Satellite News articles from April 2007

Satellite News archives from April 2007

Sirius Steps Beyond Radio To Offer Backseat TV.
April 2, 2007... Chrysler Group will have exclusive rights to offer Sirius Backseat TV in 2008, Sirius Satellite Radio's foray into video offerings, the companies announced March 29. Sirius Backseat TV will be available in 2008 Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge...

SISLink Hopes For North American Breakthrough This Year.(contracts with ITV PLC. ITV Sport Channel)
April 2, 2007... SISLink, which recently signed a deal to supply ITV Sport with satellite facilities for its Formula 1 race coverage over the next four years, hopes the deal will be a springboard for the company to make a real crack at the U.S. market. ...

Slacker Personal Radio Readies To Elbow Into Aggressive Market.
April 2, 2007... Yet another audial consumer offering is being made available to American listeners as Slacker Inc. prepares to roll out its line of "Personal Radio," enabling U.S. consumers to customize and carry their own radio stations for listening...

SPOTLIGHT: DigitalGlobe Improves Pilots' Outlook, Chances Through Alaskan Aviation Safety Project.
April 2, 2007... In cooperation with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), NASA and the Medallion Foundation, DigitalGlobe, a commercial high- resolution satellite imagery and geospatial information provider, is launching a new research and...

Q&A: ESA Director General Plots Course For 2007.(Jean-Jacques Dordain of European Space Agency)(Interview)
April 2, 2007... With the flagship Galileo program facing difficulties, and key programs such as Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) also facing milestones, it looks to be another challenging year for, the European Space Agency (ESA). ...

EuroNews On MultiChoice.(Euronews Services de Presse S.A.R.L. launching satellite television services in Africa)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... EuroNews, a pan-European news channel, will offer widespread coverage across Africa. It has launched on MultiChoice's DTH platform, DStv. MultiChoice expects to carry the channel to more than 1 million homes. DStv viewers will be able to...

Russian Business Channel Teams With Eutelsat For Free-To-Air Broadcasting.
April 2, 2007... Eutelsat Communications and Russian business channel RBC-TV have agreed to a five-year contract for leasing capacity on the HotBird-6 satellite for free-to-air broadcasting over Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, Eutelsat announced...

GlobeCast Provides Digital Signage To France Telecom and Orange.
April 2, 2007... GlobeCast has equipped 113 of France Telecom/Orange's sales boutiques with its digital signage system, GlobeCast Captive Audience. The system will allow France Telecom to remotely aggregate content, create and manage playlists and to...

WildBlue Names Director To Board.
April 2, 2007... Gary S. Howard has been named to the board of directors of WildBlue Communications. The retired executive vice president, COO and director of Liberty Media Corp. has more than 20 years of experience in the cable television, satellite and...

Raytheon Earns $11.1 Million DOD Deal.
April 2, 2007... Raytheon Co. has earned an $11.1 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the U.S. Department of Defense announced March 27. Contracted by the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, Calif., the order is being made for...

China Spacecom Expecting Iridium Gateway In '07.
April 2, 2007... China Space Mobile Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (China Spacecom) is planning to open an Iridium gateway Earth station by the end of the year, Iridium announced March 27. Iridium Satellite LLC and China Spacecom (an Iridium...

MSV Chooses Nortel For Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Network Trial.
April 2, 2007... Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) will deploy what is touted as the first integrated 4G and satellite broadband trial powered by Nortel mobile WiMax and IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) technologies. The hybrid satellite-terrestrial trial was...

NASA Taps Telenor And Verso Technologies To Modernize Satellite Communications.
April 2, 2007... Telenor Satellite Services and Verso Technologies have been selected by NASA to provide digital voice and data satellite communications equipment and service to all of NASA's Trans-Atlantic landing sites. The sites are used as emergency...

Russia Picks SSTL For Satellite Platform Equipment.
April 2, 2007... Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has signed an order with the Federal State Unitary Enterprise to supply satellite platform equipment and services for the Kanopus Low Earth Orbit spacecraft. The first satellite, Kanopus-B, is...

