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A new ITU standard has been approved that will ensure worldwide compatibility, international roaming, and access to high-speed data services for third-generation (3G) IMT-2000 mobile phone systems.
Read MoreThe European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) welcomed the European Parliament’s approval of Neelie Kroes as the new Commissioner for the Digital Agenda portfolio.
Read MoreRussia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will draft an agreement on space cooperation, the Roscosmos chief said last Sunday.
Read MoreEUMETSAT’s latest Cooperating State following the completion of the ratification procedures.
Read MoreAmitav Ranjan of Indian Express reports that New Delhi plans to woo Tehran with offers of greater intelligence sharing, revival of defence training, as well as a possible launch of the latter’s satellite, but will remain non-committal on the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline.
Read MoreBolivia's President H.E. Mr. Evo Morales Ayma visited ITU to meet with ITU Secretary-General Dr. Hamadoun Touré. The President discussed Bolivia’s filing for an orbital position for its geostationary communication's satellite.
Read MoreNASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Canadian Space Agency President Steve MacLean signed a framework agreement Wednesday for cooperative activities in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes.
Read MoreDr. Keiji Tachikawa, President of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and Prof. Dr. Johann-Dietrich Worner, Chairman of the Executive Board of German Aerospace Center (DLR), have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) concerning mutual cooperation for satellite disaster monitoring.
Read MoreNASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) President Keiji Tachikawa have signed an agreement defining the terms of cooperation between the agencies on the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission — the ceremony occurred Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Read MoreAt the Fucino Space Centre, a formal agreement to hand over the infrastructure for one of the control centres of the Galileo satellite constellation was turned over to Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company.
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