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Industry Groups Pleased with Demise of T-Mobile Takeover
Read more →: Industry Groups Pleased with Demise of T-Mobile Takeover[12-21-11] AT&T’s hand in terminating its $39 billion deal with Deutsche Telekom to acquire T-Mobile was forced by strong…
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SES Upgrades Astra2Connect Speeds for German, U.K. Users
Read more →: SES Upgrades Astra2Connect Speeds for German, U.K. Users[12-21-11] Operator SES has rolled out an enhanced version of its satellite-based broadband service Astra2Connect to its end-users…
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Russian Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft launches to International Space Station
Read more →: Russian Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft launches to International Space StationThe Russian Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft – also known by its US designation of 29S – has launched toward…
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China Launches NigComSat-1R Satellite for Nigeria
Read more →: China Launches NigComSat-1R Satellite for NigeriaBEIJING, Dec. 20 (China Space News) — China launched the communications satellite NigComSat-1R for Nigeria at 0:41 a.m.…
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YahLive Y1A Beams Saudi Sports to Europe
Read more →: YahLive Y1A Beams Saudi Sports to Europe[12-20-11] UAE-based satellite operator YahLive has begun broadcasting the Saudi Sports Bouquet in HD to the European continent…
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Arianespace Soyuz Sends Six Satellites into Orbit
Read more →: Arianespace Soyuz Sends Six Satellites into Orbit[12-20-11] An Arianespace Soyuz STA rocket has successfully orbited the Pleiades 1A, SSOT and four ELISA satellites from…
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Failed T-Mobile Acquisition Opens New Doors for Dish Network’s Future
Read more →: Failed T-Mobile Acquisition Opens New Doors for Dish Network’s Future[12-20-11] Dish Network stocks soared nearly 10 percent today following the Dec. 19 announcement that AT&T was withdrawing…
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GlobeCast Activates Travel Channel HD on Measat-3
Read more →: GlobeCast Activates Travel Channel HD on Measat-3[12-20-11] GlobeCast has commenced broadcast of Travel Channel HD on Measat-3 satellite to reach homes across the Asia…
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Scandinavian Airlines Rolls Out Panasonic Internet, GSM In-Flight Service
Read more →: Scandinavian Airlines Rolls Out Panasonic Internet, GSM In-Flight Service[12-20-11] Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will launch its new Panasonic Avionics-powered SASWiFi service by the end of the week…
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Astrium Completes Vizada Acquisition at $877 Million Closing Price
Read more →: Astrium Completes Vizada Acquisition at $877 Million Closing Price[12-20-11] European space company Astrium received the necessary regulatory approvals to complete its acquisition of global satellite communications…
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Next Gen Shuttle-Capable vehicle interest as secret effort to save orbiters ends
Read more →: Next Gen Shuttle-Capable vehicle interest as secret effort to save orbiters endsFor the past several months, a plan to restart shuttle operations – funded by billions of dollars of…
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Telecommunications Industry Association Elects Numerex CEO to Board
Read more →: Telecommunications Industry Association Elects Numerex CEO to Board[12-19-11] Single-source, secure machine-to-machine (M2M) products and services provider Numerex will send the company’s Chairman and CEO Stratton…