November/December | Volume 5 | Issue 6

REGULARS

1 Editorial

IP, IP, Hooray – IP, satellite & business..

4 Satellite news

A round-up of the latest news.

FEATURES

10 Speculate, accumulate...consolidate!

The global satellite industry has seen a great deal of consolidation over the past few years. Satellite Evolution looks at some mergers that have taken place over 2007 and the impact that consolidation is having on the industry as a whole.

14 The business of networks

The past two decades have seen a surge in the deployment of satellite services for the delivery of vital applications and services to global corporations. So why is big business choosing satellite networks over terrestrial ones?

20 Corporate networks: a vital part of the business

Corporate satellite networks are playing an increasingly vital part in business. Helen Jameson talks to Jean-Claude Bisenius, a Managing Director of atrexx, a global capacity and facility exchange to find out what solutions they provide and what we may expect from corporate networks in the future.

24 Planning for DVB-S2/ACM

DVB-S2 is the latest emerging standard for Digital Video Broadcasting. Jonathan Barter, Marketing Director EMEA for iDirect looks at the advantages of DVB-S2 and presents a guide for operators on how to get the most out of the standard.

28 Total solutions

Globecomm Systems, based in New York, provides total satellite solutions for a range of market sectors spanning the world. Helen Jameson speaks to David Hershberg, CEO & Chairman about their business and recent acquisition.

30 From strength to strength

iDirect have had a very successful 2007 and continue to go from strength to strength. Helen Jameson speaks to Peter Slade, Vice President & General Manager of iDirect EMEA to discover what is driving this success and what’s new in the EMEA region.

32 In this together

2007 has been a year fraught with problems for the launch industry. Helen Jameson looks at the impact that two launch failures have had on the industry, the status of the three main launch service providers, and looks at what the future holds.

38 Protecting the planet

The issue of climate change and the effect that human beings are having on the earth is the burning issue of our generation and is of great concern to governments across the world. As our eyes in the sky, satellites play an enormous part in the monitoring of changes that are happening to the planet.

44 The beeps that changed the world

On 4th October 2007 we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik. The small, strange –looking satellite heralded the start of the space age for us all. The advancements we have witnessed in the 50 years since have changed our lives. Helen Jameson looks back at the launch of Sputnik and the impact it had on the world.

48 Galileo - the applications

The Galileo programme has been fraught with funding problems and there has even been talk about shelving the programme altogether – something that would be extremely disappointing for Europe and detrimental to the development of satellite navigation as a whole.