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During Satellite 2013 in Washington, D.C. Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with key executives including Steve Collar, CEO, O3B Networks ;Jack Waters, CEO of Xiplink; Ofer Greenberger, CEO of Orbit Communications Systems ; Dolores Martos, VP-Sales, Latin America and Steve Bunke, VP-Sales, North America of SES ; Timofey Abramov, Commercial Director of Intersputnik ; Jordi Bosom, Director of Strategy and Business Development of Hispasat and Hagay Katz, Head of VSAT business, Gilat Satellite Networks.  To view the videos click here.

by Lou Zacharilla

Washington, D.C., March 5, 2013-During the Christmas holidays, the Satellite industry received a “gift” from the United States Senate, which had voted to remove certain International Trade in Arms regulations (ITAR) enforced upon the USA’s satellite industry since 1998.  The ITAR regulation (over-regulation, in the view of many), classified all forms of satellite hardware as “munitions.” The classification effectively put handcuffs on large swaths of the domestic industry.  It is claimed that international partnerships evaporated, innovation slowed and the global industry was impacted.   

New York City,  January 2, 2013--The Society of Satellite Professionals International's (SSPI) current Director of Development, Lou Zacharilla spoke with previous SSPI chairpersons of the SSPI, Ellen Hoff (President, W.L. Pritchard & Co.), Maury Mechanick (Counsel, White & Case LLP) and Clayton Mowry (President, Arianespace USA) to share their views on this most social of social networks. 

by B.H. Schneiderman

Los Angeles, Calif., November 8, 2012--In-flight broadband is set for takeoff. In our bandwidth-hungry world, consumers expect to have broadband access anywhere, anytime, including when they’re in the air on long-haul flights. To shed light on this growing market Satellite Executive Briefing contributor B.H. Schneiderman spoke with executives from two satellite operators and an in-flight broadband service provider.  Follows are excepts of the exchange with James Collet, Director of Mobility Services Product Management, Intelsat;  Alexander Geurtz, Vice-President Services Development, SES; and Travis Christ, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, Row 44.

by Lou Zacharilla

New York City, NY, September 4, 2012--As the satellite industry heads into a season of  forums, conferences and networking events, we get a chance to examine what the industry believes are its most important issues.  Because there are many voices and advocates for the key niches in our industry, I thought it would be useful to engage the leadership of key trade associations and special interest groups.  Each represents an important tract in a diverse “Satellite Nation.”  We begin on the ground, with a conversation with M. Brett Belinsky, the chairman of World Teleport Association.

by B.H. Schneiderman

Los Angeles, Calif., July 16, 2012--To shed light on the trends in the satcom on the move market, Satellite Executive Briefing invited several key executives from some of the leading companies in the field. We asked to share their views in a roundtable discussion on this important market.  Participating in the roundtable discussion are Keith Buckley, President and CEO of ASC Signal, Drew Klein, Director – International Business Development, C-COM Satellite Systems, Tim Shroyer, Chief Technology Officer, General DynamicsSATCOM Technologies and Dwight Hunsicker, Vice President Government Solutions, Globecomm Systems. Follows are excerpts of the exchange:

by Lou Zacharilla

New York City, June 1, 2012--SSPI Director of Development Lou Zacharilla goes back and forth with David Hershberg, CEO of Globecomm Systems on how he started in the industry and the challenges he faced, among other issues.

by Lou Zacharilla

Washington, D.C., April 6, 2012--At the Satellite 2012 show in Washington, Bill Tillson, President and Chief Operating Officer of Encompass Digital Media in the United States was named the teleport industry’s 2012 Executive of the Year by World Teleport Association. In a ceremony in Washington, D.C., hosted by SES, Tillson was honored by his peers, including most of the world’s leading teleport operators, satellite companies and technology providers.

Los Angeles, Calif. March 2, 2012--Vince Waterson, President of Asia Pacific Teleport has worked for over 30 years telecommunications industry in Asia, Europe and North America. Vince founded VideoKall Inc while maintaining his role as VP of Business Development at Hawaii Pacific Teleport (HPT) a provider of satellite Internet services to the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining HPT, Vince was VP of Business Development at Subic Bay Satellite Systems Inc, (SBSSI) satellite teleport in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Philippines. There he initiated the first large scale satellite internet service in the Asia-Pacific region in 1997 launched on Asiasat2 satellite.  While at SBSSI he designed and operated a satellite delivered Electronic Program Guide (EPG) system for cable TV head-ends in the Asia-Pacific region operating on Thaicom3 satellite.

San Diego, California, February 1, 2012-  At the West show in San Diego last month, Satelltie Markets and Research caught up with Patrick Rayermann, the newly appointed Senior Director for Strategy and Development for Orbital Sciences Corporation.  Rayermann joined Orbital in November 2011 after 30 years of service in the US Army, where he retired as a full colonel.  His final military assignment was the chief steward of Department of Defense’s (DoD) architecture for satellite communications and to serve as the Chief of Staff of the DoD Executive Agent for Space (EA4S) Staff.