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Some say that communication services are even more critical in times of economic pressure as staffing levels are cut back and travel budgets slashed. VSAT networking often requires a high level of capital investment - a tough call when credit is tight. However, the industry has been proactively investing in new, more bandwidth efficient technologies capable of delivering more advanced services for more than two years now.
The VSAT business is positioned well for the anticipated downturn, but growth will not come easily. Application innovation is seen as one strategy to expand the use of services and enhance tailored value propositions for demanding niche markets. Whether suffering direct effects or not, enterprises everywhere are looking for places to cut budgets, but VSAT services and technology offer a way of increasing efficiency and saving cost without losing capabilities which will be required when the climate improves.
VSAT operators have always had to look towards applications as a fundamental element in their unified network offering. In today's world the need is even greater, especially as demand rises for hybrid network solutions.
Business continuity, disaster recovery, rural connectivity and government broadband encouragement are all areas of activity that are expected to grow whilst VSAT's position in many of the high-end, mission critical industry segments is, to all intents and purposes, irreplaceable. The challenge thrown down to our industry is to find ways for our customers to improve the efficiency of their own operations and position them to exploit new growth opportunities. Knowledge is power and governments all over the world have recognised that the competitiveness of their national economies lie with enhanced communications - a market that VSAT has proven it is able to serve to great effect.
Satellite capacity availability and pricing remains one of the greatest challenges for most operators. However, the satellite market will face some massive changes over the next few years with a huge increase in Ka-band capacity on spacecraft not owned, for the most part, by the mainstream operators, new fibre systems and perhaps even MEO satellite trunking capacity. As the storm gathers for 2010 and 2011, VSAT operators and manufacturers must plan to take advantage of these changes, most of which are likely to be extremely beneficial for those that have prepared for them.
At the technology level, prices have continued to fall over the past year and ongoing pressure for lower costs has not abated. Yet the decision with respect to new platforms is even more complex with the price of the VSAT itself now a smaller element, in many instances dwarfed by the need for greater functionality and system flexibility. Vendors are already beginning to react to this and COMSYS expects to see some dynamic new approaches bringing new options for operators and users.
At VSAT2009 you will hear speakers addressing both critical market-driven technology developments and trends within key niche markets. The conference draws the highest profile speakers and delegates from the four corners of the globe because it is the only event which covers operational experiences and customer application examples from all regions of the world.
With industry-leading speakers,
increased floor-space and additional features the COMSYS VSAT2009
conference is set to be the best yet. The objective is simple - to focus
on the key issues, latest developments and strongest areas of opportunity
in the global marketplace by bringing together the major decision-makers
and most successful exponents in the industry. Whether you require some
vision on how to tackle the economic downturn, an
industry update, coverage of new technologies and market developments, a
chance to network with some of the most influential people in the VSAT
business or just some inspiration, the COMSYS VSAT2009 Conference will
meet your needs.
Key issues to be addressed at VSAT2009 include: Segment and application specific topics: Regional case studies: Speakers at VSAT2009 include:
Senior Vice President, Hughes Network Systems
CTO, iDirect
CEO, ViaSat, Inc.
CEO, Newtec
Director of Sales & Marketing, CET Teleport, Germany
General Manager, Axesat, Colombia
CEO, Gilat Satellite Networks
President, RaySat Antenna Systems, USA
General Manager - Middle East & Africa Services, Internet Solutions
Commercial Director, Eutelsat
CEO, Spacenet, USA
CEO, Mainstream Data,
USA
IT Manager, STL Ghana
VSAT Solutions Deputy Director, Telefónica
CEO, MenaNets, Lebanon Head of Sales, Enterprise, Arqiva COO, Netdish/Digitalia, Italy President, Real Time Communications CTO, Petron Industries VP Software and Computer Systems, Petron Industries
Some of the market's leading innovators, both from a service and user perspective, will deliver their views on the future needs of customers and the likely development of new applications and platforms. Key figures will talk about the practical aspects of providing global and regional services addressing subjects from technology enablers to regulatory access.
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Do you have an interest in a particular topic or would like to sponsor the conference, please contact:
Owen Glassey
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