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12.01.2008 Cellular Backhaul: Remains Driver for Satellite Sector
Wireless technology is evolving rapidly and playing an increasing role in the lives of people throughout the world. In addition, ever-larger numbers of people rely on the technology directly or indirectly. Emerging 3G and 4G technologies will enable cellular...
12.01.2008 Digital Switchover Creates New Opportunities
Broadcasters in the United States will end analog transmissions Feb. 17 and move entirely to digital. Every facet of broadcasting will be affected, and while the industry has been preparing for this switch for several years, some broadcasters are scrambling...
11.01.2008 Compression: Technology, Need Continue to Grow
The amount of available bandwidth is the only part of the broadcasting sector not growing. How is the latest in compression technology keeping revenues flowing and what lies ahead for broadcasters? The broadcasting industry needs more bandwidth to meet...
11.01.2008 FSS Players: Expect Growth Despite Economic Stress
Economic uncertainty and a global credit crunch do not look to be having an impact on the satellite industry, as demand for communications remains strong. The world’s four largest fixed satellite services (FSS) companies look poised to benefit from this...
10.01.2008 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...
10.01.2008 Digital SNG: Technology Gains Make Journalists Even More Mobile
Satellite newsgathering technology continues to improve at a rapid rate, allowing larger news organizations to cut the costs of providing reports from locations around the globe and also enabling smaller organizations to expand their operations. What...
09.01.2008 Satellite-Based Air Traffic Management Keeping the Airline Industry Aloft
The airline industry is a major economic driver around the globe, but the system is reaching the limits of its capacity. How will the satellite industry play a key role in keeping airlines flying and the economy growing? For more than 50 years, the United...
09.01.2008 The Middle East Remains Hotbed of Opportunity for Satellite Players
The Middle East has become one of the globe’s most vibrant regions for satellite communications. With diverse TV markets, strong demand for satellite capacity to support military operations and businesses looking for advanced communications, a number of...
09.01.2008 Ka-Band: Ready to Make a Business Impact?
The Ka-band market looks poised to become a major revenue generator for the global satellite industry. What will the market look like in the future and is it large enough to support the current players as well as new entrants that certainly will come if the...
08.01.2008 ITAR: Balancing the Global Playing Field?
The 1999 U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) authorizes the president to control the export and import of defense-related articles and services such as software, integrated circuits, computers, electronics and security-related information...
08.01.2008 Small Satellite Technology: Gains Open Space to More Players
Some interesting parallels exist in the evolution of the computer and satellite industries. Both initially were dominated by big metal, with mainframes housing the financial records of large corporations and large satellites ruling the sky. But mainframes...
07.01.2008 ITAR Dilemma: Finding The Balance Between Regulation And Profit
America’s commercial space industry holds a dominant position in the global market, but due to a number of factors, other countries are beginning to gain more market share. Many small suppliers maintain that the primary problem is the International...
07.01.2008 Launch Vehicles: Key To Industry Performance
The importance of the launch sector to the growth of the global satellite communications industry was highlighted in 2007, as two of the three major providers suffered failures, forcing some operators to adjust their launch plans or delay some key business...
06.01.2008 Interference: Operators Making Advances In Fight
Satellite interference costs commercial operators and end users millions of dollars per year when factoring in lost revenue opportunities, specialized personnel costs and the price of interference detection systems. Many different groups are becoming more...
06.01.2008 Alternative Uses Of Emergency Communications Networks Driving New Market
When terrestrial communications equipment has either been destroyed or rendered unavailable, satellite-based emergency systems receive praise for picking up the slack. But memories fade after the debris is cleaned up, and emergency communications providers...
05.01.2008 Satellite Firms Benefit As Users Gobble Up More Bandwidth
Rapid advances in wireless communications and display technologies are transforming how, when and where people receive and consume information, and these changes are creating booming demand for bandwidth that promises to benefit the satellite industry...
05.01.2008 Internet to Aircraft: Life After Connexion
When introduced, Connexion by Boeing was hailed as a breakthrough productivity tool, but the service lost millions of dollars before being grounded after a few short years. Today, other providers are looking to capitalize on this still promising aircraft...
05.01.2008 Will Europe’s Finest Be Active Buyers of Space Assets?
Consolidation, consolidation, consolidation. It always has been a buzzword in the satellite industry, but after an intense round of activity that produced some significant transactions among satellite operators, are other sectors preparing to pare down their...
04.01.2008 Telcos Keep Up Pressure On Satellite Payers
In some of the world’s largest TV markets, IPTV is showing strong gains and beginning to make real headway in the market. While satellite remains an incredibly efficient infrastructure for delivering television, the telecommunications companies, which...
04.01.2008 Enhancing Information Flow with Digital Signage
Before heading home after work, Ronnie Smith swings by the ATM, runs into the grocery store for a few items and then stops at the gas station. All three venues feature something in common: Flat-panel video screens beaming highly focused marketing messages at...
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