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While many in the satellite industry fear the potential loss of some C-band spectrum to terrestrial providers, by working together satellite and WiMax technologies can produce a variety of “distinct opportunities, highly dependent on the frequency band in use and regional competitive…
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NSR has released its newest market intelligence and forecast report: “WiMAX — Opportunity or Threat for Satellite Communications?” The report examines WiMAX in the overall telecom context to provide a concise analysis of current and future opportunities and threats for satellite communications.
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RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. announced that the Soundtrack Channel has chosen to expand its contract with RRSat.
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EU governments reportedly plan to cut money from research and development programmes in order to provisionally finance the development of the Galileo navigation satellite system.
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The European Space Agency said its Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite is ready for final pre-launch testing.
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The Sicral 2 military communications satellite could be built by Thales Alenia Space, said French Defence Ministry spokesman Jean-Francois Bureau.
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Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Flight 15 (DMSP-F15), launched in December 1999, successfully operated without navigation gyros for 24 hours demonstrating a new promising capability that can extend portions of the DMSP mission even when critical gyro data is not available.
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Intelsat, Ltd. announced that its new Galaxy 17 satellite is fully operational and providing services. The launch of another satellite, Horizons 2, has been rescheduled.
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