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Mclean, Va., Aug. 9, 2013--Iridium Communications Inc. announced the promotion of two Company executives, Thomas J. Fitzpatrick and S. Scott Smith, expanding their roles to further round out its leadership team and support the development of Iridium NEXT, Iridium's second-generation satellite constellation.

Washington, D.C., July 29, 2013--ETL Systems, a satellite communications specialist which designs and manufactures equipment for the broadcast, telecoms, satellite communication and government sectors, has appointed Bill Pryle as its new International Sales Manager.

St. Petersburg, Fla., July 23, 2013--ITC Global, a provider of satellite communication solutions to the mining, energy and maritime sectors, announced the appointment of David Myers to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management. Myers brings twenty years of experience driving strategy, sales, brand management, and product development for rapidly growing companies in the satellite communications, information technology and industrial controls industries.

Redondo Beach, Calif., July 19, 2013-- Northrop Grumman announced the appointment of  Carol Erikson as Vice -President of engineering for its Space Systems business.

by Lou Zacharilla

New York, NY, July 10, 2013-- SSPI's Director of Development Lou Zacharilla spoke with Globecomm’s CEO David Hershberg and former Navy SEALS Team Six commander and founder, Richard Marcinko on the vital security issues that impact the world we live in and the role satellite play in cyber security. 

Denver,Colo., July 9, 2013--Harris Broadcast has appointed Charles Vogt as CEO. The 25-year information technology and communications leader joins Harris Broadcast following nine years as President and CEO of GENBAND where he led a company transformation that encompassed six acquisitions, including Tekelec SSG, NextPoint Networks and Nortel’s VoIP Business.

At the NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador interviewd key industry executives including: Brian Morris, SVP-Media and Entertainment, Globecomm Systems; Roger Franklin, President, Crystal Solutions; Arnaud Perrier, VP-Solutions Marketing, Envivio; Lisa Coelho, CEO, GlobeCast Americas; and  Thomas Wrede VP– Reception Systems, SES.  To view the videos, click here.

New York City,  May 1, 2013--Lou Zacharilla goes back and forth with with Steve Collar, CEO of O3b Networks.  His venture is designed to empower large numbers of people where they live, whether “home” is a remote Pacific Basin community or one in the hills of Pakistan or Africa.  We discussed the vision of a profoundly interconnected world.

During Satellite 2013 in Washington, D.C. Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with key executives including Steve Collar, CEO, O3B Networks ;Jack Waters, CEO of Xiplink; Ofer Greenberger, CEO of Orbit Communications Systems ; Dolores Martos, VP-Sales, Latin America and Steve Bunke, VP-Sales, North America of SES ; Timofey Abramov, Commercial Director of Intersputnik ; Jordi Bosom, Director of Strategy and Business Development of Hispasat and Hagay Katz, Head of VSAT business, Gilat Satellite Networks.  To view the videos click here.

by Lou Zacharilla

Washington, D.C., March 5, 2013-During the Christmas holidays, the Satellite industry received a “gift” from the United States Senate, which had voted to remove certain International Trade in Arms regulations (ITAR) enforced upon the USA’s satellite industry since 1998.  The ITAR regulation (over-regulation, in the view of many), classified all forms of satellite hardware as “munitions.” The classification effectively put handcuffs on large swaths of the domestic industry.  It is claimed that international partnerships evaporated, innovation slowed and the global industry was impacted.