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| 12.01.2008 |
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Year in Review: 2008 Events Set Stage for 2009
Blog Special To comment on this article, visit Mark Holme’s blog at www.SatelliteToday.com/blog/?p=90 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...
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| 11.01.2008 |
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Maritime Market: Signs Point to Strong Growth for Satellite Providers
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 communications inched along until commercial...
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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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| 09.01.2008 |
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Broadcast 2.0: The Changing Scene in Europe
The European broadcast landscape is a hotbed of innovation as operators and broadcasters rollout different strategies to attract customers. With telcos moving into the broadcast sector and high-definition offerings becoming more widespread, the landscape has...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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New Era for Broadcasting in China
With the Chinasat-9 satellite in orbit, officially sanctioned satellite-TV services are set to become a reality in the world’s biggest market. With a population of more than 1.3 billion people, China offers broadcasters, equipment manufacturers and...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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The Stadium: Satellites Play Huge Role at Big Events
Satellite technology has played a key role in the globalization of sports and entertainment, as formerly regional events have been elevated to global status. Now with consumers demanding more and more services while attending these events, the people behind...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Asia: Opportunities And Pitfalls In Equal Measure
Asia offers many strong dynamics that provide satellite players the opportunity to be successful, with large populations in countries such as China and India eager to receive more communications services as well as a number of other territories which seem...
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| 05.01.2008 |
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Applications: What’s Hot And What’s Getting Hotter
Satellite industry experts pretty much agree that satellite-delivered TV and video, including direct-to-home services, direct broadcast services and the distribution of digital and high-definition TV are the star performers in the application category. Beyond...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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The Globalization Of Ethnic Broadcasting
Ethnic programming connects people to their homeland, providing both comfort and information in the form of a wide variety of content such as news, sports, education and children’s programming. Satellite technology has played a key role in the creation...
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| 03.01.2008 |
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Via Satellite’s Satellite Executives Of The Year 2007
The satellite industry’s use of C-band spectrum faced a serious threat in 2007, but a well-organized effort involving satellite players around the globe fended off terrestrial companies seeking a foothold in the band. The executives that led the...
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| 02.01.2008 |
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MSS Companies Take Different Approaches To Growing Market
The demand for mobile services continues to grow, along with the number of companies offering solutions. The only common feature among companies within the mobile satellite service (MSS) segment is they deliver satellite service to mobile terminals. Each...
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| 01.01.2008 |
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Satcom To Aircraft: Providing Communications To Smaller Jets
The insatiable hunger for bandwidth is not limited to the ground, as demand for connectivity now extends well into the stratosphere. A variety of end users are clamoring for more bandwidth, and the reason is simple: Increased connectivity while aloft...
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| 12.01.2007 |
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2007: Pivotal Year For Satellite Broadband In Europe
Satellite broadband has long been a hot topic in the industry, but up to this year, the market generally has failed to live up to the expectations that it would serve as a growth driver for satellite players. However, 2007 may well be considered the year when...
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| 11.01.2007 |
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MSS: New Services Changing The Market
The mobile satellite services (MSS) sector has a definite role to play in the future of communications as the reach of terrestrial telecommunications services providers only extends so far. However, increased competition in the handset market coupled with...
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| 10.01.2007 |
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Fifty Years On: New Russian Space Industry Takes Shape
Driven by Communism and the Cold War, Russia ushered in the satellite age in October 1957 with the launch of Sputnik. Today, the country is one of the biggest single markets for satellite communications, and with a population of more than 140 million people...
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| 09.01.2007 |
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HDTV Fails to meet early expectations
“Everybody loves HDTV.” “The picture quality is amazing.” “It is a must have.” How many times have these statements been expressed throughout the last year? No one denies that high-definition content enhances the...
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| 08.01.2007 |
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The Struggle for C-band
Satellite operators have faced spectrum battles in the past, but with huge and hungry telecommunications firms lobbying to gain more access to C-band for their next-generation wireless services, satellite players may face their toughest spectrum fight yet...
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| 07.01.2007 |
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IPTV: Threat Or Opportunity For Satellite
Beware! The telcos are coming to the TV market. What has been the domain of cable and satellite players has a newcomer intent on using its deep pockets to capture market share. Competition in digital television will never be quite the same. However, does the...
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| 06.01.2007 |
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Mobile Broadcasting Prospects Strong in Asia
The world is becoming more mobile as populations demand continuous access to content for business and for pleasure. This increased desire for mobility presents strong opportunities for satellite players in Asia, and many companies already are involved in...
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| 05.01.2007 |
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Learning The Satellite Way
As governments throughout the world make improving education a more important goal, many are beginning to embrace — and help fund — satellite-enabled initiatives. Satellite-related technology has proven to be quite effective in helping governments...
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