Satellite News Digest http://www.sat-index.co.uk Satellite News Digest http://www.sat-index.co.uk/images/logo.pngSatellite News Digesthttp://www.sat-index.co.uk Satellite News Digest en-gb Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:59:00 GMT muuhs2 (0.7.4.5) newsfeeds@sat-index.co.uk newsfeeds@sat-index.co.uk http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss LAUNCHES Japanese fishermen clear way for all-year launches Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:59:00 GMT http://www.sat-index.co.uk/archive/?id=2010072900 http://www.sat-index.co.uk/archive/?id=2010072900 Launches from Japan's Tanegashima and Uchinoura Space Centres will from 2011 be possible all year after local fishermen's associations agreed to lift the current 190-day limit. BUSINESS Northrop Grumman Corp. (Aerospace Systems) results Q2 2010 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:58:00 GMT http://www.sat-index.co.uk/archive/?id=2010072901 http://www.sat-index.co.uk/archive/?id=2010072901 Northrop Grumman Corporation reported financial results for the second quarter 2010. RESEARCH Satellite M2M market estimated at US$1.9 billion in 2016 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:57:00 GMT http://www.sat-index.co.uk/archive/?id=2010072902 http://www.sat-index.co.uk/archive/?id=2010072902 The world satellite M2M communications market is currently experiencing exponential growth as companies seek to raise productivity while reducing costs, Frost & Sullivan said. M2M hardware and equipment have continuously reduced in both size and cost in the last five years. RESEARCH Satellite backhaul to extend its role in wireless market Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:56:00 GMT http://www.sat-index.co.uk/archive/?id=2010072903 http://www.sat-index.co.uk/archive/?id=2010072903 Despite a challenging economic environment, the wireless industry was one of the global economic bright spots, which led to sustained demand for satellite backhaul services for use primarily in rural markets, according to NSR.