts to Mitigate Satellite Interference
The success enjoyed by the commercial satellite sector over recent decades comes as no surprise to the engineers, technicians and managers who have been contributing to its remarkable growth by […]
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Connectivity
Paper Satellites: A Puzzle for the Industry
Given their scarcity and value, orbital locations and the radiofrequency spectrum always have been a matter of contention among satellite market players. In the late 1990s, when, over the course […]
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Connectivity
Companies Take Different Approaches in Distribution Chain
There is more to marketing a product than simple sales strategy. Marketing is a defining trait of a company, and one that often makes it stand out from its competitors. […]
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Connectivity
HD Production: Technology More Accessible
For years, high-definition TV (HDTV) was known as “tomorrow’s” technology within broadcasting circles. While standards mostly were set by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in the late 1980s and its […]
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Connectivity
Go East! New Markets Emerging in Europe
The digitalization of TV networks is driving a buoyant Eastern European satellite market despite uncertain economic conditions. The financial crisis that triggered a global recession over the past 12 months
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Uncategorized
Middle Path To Space
Big remains beautiful in the satellite business, but launch vehicle operators are preparing new offerings to meet expected demand from commercial and government customers for small- and medium-class rockets that […]
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Finance
Middle Path to Space
Big remains beautiful in the satellite business, but launch vehicle operators are preparing new offerings to meet expected demand from commercial and government customers for small- and medium-class rockets that […]
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Connectivity
New Era Dawns for Mobile Satellite Services
As technological advances in space and on Earth lead to a new generation of handheld receivers, the prospect of mobile satellite services (MSS) breaking into the consumer mass market with […]