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| 12.01.2008 |
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Year in Review: 2008 Events Set Stage for 2009 
While the satellite sector generally remains in good health, a financial crisis that has cast a huge shadow over the globe also threatens the necessary funding that many companies will need as they look to expand their operations and capitalize on new...
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| 11.20.2008 |
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Romain Bausch, CEO, SES
Like its fixed satellite services counterparts, SES some very interesting growth strategies in play. The operator of the second largest communications satellite fleet has an IPTV offering in the United States with IP Prime, and subsidiary SES Astra has teamed...
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| 11.19.2008 |
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Giuliano Berretta, CEO, Eutelsat
Eutelsat Communications, which has Spanish company Abertis Telecom as one of its main shareholders, has made a number of interesting strategic moves over the last year. While continuing to grow its primary fixed satellite services (FSS) business, the operator...
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| 11.18.2008 |
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David McGlade, CEO, Intelsat
Intelsat CEO David McGlade feels the fixed satellite services (FSS) sector is in a good position today, but he would like to see the industry as a whole “spend more time looking for big growth opportunities” in order to prepare for the future...
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| 11.17.2008 |
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Dan Goldberg, CEO, Telesat
Telesat, led by former New Skies Satellite CEO Dan Goldberg returned to the upper echelon of fixed satellite services (FSS) operators following the acquisition of Telesat Canada by Loral Space and Communications in October 2007. The...
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| 11.14.2008 |
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TerreStar Granted Second Milestone Extension by FCC
[Satellite News 11-14-08] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a request by TerreStar Networks for further extensions of the company’s launch and operational milestones, TerreStar announced Nov. 14. The latest...
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| 11.13.2008 |
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How Satellite Operators Stay Above Economic Fray
[Satellite News 11-13-08] The key factors in the third quarter financial success of satellite operators Inmarsat and Intelsat have been efficiently managing and maximizing bandwidth for customers and strong support from government customers, according to...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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CEOs: Despite Economy, Satellite Industry in 'Good Shape'
[Satellite News 10-20-08] CEOs from the satellite industry’s largest companies remain largely optimistic about their prospects despite the current worldwide economic crisis. “The good news is, nobody blames the telecom industry...
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| 10.17.2008 |
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U.S. Military Accepts Dependency on Commercial Satellite Operators
[Satellite News 10-16-08] The U.S. military's desire for a dedicated, exclusive military communications network has turned into a future partnership and dependency on commercial satellite operators. But that paradigm shift will not come easy...
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| 10.17.2008 |
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Intelsat Invests in Supporting U.S. Troop Morale
[Satellite News 10-16-08] Commercial satellite operators used the Satcon 2008 conference as a forum to push and develop military partnerships to provide communications services to combat forces and military command centers. Intelsat has been a frequently...
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| 10.15.2008 |
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Financial Crisis Looms Over Satellite Investment Symposium
[Satellite News 10-15-08] The discussion between financial analysts and satellite executives at the ISIS Satellite Investment Symposium was dominated by talk of the recent financial crisis on Wall Street. Craig Moffett, managing director of...
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| 10.09.2008 |
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Subscriber Scandal Could Bring New Ownership for Premiere
[Satellite News 10-09-08] Premiere, Germany’s leading satellite pay-TV operator, is in a state of flux, mired in a scandal over bloated subscriber figures which already has claimed the company’s CFO and chief marketing and sales officer...
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| 10.07.2008 |
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Stratos Partners Deliver Largest Single BGAN Order to Brazilian Elections
[Satellite News 10-07-08] Tesacom, Stratos Global and Addvalue Communications delivered the largest single contract for the purchase of Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) services to Brazilian regional elections in remote areas. ...
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| 10.01.2008 |
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Satellite Terminal Licensing: Simplifying a Daunting Task
Licensing satellite terminals remains a widely misunderstood topic often surrounded by confusion and myth. But it is not the maze it is made out to be. Since the licensing authority is not the same in all countries, different rules apply; but different rules...
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| 10.01.2008 |
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Satellite Telephony: Operators Rethink Approach as Cell Phone Capabilities Grow
Mobile satellite service (MSS) providers based their original business plans on providing ubiquitous voice services to the masses when cell phone service was in its infancy. Investors poured billions into MSS operators based on the anticipated rollout of...
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| 09.26.2008 |
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MSV Satellite-Cellular Deal Aims to Answer Criticism
[Satellite News 09-25-08] Two important moves have happened recently in the realm of satellite cellular communications – TerreStar Corp. sold its remaining shares in SkyTerra Communications to private equity firm Harbinger Capital Management and other...
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| 09.10.2008 |
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Regional Operators Optimistic Despite Tough Market Conditions
[Satellite News 09-10-08] Regional operator growth strategies were one of the key themes today at World Satellite Business Week in Paris. Most regional operators, while naturally smaller than industry giants SES, Intelsat, Eutelsat and Telesat, they were all...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Dave McGlade, CEO, Intelsat
David McGlade joined Intelsat as CEO in April 2005, following the company’s acquisition by a group of private equity firms. Since then, McGlade led the acquisition of PanAmSat and guided Intelsat through its own acquisition by a group of investors led...
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| 08.27.2008 |
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OverHorizon President Outlines Capital Expenditure Plans
[Satellite News 08-26-08] OverHorizon, a new satellite services operator addressing the global mobile satellite communication market, hopes to launch services in the next two years. In July, the government of Cyprus granted OverHorizon...
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| 08.22.2008 |
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AsiaSat 6 Contract Decision Expected Within Three Months
[Satellite News 08-22-08] AsiaSat expects to announce who has won the contract for the AsiaSat 6 satellite in the next three months. AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson told Satellite News, “We plan to issue a request for proposal before the...
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