Iraq Confidential: GI--Phone Home
Back in the days of World War II, it was pretty much unheard of for a U.S. soldier to phone home. The Korean War wasn’t much different, and Vietnam was...
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Panamsat Demonstrates Satellite-Enabled WiMAX Connectivity
Panamsat, Kencast Inc. and Trinity Workplace Learning took part in a demonstration of what Panamsat called “the first satellite-delivered live streaming video to handheld devices” using a WiMAX terrestrial wireless...
Globalstar Opens Satellite Gateway In Florida
Globalstar LLC, opened a gateway in Sebring, Fla., designed to enhance its coverage in Florida, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, the company announced July 14. The Sebring Gateway...
Tandberg Television Sees Strong Revenue and Profit Rise
Tandberg Television, a supplier of technology to satellite pay-TV operators, reported strong revenue growth in its 2005 second quarter. Revenue for the quarter, which ended June 30, was 457 million...
Direcway Subscribers Reach 253,000 At End Of Second Quarter
Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) said July 12 that the consumer and small business user base for its Direcway satellite broadband service reached 253,000 subscribers at the close of the...
Spacenet Extends Reach To Mexico Through Alliance With Globalsat
Spacenet Inc. announced July 13 that Globalsat, a Mexican satellite services provider, joined Spacenet’s global services alliance. The agreement between Spacenet and Globalsat enables Spacenet to extend its global broadband...
Globetel, Proton Energy Ink Deal
Globetel Communications Corp. announced July 13 that its wholly owned subsidiary Sanswire Networks LLC signed a cooperative research and development agreement with Proton Energy Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Distributed...
Intelsat, Globecast Launch DTH Platform
Intelsat and Globecast announced July 13 they are expanding the reach of international broadcasters across Europe through the joint launch of a new Ku-band direct-to-home (DTH) television platform on the...
SES Astra Inks Polish Internet Deal
SES Astra reached an agreement with eTel Polska to provide Internet access services to small and medium enterprises, large corporations and public institutions throughout Poland. The service will be delivered...
Digitalglobe Introduces Citysphere Product
Digitalglobe July 13 announced the availability of a product aimed at helping mappers, planners and geographic information systems specialists improve geospatial applications with current high-resolution satellite imagery data. Digitalglobe Citysphere...