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Archive for May 14th, 2007

Zoombak Is New Name For Former Connectid

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Zoombak is the new name for the former Connectid, a mobile location-based services company and subsidiary of Liberty Media Corp. The…

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Thrane & Thrane Looks To NSSL For European Help

May 14th, 2007 by

Thrane & Thrane has appointed NSSL as a key distributor for its satellite radio and…

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SES Global CEO Reveals Astra2Connect Negotiations

May 14th, 2007 by

Romain Bausch, CEO of SES Global, expressed optimism that the company will find a strong market for its Astra2Connect wholesale broadband service, and revealed being in discussions with telcos in Eastern Europe and Germany for about…

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WorldSpace Loses Subscribers In 2007 First Quarter

May 14th, 2007 by

WorldSpace Satellite Radio lost nearly 7,500 subscribers in the 2007 first quarter, bringing its total subscriber base to 191,600, the company announced May 9. The decline reflected low net…

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Hughes Rebounds To First Quarter Profit

May 14th, 2007 by

Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) reported a profit of $4 million on revenues of $222.7 million in the first three months of 2007, the company announced May 10. A year ago, HNS posted a profit of…

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