At the Oilcomm 2014 show in Houston, Texas, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with David Kagan, President of ITC Global, a provider of satellite services to the energy sector.

At the Oilcomm 2014 show in Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with JR Barallon, CEO of service provider Proactive Energy on the opportunities in the energy markets, particular in oil and gas.

 Video interviews with key industry executives from Oilcomm 2014 in  Houston, Texas including JR Barallon, CEO, Proactive Energy; David Kagan, President, ITC Global  and David Sikorski, Sales Director, Energy Markets, Noarth America of SES.

At Milcom 2014 in Baltimore, MD, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Andrew Ruszkowski, Chief Commercial Officer of satellite operator XTAR on the status of their satellites and future plans and his views on the military/government market.

At Milcom 2014 in Baltimore, MD, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Rick Lober, VP, Defense and Intelligence Division, Hughes Network Systems his views on the military/government market.

At Milcom 2014 in Baltimore, MD, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Jack Waters, CEO of bandwidth optimization company Xiplink on the status of their company in the various markets they serve and his views on the military/government market.

At an awards ceremony held on the first day of the SATCON Conference and Exhibition in New York City, the Third Annual Vision Awards announced winners in three categories:   Gary Hatch, Co-founder and CEO of ATCi Communications won the Visionary Executive of the Year; Integrasys’ Satmotion Pocket won the Innovative Product of the Year and Advantech Wireless won the Most Promising Company of the Year. 

ABS announced the appointment of Dolores Martos as the Managing Director of the Americas.   In this position, Dolores is responsible for leading the sales, business development and operations for the Americas markets.  Dolores is based in Washington DC and reports directly to ABS CEO Tom Choi.

This article includes MILCOM 2014 Interviews: 

Interview with Jack Waters, CEO, Xiplink, Interview with Rick Lober, VP-Defense and Intelligence Div., Hughes Network Systems, Interview with Andrew Ruszkowski, Chief Commerical Officer of Xtar

ITU’s 19th Plenipotentiary Conference roundly endorsed Houlin Zhao of China as its next Secretary-General. Zhao will take office on 1 January 2015 for a term of four years, with the possibility of re-election for one additional four-year term. The election took place in Busan, Republic of Korea, during the Plenary session of the PP-14 conference this morning. Zhao won the position with 152 votes, from 156 ballot papers deposited. He contested the position unopposed.