Groups and Committees

Satellite Committee

Chair Ruy Pinto Inmarsat Biography

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The Satellite Committee embraces all issues concerning the development, deployment, operation and exploitation of satellite services covering communications and broadcasting. Members are drawn from large multi-nationals to SMEs and cover upstream and downstream players. They work to respond to initiatives and consultations from UK and European Government on regulatory, technical and policy aspects of satellite communications and broadcasting. Satellite navigation is covered by Intellect’s Position and Timing Committee.

The Satellite Committee works in close partnership with the Ukspace Satellite Telecommunications Sub-Committee and Intellect Member companies are eligible to apply for membership of UKspace (formerly known as United Kingdom Industrial Space Committee).

• ensuring continued UK participation in the European Space Agency’s ARTES programmes at a level, and on terms, commensurate with industry’s objectives
• promoting an active role for satellite in UK and Europe’s Digital Divide and related programmes
• helping define the role of satellite post analogue TV switch-off
• ensuring a continued balanced UK position on satellite spectrum at national level and for WRC meetings
• promoting the involvement in UK satellite programmes of innovative downstream companies and services

In October 2006 the satellite industry produced a series of papers looking at the value of Space to the UK and beyond.

For more information contact:

Jennifer Carlton
Senior Programme Manager
T 020 7331 2003
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