SpaceDev Awarded NRL Contract.
April 2, 2007... SpaceDev has been awarded a Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) contract in response to the Operationally Responsive Space Payload Technology broad agency announcement, SpaceDev announced March 27. The award is for the preliminary design of...

Globalstar Receives Qualcomm Duplex Satellite Data and Voice Module.
April 2, 2007... Globalstar Inc., a provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, governments and individuals, has started to receive shipments of the new GSP-1720 satellite data and voice module (SDVM) from manufacturer Qualcomm Inc.,...

OHB, ESA Sign Contract For Small Satellite Development.(OHB Systems AG)(European Space Agency)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... OHB-System AG of Germany signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a European Small Geostationary Satellite platform for telecommunication missions, the organizations announced March 28. The contract, valued at...

WildBlue Enterprise Solutions Partners With Broadcast International.
April 2, 2007... WildBlue Enterprise Solutions has added Broadcast International as a value-added reseller of its products and services, WildBlue announced March 28. Broadcast International provides video-powered business systems including IP and digital...

GlobeCast Gets Internet TV Boost.
April 2, 2007... GlobeCast signed a deal to distribute content from more than 60 of its WorldTV channels over an Internet TV network operated by Sivoo, GlobeCast announced March 28. GlobeCast WorldTV will license a wide range of programming to Sivoo,...

Boeing Announces Team For Ares 1 Upper Stage Bid.
April 2, 2007... The Boeing team that will compete for the upper stage production contract for NASA's Ares 1 crew launch vehicle includes Hamilton Sundstrand (a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.), Moog Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Orion Propulsion...

MDA Receives Space Station Support Contract Extension.(MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.)(Canadian Space Agency)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) signed a contract amendment valued at $8.7 million Canadian ($7.5 million) with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to support ongoing operations of the Mobile Servicing System and upcoming...

Setanta Scores Over BSkyB For British Soccer Rights.
April 2, 2007... BSkyB lost some major U.K. soccer broadcast rights when, in a deal worth 425 million pounds ($834.5 million), Setanta Sports and ITV won an auction to air the Football Association (FA) Cup and England matches between 2008 and 2012; the rights...

Intelsat General Names President and CEO.
April 2, 2007... William Shernit has been named president and CEO of Intelsat General Corp., the company announced March 29. Shernit joins the wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat Ltd. after serving more than 15 years as president of BAE Systems Information...

EMS Technologies Makes Management Appointments.
April 2, 2007... EMS Technologies Inc. appointed Neil Mackay president and Gary Hebb vice president and general manager of EMS Satcom, EMS announced March 28. David Smith was named vice president and general manager of EMS Defense & Space Systems. ...

Optus Orders A Third Satellite.
April 2, 2007... Optus, an Australian operator owned by SingTel, is planning to invest in a third D-series satellite, which will increase the operator's fleet capacity by more than 30 percent, Optus announced March 29. Optus-D3 will provide TV broadcast...

USGS, NASA Define Roles For Landsat Continuity.
April 2, 2007... The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA have defined their roles on the Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite, which is expected to be launched in 2011, the USGS announced March 29. NASA will procure and develop the space segment...

GeoEye Establishes Foundation To Promote Humanitarian Causes, Research.(GeoEye Foundation)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... GeoEye has formed the GeoEye Foundation to promote teaching of geospatial information technologies, humanitarian and environmental/climate change research, and innovation and growth of the next-generation of geospatial technology...

Orbiting Wall Street.
April 2, 2007... Intelsat Intelsat Ltd. reported revenues of $1.7 billion in 2006 but posted a loss of $368.7 million, the satellite operator announced March 30. In 2005, Intelsat lost $325.3 million on revenues of $1.2 billion. The increased loss in...

U.S. Air Force Mulling How To Defend Space Assets, Secretary Wynne Says.(Michael Wynne )
April 2, 2007... The U.S. Air Force is weighing how to defend U.S. space assets against anti-satellite weapon attacks, and wishes to discuss that with Congress, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne told sister publication Space & Missile Defense Report. ...

