February 2012
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Telstra split a 'win' for consumers
Broadband users in the city and the bush will be the big winners after the corporate watchdog’s decision to approve the split of Telstra’s retail and wholesale arms, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) gave its approval to Telstra’s structural separation undertaking (SSU) on Tuesday.
‘We have promised that people in...
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NewSat CEO Disappointed Over NBN’s Snubbing →
NewSat CEO Adrian Ballintine hits out at NBN for not considering his satellite firm as one of the prospective contractors for the multi-million National Development Broadband Project. NBN signed a $620 million contract with a foreign venture, Space Systems/Loral, for the construction of two Ka-band satellites for NBN. NewSat looks forward to operating its own satellite capacity through its Jabiru...
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Satellite 2012 and World Teleport Awards in...
12 – 15 March 2012
Walter E. Washington Convention Centre, Washington, DC, USA
SATELLITE 2012 focuses on military/government, commercial, broadcast, mobility, and telecommunications verticals. The conference provides attendees with the opportunity to discuss emerging future business opportunities, growth and revenue, as a result of ever changing demand and new emerging applications. SATELLITE...
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NBN message lost in translation →
The NBN has managed to steer clear of any major potholes this week and if anything NBN Co boss Mike Quigley and Communications Minister Stephen Conroy would be quite pleased with the latest poll that suggests the public is warming to the idea of a nationwide broadband network.
However, given the fiasco unravelling in Canberra, with the Labor party seemingly keen on ripping itself to shreds, there...
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Turnbull’s satellite claims bunk, says Conroy
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has blasted Coalition Senators for not asking a single question in Senates Estimates sessions that would test the claims of Opposition Communications Spokesman Malcolm Turnbull about the adequacy of current satellite capacity to serve Australia’s remote and regional communities.
In a media release issued this week, Conroy said: “In more than one hundred...
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WTA @ SATELLITE 2012
SATELLITE 2012, March 12-15, is an event during which long-term business contacts are developed, contracts are signed, products are demonstrated and leaders within our industry share marketplace intelligence and business solutions. The Ground Segment Business Forum at SATELLITE is a half-day forum produced by WTA. It focuses on the delivery of value-added communications and network services via...
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US firm wins $620m NBN satellite contract
NBN Co has issued a $620 million satellite construction contract to California-based company Space Systems/Loral.
Two Ka-band satellites are due to be launched in 2015 and will be used exclusively by NBN Co to provide broadband services to Australians in 3 per cent of premises in remote regions, including Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, Macquarie Island and the Cocos Islands.
“The...
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The real NBN business plan
It is important to revisit the reasons for Australia building its national broadband network (NBN).
Several things became clear during the privatisation process of Telstra in the last decade. Broadband quality was below the international benchmark, end-user and wholesale prices were above that mark and there was no economically viable business case for high-speed broadband infrastructure for...
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Fighting the Bandwidth Crunch
The economy of scale offered by communications satellite operators translates into millions of cost savings on the part of backhaul service providers and telecom firms.
Who wants to return to the days when satellite communication was only reserved for enterprise users and cruise ship owners? The wireless communications sector has witnessed enormous changes during the past years which paved the...
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NBN broadband satellites please farmers
National Farmers’ Federation happy, but opposition says $620m satellites are a luxury.
The federal government’s plan to buy two satellites to provide high-speed broadband services to the nation’s most remote areas has pleased farmers, but the opposition says it’s too costly.
Labor on Wednesday announced a $620 million deal between NBN Co, the government-owned enterprise...
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CABSAT Middle East Digital Media and Satellite...
28 February – 1 March 2012
Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre
CABSAT brings together digital media and satellite sectors from across the Middle East, Africa and Southern Asian regions. A satellite event for the MENASA region, CABSAT includes broadcast, telecoms, oil and gas, NGO’s and military applications, and features a range of leading global companies who provide...
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Space Systems/Loral wins $670 million contract to... →
CANBERRA, Australia — California-based Space Systems/Loral has won a 620 million Australian dollar ($670 million) contract to build two satellites to service remote portions of Australia’s national broadband network, which will be among the world’s fastest.
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NewSat and MEASAT to Finalize Satellite Capacity...
NewSat is set to execute its satellite capacity deal with MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MEASAT). The Australian satellite provider will provide transponder capacity to MEASAT on the upcoming Jabiru-1 Ka-band satellite. The first satellite to be owned and operated by wholly owned Australian firm, Jabiru 1 will carry multiple transponders which will cover MEASAT’s markets across South...
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NewSat close to funding new satellites
Listed satellite company NewSat is likely to finalise the funding needed to launch two new satellites after signing a deal which takes its pre-launch contracts to $US526 million.
NewSat announced today it had signed a 15-year $US180 million contract with MEASAT to supply capacity on its Jabiru-1 satellite. MEASAT supplies communication services across the eastern hemisphere. NewSat already has...
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How satellite has contributed to society - Part 3
Emergency services
The occurrence of natural disasters is increasing - New Zealand earthquake, Japan earthquake, Queensland floods, Victorian bushfires, Hurricane Katrina – satellite communication is critical for the welfare and safety of society in the event of a disaster. Fibre connections are many times destroyed instantly once these disasters occur with satellite communication often the...
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How satellite has contributed to society - Part 2
“Connecting” remote and disadvantage communities
The Kimberley Region is one of nine regions in the “top end” of Western Australia. It is the hottest part of Australia, about three times the size of England and so remote that many towns are not accessible by road. The Kimberley population and economy continues to grow, driven by industries such as oil, gas, pearling and tourism. The...
January 2012
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How satellite has contributed to society - Part 1
Welfare communications to assist staff retention
Military and Defence
NewSat provide welfare communications for US Military personnel in over 15 locations throughout Afghanistan. Welfare communications for soldiers is extremely important. Defence forces around the world are now “committed to soldier retention”. A decade ago soldiers had ½ an hour once a fortnight to utilise satellite...
