Satellite News articles from October 2007

Satellite News archives from October 2007

Moving Up The Supplier Chain David Smith, Vice President and General Manager EMS Technologies' Defense and Space Systems.
October 1, 2007... EMS Technologies Inc.'s Defense and Space Systems (D&SS) business unit accounts for more than $50 million of the company's annual revenue. But EMS would like to see that number grow as military budgets continue to climb. "We have a very...

PCI Ready To Head From Desert To Floodplains.(Proactive Communication Inc.)
October 1, 2007... September 25, 2007 After four years in Iraq providing both the U.S. government and the provisional Iraqi government with satellite telecommunications systems, Proactive Communication Inc. (PCI) is ready to expand its reach in the United...

Shin Looking Beyond Thailand for HD Cinema.
October 8, 2007... [10-5-07 - Satellite News] Shin Satellite, the Thai-based satellite operator, will likely launch its groundbreaking 'HD Cinema' service outside of Thailand in the next year. The operator announced this week that it was launching 'HD Cinema,'a...

BSkyB and EchoStar Continue Diversification Plans.
October 8, 2007... The diversification of traditional direct-to-home (DTH) players is continuing as BSkyB unveiled details of a new digital terrestrial (DTT) service, and EchoStar announced it will acquire Sling Media as well as looking to spin off its...

Sourisse: "Recovery Confirmed".(Interview)
October 8, 2007... Thales Alenia Space, one of the major players in the satellite manufacturing arena, has been boosted recently by winning a huge satellite contract in the Middle East. Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat), a wholly owned subsidiary of...

Bell: 'We Are A Bigger Industry Than Even We Imagined'.
October 15, 2007... Throughout the last three years, the global teleport sector has posted revenue growth of 17 percent, while the number of teleports operated by commercial and broadcast companies has increased 22 percent to nearly 1,800. While the growth...

'N': A New Breed of DTH Operator in Eastern Europe.
October 15, 2007... 'N', the Polish direct-to-home (DTH) platform, owned by ITI Neovision, a subsidiary of the ITI Group, one of Poland's leading media and entertainment groups, is one of a wave of new, innovative operators proliferating in the pay- TV markets...

Hughes, Wal-Mart Provide Satellite Broadband To Rural Customers.
October 15, 2007... [10-10-07 - Satellite News] Hughes Network Systems LLC is reaching out to rural broadband internet users by partnering with a familiar company. Hughes will begin selling its HughesNet satellite broadband services in 2,800 Wal-Mart stores...

Viaccess CEO Confident It Can Compete With Industry Heavyweights.(Francois Moreau de Saint Martin)(Company overview)
October 15, 2007... The Conditional Access (CA) market has been dominated by industry heavyweights NDS and the Kudelski Group, as both companies have beefed up their offerings in recent years and now offer range of middleware (interactive) and security services....

Satellite Industry Must Work With Wireless, Exec Says.
October 22, 2007... The future of mobile satellite services can be seen in the terrestrial wireless market, John Mattingly, president of Mobile Satellite Ventures told about 100 space industry executives during the Washington Space Business Roundtable luncheon...

Intelsat Exec Spells Out Eastern Europe Ambitions.
October 22, 2007... Intelsat's deal to acquire 10 transponders on Telenor Satellite Broadcasting's Thor 6 satellite, to be launched in 2009, is an indication that Intelsat expects strong growth opportunities in Central and Eastern European region, according to...

SES Sirius Prepares For Sirius 4 Launch.
October 22, 2007... SES Sirius managing director Hakan Sjodin is optimistic that the operator's Sirius 4 satellite will be in orbit before the end of the year despite the delays created by the September failure of a Proton rocket. Sirius 4 has been scheduled...

Inmarsat Exec Explains Why Aerial Route Is So Appealing.
October 29, 2007... By Mark Holmes Inmarsat's launch of SwiftBroadband service, capable of supporting broadband IP data at speeds up to 432kbps, is a significant milestone for the company as it looks to crack the commercial airline market for data services....

Top Analysts Talk Satellite Set-Top-Box Trends.
October 29, 2007... Over the last couple of weeks, two major research organizations, IMS Research and ABI Research have released detailed market reports on the set-top box arena. ABI Research's report, 'Global Set-Top Box Markets'looked at the industry more...

Com Dev Develops Maritime AIS "De-collider".
October 29, 2007... Com Dev International Ltd. has developed a way to "de-collide" the hundreds or thousands of signals emitted by the maritime Advanced Identification System (AIS), solving the problems traditionally associated with space-based data collection...

Dogan TV's Satellite TV Project Aims To Shake Up Turkey.
October 29, 2007... Dogan TV, a major media group in Turkey, is using satellite technology to extend its reach into the digital TV market. Earlier this year, Dogan announced it had teamed up with conditional access and middleware provider NDS to launch a...

Stabilized Antennas Reshape Maritime Satellite Market.
October 29, 2007... The high seas used to be the exclusive domain of Inmarsat, but the development of stabilized VSAT platforms, which keep satellite antennas oriented when a ship is turning, pitching or rolling, has changed that forever. These stabilized...