Sea Launch Expects October Return To Space.
April 9, 2007... Pending a meeting of the Sea Launch Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB), the launch provider is anticipating its return to flight in October, Sea Launch said April 3. The mission would place the Thuraya-3 satellite into orbit for Thuraya...

Public Debate Spins On About Sirius-XM Merger Possibilities.
April 9, 2007... The continued flow of rhetoric between the interested parties concerning the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio has seemed itself to provide enough content for a new channel on either broadcast provider. But...

AsiaSat Anticipates New Era As General Electric Is Shareholder.
April 9, 2007... AsiaSat no longer is part of the SES Global family, but while new owners are onboard, many of the company's operational challenges will remain the same. The operator announced that General Electric (GE) had become a main shareholder of...

SPOTLIGHT: GPS Units Making Australian Rules Football Teams Forget About The Gatorade.(Global Positioning System)(Australian Football League)
April 9, 2007... While American professional sports are concerning themselves with performance-enhancers of a different sort, the Australian Football League (AFL) is hoping to expand its use of personal GPS devices to track and analyze in real time the...

Optus Already 25 Percent Full On D3 Satellite.
April 9, 2007... Optus, the Australian telco owned by Singapore Telecom, already has 25 percent of the capacity sold on its D3 satellite. Optus announced April 3 it will invest in a new D3 satellite to meet the growing demand for capacity in Australia and...

Lockheed Martin Completes Reviews For GPS-3, MUOS.
April 9, 2007... Lockheed Martin has completed a system design review of the U.S. Air Force's next-generation GPS Space Segment -- GPS Block 3, the company announced April 5. The review -- an interim milestone for a $49 million contract awarded in November...

Lawmakers Call For NASA Inspector General's Ouster.(Robert Cobb of National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(Brief article)
April 9, 2007... Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.), chairman of the House committee on science and technology, released an April 2 letter to President George W. Bush calling for the removal of Robert Cobb as inspector general of the National Aeronautics and Space...

EchoStar and Google Partner For TV Advertising System.
April 9, 2007... EchoStar Communications Corp. and Google have entered into a partnership agreement to introduce the first automated system for buying, selling, delivering and measuring television ads on Dish Network's 125 national satellite programming...

Alcatel Alenia Space Wins Contract To Upgrade Globalstar Facility.
April 9, 2007... Alcatel Alenia Space has been awarded a 9 million euro ($12.0 million) contract by Globalstar Inc. to upgrade the latter's Control Network Facility, Alcatel Alenia Space announced April 3. The upgraded facility will enable Globalstar to...

Comsat Begins Broadband Service In Venezuela.
April 9, 2007... Comsat has activated a broadband satellite service in Venezuela through acquisition of its state-of-the-art Viasat Linkstar platform to operate via the Intelsat-705 satellite, Comsat announced April 3. The satellite - Comsat's seventh...

France 24 Debuts Arabic Version.(by Eutelsat S.A.)(Brief article)
April 9, 2007... Eutelsat has confirmed that an Arabic version of the channel France 24 launched April 2 across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. French and English versions of the channel had already been available. The Arabic version will be...

Globecomm-UTStarcom Develop Satellite IP Wireless Network Using Picocells.
April 9, 2007... Globecomm Systems Inc. and UTStarcom Inc. have created a nationwide demonstration network linking multiple picocells serving their office buildings, with all the backhaul and call control provided via satellite through a flexible,...

XM Satellite Radio Co-Founder Levin To Advise Slacker.
April 9, 2007... Lon Levin, co-founder of XM Satellite Radio and satellite industry veteran, has joined Slacker Inc. as senior advisor, Slacker announced April 3. Levin is an entrepreneur and executive with over 20 years' experience in new media,...

