Andrew Ruszkowski has been named Chief Commercial Officer at XTAR, LLC, a provider of satellite capacity to U.S. and Allied governments in the X-band frequency. In the newly created position, Ruszkowski will continue to support XTAR’s fleet development to sustain current and anticipated government and military requirements, including working with the Department of Defense to assist its acquisition and procurement of commercial satellite communications.

At SATCON 2013, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with David Hershberg, Founder and CEO of Globecomm. David Hershberg just won the "Visionary Executive of the Year" award at SATCON.

At MILCOM 2013, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Jamie Smith, Director of Marketing & Sales, EM Solutions on their new products for the military market.

At SATCON 2013, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Mohamed Youssif, COO of satellite operator ABS on their upcoming satellite launches and their plans for the Americas.

The 2013 Vision Awards ceremonies held November 13, 2013 at SATCON in New York City honoring the Most Innovative Product of the Year, the Most Promising Company of the Year and the Visionary Executive of the Year in the global satellite industry.

Here are the interviews at SATCON 2013 and MILCOM 2013.

On the eve of the first launch attempt of the SES-8 satellite in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with SES SVP for Asia Pacific & ME Deepak Mathur on the features of the SES-8 satellite and their future plans.

On the eve of the first launch attempt of the SES-8 satellite in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with SES CTO Martin Halliwell on the preparations for the launch.

After the first launch attempt of the SES-8 satellite in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with SES SVP for the Americas Elias Zaccack on the significance of the first commercial GTO launch by Spacex.

Here are the interviews at the SES-8 Launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida.