April 2007 Worldwide Satellite Magazine Vol. 5 No. 1 ? The Future of Satellite Broadcasting 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Vol. 5 No. 1, April 2007 Click on the title to go directly to the story COVER STORY FEATUREFEATURE REGIONAL UPDATES T 19 / The Future of 23 / The Satellite 26 / Exploring the 30 / High-Jinks over Broadcasting Channel Wars Fixed Satellite the Middle East Service by Chris Forrester Market A new entrant into the market is shaking things up By Howard Greenfield By Patrick French, NSR by Bruce R. Elbert in the Middle Eastern satellite market. The explosion of new Commercial satellite The FSS satellite applications and hybrid operators are scrambling .business has been broadband models are driving to get as many video marked by stable growth CASE STUDY channels under their the future of broadcasting. and profitability due to the 35 / Tools for wing. steadily increasing demand for new Broadcasters to VIEWPOINT applications. Deliver Interference- free HD Content by Bob Potter 38 / After Iraq: What’s Communications Systems Next for the Satellite Monitors (CSMs) are providing Industry? an essential tool for broadcasters wanting to deliver by Alan Gottlieb interference-free HD content. New opportunities exists in a post-Iraq War satellite industry. REGULAR DEPARTMENTS 3 / Notes from the 43 / Market Intelligence: 41 / EXECUTIVE Editor India’s Satellite Crisis: SPOTLIGH Capacity Barriers and Interview with 4 / Calendar of Events “Spectrum Grab” presented by the Global Integral Systems 5 / Industry News VSAT Forum CEO Peter Gaffney 46 / Stock Quotes / Peter Gaffney who took 10 / Executive Moves over as CEO of Integral Advertisers’ Index Systems from founder 15 / New Products and Steve Chamberlain Services: speaks to SatMagazine Update on Satellites April 2007 on a variety of issues. and Wi-Fi by Bernardo SATMAGAZINE.COM Schneiderman Back to Contents 3 NOTE FROM THE EDITOR Published monthly by The Future of Broadcasting Satnews Publishers 800 Siesta Way, his might be the most interesting and significant NAB Sonoma, CA 95476 USA Tin recent memory. 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The broadcast industry is and Editor, North America now undergoing a revolutionary transition with the advent of DTV, [email protected] HDTV, IPTV and Mobile TV which( is changing the way we view and receive video signals and in this issue we will show how the satellite Chris Forrester industry can benefit from these developments. Editor, Europe, Middle East and Africa Speaking of hot new markets, the military satellite market has been growing exponentially in the last few years and has proven to be one of Bernardo Schneiderman most vital markets for the satellite industry today. In response to this Editor, Latin America growth and the need to provide accurate and quality information on this vital market, we at Satnews Publishers launched this month the inaugural Peter Galace issue of MilsatMagazine--the first e-magazine exclusively focusing on Editor, Asia-Pacific the military satellite market and its relationship with the commercial satellite industry. 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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — ”I think it’s fair to characterize this as a success and a good Falcon 1 lifted off success- day,” Musk said. “Not a perfect day, but a good day.” fully but failed to reach its target orbit and most likely DARPA bankrolled the second Falcon 1 flight to the tune of $7 burned up on re-entry after a million. The primary aim of the mission was to gather flight data roll control problem threw it for the U.S. Department of Defense, which is a major customer off course. The sad ending to for SpaceX’s future launches. Falcon 1 payload was a 50 the widely anticipated and kilogram experimental satellite that was to have been placed into watched (via Webcast) a circular 685 kilometer high orbit. The payload included an Falcon 1 saga, however, was automated flight safety system, low-cost satellite communica- declared a success by tions transceiver and mechanical payload adapter ring. SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies), owner and ”The malfunction could have been due to a range of issues, SpaceX Falcon 1’s first operator of Falcon 1. such as helium leak or a roll control jet glitch, but only a stage falling back toward subsequent analysis will root out the cause,” Musk said. Earth with the second SpaceX said the two-stage On the company website, he noted that “operationally respon- stage rocket engine in the Falcon 1 was launched from sive (ie fast) launch has become an increasingly important foreground. (SpaceX photo) its Omelek Island launch site at 9:10 p.m. EDT (0110 March national security objective, so demonstrating rapid loading of 21 GMT), but suffered a roll control malfunction 300 kilometers propellents and launch in less than an hour, as well as a rapid above Earth before completing its flight plan. recycle following the first engine ignition are major accomplish- ments.” The roll control anomaly affected control of Falcon 1’s second stage booster. This loss of control threw the booster off course Hanging in the balance is the fate of the third Falcon 1 mission. and sent it crashing to an unscheduled re-entry over the Pacific SpaceX is scheduled to launch the TacSat-1 military communi- Ocean without completing a full orbit. The first stage para- cations satellite this summer aboard another Falcon 1.