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Thanksgiving is now a memory, and the holiday season looms ahead. For the global satellite-enabled marketplace, over the last few weeks successful launches of just about every rocket out there have shown a robust capability upon which operators everywhere rely.
News from the front lines of business development is also good.
“The fixed satellite services industry has largely recovered from the difficult period it experienced following the bursting of the telecom bubble,” reflects Telesat president and chief executive officer Dan Goldberg. “Supply and demand are now more closely aligned and rates for satellite capacity are stable to improving in virtually all regions of the world. For video, demand is principally coming from growth in direct-to-home satellite platforms in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, driven by the increasing introduction of high definition television services, new channels and, in certain parts of the world, deregulation of the multi-channel video market. Network services also are growing for a variety of reasons, including increased use of commercial satellite capacity by government users, heightened exploration activities in the natural resource sector, and government and privately funded initiatives in developing parts of the world to improve access to basic and enhanced telecommunications services.
“We have witnessed significant demand over the past 24 months, principally in North America, for consumer-oriented broadband services via Ka-band satellite payloads,” Goldberg continues. “Our expectation is that this service will continue to grow rapidly in North America and, in part based on this success, will gain traction in the near future in Europe and elsewhere.”
Of course, even when it’s sunny, top CEOs are paid to ponder the future: “Perhaps our largest concern at this time,” Goldberg notes, “relates to the availability and cost of launch services, where manifests are quite full and prices have increased dramatically in recent years. On balance, however, the outlook for our sector is promising at this time and Telesat as well as other operators are well positioned to benefit from the current environment.”
Goldberg and his peers have at their command squadrons of market experts, on-ground specialists, technical gurus, financial wizards, and all the resources big business can assemble. But at SATELLITE 2008 you can go one better than that – you can have Dan Goldberg, his fellow global satellite systems operator CEOs, and hundreds of top executives, advisors and experts, all in one room, all in one week, all in Washington, DC, February 25-28.
Before the holiday season overwhelms us all, make plans now to join me there.
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Satellite Manufacturer CEO’s Speak Out at SATELLITE 2008
The global roster of satellite manufacturers continues to grow even as competition tightens and the marketplace warns of a slow-down beginning after 2010. Chief executives of the leading firms in the United States and Europe, divided by fierce competition, may find themselves united in discrete attempts to fend off the market inroads already evident from Russia, China, India. What does the future hold for the historic industry leaders, and how will they meet external challenges while maintaining product lines that deliver value?
This session will be moderated by Andrea Maleter, Technical Director, Futron Corp. Panelists include:
Stephen O'Neill, President, Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc.
Pascale Sourisse, President & CEO, Thales Alenia Space
Evert Dudok, CEO, Astrium Satellites
Patrick DeWitt, CEO, Space Systems/Loral (Invited)
Carl Marchetto, EVP and General Manager, Orbital Sciences Corporation
Marshall Byrd, General Manager, Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems
Read more about this panel and the more than 35 others that comprise the SATELLITE 2008 Conference!
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Thousands of leaders in the global satellite-enabled communications market will travel to SATELLITE 2008 from more than 60 countries this February to learn, network, share their expertise, and meet with suppliers who can offer solutions to their business challenges. Attendees and buyers look to the products and services they find on the show floor to help them increase profitability and stay on the cutting-edge in their field. Displaying your company’s solutions at SATELLITE 2008 is the most efficient way to reach thousands of powerful decision-makers in the satellite-enabled communications market!
To reserve your exhibit space or discuss a customized sponsorship package tailored to your unique needs, contact Michael Cassinelli, Exhibit Sales Manager today at (301) 354-1691 or mcassinelli@accessintel.com.
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The SATELLITE 2008 Press Room is the one-stop shop for the latest news, product launches and trends in satellite-enabled communications. Here’s just one of the recent headlines:
New FleetBroadband by Vizada Service Enhances Maritime Communications
Vizada appointed by Inmarsat as official distribution partner of FleetBroadband service
Paris, Oslo, Rockville (US), 23 October 2007 – Vizada today announced that it has been appointed as the official distribution partner for Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband service, the first maritime communications service to provide cost-effective, simultaneous voice and high-speed data communications through a compact antenna. Vizada will combine the FleetBroadband offering with its own integrated solutions to enhance communications for its maritime customers. FleetBroadband by Vizada will be commercially available on 19 November 2007.
Read the entire press release.
See all the SATELLITE 2008 Exhibitor Press Releases.
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SATELLITE 2008 encourages all international attendees to register for the event and request a letter of invitation today to ensure ample time for visa processing.
New for SATELLITE 2008! With the support of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Buyer Program, SATELLITE 2008 has compiled a list of tips for a successful visa interview. International delegates who need registration of letter of invitation assistance should email register@satellite2008.com.
