Author: Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite News 08-05-08] SkyTerra displayed strong confidence during its second quarter earnings report that a speedy regulatory process would allow the company, along with Harbinger Capital Partners, to acquire Inmarsat....

[Satellite News 08-04-08] Marco Caceres, Senior Analyst and Director of Space Studies for The Teal Group, said that the August 2 failure of SpaceX’s third Falcon mission may throw their...

In these difficult economic times, U.S. federal and state governments are looking for alternatives to cut costs of living for citizens. While the concept of upgraded infrastructure has long meant...

[Satellite News 07-30-08] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has urged the U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to continue encouraging and facilitating the incorporation of satellite-based communications capability into public safety...

[Satellite News 07-28-08] Systems engineer and spacecraft bus architecture expert Keith Volkert brings a unique approach to his independent consulting firm, Satellite Consulting Inc. (SCI). He augments his group of...

[Satellite News 07-27-08] A $500 million funding deal from Harbinger Capital Partners comes at a critical time for Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV), according to two of the company’s senior executives....

[Satellite News 07-27-08] The big question for optimizing satellite technology is how to speed up the uplink. The good news is that the technology to dramatically increase the speed of...

[Satellite News 07-24-08] The buzz over the merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio continues louder than ever, as the two companies said July 24 that they are...

[Satellite News 07-23-08] Paul Lithgow was appointed COO of AeroAstro, a business unit of Radyne, in June.     Lithgow will oversee current programs and new business development for AeroAstro, which...

[Satellite News 07-22-08] For years, economists and politicians have racked the brains of think tanks to develop a solution to revive the lackluster industrial output of the Rust Belt, a...