At the Satellite 2013 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Ofer Greenberger, CEO of Orbit Communications Systems on their new products for the maritime and land transportation markets.

At Satellite 2013 in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Steve Collar, CEO, O3B Networks who provided an update on their upcoming launch of their new satellites in the second half of 2013 and their future prospects.

During Cabsat 2013 in Dubai, UAE Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with key executives including Baozhong Huang, EVP-Sales and Marketing, APT Satellite Co. and M

Here are the highlights of Cabsat 2013 Interviews.

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador discussed with Martin Jarrold, Chief of International Program Development of the GVF on the highlights of the GVF Satellite Summit @ Cabsat 2013.

Here is the Interview with Baozhong Huang, EVP-Sales & Marketing, APT Satellite Co..

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.   

International Launch Services (ILS) has appointed Kirk Pysher as vice president of mission assurance and product development.ILS said Physer will be in charge of bolstering ILS’ focus on performance with responsibility for the overall quality review and monitoring of the Proton Quality Management System (QMS), oversight of Proton production processes and procedures.

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. 

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.