Satellite News articles from April 2009

Satellite News archives from April 2009

Asset Tracking Executive Panel Seeks Market Direction.
April 1, 2009... [Satellite News 03-31-09] The term, "asset tracking," long used to described a family of management and security products, may be outdated as the market sector seeks to promote more multi-functional solutions, according to a panel of...

Globalstar Receives Criticism over French Funding at MSUA Panel.
April 1, 2009... [Satellite News 03-27-09] Iridium CEO Matt Desch and Inmarsat CEO Andy Sukawaty joined forces in their criticism of Globalstar CEO Jay Monroe and his company's $574 million financing award from France's export credit agency, Coface, on the...

Satellite 2009 CEO Panel Discusses Launch Costs, HDTV, ITAR.
April 1, 2009... [Satellite News 03-26-09] Federal funding for broadband roll-outs as a threat to the satellite industry, high-definition in 3D and the impact of the economic recession were just a few of the talking points that a panel of operator CEOs...

GMV CEO Stresses Importance of Telecoms; Predicts Economic Recovery in 2010.
April 1, 2009... [Satellite News 03-25-09] International space company, GMV, has been quite active in the commercial market, acquiring work for the satellite industry's biggest operators. While GMV customers like SES, Eutelsat and NileSat have appeared to be...

IP Panel Outlines Challenges, Growth Potential for Satellite Industry.
April 1, 2009... [Satellite News 03-25-09] IP technology will play an evolutionary, not revolutionary role in providing development opportunities for the satellite industry - depending on if it can overcome some formidable challenges, according to the panel...

Analysts: Funding Issues Create Industry Anxiety.(Interview)
April 1, 2009... [Satellite News 03-24-09] The ability to access funding for business plans has become a lot tougher than it was just 12 months ago, casting a huge shadow not just over the satellite sector but over industries around the globe. The impact...

TSAT Elimination Comes as No Surprise to Analysts.(Transformational Satellite )
April 8, 2009... [Satellite News 04-08-09] As part of a restructuring of U.S. defense spending in the 2010 U.S. federal budget, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has recommended the termination of the U.S. Air Force's $26 billion Transformational Satellite...

Inmarsat COO: Investment in SkyWave Could Change Mobile M2M Market.
April 8, 2009... [Satellite News 04-07-09] Inmarsat's acquisition of a 19 percent stake in SkyWave Mobile Communications was a "small investment" for the company in its efforts to expand Inmarsat's presence in the Satellite Low Data Rate (SLDR) market,...

New U.S. Foreign Affairs Bill May Ease ITAR Restrictions.(International Traffic in Arms Regulations)
April 8, 2009... [Satellite News 04-03-09] The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is supporting a new version of the U.S. Foreign Affairs Bill which eases satellite export controls outlined in International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), AIA...

Potential IPTV Threat Discussed at Satellite 2009.
April 8, 2009... [Satellite News 04-02-09] With many telcos now established as TV providers in their home markets, the question as to what impact this will have on the satellite sector was a prevalent one during SATELLITE 2009. "IPTV had been a success story...

Executives See New Opportunities in Down market.
April 8, 2009... [Satellite News 04-08-09] As companies cut travel budgets they communicate more, and as such, the overall information technology sector is in a good position to help other sectors in a time of tough circumstances around the globe, Hamadoun...

TSAT Elimination Comes as No Surprise to Analysts.(Transformational Satellite )
April 15, 2009... Jeffrey Hill [Satellite News 04-08-09] As part of a restructuring of U.S. defense spending in the 2010 U.S. federal budget, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has recommended the termination of the U.S. Air Force's $26 billion...

DirecTV CTO Explains On-Demand Philosophy.
April 15, 2009... Mark Holmes [Satellite News 04-09-09] DirecTV already has seen better than expected take-up of its video-on-demand (VOD) services launched in spring 2008, DirecTV CTO Romulo Pontual told Satellite News. "We are seeing high levels of...

SpaceX CEO Expects Commercial Deals This Year.(chief executive officer Elon Musk)
April 15, 2009... Mark Holmes [Satellite News 04-10-09] SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, in a speech to an executive luncheon at Satellite 2009, said he expects to sign deals in the commercial arena for its Falcon 9 launch vehicle this year. The company, which is...

DISA Director: IP Transition Forces Military End-Users to Demand More Bandwidth.
April 15, 2009... Jeffrey Hill [Satellite News 04-09-09] For the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the inevitable transition to an IP-based military satellite communications system has been disruptive for the military, according to DISA...

Gazprom Hampered By Lack of Capacity Options.
April 15, 2009... Mark Holmes [Satellite News 04-10-09] Russia's Gazprom Space Systems could need to lease capacity from other operators while it waits for the launch of a slew of new satellites, according to a company executive. Igor Kot, deputy...

SES Executive Explains What Drives Satellite HD Revenues.
April 29, 2009... [Satellite News 04-29-09] SES Americom has added six high-definition (HD) channels from MTV networks to its HD-Prime distribution platform, bringing the total number of HD channels delivered by SES platforms to 136 and demonstrating that the...

BIS Looks at Satellite Opportunities in France.
April 29, 2009... [Satellite News 04-28-09] French TV platform BIS could look to offer more services via satellite in the next year, Gregg Bywalski, marketing and development director at BIS' managing company, AB Groupe, told Satellite News. Bywalski, who...

Vendors Waiting for IPTV Growth Spurt.
April 29, 2009... [Satellite News 04-28-09] While floor traffic at NAB 2009 was better- than-expected for the IPTV sector, the show has been a continuation of a trend that leaves IPTV under-delivered and over-exposed, according to a sales representative for...

Analyst Reports Say Satellite Broadband Sector Going Strong with Little to Fear.
April 29, 2009... [Satellite News 04-24-09] Satellite industry analysts praised the strength and potential of the broadband sector in new research reports. According to NSR senior analyst Patrick French and IDATE satellite analyst Maxime Baudry, satellite...

Analysts Not Surprised by Yahsat/SES Astra Link-Up.
April 29, 2009... [Satellite News 04-22-09] The link-up between Yahsat and SES Astra to create a company to target DTH markets in the Middle East, North Africa and South West Asia, announced by the companies April 20, could be a smart move, according to...