Fixed-satellite operators were in a good mood last week in New York, despite a rough past few years. Fiber-optic networks have stolen a large share of satellite's television traffic, compression technology has allowed more feeds to be squeezed into smaller chunks of spectrum, and private-equity firms have caused major consolidation. But satellite operators say a boom in video business is giving revenue a big boost. Several operators were in Manhattan to pitch Wall Street at the inaugural ISCe Satellite Investment Symposium at law firm Jones Day's offices, while others attended the fifth annual SATCON conference at the Jacob Javits Center.
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