Events

BroadcastAsia2012 International Conference to Discuss Key Strategies for Multi-Screen Broadcasting and Approaches in the Migration towards Digital Broadcasting

Over 80 industry speakers to deliberate on new and emerging business models and second screen strategies

Singapore, March 28, 2012--BroadcastAsia2012 International Conferencereturns with an impressive line-up of over 80 reputed industry speakers to deliberate on the most critical issues facing broadcasters today. Running from 19 to 22 June 2012 at the Suntec Convention Centre, the conference agenda foretells the ‘reinvention’ of the broadcast industry as content is re-purposed towards viewers who have become increasingly more mobile and who view content on various devices. Broadcasters are forced to reckon with this fact and gear up to cater to this growing trend.

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SatComs in Oil & Gas E&P: The Broadband Connection in Emergent Exploration and Mature Production

by Martin Jarrold

London, March 5, 2012--Oil & Gas Communications Brazil 2012: ‘21st Century Digital Oilfield & Gasfield Imperatives Onshore, Offshore, and in Deepwater’ (O&GC Brazil 2012) brings the GVF & EMP Oil & Gas Communications Series to its 14th international event on 25th & 26th April in Rio de Janeiro. Just three weeks later the 15th conference in the Series, Oil & Gas Communications Europe 2012: ‘Digital Applications & Communications Dynamicsin the Mature & Emergent Northern Fields’ (O&GCE5),takes place in Aberdeen, over 16th & 17th May.

Sixth International Broadband Maritime Event Points to Next Stages in Inter-Industry Cooperation – Satellite 2012, Washington DC; and Broadband Maritime Europe 2012, London

London, UK, February 22, 2012-The most recent GVF-EMP Conference Partnership event in its Broadband Maritime Series, which for the first time co-located with an InterManager regional conference in its Shipping KPI Project, under the joint title of ‘Maritime Insights’,  concluded with an across-the-board acknowledgement of its success.  ‘Maritime Insights’ took place in two streams over 14th & 15th February 2012 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore, and comprised the GVF-EMP ‘Broadband Maritime Offshore & Oceanic 2012: Information & Communications Networking Mobility South East Asia’ conference as Stream One on day one, with Stream Two on the second day featuring the Shipping KPI Project, InterManager’s shipping industry KPI standards event.

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153 countries Sign Treaty Governing Spectrum and Satellite orbits at WARC 2012

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.

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GVF MENASAT@CABSAT 2012: Satellite Interference and the (Ka-) Band Plays On

by Martin Jarrold

London, February 1, 2012--Taking place on the second (29thFebruary) and third (1stMarch) days of CABSAT 2012, at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Center (DICEC), is GVF MENASAT @ CABSAT, which this year will comprise the Satellite Interference Mitigation Forum, and the Satellite Markets & Services Summit.

Defense Sector Sees Opportunity Beyond Budget Cuts

by Virgil Labrador, Editor-in-Chief

San Diego, California,  January 31, 2012--  In contrast to recent military shows like MILCOM in Baltimore last November and last  year’s WEST show, there is more of a cautious optimism over the impending defense budget cuts now that it’s inevitability has  more or less sunked in.

World Radiocommunication Conference opens in Geneva

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.

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GVF and SeaTel Collaborate on Marine VSAT Training and Installation

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.

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GVF Oil and Gas Conference Highlights Strong Energy Sector Demand for HTS Satellites

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 1, 2011--High Throughput Satellites (HTS) will increasingly be a key addition to the offshore communications industry’s portfolio, as energy-sector interests demand more broadband for less cost. The projection of strong demand for HTS solutions was one of several prominent topics explored during the “GVF Oil & Gas Communications South East Asiaconference (O&GCSEA2011) held 22-23 November at the Crowne Plaza Mutiara Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

GVF Global Conference Series Positions Kuala Lumpur and South East Asia as Center-Focus

by Martin Jarrold

London, UK, November 3, 2011--Economic stagnation and financial uncertainty across U.S. and European markets, the continuing significant political unrest manifest in the “Arab Spring”, the litany of manmade conflicts and natural disasters across the globe (including serious flooding in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and the Philippines), concerns over hydrocarbon-based energy supplies, consumption, prices, and climate change impact – short-, medium-, and longer-term problems, and justified news headline-grabbers all!