by Elisabeth Tweedie

On May 13, 2009 the EC announced the award of two S-Band satellite licenses. Thus opening the door for the winning operators - Solaris Mobile and Inmarsat - to provide broadcast mobile satellite TV and other services throughout Europe. Unfortunately the path leading from that door is beginning to look more like an obstacle course than an open road.

by Robert Bell, World Teleport Association

"Bursty," as you probably know, is a term for communications traffic that unexpectedly lurches from low data rates to high data rates. It is hard to deal with because it presents two unpleasant alternatives: sizing the circuit to handle the maximum requirement, which leaves a lot of expensive capacity idle, or settling for less capacity and knowing that service will slow to a crawl during periods of peak demand. The latest shared-bandwidth and bandwidth-on-demand solutions are specifically designed to deal with bursty traffic.

by Dan Freyer

Businesses, among them the likes of Nokia, HP, Microsoft, Apple, and others are turning to satellite experts to help them rev up their events. Satellites offer nationwide and global reach, letting you share your message cost-effectively with virtually any authorized and equipped site, and there are thousands of satellite-capable venues available around the world. Thanks to huge improvements in recent years in the cost-efficiency of satellite and video technology, satellite links are more affordable than ever before.

Businesses, among them the likes of Nokia, HP, Microsoft, Apple, and others are turning to satellite experts to help them rev up their events. Satellites offer nationwide and global reach, letting you share your message cost-effectively with virtually any authorized and equipped site, and there are thousands of satellite-capable venues available around the world. Thanks to huge improvements in recent years in the cost-efficiency of satellite and video technology, satellite links are more affordable than ever before.

The CASBAA Convention 2009 to be held in Hong Kong from November 3-6,  is the only industry event in Asia that unites leading visionaries and influencers from satellite, cable TV, broadband, content providers, online platforms, telecommunications, technology, advertising and regulatory organizations in Asia’s 14 markets, which now account for 315m subscription television subscribers.

Simply put, 2008 and the first half of 2009 have been years best described in 1992 by Queen Elizabeth as annus horribillis. In other words, they really stunk. This is obvious to the millions of men and women dangerously out of work everywhere; to the North American auto industry; to those dependent on financial services for credit or to make payroll, and to the billions of folks in Asia who were raised out of poverty during the past two decades, but who find their rising economic circumstances in peril.

It was business as usual at CommunicAsia 2009 as 54,354 attendees congregated at Asia’s largest media and IT trade event from June 16-19. Of the total number of attendees, 49 per cent came from outside of Singapore, hailing from about 100 countries across Asia-Pacific, Europe, US and the Middle-East.

MILCOM 2009, the premier international conference on military communications, has confirmed that Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, Gen. Peter Chiarelli, is the keynote speaker for the Wednesday, October 21, 2009 luncheon event.

Embracing the world of media--Telcos, mobile network operators and ISPs are now as much a part of the media business as broadcasters, cable networks and satellite services. Each is fighting for its fair share of the revenues from what is still a healthy business. But everyone has to collaborate to make the content become a reality.

by Virgil Labrador, Editor-in-Chief

The Satellite Industry Association(SIA) released its 2009 State of the Satellite Industry Report at the ISCe 2009 conference in San Diego, June 3rd. The results of the report show a 19 percent growth in overall world satellite industry revenues – with revenues totaling $144.4 billion in 2008. Global revenues for the satellite industry continue to increase, averaging an annual growth rate of 14.2 percent from 2003 – 2008. Meanwhile, Euroconsult is projecting the industry will grow 50% in the next decade.