Geneva, Switzerland, November 1, 2011 --At the recently-concluded ITU Telecom event in Geneva, Satellite Executive Briefing correspondent Roxana Dunnette spoke with the ITU’s Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré on the new ITU Telecom format and other issues. 

This column was nearly entitled, “In Praise of Intelsat.” But I knew people would either not read it, accusing me of being a shill for the satellite industry, or would pore over it hoping it was an ironic title, and that I would write a funny piece intended to bash the world’s largest satellite operator.

New York, August 4, 2011 by Lou Zacharilla

With the satellite industry's sagging image,  there is a need to promote satellite  as a “high concept” approach.  the SSPI's Lou Zacharilla spoke with  Mark Dankberg, CEO of ViaSat; Adrian Ballintine, CEO of NewSat (and the Teleport Executive of the Year); Keith Hall, COO of Globecomm Systems and Keith Buckley, President of ASC Signal on the subject

Here’s a panel session you will not see programmed at NAB, or anywhere else in the satellite business this year, I promise: “Why 21st Century Professionals Need to Be Nice.”  $100 bucks if you find anything close. 

Intersputnik’s Deputy Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the subsidiary Intersputnik Holdings, Stefan Kollar spoke to Satellite Executive Briefing on Intersputnik’s plans and how it will be facing the challenges in the new global commercial environment.

"Dr. Nongluck,” as she is fondly called, joins the board of directors of the Society of Satellite Professionals International  in March 2011.  She spoke with SSPI Director of Development Lou Zacharilla on various issues, among which, one of her areas of focus on behalf of the international satellite community will be to further promote corporate social responsibility and enable more broadband service via satellite throughout the developing economies of Asia.

New York City, December 20, 2010--The founder of of Satellite Transmission and NetSat Express, which specialized in IP satellite connectivity (at a time when people thought “IP” was a typo for Hewlett-Packard) and, since 1994, the CEO of Long Island-based Globecomm Systems, David Hersberg has earned his stripes as the dean of satellite industry executives. 

I respect anyone who has been inducted into the satellite industry’s hall of fame.  It is the pinnacle of career achievement and a high hurdl

Two of the largest satellite operators in the world are headquartered in Luxembourg—SES and Intelsat. Luxembourg is aiming to be a broadband hub for Europe.  At the forefront of these initiatives is Jean-Paul Zens, Director of Media and Communications of the Luxembourg  government.  He spoke recently to Satellite Markets and Research  Editor-in Chief Vir

Capt. Cherondra V. Spann, Project Manager of the USAF's Space and Missile Center was recently honored with the SSPI's Future Leaders award. The SSPI's Director of Development,  Lou Zacharilla spoke with Capt. Spann on the critical mission of her team and various issues.

If having a the title Project Manager, SBIRS GEO-1 Space Vehicle, Space and Missile Systems Center, United States Air Force on your business card doesn’t qualify you as an adult, we need a new classification.

In a conversation with Lou Zacharilla,  Newtec CEO Serge van Herck, Gilat Executive Vice-President Joshua Levinberg and EADS Astrium's Malcolm Peto discuss the importance of creativity in their organizations.