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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]
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 Systems Performance With TCP-IP Applications
White Papers This paper analyzes various mobile Internet applications for both GEO and LEO satellite configurations (Iridium-like and Globalstar-like) using an enhanced version of 'ns2' (Network Simulator 2). Mobile Internet access is becoming extremely popular...
[December 5, 2007, 23:00]
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 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 '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 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...
[July 9, 2007, 0:00]
Satellite Records Spins A Better Web Site With IBM DB2 For Linux
White Papers Founded in the early 1990s as a producer, distributor, importer and retailer of dance music, Satellite Records of New York City has become a major player in this world of independent dance music. Satellite Records’ entire business - point-of-sale...
[November 27, 2003, 23:00]
Satellite Or Satelite :)
Forum Satellite Internet Text (index49.html) Two-way satellite Internet sends data from remote sites via satellite to a hub, which then sends the data to the Internet. The satellite dish at each location must be precisely positioned to avoid interference...
[September 4, 2006, 18:11]
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 29, 2006, 23:00]
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]
Enhancing TCP Over Satellite Links Using Canit Algorithm
White Papers The performance of TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is often degraded when the end-to-end path includes a satellite link. Among the factors that can adversely affect TCP performances over satellite links, the long round trip time (RTT) is given...
[January 14, 2008, 23:00]
Satellite Push To Close Europe's Broadband Gaps
News By linking local wireless networks to two-way broadband satellite connections, the group hopes to develop services and applications for rural communities across the European Union, from Britain to Poland.
[February 17, 2004, 15:15]
On The Performance Of TCP Spoofing In Satellite Networks
White Papers This paper analyzes the performance of TCP in a network that consists of both satellite and terrestrial components. The simulation reflects a host with a satellite connection to the Internet and allows the option to spoof connections just prior to...
[January 14, 2008, 23:00]
Jumping From Satellite To Mobile And Back
News A quick new wireless data service combines the worldwide reach of satellite networks with a mobile setup ability to steer signals through the architectural canyons of big cities. London-based Inmarsat's Regional BGAN service, announced Tuesday, is...
[November 21, 2002, 9:20]
News Corp Seeks Investor In Satellite Operation
News News Corp is talking to several companies, including Yahoo and Microsoft, about a minority investment stake in its satellite operations, according to a source close to the discussions. The media company, which recently said it plans to consolidate...
[March 1, 2000, 13:36]
IBM's Wireless Satellite-Based Solution Saves MT Hojgaard Time And Money
White Papers The deployment of a satellite-based, wireless data communication solution by IBM Global Services, means that MT Hojgaard can be much more flexible and responsive. The challenge for MT Hojgaard was to setup a flexible and resilient data...
[November 9, 2006, 23:00]
Pegasus Satellite Television Lowers Storage Costs And Reduces Legal Risks With E-mail Management System In Lotus Notes Environment
White Papers Pegasus Communications Corporation provides digital satellite television to rural households throughout the United States. Pegasus Communications needed to lower Lotus Notes-related storage costs for current and historical e-mails, and provide...
[February 2, 2006, 23:00]
Aramiska Cracks Satellite Broadband VPNs
News Dutch satellite broadband company Aramiska launched what it claims is the first commercial virtual private networking (VPN) service for satellite users on Monday. The company says that it has solved the problems that until now have prevented...
[March 22, 2004, 16:30]
