Satellite News articles from March 2008

Satellite News archives from March 2008

Satellite Broadband Market Beginning To Show Signs Of Strength.
March 5, 2008... By Jessica Pearce Satellite broadband has finally found market success, with offerings by WildBlue and Hughes reaching thousands of customers in North America and a recent deal struck between ViaSat and Eutelsat to launch an all Ka-band...

Satellite Executives Cast Eyes Toward SATELLITE 2009.
March 5, 2008... By Mark Holmes In the final panel of SATELLITE 2008, "Satellite SWOT: Challenges and Opportunities for Satellite Enabled Communications", industry executives discussed a variety of issues as well as casting an eye in to the future on...

Spacecom CEO Plans Independent Future.
March 5, 2008... [Satellite News - 2-28-08] Israeli satellite operator Space-Communication Ltd (Spacecom) attracted the attention of SES in January, and the world's second largest satellite operator made a bid for the owners of the Amos constellation. ...

DataPath Expands Focus To Commercial Markets.
March 12, 2008... [Satellite News - 3-10-08] Network solutions company DataPath Inc. has promoted former president and Chief Operation Officer Dave Helfgott to CEO, the company announced Feb. 12. DataPath has moved from mostly selling systems to the U.S....

Pace CEO Explains Rationale Behind Philips Acquisition.
March 12, 2008... [Satellite News - 3-06-08] Pace Micro Technology boosted its competitive position in the set-top box market with its December acquisition of the set-top box and connectivity solutions business of Royal Philips Electronics. The...

Microsoft "Ready to Engage" Satellite Operators.
March 12, 2008... [Satellite News - 3-6-08] Earlier this year, Microsoft revealed that its Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV and multimedia platform is delivering video entertainment experiences to more than 1 million set-top boxes around the globe. While the...

Satellite Pay-TV Operators Performance Analyzed.
March 12, 2008... [Satellite News 3-11-08] With pay-TV competition more intense than ever, and telcos and cable players offering satellite players all the competition they can handle, Satellite News is taking a look at how satellite pay-TV operators have been...

Proton Failure May Have Impact On Launch, Pay-TV Markets.
March 19, 2008... [Satellite News - 3-17-08] A Proton Breeze M rocket suffered its second failure in six months when a problem with the vehicle's second stage left SES Americom's AMC-14 short of its intended orbit March 15. The satellite, which news...

Sukawaty: Inmarsat Looks To Build on 'Monumental' 2007.(Interview)(Company overview)
March 19, 2008... [Satellite News - 3-13-08] Inmarsat had a "monumental" year in 2007, posting a 40 percent increase in profits before tax, a 15 percent gain in revenues and launching six new services. With the rollout of the new offerings, Inmarsat hopes...

IPTV World Forum: Telcos Explain Strategies to Outfox Satellite.
March 19, 2008... [Satellite News - 3-13-08] With satellite-enabled services dominating the competition in a number of markets, telecommunications providers are searching for ways to gain competitive advantages and find a new generation of services which they...

XM/Sirius Merger Brings Varied Responses.
March 26, 2008... [Satellite News - 3-25-08] With the U.S. Department of Justice approval of the XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. merger, the only hurdle left for the two companies is approval from the U.S. Federal...

Impact Of Proton Failure Ripples Through Industry.
March 26, 2008... [Satellite News - 3-25-08] The impact of the Proton launch failure continued to resonate through the satellite industry, with EchoStar insisting that the uncertain fate of the AMC-14 satellite will not delay the expansion of its...

Intelsat 'Recession Resistant' With Strong 2007 Numbers.
March 26, 2008... [Satellite News - 3-21-08] Intelsat Ltd. reported record revenues in 2007, and CEO Dave McGlade said the results indicate that the satellite operator is "recession resistant." Intelsat reported revenue of $575.5 million in the fourth...

GOES-R Contract On Schedule For December Award.
March 26, 2008... [Satellite News - 3-18-08] The deadline for proposals to build the spacecraft for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R series (GOES-R) program passed March 11, with Northrop Grumman, Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin...