Satellite News articles from October 2008

Satellite News archives from October 2008

Ukspace Chairman: U.K. Offers 'Too Little, Too Late'.
October 1, 2008... [Satellite News 09-30-08] The United Kingdom is paying the penalty for a cautious approach to major European space programs, said John Auburn, chairman of Ukspace told Satellite News. "I think that one of the ways the [United Kingdom] can...

September Satellite Stock Round-Up.
October 1, 2008... [Satellite News 09-30-08] September was a rough month for the commercial satellite market. The overall market decline that followed the U.S. House of Representatives' rejection of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Sept. 29 took...

Analyst: SpaceX Now Faces Real Test with Falcon 9.
October 1, 2008... [Satellite News 09-29-08] After six years and three failed attempts, Space Exploration Technology Corp. (SpaceX) launched the first privately funded, liquid-fuelled rocket into orbit Sept. 28, the company said. The Falcon 1 rocket, which...

MSV Satellite-Cellular Deal Aims to Answer Criticism.
October 1, 2008... [Satellite News 09-25-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) along with ICO Global Communications and Qualcomm signed a technology agreement Sept. 22 enabling integration of satellite communications into mass market cellular handsets and...

VSAT Players Concerned by Lack of Capacity.(Industry overview)
October 1, 2008... [Satellite News 09-25-08] With demands for broadband services increasing in many regions around the globe, VSAT players see opportunities in markets such as Pakistan, Brazil and Africa, according to attendees at the Comsys VSAT 2008 show in...

Stratos Partners Deliver Largest Single BGAN Order to Brazilian Elections.
October 8, 2008... [Satellite News 10-07-08] Tesacom, Stratos Global and Addvalue Communications delivered the largest single contract for the purchase of Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) services to Brazilian regional elections in remote areas. ...

Serbia Broadband CEO Sees Potential in DTH Offering.(chief executive officer Dragan Solak)(Interview)
October 8, 2008... [Satellite News 10-06-08] Serbia Broadband is the largest pay-TV operator in Serbia and one of a growing number of operators offerings services on multiple infrastructures. The operator started life as a cable provider and launched pay-TV...

GAO Report Criticizes The Department of Defense's Handling of SBIRS.(Government Accountability Office)(Space Based Infrared System )
October 8, 2008... [Satellite News 10-03-08] The cost of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has jumped nearly $6 billion due to faulty management of the program by the U.S. Department of Defense, according to a report from the U.S. Government...

ViaSat Official: U.S. Appetite for Broadband is Insatiable.
October 8, 2008... [Satellite News 10-02-08] According to ViaSat Senior Vice President Tom Moore, if you combine all of the satellite broadband capacity in the United States today, the total will not add up to the broadband capacity his company will provide...

TerreStar Betting Heavily into Pan-European Wireless Network.
October 15, 2008... [Satellite News 10-10-08] TerreStar is leveraging its research, chipset development efforts, base stations and financing from its U.S. subsidiary into European programs as part of a push to create a pan-European integrated satellite and...

Satellite Imagery May Play Important Role in Alternative Energy Research.
October 15, 2008... [Satellite News 10-08-08] Advancements on DigitalGlobe's next-generation imagery satellite, WorldView-2, will allow the company to deliver the detailed imagery that is in high demand from its U.S. government customers, especially in the area...

Launch Service Execs Discuss Launch Prices.
October 15, 2008... [Satellite News 10-09-08] The spiralling cost of launch services remains a major concern for fixed satellite services (FSS) operators around the globe. "I believe satellites and launchers are too expensive," Eutelsat CEO Giuliano...

Subscriber Scandal Could Bring New Ownership for Premiere.
October 15, 2008... [Satellite News 10-09-08] Premiere, Germany's leading satellite pay-TV operator, is in a state of flux, mired in a scandal over bloated subscriber figures which already has claimed the company's CFO and chief marketing and sales officer. ...

Intelsat Invests in Supporting U.S. Troop Morale.(Interview)
October 22, 2008... [Satellite News 10-16-08] Commercial satellite operators used the Satcon 2008 conference as a forum to push and develop military partnerships to provide communications services to combat forces and military command centers. Intelsat has been...

U.S. Military Accepts Dependency on Commercial Satellite Operators.
October 22, 2008... [Satellite News 10-16-08] The U.S. military's desire for a dedicated, exclusive military communications network has turned into a future partnership and dependency on commercial satellite operators. But that paradigm shift will not come...

CEOs: Despite Economy, Satellite Industry in 'Good Shape'.
October 22, 2008... [Satellite News 10-20-08] CEOs from the satellite industry's largest companies remain largely optimistic about their prospects despite the current worldwide economic crisis "The good news is, nobody blames the telecom industry for the...

Paradise Datacom CEO Hails Key Contract Win over Comtech.(John Restivo)
October 22, 2008... [Satellite News 10-21-08] Paradise Datacom won a significant satellite modem contract in Asia, which the company believes shows it can compete better with archrival Comtech EF Data. Paradise Datacom announced a contract Oct. 17 to supply...

Satellite Will Play Role in Iraq's Communications Future.
October 22, 2008... [Satellite News 10-14-08] The rebuilding of Iraq's communications infrastructure topped the agenda at Iraq Telecoms 2008, and satellite is one of six main areas the Iraqi government is focusing on as it looks to rebuild the system. Fixed...

Financial Crisis Looms Over Satellite Investment Symposium.
October 22, 2008... [Satellite News 10-15-08] The discussion between financial analysts and satellite executives at the ISIS Satellite Investment Symposium was dominated by talk of the recent financial crisis on Wall Street. Craig Moffett, managing director...

Pace CEO Sees Hybrid Future for Set-Top Boxes.
October 22, 2008... [Satellite News 1016-08] U.K.-based set-top box vendor Pace is trying to transform itself into a company that could play an integral role in the networked home of the future, CEO Neil Gaydon said. With Pace selling more high- definition (HD)...

Boeing, Lockheed Martin Do Not Acknowledge TSAT Delay.
October 22, 2008... [Satellite News 10-21-08] Niether Boeing nor Lockheed Martin were notified by the U.S. Department of Defense of any delay in the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) program, despite the Pentagon's press announcement that...

ProtoStar CEO Sees DTH Opportunities in Asia.(chief operating officer Philip Father)(Interview)
October 29, 2008... [Satellite News 10-28-08] ProtoStar hopes to make an impact in the promising DTH markets in Asia by providing capacity aboard its ProtoStar 1 satellite. The spacecraft, placed in orbit in July, carries 16 Ku-band and 38 C-band...

Polsat CEO Sees Strategy Beyond Satellite.
October 29, 2008... [Satellite News 10-23-08] Cyfrowy Polsat has staked a place as a satellite success story in Eastern Europe, as the company has overtaken Cyfra+ Cyfrowy to become the largest DTH operator in Poland. Cyfrowy Polsat has about 2.3 million...

Cash Flow Problems Led to WorldSpace Bankruptcy Filing.
October 29, 2008... [Satellite News 10-23-08] WorldSpace Inc.'s filed to reorganize under bankruptcy protection primarily due to liquidation and cash flow problems the satellite radio operator faced, spokeswoman Judith Pryor told Satellite News. Worldspace...

ICO Wins Judgment Against Boeing.
October 29, 2008... [Satellite News 10-22-08] A jury awarded ICO Global Communications at least $371 million plus interest in its breach of contract lawsuit filed against Boeing Co. and Boeing Satellite Systems International over a plan to launch a fleet of...