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Eumetsat Signs Czech Deal

Eumetsat, the intergovernmental organization that establishes and maintains operational meteorological satellites for 18 European states, has announced that the Czech Republic will become a Eumetsat cooperating state. The agreement gives...

Intelsat Monitors Formula One Race Cars

Officials from the BMW WilliamsF1 racing team tapped Intelsat to transmit mission-critical information during all European Grand Prix racing and testing days. Beginning this year, Intelsat’s 905 satellite, located at...

Globecomm Launches DTH Platform In EMEA

Globecomm Systems [GCOM] has entered the ethnic-programming video business by launching a direct-to-home video platform into Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The platform offers a full range of...

Sprint Offers Discounted Dish Service

Sprint [FON] officials today said that customers in its 18-state local telephone operating territory now can subscribe to Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service directly through Sprint. The deal makes...
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Global Development Learning Network

The Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) is a worldwide partnership of public, private and non-governmental organizations enabling knowledge sharing, dialogue training and consultations on development topics to the developing world....
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Buy A Partner, Not Just Service

Strategic partnerships are key in today’s business world. In cases regarding upgrades to a company’s infrastructure, solid partnerships are vital. Having spoken to many end users who have incorporated satellite,...

New Skies Steps Up Sales Talks

An announcement about the sale of global satellite operator New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] to a private- equity firm appears to be only weeks away, and it could be followed...