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USDA: $1.2 Billion Available in Second Broadband Stimulus Funding Round
Read more →: USDA: $1.2 Billion Available in Second Broadband Stimulus Funding Round[08-05-10] The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide $1.2 billion in broadband access and adoption grants in…
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GeoPro Expands Enterprise, Government Market Presence in the South Pacific
Read more →: GeoPro Expands Enterprise, Government Market Presence in the South Pacific[08-05-10] Remote workforce solutions developer GeoPro LBS contracted Beam Communications to distribute the GeoPro solution in Australia, New…
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Hughes Formes HughesNet China Joint Venture
Read more →: Hughes Formes HughesNet China Joint Venture[08-04-10] Hughes Network Systems created a new business unit, HughesNet China, as part of a joint venture agreement…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches with Nilesat-201 and RASCOM-QAF1R
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA launches with Nilesat-201 and RASCOM-QAF1RFollowing a scrub-prone launch campaign in June, Arianespace have enjoyed first-time success with Wednesday’s launch of their Ariane…
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EchoStar to Open Data Center in Wyoming
Read more →: EchoStar to Open Data Center in Wyoming[08-04-10] EchoStar Broadcasting Corp. will open a 77,000-square-foot data center in Cheyenne, Wyo., the company announced Aug. 3.…
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ICO Loses Judicial Review Against Ofcom; May Lose Spectrum Assignments
Read more →: ICO Loses Judicial Review Against Ofcom; May Lose Spectrum Assignments[08-04-10] ICO Global Communications has lost its judicial review action against the U.K. Office of Communications regulator Ofcom,…
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U.S. Army Suggests MTS Break With Comtech Over Proprietary Rights
Read more →: U.S. Army Suggests MTS Break With Comtech Over Proprietary Rights[08-04-10] In a justification and approval memorandum released Aug. 2, the U.S. Army said it might move away…
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RRsat Launches Religious Programming Platform on Galaxy 19
Read more →: RRsat Launches Religious Programming Platform on Galaxy 19[08-04-10] RRsat Global Communications Network, a provider of content management and global distribution broadcast services, has launched a…
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News Corp. Issues $445 Million Loan to Sky Deutschland
Read more →: News Corp. Issues $445 Million Loan to Sky Deutschland[08-04-10] News Corp. has issued 340 million euros ($446 million) in financing to help pay-TV subsidiary Sky Deutschland…
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Intelsat’s Spector: CSIS Findings Crucial to Fix U.S. Commercial Launch Options
Read more →: Intelsat’s Spector: CSIS Findings Crucial to Fix U.S. Commercial Launch Options[08-03-10] The U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released a report July 26 urging U.S. policymakers…
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Shuttle Program updates MPS Inventory for STS-133 and beyond
Read more →: Shuttle Program updates MPS Inventory for STS-133 and beyondFor what is likely the last time during the execution of the Space Shuttle launch/mission manifest, engineers from…
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China Launches Fifth Satellite for Navigation Network
Read more →: China Launches Fifth Satellite for Navigation Network[08-03-10] China placed the fifth satellite in its planned satellite navigation and positioning network into orbit, Xinhua announced…