Trying to Assess What ‘Change’ Obama Will Bring
We wrapped up this issue of Via Satellite in the days after Barack Obama became president-elect of the United States. Others can put the historic nature of Obama’s win into words much more eloquently than I, but I have been fielding questions about an... read more

Philip Father, CEO, ProtoStar
ProtoStar hopes to make an impact in the promising DTH markets in Asia by providing capacity aboard its ProtoStar 1 satellite. The spacecraft, placed in orbit in July, carries 16 Ku-band and 38 C-band transponders that allows DTH operators to provide services... read more

Industry News - December 2008
TECHNOLOGY ATCi Releases CentralCast Solution Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) has introduced...

Industry News - October 2008
TECHNOLOGY Ball BEGINS INTEGRATION, TEST OF NPOESS INSTRUMENT Ball Aerospace & Technologies’ Ozone...

Industry News - September 2008
  TECHNOLOGY ATCi INTRODUCES FLYAWAY ANTENNA PACKAGE FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA ATCi has introduced a...

Industry News - August 2008
  TECHNOLGY EMS Satcom INTRODUCES PACKET DATA TERMINAL FOR FORCE TRACKING APPLICATIONS EMS Satcom...

Digital Switchover Creates New Opportunities
Greg Berlocher
Broadcasters in the United States will end analog transmissions Feb. 17 and move entirely to digital. Every facet of broadcasting will be affected, and while the industry has been preparing for this switch for several years, some broadcasters are scrambling... read more

Cellular Backhaul: Remains Driver for Satellite Sector
Richard Kusiolek
Wireless technology is evolving rapidly and playing an increasing role in the lives of people throughout the world. In addition, ever-larger numbers of people rely on the technology directly or indirectly. Emerging 3G and 4G technologies will enable cellular... read more

FSS Players: Expect Growth Despite Economic Stress
Mark Holmes
Economic uncertainty and a global credit crunch do not look to be having an impact on the satellite industry, as demand for communications remains strong. The world’s four largest fixed satellite services... read more

GLOBAL REGULATIONS
Impact of Potential Changes in European Communications Security
Gerry Oberst
Europe is working on a substantial overhaul to the regulatory framework for electronic communications, with changes large and small that will affect the satellite industry. One series of changes, which could be adopted early next year, would toughen the rules... read more

DOLLARS AND SENSE
Looking Ahead To 2009
Owen D. Kurtin
2008 closes with a potential bottom of the financial institutions/credit crisis that began in the summer of 2007 and spread from the subprime mortgage market to the entire financial services industry in the second and third quarters of 2008. This crisis has... read more

MULTIMEDIA MATTERS
Kazakhstan Keeps Quiet about Kazsat 1 Loss
Peter J. Brown
In June, Kazakhstan’s National Space Agency, KazCosmos, announced that it had lost contact with the nation’s first communications satellite, Kazsat 1. News coverage of this event to date has been minimal at best. Built by Moscow-based Khrunichev... read more

SATELLITE GETS PERSONAL
C-Band ESV Licenses Clear Way for Entry into Maritime Market
Raul Magallanes
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted the first C-Band Earth Station on Vessels (ESV) licenses, and applicants are looking to enter the maritime markets with always-on telecommunications applications and are seeking licenses that... read more