What Should The Satellite Industry Do In The Aftermath Of The Decision Made by WRC-07?
A Live Webinar –December 4th
Satellite operators use C-band to provide essential services such as TV transmissions, distance learning, telemedicine and disaster recovery, and in some countries C-band spectrum serves as the core communications network.
More than 160 satellites that use C-band are in orbit, representing an investment of more than $40 billion by the satellite industry.
Satellite operators have faced spectrum battles in the past, but huge telecommunications firms are lobbying to gain more access to C-band for their next generation wireless services. Find out what this means for satellite operators as well as their customers who rely on C-Band capacity.
By attending this live webinar you’ll:
· Find out the implications of the WRC-07 decision
· Learn who will be affected most by this decision
· Discover what’s next!
Plus, get your questions answered during this important program!
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The December 4th webinar is part of a series of three webinars. You can view the previously presented webinars, How Serious Is The Threat Tto Satellite’s C-Band Spectrum? and What Steps Can The Industry Take As WRC-07 Gets Underway – On Demand.
Register Today!
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Memotech Wins Telecom Equipment Contract
Memotech Inc., a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., received a $2.7 million order to provide an unnamed customer with telecommunications equipment and services to a mobile operator in Africa, Comtech announced Nov. 19.
Memotec's CX-UA solution was selected to enable the customer to increase the transmission capacity of its existing access and core network, connecting media gateways and base station equipment.
The CX-UA Series is Memotec's next-generation mobile voice and data compression product. It combines 2G/3G mobile network access optimization and voice compression features into a compact, carrier-grade unit.
ProtoStar To Provide DTH Capacity For ISRO
ProtoStar Ltd. and Antrix, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), will jointly provide 216 megahertz of interim satellite capacity to support direct-to-home (DTH) television demand in India, the organizations announced Nov. 19.
ISRO and Antrix with use the transponder to bridge an expected shortage in capacity until a new Insat satellite becomes available. “The recent launches of Insat-4B and Insat-4CR have enabled ISRO to add 36 transponders within a space of six months. In order to further fill the gap in the demand, ISRO has also been adding transponders to the Insat system by leasing capacity from other regional partners from time to time,” K.R. Sridhara Murthy, executive director of Antrix, said in a statement.
For ProtoStar, the agreement allows it to use capacity its has leased from another provider until its planned launch of ProtoStar 1 in the 2008 second quarter and ProtoStar 2 in 2009.
“ProtoStar welcomes its new partnership with ISRO/Antrix as an opportunity to begin serving the high growth Indian DTH market at a critical point in its services expansion,” Philip Father, president and CEO of ProtoStar, said in a statement. “We anticipate that this interim agreement will be the beginning of a long and mutually productive relationship with ISRO and Antrix.”
The service is scheduled to begin in February.
Arinc, XipLink Partner For Aviation Broadband Services
Arinc has tested and deployed XipLink's embedded acceleration system in Arinc's Skylink broadband communications platform, XipLink announced Nov. 14.
The XipLink acceleration system combines SCPS-based acceleration with advanced data compression, quality of service and HTTP acceleration technologies. Engineers from Arinc and XipLink have been working to integrate the XipLink system with Skylink, starting with initial deployments in March.
The two companies will deploy XipLink in the airborne control system and the satellite ground stations that manage worldwide internet access, resulting in multi-megabit download rates to users.
FCC Grants Iridium Spectrum For MSS
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has allocated Iridium Satellite LLC exclusive access some L-band spectrum for global mobile satellite services, the company announced Nov. 15.
The FCC order, issued Nov. 9, gives Iridium exclusive use of 2.625 megahertz (MHz) of L-band spectrum which previously had been shared. Under the new ruling, Iridium will have exclusive assignment to 7.775 MHz of spectru, and will continue to share a 0.95 MHz segment.
"The FCC decision is clearly in the public interest," Matt Desch, chairman and CEO of Iridium, said in a statement. "As the fastest growing MSS provider, the additional spectrum will allow Iridium to continue to offer high-quality service to first responders, emergency workers, national defense and homeland security forces, and other enterprise verticals around the world. The FCC order provides direction globally, so Iridium will begin using the new spectrum immediately around the world."
Measat, NDS Sign CAS Contract
Measat Broadcast Network Systems, owner and operator of Malaysian pay-TV service Astro, signed a contract with NDS Group to license and develop the VideoGuard conditional access system, Measat announced Nov. 15.
Astro will migrate its satellite pay-TV services to VideoGuard, which offers consolidated conditional access and middleware services. Astro had deployed NDS’MediaHighway middleware in as the operating system for set-top boxes.
Financial details of the contract were not released.
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