Events

Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2012--The World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC-12)  concluded its deliberations today with the signing of the Final Acts that revise the Radio Regulations, the international treaty governing the use of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits.Over 3000 participants, representing 165 out of ITU’s 193 Member States attended the four-week Conference, braving the extreme winter conditions prevailing in Geneva. Over 100 Observers from among ITU’s 700 private sector members along with international organizations also attended WRC-12.

Singapore, February 3, 2012--CommunicAsia2012 and BroadcastAsia2012 will highlight pertinent industry developments and address emerging trends as well as provide enhanced networking opportunities for industry professionals from around the world. EnterpriseIT, held in conjunction with CommunicAsia, will showcase innovative applications and end-to-end solutions across the entire value chain and transform the way companies operate and communicate internally and beyond. And once again, the event will present Asia’s largest contingent of satellite companies witnessed at any single event.

Geneva, Switzerland, January 23, 2012--The World Radiocommunication Conference opened in Geneva today to review and revise the Radio Regulations, the international treaty governing the use of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits. The work of this international treaty-making Conference will be conducted over four weeks until 17 February to address the changes required to the regulation of orbit/spectrum resources in the interest of the users of these scarce resources, with global implications for policy-makers, regulators, the industry as well as end-users.

Washington, D.C., January 12, 2012--High-quality marine VSAT terminal deployments are being facilitated through the collaboration of three leading industry organizations on a global online training program. The Global VSAT Forum (GVF), Sea Tel, and SatProf have announced that they will jointly launch a web-based training platform at www.gvf.org/training that enables faster, more cost-effective delivery of operation and installation training for personnel who either utilize or deploy Sea Tel marine VSAT terminals.

by Martin Jarrold

Dubai, UAE, December 20, 2011--The CABSAT 2012 exhibition, 28^th February to 1^st March next year, will feature a stronger than ever GVF presence, as the global association representing some 230+ member organizations from the satellite industry sector provides the satellite communications stream of the event’s conference element.  Held at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Center (DICEC), the GVF Interference Mitigation Forum, and the GVF Markets & Services Summit, will take place on the second and third days of CABSAT, a key feature of the international satellite communications events calendar.

Singapore,  December 15, 2011--Through an initiative designed to optimse the use of broadband solutions for seafarers, the GVF Maritime Satcom Forum is collaborating with Intermanager, the international ship-management association, to stage a joint conference programme involving leading representatives of the two sectors.