Focus: Telecom

C-Band spectrum, as well as being used for commercial purposes, is also vital in terms of certain defense strategies. The U.S. The Department of Defense (DoD) “has many radars and...

The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) is an important voice for the satellite industry in the C-band debate. The organization is dedicated to combating the increasing and costly problem...

The Global VSAT Forum is playing a vital role in promoting satellite’s arguments in the C-band debate. The  association of key companies involved in elivering  digital fixed satellite systems and...

Christopher Baugh, president of research and consulting firm NSR, sees WiMax as more of an opportunity for satellite players than a threat to the industry. "Satellite-WiMax ‘inter-working’ will produce a...

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is a  new operator looking to build a successful business in Asia. The company was founded in September 2006 when it acquired Lockheed Martin Intersputnik renamed...

The Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) is the telecoms regulator in Hong Kong and is uniquely placed to assess the needs of satellite and telecoms players in terms of...

DTH in Africa is a hot topic this year with Multichoice’s pre-eminence in the region likely to come under threat from Gateway Broadcast Services, which is looking to tap into...

Revenues among mobile satellite services (MSS) manufacturers will increase by slightly more than 50 percent by 2012, analyst Tim Farrar forecast in a report released July 9.   Revenues will...

Romtelecom, a telecommunications provider in Romania, is looking to have a strong impact in the nascent satellite pay-TV market there, and could offer a template for other telcos in the...

With news last week that CommScope Inc. had signed an agreement to acquire Andrew Corp. after having been rebuffed for a previous bid nearly a year ago, one element that...