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1 Back to Contents Back to Contents 1 May 2006 SATMAGAZINE.COM Back to Contents 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Vol. 4 No. 2, May 2006 Click on the title to go directly to the story COVER STORY FEATURES VIEWPOINT 29 / Hybrid 33 / SES Global: 47 / RFID: Potential 38 / Hybrid Satellite/ Networks: Still Hungry? Satellite Wireless Networks: Glory Days Applications Fusion or Ahead? Confusion? by Bernardo by Howard Greenfield By Chris Forrester Schneiderman by Bruce R. Elbert Communications SES Global may not be Radio Frequency There are many technologies infrastructure are getting content with second place Identification. or RFID has and architectures for both more complex everyday. after the Intelsat-PanAmSat many potential satellite halves of this kind of hybrid The challenge is to be able merger. Reports indicate applications that present network. The permutations to manage the next that they may still be looking new opportunities. themselves would take up an integrated networks. out for more acquisitions. encyclopedia volume just for definition purposes; yet, only a handful present real opportunity EXECUTIVE SPOTLIGHTS to those that pursue them, or threats to those who stick to 43 / A Tale of Two their knitting. Companies: Interview with REGULAR DEPARTMENTS Intelsat CEO 3 / Notes from the 25 / New Products and David McGlade and Loral Editor Services Skynet 4 / Calendar of Events 49 / Market Intelligence President Pat With Intelsat’s purchase of PanAmSat, Intelsat Brant 6 / Featured Event: 51 / Advertisers’ Index/ will be the biggest satellite operator in the ISCe 2006 Stock Quotes world again, after it lost its preeminent position to SES Global in 2001. Loral Skynet, 9 / Industry News however, just got back into the North American fixed satellite services market, after the 21 / Executive Moves expiration of a non-compete clause with Intelsat after it sold all its North American assets to Intelsat two years ago. May 2006 SATMAGAZINE.COM Back to Contents 3 NOTE FROM THE EDITOR Published monthly by The Satellite Industry is Buzzing Satnews Publishers 800 Siesta Way, Sonoma, CA 95476 USA Phone (707) 939-9306 t the recently-concluded National Association of Fax (707) 939-9235 A Broadcasters (NAB) convention in Las Vegas the E-mail: [email protected] industry was buzzing with a panoply of new applications Website: www.satmagazine.com and opportunities, particularly in IP-based services. The EDITORIAL buzz was not just triple play--voice, data and video, but Silvano Payne quadruple play-with the mobile element added. Unlike in Publisher the ‘90s when the internet started to boom, these new applications and opportunities feel more real and down-to- Virgil Labrador earth. I’m very bullish about the new few years for the industry. Managing Editor and Editor, North America Meanwhile, the consolidation in the global satellite operators market is still heating up. Our Editor for Europe,( Chris Forrester in his article on Chris Forrester page 33, indicates that there are signs that SES Global is still looking for Editor, Europe, Middle East more acquisitons, perhaps to regain the number one spot that it will lose and Africa once the Intelsat-PanAmSat merger closes. In this issue we interview both the CEOs of Intelsat and Loral Skynet (page 42) and what they Bernardo Schneiderman have to say is insightful on the way the bigger satellite operators are Editor, Latin America facing the challenges in the market. Peter Galace In this issue we also have an 11-page guide (starting on page 60 to ISCe Editor, Asia-Pacific 2006 which will be held in San Diego, California next month from June 13- 15. ISCe will be held in conjunction with several highly-attended John Puetz, Bruce Elbert conferences such as the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astro- Dan Freyer, Howard Greenfield nautics (AIAA) International Communications Satellite Systems Contributing Writers, Conference (ICSSC) and the Carmel Group’s Cable, Satellite and Telco The Americas Forum: The Five Burning Questions, among others. The theme of this year’s ISCe, happens to be the focus of this month’s issue as well-- David Hartshorn, Martin Jarrold hybrid networks. However, t he ISCE 2006 is really like several shows in Contributing Writers, Europe one, and you can get a very good picture of everything that is happen- Baden Woodford ing in the industry in one show. Also, California in June is not so bad Contributing Writer, Africa and Satnews will be having its traditional wine reception to showcase California wines at ISCe (we are based in the wine-producing Sonoma Jill Durfee region of California). So it’s a must-attend event. We hope to see you ([email protected]) all there next month. Advertising Sales Finally, don’t forget to fill our reader survey on page 5 and win a chance Joyce Schneider for a case of fine Sonoma wines. We really love to hear your comments, ([email protected]) suggestions and views about our publication