Protecting Satellite C-band Spectrum and Accelerating 5G Growth
Imagine the chaos that would ensue if airlines suddenly had to share the same airport gates with buses. Neither mode of transportation would be able to function properly, leading to unacceptable service to customers of both transports. Passengers could no longer depend upon air transportation, and airlines would […]
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When the U.S. military needs satellite connectivity for any of its operations, it turns to Lt. General David Buck, Commander of both the 14th Air Force of the Air Force Space Command and the Joint Functional Component Command (JFCC) for Space under the U.S. Strategic Command.
The 14th Air Force is the service’s operational space component
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The recent barrage of hurricanes in the southern United States is a reminder of the need for all companies that operate critical services to have a solid disaster recovery (DR) plan. At Intelsat General Corporation (IGC), the unpredictability of hurricane Irma gave us an opportunity to execute our own DR plan and to provide uninterrupted
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Intelsat S.A., parent company of Intelsat General Corporation, announced the successful launch of the Intelsat 37e satellite aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. Intelsat 37E will be placed into service at 342° East, delivering high-throughput satellite (HTS) service to Africa, Europe and the Americas.
It is the
The fact that nearly 4 billion people around the world do not have access to internet connectivity is an oft-cited figure in the telecoms industry. Even more noteworthy, nearly three-quarters of those unconnected live in just 20 countries.
The International Telecommunications Union’s Connect 2020 Agenda calls for at least 50 percent of developing nations’ households to have internet
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The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) is stretched thin across the world. Constant operations and disaster relief flights have created a situation in which the AMC flew twice as many hours as optimal from 2012 – 2016.
AMC airmen are deployed in 77 locations around the world. Aircraft take off every 2.8 minutes to
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The recent Department of Defense Lab Day featured over 100 exhibits demonstrating advances Air Force scientists and engineers have made in autonomy, unmanned systems, hypersonics, directed energy, and nano-science. Yet despite this impressive display of innovation, Dr. Morley Stone, the chief technology officer for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, acknowledged that the DoD is
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By Rob Cerbone, Intelsat’s Vice President and General Manager, Media Services
Viewers migrating to other countries miss many aspects of their homeland. Television programming need not be on the list. For content producers, there is an opportunity to find a vastly engaged audience for your content, especially in the U.S. and Canada, countries with a high
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The future of satellite communications is all about flexibility. Innovations are already enabling commercial customers to use satellite for new applications and to achieve business agility. In order to remain preeminent in space, the U.S. government should follow suit and take advantage of the commercial space industry’s continual technological development. The time to plan is
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As connectivity becomes more pervasive the world over, the demand for high-quality programming is growing across regions. In recent years, the Latin American market has emerged as an area poised for expansion; the region currently boasts 620 million cable consumers, more and more of whom are upgrading to HD televisions and beginning to demand both
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Representatives from governments around the world will be gathering in London in early September to learn more about how high-throughput satellites (HTS) are transforming space architecture and delivering performance that dramatically exceeds that of traditional wideband satellites. In presentations by Intelsat General Corporation’s Global Government Group, attendees will learn how HTS’ flexibility and resiliency make
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By Peter Ostapiuk, Head of Media Services, Intelsat
The options available to broadcasters for getting live video from the scene of a breaking news or sporting event back to the studio or production facility have never been greater—or more confusing! While newsgathering trucks, equipped with conventional satellite or microwave broadcast transmission gear remain a high-quality option,
As we prepare for a number of important military space conferences this fall, I’d like to report on progress made on our major 2017 priorities. Fruitful partnerships are helping us to expand the breadth of our services, thereby making satellite communications available for commercial and government customers operating almost anywhere in the world.
Key to this
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has operations in more than 50 countries, but in recent years Africa has emerged as a central area of focus following efforts to contain the West African Ebola virus epidemic that began in late 2013 and to prevent another outbreak. The agency has 14 field offices in 13
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In a plan recently sent to Congress, the Pentagon calls for eliminating one leadership position and creating three others as part of its effort to reorganize the bureaucracy that oversees the acquisition of military technologies, reports National Defense Magazine.
The acquisition process as it currently exists is a pain point for the U.S. military and the
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Euroconsult, a leading, international consulting firm specializing in the space and satellite business, recently published a report on worldwide government spending in space. SatCom Frontier reached out to Steve Bochinger, Euroconsult chief operating officer and author of the report, to get a preview of the findings from the study. Our conversation with him appears below.
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A seemingly simple change – like the size and shape of something – can have a significant impact on how powerful it is and where it can be used. Such is the case for satellite antennas, which have undergone a transformation that will make high-throughput satellite (HTS) capacity a viable option for a wide range
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By Mark Rasmussen, Vice President & General Manager, Mobility
New cars have been equipped with satellite antennas since the early 2000s, when both satellite radio and GPS navigation first became widely available to motorists. But those automotive antennas, typically a shark-fin shaped appendage on the rear of the roof, are small and capable of receiving only
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Space plays an important role in strategic deterrence and is, in fact, a priority for U.S. Strategic Command. However, in a recent talk, Air Force General John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, warned that the U.S. military “desperately needs” speed and innovation to maintain an advantage over adversaries.
“What really worries me the most
Robert Suber, Managing Sales Director, Asia Pacific
Connectivity is an integral part of transforming community life and has proven socio-economic benefits. According to independent studies cited by the International Telecommunications Union, a 10 percent increase in broadband penetration results in increased efficiency and an increase in per capita GDP of up to 1.38 percent.
Experts agree the
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