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The Telecom Commission (TEC) has approved the Department of Telecom (ToC) to start work on a independent, dedicated satellite that will provide telecom services. The probable winner of this award will be the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) as the ToC continues to work out the more minute details of satellite development.
Read MoreFive members of the National Cosmic Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NCARK), led by their Chairman of the space agency Talghat Mussabayev, traveled to India to chat with the folk at the Indian Space Research Organization and their chairman, G. Madhavan Nair and other execs. Kazakhstan is the home of the Baikonur satellite launch facility.
Read MoreThe European Space Agency’s (ESA) Member States participating in the GMES Program approved the transition to Phase-2 of Segment 1 of the GMES Space Component Program. GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) is an EU-led initiative aimed at implementing information services dealing with environment and security.
Read More“The $20 Billion Question: Can Satellite and Terrestrial Wireless Co-Exist in C-band?” Now, that’s a query to ponder! To help us ponder’ize and capitalize on others’ expertise, the GVF Satellite Summit will wade into this issue at The Waldorf Hilton in Aldwych, London, on September 24th from 9:30 a.m. until 12:45 p.m.
Read MoreDear GVF Member, We are calling upon you and your company for voluntary support in a matter of extreme importance. By now, you may have seen reports regarding satellite industry efforts to avert a global spectrum crisis. The satellite industry is entering the final phase of a campaign to prevent valuable C-band spectrum from being re-allocated to the terrestrial wireless sector and to ensure that unacceptable levels of interference do not continue to occur.
Read MoreThe development of services such as broadband data, emergency communications and mobile TV will be made more smoothly throughout Europe, starting in 2009, due to the adoption of a proposal by The European Commission regarding how such systems are selected. If adopted by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Telecom Ministers, the innovative services selection mechanism ensures there is but a single, not 27, markets for mobile satellite services.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C.: August 17, 2008—Satnews Daily—There is nothing quite akin to receiving official regulatory decisions via a government agency letter.
Read MoreINSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, LONDON: August 16, 2007—Satnews Daily—As a gentle reminder, life is precious…
Read MoreRESTON, VIRGINIA: August 15, 2007—Satnews Daily—Yesterday we ran an article dealing with Mobile Satellite Ventures and their success in meeting the FCC’s critical design review milestones associated with the MSV-1 satellite authorization.
Read MoreRESTON, VIRGINIA: August 14, 2007--Satnews Daily--Last Friday, Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) heard from the FCC they had met the beginning physical milestone associated with the authorization for the construction of the MSV-1 satellite.
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