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No. 7, Fall 2004
Issue
No.7 of the Online Journal of Space Communication
focuses on global data communication.
In the satellite world, data communication is popularly
called VSAT Communication, named after the very small
aperture satellite earth stations and the interconnecting
satellite infrastructure that business and government
offices, banks, retail outlets, hospitals and schools
use for moving information around locally and globally.
Case studies are used to explain how VSAT networks
operate and to show how satellites are bringing communication
to regions of the world that cannot be reached in
any other way. Special attention is given to the effects
of regulatory reform on VSAT adoption, especially
among developing countries.
Under Current Developments, the Journal has posted
a series of vendor applications that illustrate the
global significance of this technology. Some of these
essays are promotional in nature, perhaps inconsistent
with a scholarly journal, but they are included because
the information is valuable for the detailed knowledge
they contain.
Credit is due to David Hartshorn and Martin Jarrold
of the Global VSAT Forum for serving as Guest Editors
for this issue of the Journal. If you have knowledge
of VSAT Communication and would like to make a contribution
to this Journal please contact:
David Hartshorn, Secretary General
Global VSAT Forum, Fountain Court
2 Victoria Square, Victoria Street
St. Albans, Herts AL1 3TF, U,K.
+44 1727 884739, david.hartshorn@gvf.org
or you can contact:
Don M. Flournoy, Editor
Director, Institute for Telecommunications Studies
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701
740-593-4866, don.flournoy@ohio.edu
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