http://satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2009 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 7:22:35 EDT Satellite has long played a high-value role in monitoring climate change, and the industry now is poised to play a role in the trend toward embracing "green" strategies and tactics. With a strong record of ingenuity and innovation in developing green efficiencies at lower cost, the satellite sector... http://satellitetoday.com/via/cover/31300.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Microsoft and Sky Television signing a deal for users in the United Kingdom and Ireland to watch BSkyB satellite TV via an application on Xbox 360 video game consoles created a fairly big stir in the media, as will happen when the name "Microsoft" is attached. Sky Player will be launched this fall... http://satellitetoday.com/via/ednote/31295.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Demand for communications and other services helped drive a strong 2008 performance for the satellite sector. Via Satellite takes a closer look at developments that shaped the business and how some of those factors, such as long-term contracts and increased demand, will help keep satellite players in the... http://satellitetoday.com/via/features/31301.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT The government often is both the largest employer and consumer of goods and services in a country, and in many countries a better description for the government would be a collection of entities with multiple interests and demands. For instance, citizens of the United States elect representatives on a... http://satellitetoday.com/via/features/31302.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT The Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) apparently is following a new "get tough" approach with member states that do not follow the rules on putting communications satellites into use on time. The BR issued a letter May 1 to all member states (Circular... http://satellitetoday.com/via/globalreg/31298.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT In June, we discussed the procurement of commercial satellite services by the U.S. government and particularly the Department of Defense under the Defense Information Systems Network Satellite Transmission Services-Global (DSTS-G) regime. Since 2001, government use of satellite bandwidth and network... http://satellitetoday.com/via/dollarsandsense/31309.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Reynald Seznec succeeded Pascale Sourisse as CEO of Thales Alenia Space in May 2008, taking over a company with a strong backlog that included the next-generation constellation for Globalstar. He quickly added an order from O3b to Thales’ projects, but as the global economy took a downturn, Seznec has... http://satellitetoday.com/via/view/31296.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT TECHNOLOGY Comtech EF Data Introduces Point-To-Multipoint Modem for Satellite IP Delivery Comtech EF Data unveiled its CDM-740 Satellite Modem — a high performance architecture featuring an integrated DVB-S/-S2 receiver and a turbo product-coding single carrier per channel (SCPC) modulator... http://satellitetoday.com/via/industry/technology/31303.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT The satellite industry is no stranger to enforcement actions by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). These actions typically take the form of fines for failure to obtain or maintain required authorizations or otherwise comply with FCC directives. Here, we provide a brief overview of FCC... http://satellitetoday.com/via/satellitepolicies/31299.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Satellite operators doing business in Asia are thriving despite the global recession, with revenue from transponder leasing in the region remaining strong even as other sectors of the world’s economy have withered. The commercial communications satellite industry’s most important drivers... http://satellitetoday.com/via/cover/30987.html Mon, 1 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT