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Archive for September 25th, 2006

Siemens Supplies IPTV Turnkey To Croatian T-Com

September 25th, 2006 by

Siemens Communications announced Sept. 22 that Croatian TV viewers with a broadband connection and set-top box can enjoy MaxTV offered by Croatian T-com, a Deutsche Telekom subsidiary. For the country’s new IPTV, Siemens claims to have set up the turnkey technology and integrated it into the carrier’s…

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Eagle Broadband Breaks Ground On Headend, Satellite Farm

September 25th, 2006 by

Eagle Broadband, provider of broadband, Internet protocol (IP) and communications technology and services, announced Sept. 22 that it began construction of its headend and…

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Gilat Brings Satellite Broadband To Nicaragua’s Largest Telecom Operator

September 25th, 2006 by

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Sept. 22 that it has been selected by Empresa Nicaraguense de Telecomunicaciones (Enitel) to provide a Skyedge broadband satellite hub station and…

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Asia Broadcast Satellite Acquires LMI From Lockheed Martin

September 25th, 2006 by

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS), a newly formed satellite operator, announced Sept. 20 the acquisition of Lockheed Martin Space Communications Ventures Ltd. (LMSCV) and Lockheed Martin Intersputnik Ltd…

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NAB Urges XM, Sirius To Pull Wireless Transmitters, Stop Signal Bleed

September 25th, 2006 by

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) sounded off against signal bleed from satellite radios. On Sept. 21, NAB President and CEO David Rehr urged the heads of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio to “voluntarily withdraw and replace all noncompliant satellite radio devices in circulation.”…

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Intelsat Reports Anomaly on Intelsat 802 Satellite

September 25th, 2006 by

Intelsat Ltd. announced that its IS-802 satellite, located at 33 degrees East, experienced a sudden and unexpected anomaly Sept. 21 at about 8:27 p.m. EDT. The Intelsat satellite control center has remained in control of the satellite, the company said. The satellite, built by…

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Today’s Space Weather

September 25th, 2006 by me

Space Weather Activity

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Credit: https://swpc.noaa.gov/

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Last M-V puts Solar-B in orbit

September 25th, 2006 by

Rocket: M-V; Payload: Solar-B (Hinode); Date: 22 September 2006, 2136 UTC; Launch Site: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan. The solar observation satellite was successfully put in orbit 8.5 minutes after lift-off.

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