so that we can continu- Advertising Sales ally improve it to better serve your needs. Satnews Publishers is the leading provider of information on the worldwide satellite industry. Fore more information, go to www.satnews.com Cover Design by: Simon Payne Copyright © 2006 Satnews Publishers All rights reserved. May 2006 SATMAGAZINE.COM Back to Contents 4 MAY June 26, Savoy Place, London, UK May 4-5, Copenhagen Business School, The Institution of Engineering and Technology Copenhagen, Denmark Seminar onMilitary SatComs 2006 European Satellite Cultures Conference Tel: +44 (0) 1438 765567 / Fax: +44 (0) 1438 765 659 Julie Uldam Email: [email protected] Tel: +45 3815 3332 / Email: [email protected] Web: www.iee.org/Events/MilitarySatCom.cfm Website: www.cbs.dk/esc JULY May 15-17, Cairo, Egyt July 11-13, Stockholm, Sweden Oil & Gas Communications: Africa and 2006 SUIRG Interference Conference/Meeting the Middle East Robert W. Ames Jr. Web: www.gvf-events.org/2.html Tel: +1-941-575-1277 / Fax: +1-941-575-7048 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Email: [email protected] / Website: www.suirg.org JUNE July 24-26, Virginia, U.S.A. June 12-14, Washington, D.C., USA Geospatial Intelligence 2006 MILSAT 2006 Tel: +800-882-8684 / Fax: +1-973 256 0205 Warren Gollop Email: [email protected] Tel: +1-246-417-5328 / Fax: +1-888-844-4901 Website: www.idga.org/na-2410-02 Email: [email protected] Website: www.marcusevansbb.com/MILSAT AUGUST Aug. 22-26, Beijing, China June 13-15, San Diego Hilton Resort at Mission Bay, BIRTV 2006 San Diego, CA, USA Tel: +86 10 86093207 or 86092783 ext. 801 ISCe Conference and Expo Fax: +86 10 86093790 Hannover Fairs USA Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 310 410 9191 / Fax: +1 310 410 9396 Website: www.birtv.com/english/about.asp Email: [email protected] Website: www.isce.com SEPTEMBER June 19, Singapore Sept. 7-11, RAI Convention Centre, Amsterdam CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2006 IBC2006 Conference Tammy Choy Tel: +44 (0)20 7611 7500 / Fax: +44 (0)20 7611 7530 Tel: +852-28549913 / Fax: +852-28549530 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.ibc.org Website: www.casbaa.com Sept. 26-28, Hotel Lotte World, Seoul, Korea June 19-23, Singapore APSCC 2006 Satellite Conference and Exhibition BroadcastAsia 2006 Tel: +82 2 508 4883~5 / Fax: +82 2 568 8593 Tel: +65 6738 6776 / Fax: +65 6732 6776 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.apscc.or.kr/event/apscc2006.asp Website: www.broadcast-asia.com/index2.htm OCTOBER June 20-23, Singapore Oct. 19 - 21, World Trade Centre, Mumbai, India. CommunicAsia 2006 Broadcast India 2006 Exhibition & Symposium Tel: +65 6738 6776 / Fax: +65 6732 6776 Kavita Meer Email: [email protected] Tel: 91 22 2215 1396/2215 2721 Website: www.communicasia.com Fax: 91 22 2215 1269 Mobile: 98200 56060 Email: [email protected] Website: www.broadcastindiashow.com May 2006 SATMAGAZINE.COM READER SURVEY Your opinion matters! Complete the survey below, and return via email, fax, or mail. You may also fill in this survey online – Please - Click Here You will be entered into our drawing for a free selection of the best wine in our area. The winner will be posted in the July/August issue of SatMagazine.com. Information about You: And your Company: We need your Opinion: Name: What best describes your How often do you read SatMagazine? firm’s business: Job Title: Broadband Services What do you like best about SatMagazine? Company: End User Broadcasting/Cable E-Mail: Satellite Industry (specify) What could we do to enhance SatMagazine for Your Favorite Varietal? Operator/carrier you personally? Transmission services Telecommunications Carrier Cabernet Sauvigon Satellite Equipment Manufacturer Zinfandel Satellite Equipment Merlot Distributor/Dealer Chardonney Business Information What feature articles would you like to see in Services future issues? Other: _______________ Government Agency Click Here – to fill in this survey online. Or please fax this form back now to our customer services department at (707) 939-9235 or post to: SatNews Publishers, 800 Siesta Way, Sonoma, CA 95476 Back to Contents 6 FEATURED EVENT ISCe 2006 Conference to Focus on Satellite and Hybrid Network Solutions ISCe Conference and Expo 2006 June 13-15, 2006, San Diego Hilton Resort at Misson Bay, California nly one more month to go before ISCe 2006 in San Diego, California. ISCe 2006 will focus on Satellite and Hybrid OSolutions for the enterprise, entertainment and media, and government/military markets. “Satellite and hybrid solutions provide a vital service for the enterprise, entertainment and media, and government/military markets. ISCe 2006 will focus on the value and cost-effective solutions that satellite and hybrid networks (cable, telcos and utilities) provide to the end user. There simply is no other conference that offers this type of access to so many senior executives,” said David Bross, Chairman of ISCe 2006.
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