Focus: Telecom

The American Red Cross responds to a disaster every eight minutes, around the clock, 365 days a year. This quick response is due in great part to satellite technology. Founded...

By Peter J. Brown Beaming Internet Protocol (IP) video via satellite either live or via the store-and-forward method for both fixed and mobile services is no longer a rare event....

Question and Answer Keven Cahoon, vice president, Enterprise Services, GlobeCast March 09, 2004 Why should network managers consider satellite vs. terrestrial Webcasting for training networks? Network managers responsible for building...

By Nick Mitsis As 2003 began, executives at Viasat Inc. were holding their collective breath. Wrapping up one of the most economically negative years since the company’s inception in 1986,...

As any CTO or network manager will tell you, one of the biggest business challenges is finding a way to maintain a strong corporate network that continually provides a live...

Interactive TV (ITV) is just one of many attractive entertainment options for content providers and Direct-to-Home (DTH) and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) operators alike. Satellite-based ITV opportunities include rich interactive...

If money were no object, Africa would be leading the world’s hottest satellite services markets. With the exception of some major cities, the continent’s terrestrial communications infrastructure is inadequate at...

by Owen Kurtin & Michael Flynn Sometimes, you can get too close to what you are examining and lose perspective, like the famous story of the blind man, who, when...

There is a quiet revolution taking place in the global satellite services industry. This revolution has winners all around, and virtually no losers. This revolution is a move toward hybrid...

By Peter J. Brown Asia has a lot to celebrate. Last year was capped off by the successful mission of Yang Liwei, the first Chinese taikonaut to orbit the Earth...