Satellite News articles from March 2009

Satellite News archives from March 2009

Cable, Satellite TV Executives Battle in Congress over Copyright Laws.
March 4, 2009... [Satellite News 02-27-09] U.S. Congress has scheduled to review and reauthorize cable and satellite copyright license laws associated with pay-TV in 2009 after the U.S. Copyright Office recommended the elimination of two compulsory licenses...

Arabsat CEO Expects Industry to be Resilient in 2009.(Interview)
March 4, 2009... [Satellite News 03-04-09] The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is embarking on an aggressive satellite rollout plan to bring new capacity to the region, unveiling in February contracts for the manufacturing and launching...

Mistubishi Executive Outlines Cautious International Growth Strategy.
March 4, 2009... Despite Mitsubishi Electric Corp.'s ambitious international growth plans, the company said it has set modest goals affected by the global economic climate, Hiroyuki Inahata, group vice president and general manager of Mitsubishi's space...

Orbital Begins Taurus Failure Investigation.(Orbital Sciences)
March 4, 2009... [Satellite News 02-26-09] Orbital Sciences' investigation into the cause of a Feb. 24 Taurus rocket failure that destroyed NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) could take months, Orbital spokesman Barry Beneski said. "We assembled a...

Yahsat CEO Sees Bright Future as Company Moves Toward Launch.(Interview)
March 11, 2009... [Satellite News 03-06-09] Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) has one of the most ambitious business plans of any new satellite operator around the globe. The company signed deals in August 2007 with EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia...

SmartSat Looking at Three Finalists for Satellite Manufacturing Contract.
March 11, 2009... [Satellite News 03-06-09] SmartSat is set to make a decision in the next three months on who will manufacture its satellite, Khaled Derbas, chairman of SmartSat, told Satellite News. The shortlist has now been whittled down to three...

Thuraya CEO Confident Region Can Avoid Recession.
March 11, 2009... [Satellite News 03-05-09] Thuraya provides mobile satellite services in more than 140 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East and has unveiled an ambitious strategy to attack new markets. This year has seen the operator make...

ArabSat CEO Expects Industry to Remain Resilient.(Interview)
March 11, 2009... [Satellite News 03-04-09] The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is embarking on an aggressive satellite rollout plan to bring new capacity to the region, unveiling in February contracts for the manufacturing and launching...

Cable, Satellite TV Executives Battle in Congress over Copyright Laws.
March 11, 2009... [Satellite News 03-04-09] U.S. Congress has scheduled to review and reauthorize cable and satellite copyright license laws associated with pay-TV in 2009 after the U.S. Copyright Office recommended the elimination of two compulsory licenses...

Arrowhead President: X-band Contract Wins 'Perfectly Timed'.
March 18, 2009... [Satellite News 03-18-09] Two X-band capacity contracts with the U.S. government announced by Arrowhead Global Solutions are just the tipping point in a wave of interest in the commercial frequency for government and military customers,...

Comtech Mobile President Reveals Details of New Blue Force System.
March 18, 2009... [Satellite News 03-17-09] Comtech Mobile Datacom's new Blue Force Tracking High Capacity (BFT-HC) system could be ready for military operations as early as this summer, with a rollout target that coincides with the buildup of U.S. military...

ABS CEO Sets Out Long-Term Capital Expenditure Vision.
March 18, 2009... [Satellite News 03-13-09] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) hopes to launch its ABS-2 satellite in 2011, and CEO Tom Choi expects that within the next 12 months, the operator will have made an announcement about a new satellite - ABS 3. ...

Operator Signals its Intentions in the Philippines.
March 18, 2009... [Satellite News 03-11-08] Mediascape has launched a satellite pay-TV platform, Cignal Digital TV, in the Philippines, targeting the 2 million households not served by cable. "We are trying to hit 40,000 to 50,000 subscribers in the first...

Yahsat CEO Sees Bright Future as Company Moves Toward Launch.(Interview)
March 18, 2009... [Satellite News 03-06-09] Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) has one of the most ambitious business plans of any new satellite operator around the globe. The company signed deals in August 2007 with EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia...

Analysts: Funding Issues Create Industry Anxiety.(Interview)
March 25, 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...

Economic Impact Dominates Industry Discussion at SATELLITE 09.
March 25, 2009... [Satellite News 03-24-09] SATELLITE 2009 opens following a busy 12 months. The sector has seen the emergence of new players, new business models and new opportunities -- all coming against the backdrop of the greatest global economic crisis...

Inmarsat CEO Hails Company's Resilience.(Interview)
March 25, 2009... [Satellite News 03-20-09] Inmarsat posted better-than-expected results in 2008, with pre-tax profits increasing by more than 50 percent over 2007 to $193.8 million. Inmarsat also recorded total revenues of $996.7 million in 2008, compared to...

India to Keep ISRO Launch Vehicles Busy.
March 25, 2009... [Satellite News 03-19-09] While there will be plenty of launch opportunities within India, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) also hopes to make inroads internationally in the next five years, G. Madhavan Nair, chairman of ISRO,...

Arrowhead President: X-band Contract Wins 'Perfectly Timed'.
March 25, 2009... [Satellite News 03-18-09] Two X-band capacity contracts with the U.S. government announced by Arrowhead Global Solutions are just the tipping point in a wave of interest in the commercial frequency for government and military customers,...