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HTS Executives: Remote Broadband Market Remains Wide Open.
March 21, 2012... By Jeffrey Hill [Satellite News 03-15-12] The transition from Ku-band to Ka-band is happening, much the same as the transition from C-band to Ku-band happened 20 years ago, thanks to the aggressive emergence of high-throughput satellites (HTS). NSR Senior Analyst and Head of Singapore...

Orbcomm Enjoys Significant Rebound, Subscriber Growth Spurt in 2011.
March 21, 2012... By Jeffrey Hill [Satellite News 03-16-12] While Orbcomm's 2011 fourth fiscal quarter adjusted EBITDA fell 8 percent short of analysts' forecast due to weaker-than- expected hardware margins, the metric grew 9 percent sequentially to mark the highest level in the company's history. ...

Pearce Sets Different Tone for Inmarsat, Iridium Rivalry at SATELLITE 2012.
March 21, 2012... By Jeffrey Hill [Satellite News 03-19-12] While the MSS sector story of 2011 changes depending on which executive you speak to, the common thread between competitors is that the year was dominated by a significant dynamic shift in a different direction. Inmarsat, an operator long...

Arianespace CEO Le Gall Aims for Second Consecutive Billion-Plus Revenue Year.
March 21, 2012... By Jeffrey Hill [Satellite News 03-20-12] European launch company Arianespace expects its yearly revenue to exceed 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) for the second straight year in 2012 after adding two new rockets -- the veteran Soyuz and new, light- launch Vega -- to its service portfolio....

Big Four FSS Operators Portray Positive Outlook for Satellite Industry.(Industry overview)
March 21, 2012... By Sam Silverstein [Satellite News 03-20-12] Despite continued economic turmoil around the world last year, particularly in debt-plagued Europe, the satellite industry remains financially healthy and is well-positioned to handle the challenges that loom on the horizon, the chief...