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March/April 2008| Volume 6 | Issue 2

1 Editorial

Financial thread.

4 Satellite News Review

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

14 Credit crunch mania

Everybody is talking about it – it’s the credit crunch. Hysteria over the effect that sub-prime mortgage lending in the United States is spreading, affecting financial markets across the globe. Is this taking its toll on the satellite industry and how are the satellite businesses in Asia coping? Satellite Evolution takes a look.

16 State-of-the-art

New York-based MITEQ is a recognised leader in the development of RF and microwave products and subsystems for military and commercial applications. Satellite Evolution speaks to Howard Hausman, President, MITEQ about the company and its products and the innovation that ensures it is always one step ahead.

18 iDirect: ever innovative

Satellite Evolution Asia spoke to iDirect’s Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering, David Bettinger at the recent Satellite 2008 show in Washington DC to find out about the latest developments going on at ever-innovative iDirect.

20 Expanding portfolio

Since the NSS-8 launch failure in January 2007, Sea Launch has made a speedy recovery and a triumphant return to missions. Now their launch portfolio is set to expand further with the selection of Land Launch by Intelsat. We find out about Land Launch and what the other major launch providers have been working on.

24 Banking on satellite

Satellite networks are proving to be invaluable to the financial industry helping them to deliver a worldwide service. Satellite Evolution explores how satellites are changing the face of banking.

34 Connecting the Blue Planet

Communications at sea are now just as important as communications on land. Gone are the solitary days of those who work at sea. Now there is access to voice, data, fax, email and the Internet. Helen Jameson explores what is on the market in terms of satellite communications for the maritime sector.

42 Russia: moving forward

The Russians were the pioneers of space, sending the world’s first artificial satellite into orbit over 50 years ago but the breakdown of the Soviet Union saw the space industry plunged into darkness. However, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter. Helen Jameson tracks the Russian space industry’s plans for the future and the companies involved in its new phase of growth.

48 IP and the military

IP has already been adopted as the standard for the US DoD and European MoDs and the next generation Internet Protocol IPv6 is being implemented. Satellite Evolution looks at the impact that IP is having on the battlefield and the platforms that support it.