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Satellite broadband from Freebox
News Freebox -- the firm that promised to tackle the digital divide by giving away free Net-enabled set-top boxes -- is rolling out a satellite broadband service. Installation of the satellite disk will cost £249 and there will be a monthly charge of...
[November 3, 2000, 11:44]
Satellite Dish Alignment Calculator
Downloads Satellite Dish Alignment Calculator calculates the elevation look angle, true azimuth and the polar angle required of a satellite dish in order to align it to a particular satellite in the geo-synchronous orbit.
[June 1, 2000, 8:00]
Satellite alternative to DSL
News Satellite-based ISP Eurosky launched a country-wide high-speed Internet access service last week as the battle for broadband in the UK heats up. As BT drags its heels over ADSL and the cable companies fail to jump on the broadband bandwagon...
[February 7, 2000, 14:40]
Satellite 'sentinels' to help fight climate change
News Each satellite would provide different data sets, such as ocean-monitoring information (temperature, colour, level) and atmospheric data. Stuart Martin, director of space and satellite communications at LogicaCMG, which is heavily involved in the...
[November 13, 2007, 13:13]
Satellite failure fallout continues
News When satellite broadband provider Aramiska shut down its service with just hours' notice late last week, a number of rural networks and businesses too far from local exchanges for traditional connectivity suddenly found themselves plunged into...
[January 31, 2006, 8:40]
McAfee Case Study: Satellite Asset Management, L.P.
White Papers With more than $5.4 billion in assets under management, New York City-based Satellite Asset Management, L.P.has a huge responsibility to protect its clients' investments and privacy. Satellite needed a vulnerability management solution that scanned...
[November 11, 2008, 23:00]
Satellite Backhaul Optimization for GSM and UMTS With Cisco RAN Optimization Solution
White Papers Satellite backhaul links can be expensive, for both Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) networks and Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS) networks in remote regions. The Cisco RAN Optimization solution allows wireless mobile...
[September 11, 2009, 3:12]
Satellite tech tracks Cornwall's binmen
News Local authorities in south-west England are using satellite technology to keep track of their rubbish-collection fleets. Each vehicle is fitted with a telematics unit which uses a GPS satellite receiver and GPRS capability to communicate back to...
[November 14, 2008, 6:30]
Satellite 'spies' could stop speeding cars
News The report is to recommend that satellite monitoring and control of vehicles could cut the annual road accident rate in Britain by as much as a third. Satellites capable of monitoring an automobile's speed and automatically cutting off its fuel...
[January 5, 2000, 6:39]
Satellite broadband goes nationwide
News Homes and businesses across the UK can now sign up for a satellite broadband connection from BT. With monthly rental charges starting at around £60, and installation charges of £899 or more, BT's satellite broadband is considerably more expensive...
[March 26, 2002, 17:47]
Satellite plans for premium Web and TV
News SES Global, Europe's largest satellite company, will lease a new satellite to EchoStar Communications, which plans to use it to broadcast many premium television channels and to offer high-speed Internet service.
[March 28, 2003, 15:06]
Satellite-Based Location: The Technological Challenges
White Papers Satellite-based location will shape the future, creating new applications. These challenges are targeted by Alcatel in its technological roadmap, which uses its wide expertise to combine satellite positioning with mobile networks, WiFi, WiMAX, and...
[November 30, 2006, 0:00]
Russian satellite launch boosts Galileo competition
News Russia has taken a major step towards creating a satellite system to rival Europe's Galileo navigation system. Glonass (Global Navigation Satellite System) now has 18 satellites, just six short of the number required to have a global system.
[December 28, 2007, 12:24]
Military Messaging Over HF Radio and Satellite Using STANAG 4406 Annex E
White Papers Military Messages often need to be transferred over low bandwidth networks, in particular HF Radio and Satellite Networks. The two military specifications for this type of messaging environment are NATO's STANAG 4406 Annex E and ACP 142 developed...
[November 28, 2008, 23:00]
atrexx Offers Hispasat Occasional Use Capacity Online: First Internet Based Satellite Booking System World-Wide
White Papers atrexx revealed its innovative system for booking occasional use satellite capacity. Occasional Use Capacity (OU)" refers to satellite capacity which is used for hours or days, e.g.for satellite news gathering or transmissions from sport events...
[July 27, 2006, 0:00]
Hispasat and atrexx Sign Co-Operation Agreement: Occasional Use Satellite Capacity Directly Available From atrexx
White Papers Hispasat, the Spanish satellite communications company and atrexx, a leading telecommunications exchange and consulting agency, signed a contract for the marketing of Hispasat's satellite capacity. With this agreement, Hispasat takes advantage of...
[July 27, 2006, 0:00]
"TCP/IP Over Satellite: Optimization Vs. Acceleration"
White Papers Both acceleration and optimization technologies help overcome satellite latency to varying degrees. Fundamental incompatibilities arise when one attempts to operate conventional VPN devices over satellite links, due to the nature of TCP...
[December 20, 2007, 0:01]
Mobile Satellite Radio PLUS Online Pack
Downloads Mobile Satellite Radio PLUS Online PackAnnouncing satellite radio on Pocket PC. Listen to satellite radio on the GO. Online Exclusive (Available through Online Pack) (Some channels do not include all stations) Custom View Custom Quality Personal...
[April 18, 2006, 8:00]
Inmarsat satellite to boost UK comms
News Inmarsat is to build the UK's space satellite programme, with financial backing from three regional development agencies. UK satellite operator Inmarsat has won a European Space Agency contract to develop Europe's space satellite programme.
[November 26, 2007, 9:04]
OPNET Model of TCP With Adaptive Delay and Loss Response for Broadband GEO Satellite Networks
White Papers Broadband Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite networks play an important role in providing Internet access and network connectivity. The paper proposed a modification of TCP named TCP with adaptive delay and loss response algorithm (TCP-ADaLR...
[December 6, 2007, 0:01]
