The Impact of Competition
The XM-Sirius merger saga wrapped up as we were closing this edition. While I’m sure that officials from the two satellite radio companies are relieved this chapter is over, this is just the beginning of the... read more

Dave McGlade, CEO, Intelsat
David McGlade joined Intelsat as CEO in April 2005, following the company’s acquisition by a group of private equity firms. Since then, McGlade led the acquisition of PanAmSat and... read more

Industry News - September 2008
  TECHNOLOGY ATCi INTRODUCES FLYAWAY ANTENNA PACKAGE FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA ATCi has introduced a...

Industry News - August 2008
  TECHNOLGY EMS Satcom INTRODUCES PACKET DATA TERMINAL FOR FORCE TRACKING APPLICATIONS EMS Satcom...

Industry News - July 2008
TECHNOLOGY Telespazio, Thales Demonstrate Satellite System For Emergency Responders Telespazio and Thales...

Industry News - June 2008
TECHNOLOGY Navsync Introduces New Fully Integrated GPS Module Navsync launched its new CW46 GPS sensor. The...

Ka-Band: Ready to Make a Business Impact?
Dan Freyer
The Ka-band market looks poised to become a major revenue generator for the global satellite industry. What will the market look like in the future and is it large enough to support the current players as well... read more

The Middle East Remains Hotbed of Opportunity for Satellite Players
Mark Holmes
The Middle East has become one of the globe’s most vibrant regions for satellite communications. With diverse TV markets, strong demand for satellite capacity to support military operations and businesses... read more

Satellite-Based Air Traffic Management Keeping the Airline Industry Aloft
Richard Kusiolek
The airline industry is a major economic driver around the globe, but the system is reaching the limits of its capacity. How will the satellite industry play a key role in keeping airlines flying and the... read more

GLOBAL REGULATIONS
European Space and Security
Gerry Oberst
European policy makers are seeking a more coordinated strategy for using satellite resources for their national security and defense, but these efforts could be stymied by a key legal development in 2008. In... read more

DOLLARS AND SENSE
Hedge Funds and the Satellite Industry (Part I)
Owen D. Kurtin
In 2003 and 2004, the satellite industry was abuzz with speculation about the entry of private equity firms into the fixed satellite service sector, and we analyzed many potential positive and negative impacts... read more

MULTIMEDIA MATTERS
Kazakhstan Keeps Quiet about Kazsat 1 Loss
Peter J. Brown
In June, Kazakhstan’s National Space Agency, KazCosmos, announced that it had lost contact with the nation’s first communications satellite, Kazsat 1. News coverage of this event to date has been minimal at best. Built by Moscow-based Khrunichev... read more

SATELLITE GETS PERSONAL
Serving Consumers Benefits Business Customers as Well
Max Engel
I want to discuss an interesting comment made at a Hughes Network Systems’ analyst day in June regarding potential target markets for satellite broadband services. The comment came in a discussion of... read more