Satellite Opportunities Abound
Around mid-summer we begin the process of putting together the Satellite Group editorial calendar for the following year. It takes just a few conversations with people throughout the satellite field to come up with more than enough topics that will drive our... read more

Mary Cotton, CEO, VT iDirect Inc.
Jason Bates
Mary Cotton cannot be accused of thinking small, which makes her the perfect fit to head VT iDirect Inc. Cotton joined iDirect as CEO in September 2007 bringing more than 18 years of experience in helping technology companies turn their expertise into... read more

Industry News - August 2008
  TECHNOLGY EMS Satcom INTRODUCES PACKET DATA TERMINAL FOR FORCE TRACKING APPLICATIONS EMS Satcom...

Industry News - July 2008
TECHNOLOGY Telespazio, Thales Demonstrate Satellite System For Emergency Responders Telespazio and Thales...

Industry News - June 2008
TECHNOLOGY Navsync Introduces New Fully Integrated GPS Module Navsync launched its new CW46 GPS sensor. The...

Industry News - May 2008
TECHNOLOGY SpaceDev To Develop Seals For NASA SpaceDev Inc. has been awarded a contract to develop...

Small Satellite Technology: Gains Open Space to More Players
Greg Berlocher
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... read more

ITAR: Balancing the Global Playing Field?
Richard Kusiolek
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... read more

Launch Vehicles: Key To Industry Performance
Jason Bates and Mark Holmes
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... read more

GLOBAL REGULATIONS
European Space Research Funding
Gerry Oberst
Europe funds a substantial number of space-related research projects, with the vast bulk of money in recent years directed to the Galileo navigation satellite system and to the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) program. A recently... read more

DOLLARS AND SENSE
Satellite Radio Rebooted
Owen D. Kurtin
The saga of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio entered a new chapter in June when Kevin Martin, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), announced his support for a conditional approval of the deal. The... read more

MULTIMEDIA MATTERS
Kazakhstan Keeps Quiet about Kazsat 1 Loss
Peter J. Brown
In June, Kazakhstan’s National Space Agency, KazCosmos, announced that it had lost contact with the nation’s first communications satellite, Kazsat 1. News coverage of this event to date has been minimal at best. Built by Moscow-based Khrunichev... read more

SATELLITE GETS PERSONAL
Point-To-Many Points Remains Satellite’s Greatest Strength
Max Engel
I have discussed the basic business models for direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting (wholesale and retail) and the implications of these models for the structure of the organization that provides them. I also have noted that in order to provide DTH directly to... read more