DirecTV Appoints Executive For Customer Service.
April 9, 2007... DirecTV Inc. announced April 3 that Ellen Filipiak has been named senior vice president for customer service. Filipiak will report to John Suranyi, president of DirecTV Sales and Service, and oversee all customer service operations,...

XM Canada and Rogers Communications Agree For Comprehensive Content deal.
April 9, 2007... XM Canada and Rogers Communications reached an agreement to provide XM Canada content across the Rogers wireless, cable and Internet platforms, Rogers announced April 3. The companies will form a comprehensive partnership bringing XM...

Harris Completes Advanced EHF Navy Multiband Terminal Prototype Testing.
April 9, 2007... Harris Corp. has completed formal testing of its Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multiband Terminal prototype system, the company announced April 5. Harris also introduced April 3 its NetPlus 300 high-definition...

DirecTV, EchoStar HD Programming.
April 9, 2007... DirecTV Inc. began delivering local high-definition (HD) programming to four new cities April 4, the company announced. The addition of Albuquerque, N.M.; Buffalo, N.Y.; New Orleans, La.; and Tulsa, Okla.; bring DirecTV's local HD offerings...

Sirius, XM Add More Cars To Lineups.
April 9, 2007... Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio have expanded their lists of automotive manufacturers that include radios as factory-installed options, the companies announced. Audi will offer Sirius as standard equipment in eight different...

Ondas Media Appoints CEO.
April 9, 2007... Jacinto Palacios, former CEO of Hispasat, has been named CEO of Ondas Media, the company announced April 4. Ondas plans to launch satellite radio services in Europe in 2009. Palacios will manage the company's media enterprises throughout...

End II End Appoints Senior Advisor For India Market.
April 9, 2007... End II End Communications has appointed Tapan Das Sharma senior advisor for the Indian market. A retired military officer, he currently serves as chairman and managing director of Bravehearts Security and Intelligent Services, a private...

International Datacasting Names Chairman.
April 9, 2007... Peter Scovell has been elected chairman of the board of International Datacasting Corp. effective April 4, the company announced. Longtime Chairman Denzil Doyle will continue as an active director after resigning the chairmanship. ...

APT Satellite Appoints A U.S. Tax Attorney.
April 9, 2007... Asian conglomerate APT Satellite confirmed on April 5 the appointment of New York-based Carlton Hedges & Associates as their U.S. tax attorneys, a move which seemingly confirms speculation that APT Satellite is planning to enter the American...

Malaysia's Astro Invests In Indian DTH Venture.(direct-to-home)(South Asia Entertainment Holdings Ltd. bought stake in Sun Direct TV)(Brief article)
April 9, 2007... Malaysia's Astro All Asia Networks signed a deal with India's Maran Group to provide direct-to-home (DTH) TV services in India, Astro announced April 5. Under the agreement, South Asia Entertainment Holdings Ltd., a wholly owned unit of...

AsiaSat CEO Looks At Diverse Approach.
April 9, 2007... AsiaSat will continue to look at different ways to generate revenues in a region where pricing pressure and overcapacity are prominent issues facing any satellite operator. "While we continue to focus on our core business of transponder...

Orbiting Wall Street.
April 9, 2007... ATK Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will acquire Swales Aerospace, ATK announced April 3. Swales, based in Beltsville, Md., provides satellite components and subsystems, small spacecraft, and engineering services to NASA, the U.S....

Recent Solar Eruption Sends A Warning Shot Over Earth's Technological Bow, Scientists Warn.
April 9, 2007... Recent solar activity has proven a previously unrealized weakness of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, scientists warned last week during the first Space Weather Enterprise Forum, held in Washington, D.C.. The National Oceanic...

Intelsat Working To Halt Unauthorized Satellite Use.
April 16, 2007... Intelsat officials met with Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the United States April 10 to discuss how to stop unauthorized use of an Intelsat satellite by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a terrorist group based in Sri Lanka, Intelsat...

Intelsat To Test Internet Routing In Space For Department Of Defense.
April 16, 2007... In a program designed to provide Internet protocol (IP) services to warfighters and other military personnel anytime and anywhere, the U.S. Department of Defense unveiled April 11 a public-private program to test Internet Routing In Space...

