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...

For global satellite industry business initiatives, is there a light at the end of the tunnel? Many industry executives are cautiously optimistic about buying into such a scenario. It does,...

A rapier-sharp focus on providing broadband networking equipment has turned Reston, Va.-based iDirect from a money-loser into a high-growth, profitable company. John Kealey, who became iDirect’s CEO in late 2001,...

Spanish satellite TV provider Digital+ has signed an agreement with Spanish satellite operator Hispasat and Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Astra to use both of their satellite platforms to broadcast its...

By David Hartshorn Expanded satellite market access and earth station interoperability topped the telecom agenda at a recent government/industry meeting held in El Salvador. The focus was to identify the...

WorldSpace Chairman and CEO Noah Samara is marshaling his company’s resources by narrowing its marketing efforts to just a handful of countries, rather than all 100 nations covered by its...

By Christopher Baugh Broadband access has been a primary target of satellite companies for many years. Unfortunately, the satellite market has not fared well in its efforts to supply low...

By Keith Bernard Last month, two officials representing the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held a press conference in Washington, D.C., outlining developments and upcoming activities for the...

The U.K. government has identified a number of problems with the Green Paper on European Space Policy issued jointly by the European Space Agency and the European Union, particularly the...

PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] had revenues of $203.4 million in the second quarter of this year, a drop of just under 3 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter last year....