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African customer extends Amos-5 capacity contract

April 17th, 2012 by

Spacecom announced that a current client on its Amos-5 satellite servicing Africa exercised a contractual clause to extend services on the satellite for a total of five years. This multi-year extension is worth approximately US$11 Million.Other Posts:NASA extends Cassini missionRestructuring, part I: GE leaves SES GlobalP&W Rocketdyne wins contract option for solar thermal propulsionNew TacSat 3 launch attempt to be made next weekUSAF modifies AEHF orbit-raising plan; recoups anomaly costThe Battle is Over – Blu Ray is Now the Victor in the High Definition DVD Format WarQinetiq Appoints Ex-CIA Director Tenet As Non-Executive DirectorProba completes fifth year in orbit

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India – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts

April 17th, 2012 by me

Dublin, Ireland, April 16, 2012–India continues to be one of the fastest growing major telecom markets in the world. It is also one of the largest. Sweeping reforms introduced by successive Indian governments over the last decade have dramatically changed the nature of telecommunications in the country, according to a new Research and Markets report entitled "India – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts."

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