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Pradeep Kaul, president and CEO of Hughes Systique, will give the first Whiting-Turner lecture of the spring semester on April 8 at 5 p.m.
Date: April 8
Time: 5 p.m. (preceded by a reception at 4:30 p.m.)
Location: Kim Engineering Building lecture hall |
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Abstract
With the advent of commercial digital satellite communication services in the '60s, operated by Intelsat and pioneered by various companies including Hughes, the industry has had explosive growth worldwide. Over the decades, the industry has been led by Hughes, in the design, manufacturing and operations of satellite based digital communication networks servicing many different markets. Initially, commercial digital satellite communications was being used primarily for international telephony trunking purposes. Today it is still used for telephony but the uses have transitioned to television broadcast, broadband internet access data services and mobile phone services as well. Initially the customer base was only Intelsat member countries; today it includes the entire spectrum of telecom users starting from consumers, enterprises, cable operators, cellular companies and traditional phone companies. Further, with the introduction of GPS, navigation services have become an essential part of everyday life.
Hughes has been a dominant force in the global digital satellite communications market throughout these times and has typically has enjoyed approximately +60 percent market share over the years in the markets they have chosen to address. This lecture will present some of the markets Hughes serves, the market and technology evolution that allowed successful entry points, and the associated strategies and the technological challenges that needed to be overcome. In closing, Kaul also will address the future market opportunities for digital satellite communications and its associated challenges.
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April 8, 2010
5 p.m.
1110 Kim Building
Can't Attend?
The lecture will be webcast live.
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