Communications Satellites: Global Change Agents

by Pelton; Joseph N.

• ISBN13: 9780805849622
• ISBN10: 0805849629
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2004-06-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

- Interdisciplinary Coverage: The entire gamut of satellite communications is addressed and explained in a straightforward fashion for the non-engineer.- Breadth of Analysis in a Historical Context: This book shows how satellite communications and related telecommunications, information technologies, the Internet and computer sciences have transformed the world.- Synoptic Overview of the World and Why Technology Is Reshaping Modern Civilization: Satellite communications and related electronic technology are reshaping 21st century society in terms of moving jobs off shore, bringing the Internet to developing countries, creating global television and radio channels, revamping military operations to becoming "more intelligent" and "strategic," and speeding up the speed of change via new forms of tele-geography.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Preface	xiii
Dedication	xxi
I. INTRODUCTION
1 Satellites as Worldwide Change Agents	3	(30)
Joseph N. Pelton
II. TECHNOLOGY
2 Satellite Technology: The Evolution of Satellite Systems and Fixed Satellite Services	33	(22)
Louis Ippolito and Joseph N. Pelton
3 The "New" Satellite Services: Broadcast, Mobile, and Broadband Internet Satellite Systems	55	(28)
D.K. Sachdev and Dan Swearingen
4 Launch Vehicles and Their Role	83	(28)
Eric J. Novotny
III. HISTORY AND POLITICS
5 The Geopolitics and Institutions of Satellite Communications	111	(36)
Robert J. Oslund
6 Regulating Communications Satellites on the Way to Globalism	147	(28)
Robert J. Oslund
7 Dual Use Challenge and Response: Commercial and Military Uses of Space Communications	175	(24)
Robert J. Oslund
IV. BUSINESS, MEDIA, AND ECONOMICS
8 Satellites, Internet, and IP Networking	199	(20)
Indu B. Singh and Robinder N. Sachdev
9 Benefits of Satellite Telecommunications	219	(24)
Dr. Norman C. Lerner
10 The World of Satellite TV: News, the Olympics, and Global Entertainment	243	(22)
Peter Marshall and Robert N. Wold
V. IMPACT ON SOCIETY
11 New Opportunities and Threats for 21st-Century Life	265	(16)
Joseph N. Pelton
12 Satellites and the Promise of Teleeducation and Telehealth	281	(18)
Joseph N. Pelton
13 Satellites and Global Diversity	299	(18)
Hamid Mowlana
VI. FUTURE TRENDS
14 The Future of Satellite Communications Systems	317	(24)
Joseph N. Pelton, Takashi Lida, and Naoto Kadowaki
VII. SYNTHESIS AND CONCLUSIONS
15 Trends for the Future: Telepower Opportunities and Teleshock Concerns	341	(18)
Joseph N. Pelton and Robert J. Oslund
Glossary	359	(4)
Biographies of the Authors	363	(8)
Author Index	371	(4)
Subject Index	375