Thuraya Targets Libyan Broadband Market
[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Thuraya is rolling out its ThurayaIP service to government and corporate sectors...

Gateway Secures EMP Teleport Services for Africa Operations
[Satellite Today 11-18-08] Europe Media Port (EMP) is providing teleport services to Gateway Communications...

iDirect To Interoperate with O3b Constellation
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] iDirect Inc. has entered into a technology partnership with O3b Networks to build...

Malaysia Airlines Looks to Immarsat for In-Flight Mobile Services
[Satellite Today 11-07-08] Inmarsat has announced a trial for in-flight mobile services with a top Asian...

Reducing the Digital Divide
Dan Freyer
Satellite broadband initiatives are plentiful in Asia, with companies such as Thaicom, Optus and BB Sat looking to use the latest satellite technology to reduce the digital divide in countries throughout the... read more 

Connecting the Unconnected in China
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News 11-17-08] China represents a huge potential market for satellite communications, and with huge pent-up demand for communications, Internet and video services among the country’s 1.3... read more 

Yahsat CEO Explains Broadband Strategy
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News 10-31-08] Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) is the latest satellite operator to believe there potentially is strong demand for satellite broadband services in the consumer market as... read more 

MSV Satellite-Cellular Deal Aims to Answer Criticism
Jeffrey Hill
[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... read more 

Satellite’s Role in Bringing Broadband to the United States (Part 3)
Jeffrey Hill
In these difficult economic times, U.S. federal and state governments are looking for alternatives to cut costs of living for citizens. While the concept of upgraded infrastructure has long meant building more... read more 

BSkyB Exec Highlights Broadband Importance
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News – 07-18-08] BSkyB, which serves around 1.4 million broadband subscribers in the United Kingdom, hopes to use that infrastructure to provide the next generation of content services to its... read more 

ViaSat Official: U.S. Appetite for Broadband is Insatiable
Jeffrey Hill
[Satellite News 10-02-08] According to ViaSat Senior Vice President Tom Moore, if you combine all of the satellite broadband capacity in the United States today, the total will not add up to the broadband... read more 

Satellite Broadband And Politics In Burma
Peter J. Brown
The impact of widespread satellite broadband deployments on previously unserved and underserved regions of the world has been substantial and represents a real win-win for the user and service provider alike... read more 

C-Band ESV Licenses Clear Way for Entry into Maritime Market
Raul Magallanes
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted the first C-Band Earth Station on Vessels (ESV) licenses, and applicants are looking to enter the maritime markets with always-on telecommunications... read more 

Boeing Appeal May Create S-Band Application Timetable Problems for ICO
Jeffrey Hill
[Satellite News 11-03-08] While ICO Communications may win up to a total of $707 million in a lawsuit judgment it won against Boeing Satellite Services International and parent company, Boeing Co., an appeal... read more 

Maritime Market: Signs Point to Strong Growth for Satellite Providers
Greg Berlocher
It has been a more than 100 years since Guglielmo Marconi developed a wireless device that allowed ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communications. Since, Marconi’s development, advancements in maritime... read more