June 2012
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Reducing The Cost Of Military Satellite... →
The contract for the manufacturing of the Family of Advanced Beyond-Line-of-Sight Terminal (FAB-T) between the US Air Force and Boeing has been revised to amend fixed cost provisions so as to curb cost increase.
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CASBAA History: Foundation and Development (STAR... →
Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), the association for digital multichannel television, content, platforms, advertising and video delivery across Asia was established in Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions (SARs) of the People’s Republic of China, or PRC (the other being Macau), the world’s most populous country (with a population of over 1.3...
May 2012
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Eutelsat hosts 50% of satellite channels in Africa...
via Rapid TV News | Rebecca Hawkes
Over half of the 1,250 satellite TV channels broadcasting in Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands originate from either Eutelsat’s 36 degrees East or 16 degrees East video neighbourhoods, the satellite operator has announced at SatCom Africa.
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Cheaper Satellite Communications FAB-T Terminals
Boeing and the US Air Force agreed to change the fixed cost provisions of their Family of Advanced Beyond-line-of-sight Terminal (FAB-T) contract.
In January, the US Air Force had nearly terminated the contract when projected development costs rose to $1.6 billion from $235 million. Boeing then proposed a ceiling for the remaining development work on ground stations which are necessary for...
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Intelsat buys ride on new SpaceX heavy-lift rocket
by Irene Klotz (Reuters)
Intelsat Global Holdings S.A. will buy a ride for a future communications satellite on Space Exploration Technologies’ planned heavy-lift rocket, the companies said on Tuesday.
The contract is the first for a Falcon Heavy rocket, which is being designed to carry more than twice as much as the Boeing-built Delta 4 Heavy launcher, which is currently the biggest...
Bright Future for Mobile Satellite Communications...
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Recent report from the NSR identifies a growing user base and higher demand for mobile satellite capacity. The Mobile Satellite Services report gives a positive outlook for MSS, FSS and HTS-based technology and service providers. Notwithstanding the recent results that were less than stellar in the satellite handheld business, mobile satellite communications carriers are...
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Astro commits to 18 transponders on Measat-3b
Measat Global has entered into an agreement with Measat Broadcast Network Systems (Astro) for capacity on the Measat-3b satellite.
Under the agreement, Astro had committed to leasing 18 Ku-band transponders on Measat-3b for the life of the satellite for its direct-to-home (DTH) services in Malaysia and Brunei.
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Satellite Communications Vendors Calling for DTH...
India’s DTH market needs to source satellite capacity from foreign satellite carriers to sustain its growth. Members of the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia appealed to Asian government to ease protectionist policy to satisfy pent-up market demand. According to Simon Twiston Davies, chief executive officer of CASBAA , the local digital telecommunications and DTH...
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CASBAA Forum to discuss status of Asian Satellite...
The upcoming CABSAA Satellite Industry Forum in Singapore this June is not only an event that will find satellite operators new opportunity to promote, and eventually sell products. The largest forum on satellites in Asia is also a platform to discuss the challenges, developments, and innovations in the industry.
Top executives of satellite communications giants will share their views on the...
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Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia...
Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) will once again gather the biggest names in the satellite communications industry for a day of technical and market discussions.
John Medeiros, Deputy CEO of CASBAA, will deliver a keynote address on the implications of this year’s World Radio Conference 2012 on the Asian satellite sector. He will be joined by Yvon Henri,...
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Preventing Satellite Internet and Network Hacking
Operators must learn from past security breaches to avoid more crippling attacks against their satellite networks. Experts also caution against certain myths.
One of the most prevalent misconceptions is that domain specific knowledge needed for hacking is not readily available. Various cases disproved this myth. Hackers are getting more skilled. Another dangerous myth is that hackers must get...
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History of Satellite Communications
The first artificial satellite was the Soviet Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to be put into the Earth’s orbit, launched on October 4, 1957. Working on two frequencies, 20.005 and 40.002 MHz, Sputnik 1 was equipped with an on-board radio-transmitter, which in electronics and telecommunications, is an electronic device which, with the aid of an antenna, produces radio waves that...
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Wanted: satellite broadband for a move to Wales
Satellites are used to broadcast radio and TV signals over a wide area. With UK services, this usually stretches from the bottom of Italy to the southern parts of Scandinavia, and as far west as Portugal. This is an efficient and cheap use of bandwidth. People who want to receive these broadcasts need a satellite dish to collect the signals, plus equipment to decode and display them – typically a...
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SATCOM-Fiber Integration and Other Highlights of...
NewSat, an Australian SATCOM operator, will join African and international satellite companies at the 2012 SATCOM Africa this May. The annual show is one of the most anticipated trade exhibits in Africa. Jointly organized by Telecoms World Africa, Submarine Networks World Africa and The TV Show Africa, SATCOM Africa will gather top SATCOM players that develop, operate and invest in the regional...
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Galaxy Broadband Communications Selects Encore...
Encore Networks, a leader in Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) solutions for fixed and wireless communications, today announced that Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc. (Galaxy) has selected Encore’s BANDIT(TM) line of industrially hardened routers for their satellite networks, systems and solutions throughout North America.
Galaxy is a...
Satellite Market Insights From David Ball of...
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NewSat’s David Ball shared a good deal of market insights in his recent interview with APB (to be published in the ABP June 2012 issue). The chief executive officer of NewSat gives an update on the ambitious Jabiru-1 Ka-band satellite project and the general state of the SATCOM market.
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SES-5 Satellite Delivered to Baikonur Launch Base
The SES-5 satellite was designed and built for SES by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a leading manufacturer of commercial satellites. The spacecraft, to be positioned at the orbital slot of 5 degrees East, features 36 active Ku-band transponders and up to 24 active C-band transponders. It will feature two Ku-band beams, one serving customers in the Nordic and Baltic countries and the other one...
