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LightSquared Partnership Helps Inmarsat Offset Unstable MSS Revenues
Read more →: LightSquared Partnership Helps Inmarsat Offset Unstable MSS Revenues[11-03-11] The revenue Inmarsat generated from the updated cooperation agreement it solidified with LightSquared in June 2011 drove…
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China Accomplishes First Space Docking
Read more →: China Accomplishes First Space DockingBEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) — Two Chinese spacecraft accomplished the country’s first space docking procedure early Thursday, silently…
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Pendrell Completes ContentGuard Acquisition
Read more →: Pendrell Completes ContentGuard Acquisition[11-02-11] Pendrell Corp., formerly ICO, has completed its acquisition of a controlling interest in ContentGuard Holdings, a developer…
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Tindall Confirms SES’ $400 Million Fleet Expansion Investment in Asia
Read more →: Tindall Confirms SES’ $400 Million Fleet Expansion Investment in Asia[11-02-11] Satellite operator SES confirmed its plans to invest $400 million in the South Asia and Asia-Pacific regions…
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CBO Sees Iridium as a Potential Alternative U.S. Military GPS Upgrade Plan
Read more →: CBO Sees Iridium as a Potential Alternative U.S. Military GPS Upgrade Plan[11-02-11] The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) proposed alternative approaches for the U.S. Department of Defense to upgrade its…
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Another Analyst Predicts Satellite Will Match Cable’s Global Pay-TV Market Share by 2015
Read more →: Another Analyst Predicts Satellite Will Match Cable’s Global Pay-TV Market Share by 2015[11-02-11] The cable sector’s position in the global pay-TV market is being threatened by satellite and IPTV gains,…
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GeoEye Sees Overall Revenues Stall in Third Quarter; Lowers Mid-Year Guidance
Read more →: GeoEye Sees Overall Revenues Stall in Third Quarter; Lowers Mid-Year Guidance[11-02-11] Earth imagery solutions provider GeoEye generated revenues of $85.8 million in the third quarter of 2011, which…
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Sirius XM Reveals Disappointing Third Quarter Subscriber Additions
Read more →: Sirius XM Reveals Disappointing Third Quarter Subscriber Additions[11-02-11] Sirius XM Radio recorded 334,000 subscriber additions in the 2011 third quarter — a result that fell…
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Progress successfully docks to ISS; Stage set for return of manned Soyuz flight
Read more →: Progress successfully docks to ISS; Stage set for return of manned Soyuz flightJust over two months after the launch failure of the Progress 44P unmanned resupply craft to the International…
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Middle East and Africa: Rich Pickings for Satellite Players?
Read more →: Middle East and Africa: Rich Pickings for Satellite Players?The Middle East and Africa remain fertile grounds for satellite with the demand for capacity significantly increasing. Yet,…
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Mark Scott, Managing Director, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Read more →: Mark Scott, Managing Director, Australian Broadcasting CorporationThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is one of Australia’s main public service broadcasters. The onus on ABC will…
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Privacy Issues for U.S. Companies Expanding to Europe
Read more →: Privacy Issues for U.S. Companies Expanding to EuropeThe European Data Protection Directive (Directive) prohibits transfers of personal data to non-European Union (EU) nations. While the…