Ondas CEO Embraces Challenge Of Launching Satellite Radio Service.
April 16, 2007... Jacinto Palacios, the new CEO of Ondas Media, believes his experiences at Hispasat and other technology companies provides him with the tools to lead Ondas through the challenge of launching a European satellite radio provider. "I...

Australian Government Uses Satellite Imagery To Assess Damage Inflicted On Banana Crops By Cyclone Larry.
April 16, 2007... Officers from the department were working with the Australian Banana Growers Council and the University of Queensland to produce a detailed snapshot of banana plantations in the wake of the cyclone, which hit the area in March 2006. ...

Gateway Plans Ambitious Launch In Africa.(Gateway Communications will launching direct-to-home services)
April 16, 2007... Gateway Communications will launch a new direct-to-home (DTH) platform in sub-Saharan Africa one of the biggest potential markets for DTH services anywhere in the world, with a target market of more than 40 million households, according to...

ViaSat To Provide Blue Force Tracking Network Upgrades.
April 16, 2007... ViaSat Inc. received a contract to develop the satellite ground equipment for a planned satellite network upgrade for the U.S. Army's Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below - Blue Force Tracking system, ViaSat announced April 11. ...

Orbital To Provide Test Booster For NASA.
April 16, 2007... Orbital Sciences Corp. will design and build the next-generation NASA Orion Abort Test Booster for NASA and the U.S. Air Force Space Development and Test Wing, the company announced April 11. Orbital will develop, build and test a new...

Globalstar Launches Unlimited Airtime Program.
April 16, 2007... Globalstar Inc. has launched a satellite airtime rate plan which will provide customers in the United States with unlimited satellite voice minutes for calls to the United States, Canada and Caribbean, the company announced April 10. ...

Hughes Supplies Satellite System To Galaxy Broadband.(Hughes Network Systems LLC contracts with Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
April 16, 2007... Hughes Network Systems LLC has supplied a broadband satellite system to Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc., Hughes announced April 11. The system will enable Galaxy Broadband, an authorized Hughes service provider based in Ontario, Canada,...

SES Americom Launches HD Satellite Newsgathering Neighborhood.
April 16, 2007... SES Americom unveiled a high-definition service intended to provide a bandwidth home to customers using IP-based connectivity platforms for providing voice and data communication to satellite newsgathering (SNG) trucks, the company announced...

SpaceDev, United Launch Alliance Explore Placing Dream Chaser On Atlas 5 Rocket.(Brief article)
April 16, 2007... SpaceDev Inc. finalized a memorandum of understanding with United Launch Alliance to pursue launching the SpaceDev Dream Chaser aboard an Atlas 5 rocket, SpaceDev announced April 10. The vehicle is intended to provide a reusable and...

Meteosat-9 Becomes Prime Eutmesat Satellite.(European Organisation )(Brief article)
April 16, 2007... Eumetsat, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, confirmed that Meteosat-9 is now the prime satellite operating at 0 degrees, replacing Meteosat-8. Meteosat-9 was placed into orbit in December 2005 and...

Telesat Anik F3 Placed Into Orbit.
April 16, 2007... Telesat's Anik F3 satellite was carried into orbit aboard a Proton rocket, Telesat and International Launch Services (ILS) announced April 10. The spacecraft, manufactured by EADS Astrium, is equipped with 32 Ku-band and 24 C-band...

Raytheon To Upgrade Satellite Terminal; Receives Approval For NPOESS Antenna.
April 16, 2007... Raytheon Co. will produce upgrade kits for its Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal, or SMART-T, for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps as well as Canada and the Netherlands, the company announced April 12 The Advanced Extremely...

Envivio To Supply Mobile TV Headend For Indian Pilot Program.
April 16, 2007... Envivio Inc. will supply a Mobile TV headend for a DVB-H pilot program operated by India's Doordarshan, Envivio announced April 12. Doordarshan, the national television service of India, provides public service broadcasting and runs the...

