SATELLITE 2008 Conference and Exhibition brings together more than 8,500
leaders in the satellite-enabled communications marketplace Feb. 25-28,
2008
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The one place to learn about
the latest developments in mobile satellite services is the SATELLITE 2008
Conference and Exhibition, coming Feb. 25-28 to the Walter E. Washington
Convention Center, Washington, D.C. The Mobile Satellite Services (MSS)
Forum, a one-day track of the SATELLITE 2008 Conference, will examine the
MSS market from every perspective-financial, end-user and new applications.
The MSS Forum, which will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 27, kicks off with
Mobile Satellite Services: MSS Industry Leaders Stake Their Claims, during
which CEOs of the major MSS operators discuss their current launch and
application plans, and why they believe in the future of MSS. Moderated by
Tim Farrar, President of the Mobile Satellite Users Association (MUSA);
presenters include Robert Brumley, CEO of TerreStar, J. Timothy Bryan, CEO
of ICO; Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Satellite; John Mattingly, President,
Satellite Services with Mobile Satellite Ventures and Jay Monroe III, CEO
of Globalstar.
"Mobile satellite services are such an integral part of the future of
the satellite industry that we felt that it was necessary to add the
focused forum to SATELLITE 2008," said Scott Chase, Chairman of SATELLITE
2008. "Presented in a convenient one-day format, the new MSS Forum is
guaranteed to leave attendees with an overview of both the current state,
and the future direction, of mobile satellite services."
The conference sessions that make up the MSS include the following:
-- 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.-General Session: Mobile Satellite Services: MSS
Industry Leaders Stake Their Claims
-- 10:15 a.m. -11:30 a.m.-Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC): The Magic
Bullet?
-- 1:45 p.m. -3 p.m.-Delivering Broadband Anywhere: The Next Generation of
Mobile Satellite Communications
-- 4:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m.-Satellites Serving the Public Interest: Safety,
Security and Service
SATELLITE 2008 also offers more than 40 conference sessions addressing
broadcast, enterprise, military, teleport, emerging regions, and finance.
SATELLITE 2008 features an exhibit hall where more than 270 leading
solutions providers will showcase hundreds of new products and innovative
technology solutions required to ensure cost-effective, mobile, global,
seamless, and secure satellite communications.
SATELLITE 2008 will be held in the Walter E. Washington Convention
Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, D.C. For more information
on exhibiting or to register, visit http://www.SATELLITE2008.com.
About SATELLITE 2008
For 27 years, only the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition has provided
a unique forum for all sectors within the satellite-enabled communications
marketplace to come together to learn, network and collaborate.
SATELLITE 2008: The Sixth Decade continues in that tradition and
features an anticipated 8,500 delegates representing 65 countries, more
than 270 exhibiting companies and a conference program led by more than 300
experts, thought leaders and top-level executives. As the satellite
community celebrates the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik, the
SATELLITE 2008 Conference is future-focused with sessions examining
emerging applications, new technology, world regions and what the next
steps are for this rapidly growing marketplace.
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