INTERVIEW: Japanese satellite broadcaster to expand space, defense businesses

Major Japanese broadcaster Sky Perfect JSAT Corp. is seeking to build its own satellite network as part of its plans to expand its security-related business fields, the company's president said in a recent interview.With its communications and broadcasting services in decline, the company is exploring new opportunities related to defense and space, Eiichi Yonekura said in an interview on March 23 in Washington."Space is no longer a testing ground, it is a place for business," he said.The number of subscribers to Sky Perfect JSAT's communications and broadcasting services has fallen from aro…READ FULL ARTICLE