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January/February 2006 | Volume 5 | Issue 1

 

4 Satellite News Review

Satellite Evolution Asia offers a round-up of the latest satellite industry news.

 

12 Spotbeams

LeoTerra enters into unique relationship; A satellite-based cellular backhaul Link... or bust?; 13 million strong; A new ‘Star Wars’?; and A new lease of life.

 

18 Times are changing

Giovanni Verlini, Editor of Satellite Evolution Asia, spoke with Toni Lee Rudnicki, the newly-appointed Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of iDirect.

 

20 Finally coming of age

Philippa Smyth, Correspondent of Satellite Evolution Asia (SEA), casts a roving eye on what is without a doubt one of the hottest topics in broadcasting: Internet Protocol Television (IPTV).

 

24 Reaching for the stars

Giovanni Verlini, Editor of Satellite Evolution Asia, travelled to Kuala Lumpur to visit one of the rising stars of the satellite industry of the Asia-Pacific region: Malaysia’s MEASAT.

 

30 All eyes on Asia

The ITU Telecom World 2006 conference and exhibition was held in Hong Kong, arguably Asia’s most vibrant city, on 4-8 December 2006. Giovanni Verlini, Editor of Satellite Evolution Asia, reports from Hong Kong.

 

36 A QX in time...

Alaska-based General Communication, Inc. (GCI) has managed to halve its transponder bandwidth requirement by deploying Comtech EF Data’s CDM-Qx Multi-Channel satellite modem, Satellite Evolution Asia reports.

 

40 Freedom in your hands...

For this month’s Question and Answers (Q&A) session, Giovanni Verlini spoke with Yousuf Al Sayed, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UAE-based Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) operator Thuraya, about the company’s planned expansion into the Asia-Pacific regional market.

 

44 An industry like no other

John Balding, Correspondent of Satellite Evolution Asia (SEA), offers a review of some of the latest developments in the Direct-To-Home (DTH) sector of the Asia-Pacific region.

 

48 A busy 12 months

The year that has just begun promises to be another busy year for one of the world’s leading commercial launch service providers. Satellite Evolution Asia (SEA) reports.

 

50 The all encompassing network

Giovanni Verlini, Editor of Satellite Evolution Global, explores the crux of tomorrow’s military communications: netcentricity.

 

55 SatTV listings

Complete Channel listings for SatTV. Discover a wealth of content from audio interviews to an overview of China Satellite and the APSCC Conference.


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