SISLink Signs Deal With Sky News.
April 16, 2007... SISLink has secured a contract to supply Sky News and Five News with satellite services for the next five years, SISLink announced April 12. Included in the deal are 17 satellite news gathering trucks, standard uplinks, flyaways and a...

Transocean Renews Contract with CapRock.(CapRock Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
April 16, 2007... Transocean renewed an with CapRock Communications to provide broadband communications for Transocean's drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, the company announced April 10. Under the terms of the renewal, CapRock will continue to provide...

EVC Adds Ikonos Images To Online Store.
April 16, 2007... East View Cartographic (EVC) has added about 700,000 Ikonos satellite images to the online EVC Store, the company announced. EVC is an authorized reseller of Ikonos imagery via an agreement with GeoEye, which owns Ikonos. New data will be...

EMS To Supply Components For Globalstar Communications Payload.
April 16, 2007... EMS Technologies Inc. received a contract from Alcatel Alenia Space to supply components for the communications payload of Globalstar's next generation satellites, EMS announced April 9. Under the $5 million contract, EMS will supply RF...

Hughes Part Of Winning GSA Networx Universal Contract Bid.
April 16, 2007... Hughes Network Systems LLC will provide satellite broadband network equipment and services to the federal government as a subcontractor on Qwest Communications International Inc., winning bid for the U.S. General Services Administration's...

Air Force To Issue Final RFP For GPS 3.
April 16, 2007... The U.S. Air Force will post the final request for proposal for the GPS 3 program April 19, according to the Federal Business Opportunities Web site. Teams led by Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. are competing to build the 3...

SES Americom Adds Home2US To IP Prime Service.(Brief article)
April 16, 2007... Direct-to-home provider Home2US signed a contract with SES Americom to deliver content via the IP Prime service, SES announced April 9. Under the agreement, SES will begin delivering channels such as Korean News Network, YTN, the...

Orbiting Wall Street.
April 16, 2007... Alcatel-Lucent, Thales Alcatel-Lucent completed the transfer of Alcatel's shares in Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio to Thales. Thales and Finmeccanica then combined their space operations under an entity dubbed the New Space...

Bigelow Aerospace Unveils Business Plan Targeting High-End Clients For Private Space Module.
April 16, 2007... Bigelow Aerospace thinks the secret to turning the suborbital tourism marketing in a successful business is by selling "hang time" to "sovereign clients" -- specifically astronaut-supporting countries harboring aspirations of a space program...

SES Astra Adds Premiere To Entavio Platform.(Brief article)
April 23, 2007... Germany's Premiere signed an agreement to use SES Astra's Entavio digital satellite platform, the first pay-TV client for the service, SES Astra announced April 19. "The agreement with Premiere is a major step forward for Entavio and...

Rate Drop Leads Experts To Question Globalstar's 'Loyalty' Plan.
April 23, 2007... A new pricing plan announced by Globalstar Inc. has raised new questions about the company's long-term health in light of the deteriorating condition of its satellite constellation. Under Globalstar's Unlimited Loyalty satellite airtime...

ISRO Chairman: PSLV Mission Will Mark New Era For Space Agency.
April 23, 2007... The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is counting down to the launch of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) that will begin a new era for the agency, according to ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair. The April 23 mission from...

SPOTLIGHT: 'Granny'-Positioning Satellite Suggestion Draws Mixed Reviews In Great Britain.
April 23, 2007... A British government official suggested to Parliament last week that satellite geolocation technology might be used to help monitor the elderly and those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's Disease, but the concept was met with ethical...

Avanti CEO Ponders Second Hylas Satellite.(Avanti Screenmedia completed the demerger of Avanti Communications)(David Williams)
April 23, 2007... Avanti Screenmedia has completed the demerger of Avanti Communications, which will allow the satellite networks business to concentrate on building a successful business in the satellite arena. Now that the demerger has taken place, it...