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A requirement mandating ground-based spare satellites in case of satellite failure has been waived by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for Mobile Satellite Ventures< (MVS), due to the company's in-orbit backup capabilities.
Read MoreThe International Telecommunication Union (ITU) decision to preserve the C-band spectrum for satTV services in Asia is being greeted with enthusiasm by the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA).
Read MoreMobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) issued the following statement commending the work of the United States delegation to the recently concluded 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) held in Geneva, Switzerland...
Read MoreIridium Satellite LLC announces its support of a recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to give Iridium exclusive access to 2.625 MHz of previously shared spectrum for global mobile satellite services (MSS). In addition, the FCC granted Iridium 0.95 MHz of shared spectrum.
Read MoreWe’ve been discussing the C-band spectrum use issue for months and months… every one has weighed in on one side, or the other. After four weeks of negotiations, we are delighted to report the satellite industry has been enormously successful with their “no change” campaign, ensuring uninterrupted, interference-free use of C-band for the future.
Read MoreA cooperation agreement for joint lunar research and exploration has been signed between the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Russia’s Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos). Mr. G Madhavan Nair, the Chairman of the ISRO, and Mr. A. Perminov, the Director of Roskosmos, signed the agreement on November 12th in Moscow.
Read MoreAustralia and the United States have signed an agreement which will find the two nations cooperating on the wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) system. This will expand this constellation to six satellites.
Read MoreThe Chinese’ Xinhua news service is reporting the launch of a new, remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center which is located in northern China in the Shanxi Province. In a Rui C. Barbosa bylined article at the NASA website, the launch occurred yesterday (Monday, 22:48 UTC Sunday night) in the early morning hours.
Read MoreGlobalstar, Inc. [NASDAQ:GSAT] has learned the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM or Notice) in regards to Globalstar's petition for increased authority to offer Ancillary Terrestrial Component services (ATC) in the U.S. in conjunction with its mobile satellite services.
Read MoreFrom the online auspices of the allAfrica.com news website comes a story bylined by Patrick Ugeh indicating that Nigeria may well assist Venezuela in launching a satellite which they have named Simon Boliva.
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