J. Alberto Palacios

El CEO y EC de Globalsat Group, J. Alberto Palacios, analiza el estado de la industria de las telecomunicaciones satelitales, planteando interesantes alcances de esta etapa de cambios y pronosticando lo que viene en el corto plazo.

Puerto Rico is still struggling to communicate after Hurricane Maria. According to the latest update from the Federal Communications Commission, more than 90 percent of the island’s cellphone towers are still out of service. The communications infrastructure is shattered thwarting recovery efforts throughout the island. However, satellite communications have been deployed and are playing a critical life and death role. What is your understanding of the situation today and how, specifically… Show more

Puerto Rico is still struggling to communicate after Hurricane Maria. According to the latest update from the Federal Communications Commission, more than 90 percent of the island’s cellphone towers are still out of service. The communications infrastructure is shattered thwarting recovery efforts throughout the island. However, satellite communications have been deployed and are playing a critical life and death role. What is your understanding of the situation today and how, specifically, is Globalsat Group involved? Show less

In the latest of our #SpaceWatchME Interviews, we speak to J. Alberto Palacios, CEO of Globalsat Group. This forward-thinking company is at the very forefront of satellite connectivity across the emerging and developed markets of the Americas. Here, Palacios explains the importance of being able to work with diversity across a fragmented market, the changes that this region is going through, and the opportunity the company has to work with some of the exciting new kids on the satellite block… Show more

In the latest of our #SpaceWatchME Interviews, we speak to J. Alberto Palacios, CEO of Globalsat Group. This forward-thinking company is at the very forefront of satellite connectivity across the emerging and developed markets of the Americas. Here, Palacios explains the importance of being able to work with diversity across a fragmented market, the changes that this region is going through, and the opportunity the company has to work with some of the exciting new kids on the satellite block. As important, the Latin American market that GlobalSat operates in has many similarities to the Middle East market. Show less

Latam Satelital conversó con J. Alberto Palacios, CEO de Globalsat Group. El reciente acuerdo con LeoSat, la renovación de la constelación de Iridium, nuevos mercados, operadores estatales y regulación, algunos de los temas abordados.

The decrease in growth and even contraction in activities related to oil & gas as well as mining are often referred to as the cause of negative effects on satellite services in Latin America (LATAM).

These activities, which traditionally operate in remote areas where terrestrial communications infrastructure is scarce or nonexistent, represent a significant demand for mobile satellite services (MSS) and fixed services (FSS). This lack of a communications structure has the potential to… Show more

The decrease in growth and even contraction in activities related to oil & gas as well as mining are often referred to as the cause of negative effects on satellite services in Latin America (LATAM).

These activities, which traditionally operate in remote areas where terrestrial communications infrastructure is scarce or nonexistent, represent a significant demand for mobile satellite services (MSS) and fixed services (FSS). This lack of a communications structure has the potential to create new opportunities. While the day-to-day operations may be diminished and, therefore, human activity and need for higher bandwidth FSS may decrease, companies will not just abandon their infrastructure.

According to the CESLA, although contraction of GDP was negative in three countries of the region in 2016, such will be negative in only one country—Venezuela—in 2017. The IMF states that their own projection of negative growth (-0.5 percent) hides that most countries in the region continue to experience growth. The OECD also predicts 2017 will be good for several countries in Latin America. Consequently, much of the infrastructure can stay in "pause." This creates opportunities through demand for satellite surveillance, telemetry and remote command, allowing their owners to maintain control over the infrastructure and even operate some of that infrastructure without human interaction in the field.

The road to satellite controlled automation is facilitated by a growing supply and a maturity of solutions that are tailored to IoT / M2M through existing services, such as Inmarsat’s IDP and BGAN M2M, Iridium SBD and Globalstar Simplex, in addition to the usual VSAT-based solutions. The modern enterprise is mobile, and must be mobile even in the most remote and hostile environments. Show less

El efecto más conocido de la Internet es el acceso de personas a la comunicación, a recursos inimaginables de información y servicios "en la nube", eso es algo que muchos vivimos diariamente. Pero uno de los corolarios importantes que esta revolución nos trae es la posiblidad de interconectar dispositivos desatendidos.

Es así como hoy tenemos containers que hablan con barcos, barcos que hablan con puertos, aviones que hablan con fabricantes de motores, camiones que hablan con… Show more

El efecto más conocido de la Internet es el acceso de personas a la comunicación, a recursos inimaginables de información y servicios "en la nube", eso es algo que muchos vivimos diariamente. Pero uno de los corolarios importantes que esta revolución nos trae es la posiblidad de interconectar dispositivos desatendidos.

Es así como hoy tenemos containers que hablan con barcos, barcos que hablan con puertos, aviones que hablan con fabricantes de motores, camiones que hablan con aseguradoras, y así. Las aplicaciones son enormes en la optimización de procesos industriales, seguridad y comodidad: se pueden acortar tiempos, reducir costos e incrementar producción por doquier entre las máquinas, tal como ha venido sucediendo entre las personas. Show less

Signals Telecom News conversó con J. Alberto Palacios, CEO de Globalsat Group, un consorcio panamericano de soluciones satelitales móviles (MSS) formado en 1999. Con amplia experiencia en el mercado, Palacios comentó los cambios experimentados por la industria, el nuevo horizonte que proyectan y las necesidades que satisface la telefonía móvil satelital.

In an interview with the specialized magazine Latam Satelital, J. Alberto Palacios spoke about the recent Globalsat Group agreement with LeoSat, the renewal of the Iridium constellation, new markets, state operators, regulation and other issues.