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Engineers testing a recently launched Japanese data communications satellite have succeeded in establishing a two-way Internet link running at 1.2G bps (bits per second) each way, they said Monday. [Network World] 13/05/2008 A demonstrator satellite for the European Galileo system begins transmitting navigation signals back to Earth. [BBC News Europe] 07/05/2008 A demonstrator satellite for the European Galileo system begins transmitting navigation signals back to Earth. The commander of US Strategic Command tells the BBC about the growing role of satellite data in warfare today. [BBC News Americas] 06/05/2008 A free satellite television and radio service backed by the BBC and ITV launches across the UK. I have a satellite Internet connection. The modem is connected to my computer. I purchased a D-Link Router model WBRr-2310. I am connecting at a speed of about 1300, but the other 3 computers that use the router connect at exactly 54 Mbps only. I connected my laptop directly to the modem and it (...) [Network World] 28/04/2008 Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system took another step forward on Sunday with the launch of a second experimental satellite. [Network World] 27/04/2008 How super accurate atomic timing is at the heart Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system. [BBC News Europe] 24/04/2008 Six teams of students are vying for the chance to build an experiment for a satellite that will launched in 2010. A magician admits selling illegal satellite cards to pubs to show Premier League football matches. TomTom shares fall by 14% after the Dutch satellite navigation company issues a profit warning. [BBC News Europe] 08/04/2008 US regulators approve the merger of satellite radio firms Sirius and XM despite protests from consumers. [BBC News Americas] 25/03/2008 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has ended its investigation of the proposed merger between satellite radio operators Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, saying their tie-up will not harm competition and will likely result in cost benefits for the resulting (...) [Network World] 25/03/2008 Giove-B, the second test spacecraft for Europe's proposed satellite navigation system, is finally to be sent for launch. Japan launches a satellite designed to enable super high-speed data transmission in remote areas. |
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