In This Issue
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Feature1986–2016: 30 Events that Shaped the Last 30 Years in Satellite
Via Satellite turned 30 years old this year; to celebrate, we decided to give ourselves the task of listing what we think are the key 30 events to impact our […]
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Feature1986: The World as it Was Then
The world was a very different place in 1986. Via Satellite the magazine launched into an era where was no internet, no mobile phones, and even though it was only […]
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MagazineA New Millennium: a New Era Starts to Emerge
My six years as part of the editorial team at Via Satellite (2000-2002 as associate editor; and 2002-2006 as editor) spanned some of the key transformative moments that shaped the […]
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MagazineA Very Special Birthday Celebration
Via Satellite celebrates 30 years this year, which for any publication nowadays is a huge achievement. As a publication, our mantra has always been serving our industry better with great […]
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MagazineFrom Our Readers
I am indebted to Via satellite as it has opened my mind and enabled me to take off the ground and move to another huge space with its constellation, orbits […]
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MagazineImproving the Perception of Satellite
I was told early in my journalism education that it’s easier to teach a writer about a topic than to teach a subject-matter expert how to write to a broad […]
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FeatureKoplar Communications: America’s First Broadcast Earth Station Revisited
It was a phone call from a friend of Ted Koplar, then president of Koplar Communications, about a construction permit that returned the Koplar family to the broadcast world. Harold […]
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MagazineRecollections of a Nascent Industry
My dream career in the satellite industry started in March of 1980 at Satellite Communications magazine. In 1980 the industry was in the very early stages of development. Everyone knew […]
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FeatureSEOTY Winners Talk Industry’s Past, Share their Vision of the Future
Via Satellite’s Satellite Executive of the Year winners are in a unique position to examine the state of the industry. In a special round table, we bring together Romain Bausch, […]
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MagazineThe Next 30 Years: Millennials Predict Progress
Looking back over the last 30 years, Millennials working across the satellite industry noted the vast amount of change that both the technology and markets have seen just in their […]
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MagazineVia Satellite at 30: The 1990s and Early 2000s
I often marvel at the industry developments that transpired during my 11-year editorial stint at Via Satellite, as both managing editor (1991-1994) and editor (1995-2002). Most of the decade saw […]
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MagazineVia Satellite at 30: The First Chapters
The explosion of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster and payload on September 1, 2016, bookended by an outreach campaign from Arianespace showcasing the reliability of its rocket fleet, reminded me of […]