Press Release Archive

PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE

2011

Sept 28 - Cindy Moran, Director of Network Services at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), confirmed as Keynote
Sept 20– Ultisat Joins SIA
Jun 20– 2011 State of the Satellite Industry Report Released – Shows Further Growth in 2010
May 25 – SIA and AIA Welcome Proposed Satellite Export Control Reform Amendment
May 13 – Satellite Industry Association Applauds Administration’s Interim Assessment of Satellite Export Control Policy
Mar 16 – TWO NEW MEMBERS JOIN SIA: Orbital Sciences Corporation and Segovia, Inc
Mar 14 – SIA’s 2011 Satellite Leadership in Government Award Presented to Jonathan Adelstein, USDA Administrator for Rural Utilities Service
Feb 7 – SIA Appointed to FCC’s Emergency Response Interoperability Center Public Safety Advisory Committee
Jan 18 – SIA Announces New Board For 2011

2010

Nov 29 – RDML Robert E. Day, Jr. to Keynote at SIA’s Naval and Maritime Commercial SATCOM Users’ Workshop – January 26, 2011
Oct 29 – Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte To Keynote at the 2010 DoD Commercial SATCOM User's Workshop December 6 - 8, 2010
Oct 4 – Lt General Caroll F. Pollett To Keynote At 2010 DoD Commercial SATCOM User's Workshop
Sept 22 – SIA Announces Two New Members: Cisco and TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
Sept 13 – New Director of Policy for SIA
June 08 – 2010 State Of The Satellite Industry Report Shows Continued Growth in 2009
May 05 – GLOBECOMM SYSTEMS's INC joins SIA
Mar 15 – SIA To Leadership Awards to Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski and Special Recognition to Telecoms Sans Frontieres
Mar 9 – SIA To Launch "SATELLITES TO THE RESCUE" At The 2010 IWCE on MARCH 9, 2010
Jan 27– Satellite Industry Association Announces Four New Members: COBHAM, GLOWLINK, SAT GE and TRACE SYSTEMS

Jan 13– Satellite Industry Association Board Elects New Officers for 2010

2009

Oct 1– SIA Files Comments to the FCC on the role of satellites in the National Broadband Plan
Aug 10– Major General Randolph P. Strong to Keynote at SIA's 2nd Army Commercial Satcom User's Workshop
June 10 - SIA Announces Suppport of Section 826 of H.R. 2410 Concerning Export Licensing of Satellites and Related Components
June 3 - 2009 State of the Satellite Industry Report Shows Continued Growth in 2008. For a copy of the report Click Here
May 6 - Joint IPCC Press Release on In-Flight Passenger Communications
Apr 2 – SIA Testifies on Satellite Export Controls Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Mar 19– Hughes to represent SIA on Broadband Stimulus Panel
Mar 11 – SIA welcomes new member DRS Technical Services, Inc
Feb 26– SIA members commend new administration broadband stimulus package
Jan 27– SIA Board Of Directors Elected

2008
Dec 19 – SIA Supports Satellite-Delivered Broadband Incentives For New Administration's Economic Stimulus Package
Nov 17 – SIA Selected to Join Government-Industry Team On National Security And Emergency Preparedness
Nov 12– New Director of Communications for SIA
Sep 22– SIA Supports Legislation Funding Interoperable Communications Equipment For First Responders
Sep 12– Satellites To The Rescue For The 2008 Hurricane Season
Aug 27 – SIA Applauds Satellites at the 2008 Olympics
Aug 6 – SIA Hosts First Army Commercial Satcom Users Workshop
July 30– SIA Chairman Testifies Before FCC Public En Banc Hearing on Public Safety Interoperable Communications - the 700 MHz Band Proceeding
June 11 – SIA Releases 2008 State of the Satellite Industry Report -- Commercial Satellite Industry Revenue Jumps 16 Percent in 2007
Mar 27 – SIA supports FCC DBS Decesion
Mar 14 – Telesat Joins Satellite Industry Association
Mar 4 – SIA Announces the Recipiets of the 2008 Satellite Leadership in Government Award
Feb 1 – SIA Praises NTIA's Networked Nation Report
Jan 10 – Comtech EF Data Joins Satellite Industry Association

Dec 13– SIA Elects 2008 Officers; Jennifer Manner to Serve as Chairman
Nov 26 – Patricia Cooper Named President of SIA

Oct 25 – C-Band Initiative - National & Regional Support
Oct 19 – C-Band Initiative - SUIRG Wi-Max Test

Jun 6 – Navy SATCOMS Users Workshop

Mar 8 – U.S. Senate Overwhelmingly Supports Satellite Technology for Interoperable Emergency Communications
Mar 2 – SIA Announces New Associate Members-SWE-Dish Space Corp & Echostar Satellite LLC
Feb 22 – SIA Hosts Satellite leadership Dinner

Jul 18 – Telecommuting Testimony

Jun 21 – SIA Testifies Before House Armed Service’s Committee

May 22 – Satellites are Part of the Solution – Space News

May 18 – SIA Testimony Before the Senate Commerce Committee - Re: Broadband Deployment

Apr 13 – ARTEL and Integral Systems Join SIA Board of Directors

Feb 12– SIA Announces the Addition of Two New Associate Members; Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK) and Emerging Market Communication, Inc. (EMC), and the Addition of The DirecTV Group to the SIA Board of Directors

Nov 3 – SIA Announces Civil Government SATCOM Users Workshop

Oct 20 – SIA Announces New Member TerreStar

Oct 13 – SIA Announces New Member XM Satellite Radio

Jul 12 – SIA Announces New Members IOT Systems, Marshall Communications and Spacecom

Jun 6 – SIA Releases State of the Satellite Industry Report

Jun 3 – SIA Holds Reception for COM/CITEL Delegates

Jan 24 – SIA Announces New Members DirecTV and Stratos Global

Jan 10 – Satellites Provide “Instant Infrastructure” for Tsunami Victims/Aid Workers

Jan 5 – Satellite Industry Association Announces New Board Officers and Office Move

Dec 6 – Satellite Industry Association Strengthens Government Affairs Staff

Nov 9 – Satellite Industry Association Submits Industry Consensus Comments on CALEA

Jun 16 – David Cavossa Named Executive Director of Satellite Industry Association

Mar 11 – SIA and APSCC Sign Agreement, Pledge Increased Cooperation

Mar 3 – FCC Chairman Powell Lauds Satellite Industry

Jan 29 – Leading Space Organizations Announce Creation of the National Space & Satellite Alliance

Jan 28 – SBCA and SIA Partner to Help FCC Make the Rural Connection

Sep 10 – Historic First Gathering of Satellite CEO’s

Sep 10 – SIA Applauds FCC’s ‘State of the Satellite Industry’ Report

Apr 7 – SIA Releases 2002 Satellite Industry Statistics

May 3 – SIA Lauds CSIS Report on U.S. Export Controls

Feb 13 – SIA Urges FCC to Limit Damage Caused by Radar Detectors

Jan 25 – SIA urges FCC to Preserve 2 GHz MSS spectrum

Jan 7 – David Cavossa Joins SIA Staff

Dec 11 – Satellite Industry Association Announces New Leadership

Jun 29 – Richard DalBello Joins Satellite Industry Association as Executive Director

May 29 – Cellular Industry Grab for 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Spectrum Harms Rural Consumers and Threatens Public Safety

May 4 – Berman and Rohrabacher Introduce Bill to Strengthen Competitiveness of U.S. Satellite Industry

Apr 5 – Satellite Industry Association Releases Global Satellite Statistics