Author: Veronica Magan

<p>GROUP DIGITAL STRATEGIST & MANAGING EDITOR, AEROSPACE GROUP</p> <p>Veronica Magan joined Access Intelligence’s Satellite Group in July 2012. As managing editor of Via Satellite, she is responsible for the development and production of the monthly print and digital magazine. As digital strategist, she is responsible for for the development, execution, and success of digital strategies on Via Satellite and Avionics Magazine. Prior to joining Access Intelligence, se was a graduate student at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications where she earned a Master’s Degree in Magazine, Newspaper and Online Journalism. She was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela.</p>
RRsat Appoints New President for US, VP and CFO
April 05, 2013
RRsat Global Communications Network, a provider of content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, has announced several changes to the company's operational leadership team.
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Swiss Company to Offer Satellite Air-Launch Service
April 05, 2013
A new Swiss company is planning to build a spaceport to offer cheap access to orbit for small satellites. Swiss Space Systems (S3) is working on an unmanned suborbital mini shuttle based on a previous European design called Hermes.
AsiaSat's Strategic Partnership Hints at New Direction
April 04, 2013
AsiaSat has signed a significant deal with GeoMetWatch, which will see the satellite operator host the first of six Sounding & Tracking Observatory for Regional Meteorology (STORMTM) instruments on board a new satellite planned to be launched by AsiaSat in 2016. The deal allows AsiaSat to go in a new direction, and shows the operator’s willingness to look for more creative deals.
ST Electronics Secures S$151 Million Worth of Contracts in First Quarter
April 04, 2013
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) has announced that its electronics branch, Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics) has secured approximately 151 million Singapore dollars worth of contracts for rail electronics, satellite communications (satcom) and smart utility projects in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q2013).
AsiaSat, GeoMetWatch Parner to Launch Advanced Severe Weather Payload
April 03, 2013
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) and GeoMetWatch have announced a strategic partnership to host the first of six Sounding & Tracking Observatory for Regional Meteorology (STORMTM) instruments on board a new satellite planned for launch in 2016 and to be positioned at 122 degrees east.