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by Lou Zacharilla, Director of Development, SSPI

New York, June 30, 2010-In January, the Society of Satellite Professionals International elected as its new President Keith Buckley. Not long before he was also named President and CEO of ASC Signal Corporation, where he is tasked with turning around an earth station and radar antenna and services company that was spun out from Andrew Corporation about two years ago.  

Russia-based satellite operator Gazprom Space Systems has plans to expand into the international markets. Backed by one of the world’s largest energy companies and one of Russia’s biggest banks, Gazprom is leveraging its unique pedigree to become one of the world’s major satellite companies. Satellite Markets and Research spoke with Gazprom’s Director-General Dmitry Sevastiyanov on their plans and whats in store for the company in the near future. Excerpts of the interview follows.  

A conversation between SSPI Director of Development Lou Zacharilla and SES World Skies CTO Alan Young on the role of satellite technology in a world increasingly disintermediated by IP and "TV in the cloud" among other issues.