Jason Bates

The global shutdown in 2020 had impacts across the satellite and space sector, but there were no uniform effects and there is no industry-wide blueprint for getting back on track, […]

The creation of the U.S. Space Force was a response to the growing use of space by more nations around the globe – and the potential threat that some pose […]

As Puerto Rico grapples with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s widespread destruction, network managers in the country are working around the clock to restore critical communications avenues. In this article […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-13-11] Sanswire Corp., a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), agreed to acquire the outstanding shares of stock of Global Telesat Corp., a privately held U.S. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-12-11] Harris Corp. has been awarded a $2 million contract from the Canadian government to provide shipboard satellite communications terminals that offer services in X- and Ku-band, […]

While reviewing the last 30 years of history during SATELLITE 2011 many of the discussions during the show looked not at the position the satellite sector holds today but where […]

As I pointed out previously, the FSS players remain at the center of satellite sector. But MSS players who busted on to the satellite world, flamed out and then rose […]

The CEOs of the four largest FSS players again kicked off the SATELLITE 2011 show, but while their time in the spotlight last just less than two hours, the impact […]

The satellite sector continues to enhance its offerings in order to both protect its traditional business strongholds and develop new revenue streams. To accomplish this, the satellite sector has improved […]

The pre-day schedule will look at some of the future’s most pressing issues, beginning with the return of the must-attend Satellite Finance Forum. Satellite sector analysts and experts from throughout […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-11] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) won a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide a short wave infra-red (SWIR) spectrometer as part of the TROPOMI […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-11] Artel received a contract under the Future Commercial Satellite Communications Services Acquisition (FCSA) contract to provide satellite services, the company announced Jan. 6.     The order to […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-15-10] Arianespace reschedule the launch of an Arine 5 spacecraft carrying the Hispasat 1E and KoreaSat 6 satellites in order to allow one of its customers to perform […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-15-10] Hughes Network Systems has unveiled a managed services suite for enterprises, the company announced Dec. 14. Bases on Hughes ActiveQoS, the offering delivers converged voice, data, and video […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-15-10] Sevis Systems unveiled its third-generation GSM bandwidth optimization platform, a cost-effective backhaul solution designed to optimize GSM traffic, the company announced Dec. 14. The Sevis 6104 is […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-10] GeoEye has agreed to purchase 100 percent of the stock of Spadac Inc., a geospatial predictive analytics company, for $46 million in cash and stock, GeoEye announced […]

 [Satellite TODAY 12-09-10] Cisco completed a VoIP call using its Internet Router in Space (IRIS) and also made the first software upgrade of an Internet Protocol (IP) router aboard a […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-10] SkyVision Global Networks LLC upgraded its backbone, edge and peering infrastructure using Juniper Networks equipment, Juniper announced Dec. 7.     SkyVision operates a satellite and terrestrial fiber-optic […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-10] SpaceX placed its Dragon spacecraft into low-Earth orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket Dec. 8 and the capsule splashed down into the Pacific Ocean about three hours […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-10] Three days before Via Satellite’s webinar, “Satellite Broadband on Airplanes: A New Era Set To Begin,” German airline Lufthansa has launched its broadband service, FlyNet, on long-haul […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-10] NASA selected 13 companies for potential contract awards that begin work on the agencies efforts to develop a next-generation heavy-lift launch vehicle, NASA announced Nov. 8.     […]

Developing the program for the Offshore Communication show was a group effort, as for the first time in the 10 years of the show, an advisory board of end users […]

The National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, non-profit research organization that calls the beginning and end of recessions, declared in September that the recession that gripped the globe throughout […]

We’ve heard this story before – Apple has released another device that will, according to the media, forever change the broadcasting business. Since the company behind the device is Apple, […]

The mood at IBC2010 was vastly improved from a year ago, when uncertainty overshadowed about the future seemed to be the main theme. But leaving Amsterdam this year, many companies […]

These words are not new to vendors found on any exhibit floor, but companies are hearing those demands from customers more than ever. The requests are being driven, ultimately, by […]

I’m coming around on the idea that the satellite communications business is coming out of the last of its economic doldrums. People on the floor at IBC 2010 — the […]

It took longer than expected, but HD has taken a firm hold in many markets outside of the first-adopter United States. And as more consumers are introduced to HD, it […]

Tired of hearing about the collapse of the economy or how sluggish the recovery has been? Well, if you’re in the satellite sector, it seems that you don’t have to […]

Regardless of the state of the overall economy and its current direction, it now seems clear that the satellite communications sector is not affected, or at least minimally affected, by […]