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Wiretapping and Telecom
Read more →: Wiretapping and TelecomGovernment eavesdropping on private communications is as old as government itself. Telecommunications providers are but an instrument for…
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Latin America Pays Dividends for Sat Exec of Year — and Others
Read more →: Latin America Pays Dividends for Sat Exec of Year — and OthersIn this issue, we honor Petra Mateos, chairwoman of Spanish satellite operator Hispasat, as the 2010 Satellite Executive…
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LightSquared, USGIC Form Working Group to Tackle Interference Issues
Read more →: LightSquared, USGIC Form Working Group to Tackle Interference Issues[03-01-11] LightSquared has formed a working group with the U.S. Global Positioning System Industry Council (USGIC) to study…
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Via Satellite’s satellite Executive of the Year 2010: Petra Mateos Chairwoman, Hispasat
Read more →: Via Satellite’s satellite Executive of the Year 2010: Petra Mateos Chairwoman, HispasatTo read an extended version of this interview with Petra Mateos, please click here. When appointed chairwoman of…
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IMS’ Erickson Sees OTT Impact for Satellite
Read more →: IMS’ Erickson Sees OTT Impact for Satellite[03-01-11] About 42 percent of the 37 million IP-enabled, hybrid set-top boxes shipped worldwide in 2010 were satellite-enabled,…
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Brazil’s TAM Airlines Rolls Out Satellite In-Flight Connectivity Services
Read more →: Brazil’s TAM Airlines Rolls Out Satellite In-Flight Connectivity Services[02-28-11] TAM Airlines, which operates direct flights to 45 cities in Brazil and 18 cities in South America,…
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Sky Deutschland Sees Subscriber Boost in Fourth Quarter; Launches HD Channel
Read more →: Sky Deutschland Sees Subscriber Boost in Fourth Quarter; Launches HD Channel[02-28-11] Sky Deutschland added more than 130,000 subscribers in its 2010 fourth quarter to end the year with…
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Liberty Global Profits Take a 43 Percent Beating in 2010 Fourth Quarter
Read more →: Liberty Global Profits Take a 43 Percent Beating in 2010 Fourth Quarter[02-28-11] Liberty Global’s 2010 fourth-quarter profits fell 43 percent to $57.5 million from $100 million in the same…
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STS-133: EVA-1 completed; Endeavour Rolls to VAB one last time
Read more →: STS-133: EVA-1 completed; Endeavour Rolls to VAB one last timeAs Discovery continues to sail through her STS-133 mission with flying colors, astronauts Steve Bowen and Al Drew…
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R&M Energy Issues BGAN, SCADA Deployment Contract to Stratos
Read more →: R&M Energy Issues BGAN, SCADA Deployment Contract to Stratos[02-28-11] Oil and gas company R&M Energy Systems selected Stratos to deploy a global SCADA network based on…
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STS-133: Pristine Discovery enjoying her docked mission swansong
Read more →: STS-133: Pristine Discovery enjoying her docked mission swansongThe Damage Assessment Team (DAT) confirmed Discovery’s clean ascent into space by clearing the orbiter from a Focused…
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Discovery Completes Visually Spectacular Docking to Space Station
Read more →: Discovery Completes Visually Spectacular Docking to Space StationA healthy orbiter Discovery and her crew have completed a stunning R-bar Pitch Maneuver (RPM) and docking to…