Business Strategies for Satellite Systems

by D. K. Sachdev

Overview

To be successful in today's satellite communications marketplace, you know that business savvy counts as much as technical expertise. This informative new book gives you the management insight and expertise needed to successfully operate satellite systems as business ventures. Based on the author's more than 25 years experience in developing and managing satellite systems, the book explains how to master the complexities of deploying satellite systems while reaching overall business objectives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580535922
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/01/2004
Series:	Artech House Space Applications Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

D. K. Sachdev has more than 40 years experience in the satellite and telecommunication organizations and industries in the United States and India. He is the president of SpaceTel Consultancy LLC, Vienna, Virginia, which provides management and engineer support for telecommunications, and broadcast companies. He is also an adjunct professor at George Mason University, where he teaches graduate classes on systems engineering for telecommunications and on project management. In 2003 he received the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation's Innovation award for his "creative and innovative prowess in the field of satellite communications for many years and culminating in the engineering implementation of the world's first operating direct broadcast radio satellite system." A Senior Member of the IEEE, he is a graduate of Allahabad University and holds a post-graduate diploma in electrical communication engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

Table of Contents

Satellite Business Today. Recent Stand-Alone Business Experiences. Integrated Business Strategy Process. Business Strategy Development. Business Plan Development. Planning the System. Engineering the System. System Operations. Managing for Success. Case Studies of Digital Radio Systems. Future Evolution.