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Satellite broadband service lifts off

News Inmarsat has unveiled a satellite-based mobile broadband service with guaranteed data rates. Inmarsat said the Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) can provide both voice and broadband data simultaneously, and is accessed through lightweight...

Tags: satellite

[07 Dec 2005]

Satellite broadband for anywhere in the world

News Inmarsat has launched a satellite broadband service to offer internet connectivity in the most unlikely places. The satellite communications company has teamed up with defence company Thales UK to provide the Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN...

Tags: inmarsat, satellite broadband, global, network

[14 Feb 2007]

<strong>Satellite</strong> broadband goes live in the UK

Satellite broadband goes live in the UK

News Cedar Telecommunications today launched a broadband satellite internet service, claiming to be the first commercial DSL-equivalent satellite service in the UK. Hughes dominates the world Very Small Aperture satellite terminals, or VSATs.

[21 Sep 2001]

Satellite Records Spins a Better Web Site with IBM DB2 for Linux

whitepaper 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...

Tags: linux server os

[24 Feb 2004]

Satellite Technology Used to Shut Down Fuel Tanker

whitepaper Satellite Security Systems (S3), a global provider of asset security and logistics control, in cooperation with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and InterState Oil Company, dramatically demonstrated the first wireless remote shutdown of a fully...

Tags: network security, vehicle, oil, fleet

[26 Jan 2005]

Satellite Broadband Delivery - The New Universal Broadband Option

whitepaper This white paper discusses how SkyStream and its partners are providing the standards-based products that make Satellite Broadband a reality. SkyStream’s integrated Satellite Broadband Delivery solution brings congestion-free fast Internet access...

Tags: broadband, satellite, enterprise users, satellite broadband

[01 Mar 2004]

Satellite communications firm makes lacklustre debut on Nasdaq

News Shares of satellite mobile phone company, ICO Global Communications, failed to perform as expected on their first day of trading on Nasdaq. Last week's satellite failure at rival operator, Iridium, is being blamed for lowering confidence in the stock.

[04 Aug 1998]

Satellite to get the army talking

News The UK military's communications options will receive a boost with the launch of the first Skynet satellite - due to go live in the coming weeks. The satellite, Skynet 5A, was launched from French Guiana on Sunday and is undergoing in-orbit testing...

Tags: pfi, military, secure, satellite

[12 Mar 2007]

Satellite Backhaul Optimization for GSM and UMTS With Cisco RAN Optimization Solution

whitepaper 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...

Tags: optimization, links, satellite, operators

[09 Jul 2007]

One mobile satellite system to rule Europe

News The European Commission has proposed a single system for selecting mobile satellite services across Europe. Under the proposed system, the Commission would do away with the current 27 mobile satellite services markets and replace them with a single...

Tags: european commission, mobile, satellite

[22 Aug 2007]

Rocket man brought down to earth by <strong>satellite</strong> failure

Rocket man brought down to earth by satellite failure

News The live musical extravaganza, billed as the world's first online per-per-view event, featured Elton John performing at Turkey's Ephesus arena, but a breakdown in satellite communication meant many angry fans were forced to miss Elton's performance.

[18 Jul 2001]

The Impact of Efficient Flow Control and OS Features on TCP Performance Over Satellite Links

whitepaper The high latency peculiar of satellite links causes severe degradation of performance, especially if high bandwidth is available. Transmission Control Protocol is the layer 4 protocol over which over 90% of the Internet applications are based.

Tags: tcp - ip

[04 Dec 2007]

Satellite DNA-based Artificial Chromosomes for Use in Gene Therapy

whitepaper Satellite DNA-based artificial chromosomes (SATACs) can be made by induced de novo chromosome formation in cells of different mammalian species. These artificially generated accessory chromosomes are composed of predictable DNA sequences and they...

Tags: biology, human, sequences, dna

[24 Feb 2004]

Progressive Content-Based Retrieval from Satellite Image Archives

whitepaper In this paper, we have presented a scalable architecture to perform progressive content-based search from large satellite image archives. Objects at both the semantic and the feature levels are extracted to facilitate efficient and flexible retrieval.

Tags: satellite communications, image, search, perform

[24 Feb 2004]

Discussion Paper on Satellite Broadcasting

whitepaper While the exact market outcome in the context of such complex social and market dynamics cannot be stated for certain, there is little doubt that satellite will become a major delivery system. In addition, satellite broadcasting has the advantage...

Tags: satellite communications, satellite, broadcasting, south africa

[24 Feb 2004]

TCP Via Satellite Constellations

whitepaper TCP/IP is being studied to overcome its limitations within the satellite medium and to allow its use in hybrid terrestrial/satellite networks. This paper aims at providing some TCP performance results in a satellite scenario, both with GEO and LEO...

Tags: tcp - ip

[05 Dec 2007]

Achieving QoS for TCP Traffic in Satellite Networks with Differentiated Services

whitepaper Satellite networks play an indispensable role in providing global Internet access and electronic connectivity. To achieve such a global communications, provisioning of quality of service (QoS) within the advanced satellite systems is the main...

Tags: quality of service, flow, traffic, satellite

[24 Feb 2004]

Realizing Satellite's Potential for Broadband Internet Access

whitepaper Increasing demand for Internet access combined with rising bandwidth requirements is presenting the satellite industry with new opportunities to capture its fair share of the Internet broadband access market.

Tags: broadband, opportunities, bandwidth, demand

[24 Feb 2004]

Multiple Acces in Mobile Satellite Communication

whitepaper For some time already a major effort is underway to deploy three types of modulation/multiple access systems for mobile satellite communication, namely FDMA, TDMA/FDMA and CDMA. This paper presents a comparison between the three mobile satellite...

Tags: access technologies, satellite, frequency, bandwidth

[24 Feb 2004]

International Network Services Case Study: Digital Satellite TV Service

whitepaper A leading digital satellite television service provider planned to migrate to a new broadcasting technique in order to provide local television stations to designated areas in the United States. The client planned to use a new satellite that...

Tags: satellite, project management, television, united states

[12 Dec 2005]

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