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Archive for October 19th, 2009

The Answer Lies in Value-Added Services

October 19th, 2009 by

In the recent years, there has been massive proliferation of new cable technologies such as digital cable, DTH and even IPTV. TV consumers never had it better. Most importantly, the quality of signal is significantly better than what analogue cable could ever offer.

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Atlas V launches latest U.S. military weather satellite

October 19th, 2009 by

Rocket: Atlas V; Payload: DMSP F-18; Date: 18 October 2009, 1612 UTC; Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. The rocket delivered the military meteorological satellite successfully to its assigned orbit after an 18 minute flight.
Other Posts:

SS/L to build S-band satellite fore S2M
Direct HDTV – Guide For Correct Choice
Telesat Canada results Q3 2006
Differences Between Dish Network and Direct TV Packages
Satellite TV Helps Tackle the Consumer World
Getting More For Less, With Satellite TV
Lockheed completes GPS III system design review
LM/NG team demos electric propulsion for TSAT

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The Reign of Satellite TV and the Decline of Cable

October 19th, 2009 by

The United States is known as a country with an incredibly high rate of television viewership; it’s the land where ratings rule all, and where there is a practically limitless variety of programming options to choose from. In short, we Americans like variety, and we like technology, and that means that we are simply predisposed to being a TV-enjoying nation.
Other Posts:

MSV Earns Patent For Push-To-Send Functionality
SS/L to build new EchoStar satellite
TerreStar-1 delay okayed by U.S., Canadian regulators
SES Sirius orders SAT-DSA
Atlas V launches classified U.S. military satellite
Russia Orbits Military Satellite
Satellite sending signals
SATCOM C-4 put in graveyard orbit

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Why Switching to Satellite TV is Probably the Best Idea

October 19th, 2009 by

How many times have you thought to yourself that you simply cannot stand your television service any longer? If the answer is more times than you can remember, then you are one of the many frustrated television viewers across the nation seeking a solution to their situation that neither implies a ridiculous monthly bill nor simply another ripoff from some mediocre cable company.
Other Posts:

Cooperation agreement for satellite navigation in Africa
Appeals Court Blocks Tivo Injunctions Against Echostar
Boeing to build more Wideband Gapfiller satellites
Chang’e I arrives in science orbit
Gilat files lawsuits against former buyers
Chinese breeding satellite lands safely
SES Astra Signs German Capacity Deals
Swedish Space Receives Galileo License

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