Satellite News articles from February 2009

Satellite News archives from February 2009

ESOA Chief Plans Active Lobbying Year.
February 4, 2009... [Satellite News 02-04-09] European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) Secretary General Aarti Holla-Maini is preparing for a busy year as she looks to lobby the European Commission (EC) to provide funds to help satellite broadband...

Broadband Stimulus Bill Light on Satellite Opportunities.
February 4, 2009... [Satellite News 02-03-09] In its current form, President Obama's nearly $6 billion proposed Broadband Stimulus Bill mentions satellite applications only twice in its 258 pages. The first mention of satellite comes as an order to provide...

Avanti CEO Gets Ready for Crucial Year.
February 4, 2009... [Satellite News 02-02-09] Avanti Communications Group the U.K.-based fixed satellite services operator, is set for a crucial year as the countdown starts to the launch of its HylasOne satellite, which is designed to serve the satellite...

Eutelsat CEO: W2M Failure a 'Serious Disappointment'.
February 4, 2009... [Satellite News 01-29-09] Eutelsat not integrate the W2M satellite into its fleet after the satellite experienced a major anomaly affecting its power subsystem, leading to what is likely to be a total loss of the spacecraft, Eutelsat...

Analysts Examine Satellite Pay-TV Failure in Africa.
February 11, 2009... By Mark Holmes The closure of the GTV satellite pay-TV service is a huge blow to the nascent sub-Saharan Africa pay-TV market. GTV was one of the first low-cost pay- TV services to launch in the region. The service was launched in July...

Newtec CEO Hails MENOS Project.
February 11, 2009... By Mark Holmes Newtec CEO Serge Van Herck hailed the company's prospects in the Middle East after the company announced that it is playing a key role in a new advanced broadcast network in the Middle East - MENOS (Multimedia Exchange...

AIA Sees Benefits, Challenges in Obama's Space Weapons Ban Policy.(Aerospace Industries Association's J.P. Stevens)(Barack Obama)(Interview)
February 11, 2009... By Jeff Hill President Obama is pursuing a global ban on space-based weapons while promising to protect U.S. satellites from harm, according to a Jan. 26 announcement from the White House. The pledge includes contingency plans to...

SingTel Looks For More Satellite Partners.
February 11, 2009... By Mark Holmes SingTel is set to announce details of a new satellite with an as yet unnamed new partner, Titus Yong, SingTel's vice president of satellite told Satellite News. "We are in talks with a few partners to explore the...

Liberty Media Outmanuvers EchoStar to Save Sirius XM.
February 18, 2009... [Satellite News 02-17-09] Liberty Media Corp. signed a last-minute agreement to loan Sirius XM Radio the funding it needs to avoid bankruptcy, beating EchoStar to a deal it had been aggressively pushing for since as the possible demise of...

TSB CEO: Thor 6 Capacity Nearly Full, Thor 7 in Planning Phase.
February 18, 2009... [Satellite News 02-16-09] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) will have very little new capacity to sell, even after it launches its Thor 6 satellite later this year, Cato Halsaa, TSB's CEO told Satellite News. "We expect the satellite...

Analysts Buoyed by Eutelsat Results.
February 18, 2009... Eutelsat Communications has issued a strong set of results and seems to be thriving despite tough economic conditions. The satellite operator issued its first half year results, Feb 10. Such is the operator's performance, that Eutelsat is...

Analysts Examine Satellite Pay-TV Failure in Africa.
February 18, 2009... [Satellite News 02-10-09] The closure of the GTV satellite pay-TV service is a huge blow to the nascent sub-Saharan Africa pay-TV market. GTV was one of the first low-cost pay-TV services to launch in the region. The service was launched in...

Sea Launch Loses Mission; 'Couldn't Meet AsiaSat's Timeframe'.
February 25, 2009... [Satellite News 02-25-09] AsiaSat has backed out of a launch contract with Sea Launch, moving its AsiaSat-5 satellite because Sea Launch could not provide the customer with a desirable timeframe, Sea Launch spokeswoman Paula Korn told...

Satellite Industry Feels Immediate Effects of Broadband Stimulus Bill.
February 25, 2009... [Satellite News 02-24-09] The broadband stimulus bill included in President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is having a variety of effects on several sectors of the commercial satellite industry -- from the digital TV...

Integral CEO: Iridium Collision Will Establish New Precedents in Space Policy.
February 25, 2009... [Satellite News 02-19-09] Integral Systems CEO John Higganbotham believes the collision of an Iridium commercial satellite with a defunct Russian military satellite on Feb. 10 was an event that will seriously test space industry conventions,...

NTV-Plus Seeks More DTH Growth in Russia.
February 25, 2009... [Satellite News 02-24-09] Satellite pay-TV operator NTV-Plus is at the forefront of the market in Russia. The operator already has attracted about 600,000 subscribers, and Dimitry Samokhin, director general of NTV-Plus, sees plenty of...

Numerex Aims to Push Hybrid Tracking System to Military, Commercial Markets.
February 25, 2009... [Satellite News 02-20-09] Pierre Parent, vice president and general manager of Numerex Satellite Solutions, is working on developing a hybrid satellite and radio frequency identification (RFID) system for the commercial enterprise markets...

Satlynx CEO Sees 2009 Growth Through U.S. Deal, New Offerings.
February 25, 2009... [Satellite News 02-19-09] Satlynx, a provider of communication services throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa, hopes to use its status as a GE- owned company to sign a deal with the U.S. government in 2009 and expand Satlynx's...