Finance

by Greg Berlocher An overflow crowd of executives eager to hear good news listened intently as Maury Mechanick, counsel at White & Case, moderated a panel reviewing the hottest markets for satellite products and services. Mechanick likened the pursuit of a particular market by a business to betting on a particular horse in a race....

by Mark Holmes Launch service providers said there are plenty of launch services in the market, despite FSS operator concerns about the lack of competition in this arena expressed in the opening panel of SATELLITE 2010.     In the panel, “The Launch Vehicle Manifesto — New Options for Evolving and Existing Requirements,” Jean-Yves Le Gall,...

by Jason Bates The opening general session of SATELLITE 2010 will look a little different this year — and it has nothing to do with the change in location. FSS consolidation has reduced the number of panelists for “The Big Four: Agenda for the Coming Decade,” and now a change in leadership at Eutelsat Communications...

by Mark Holmes Concerns over the U.S. government’s broadband policy was one of the key talking points of the “Financial State of the Industry – Market Trends and Observations” panel at SATELLITE 2010. In particular, Maury Mechanick, counsel, White & Case, was very outspoken in terms of the U.S. government’s reticence to use satellite technologies...

by Jason Bates Research and development remains the lifeblood of the satellite communications sector, but a difficult economic situation combined with requirements from customers for more reliable communications while cutting costs are playing a larger role in providing the direction for technology innovation, according to the panelists at the “Engineering 2010 Opening General Session: Technology...

by Jeffrey Hill Engineers who develop satellite-based comms-on-the-move (COTM) systems face efficiency and bandwidth management challenges with physics that prevent 100 percent signal efficiency, according to a panel of engineers at SATELLITE 2010.    The panel session, “COTM: Meeting Military Technical Requirements,” featured viewpoints from across the bandwidth and customer spectrums. Andy Beegan, vice president...

By Mark Holmes The demand for satellite -based communications and broadcast services in emerging regions such as Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia appears very strong, particularly as nations look to reduce the digital divide and bring state-of-the-art media services to all parts of its populations. The Satellite 2010 Show Daily talks to...

By Greg Berlocher On Jan. 12, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit 10 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, devastating the western end of Hispaniola and making life even more difficult for the country’s 9 million impoverished citizens. Minutes after the quake was reported, the satellite industry began responding, quickly becoming the foundation on which all recovery...

By Jason Bates Welcome to the SATELLITE 2010 pre-conference, a day that offers attendees a variety of options to discuss satellite-related subjects concerning “New Faces, New Content and New Opportunities.” The pre-day schedule will kickoff SATELLITE 2010 with a look at some of today’s most pressing issues. One of the new tracks at the show...

By Mark Holmes Despite a difficult 2009, 
the satellite industry appeared to fairly resilient. The Satellite 2010 Show Daily spoke to Andrea Maleter, technical director, Futron; Maury Mechanick, counsel with White & Case; and Hoyt Davidson, managing partner, Near Earth LLC about the financial state of the satellite sector and what to look for in...