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RSS satellite in newsOn-train Wi-Fi gets satellite upgrade
News A British company claims to have conducted the world's first trials of a high-speed wireless network powered by a bi-directional satellite link on board a moving train. Train Wi-Fi isn't new, as companies such as... [09 Sep 2004]
BT sells satellite business for £25m
News BT has announced it is to sell its satellite broadcast operations to Arqiva for a £25m price tag. Arqiva will take over BT's satellite broadcast services, including BT's contracts, operations and staff... [17 Nov 2006]
Google picks up satellite image firm
News Search giant Google has acquired Keyhole, a company specializing in web-based software that allows people to view satellite images from around the globe. Financial terms of the deal were not announced but Google said it... [28 Oct 2004]
Fat pipe have-nots offered cheap satellite broadband
News UK internet users will soon be able to sign up for a one-way satellite broadband connection that gives unlimited data transfer for £30 per month. Satellite broadband provider Isonetric announced this... [16 Oct 2002]
Bridge offers free installation for satellite
News Bridge Broadband has launched a satellite service claiming to undercut the prices charged by BT. Bridge's system uses technology from Hughes Network Systems, the world's largest satellite broadband... [22 Nov 2001]
NEC and Magellan in satellite chip venture
News Satellite equipment manufacturer Magellan and chip maker NEC have entered into a partnership to develop satellite chip technology for the low-cost consumer market. Once developed the chip, based on... [16 Apr 1999]
BT DSL under threat from cheap satellite broadband
News Hughes Network Systems will shortly announce a broadband satellite service at a price comparable to consumer DSL. Hughes and its main rival, Gilat Satellite Networks, also offer broadband services with a... [21 Aug 2001]
Murdoch loses out in satellite bidding war
News Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has lost out in the long-running battle to take over US satellite company Hughes Electronics. Hughes' parent General Motors today sold the company to US satellite... [29 Oct 2001]
Iridium stalls on satellite launch
News Unfortunate satellite telephone business Iridium has been hit by a series of delays to the planned launch of a new satellite. On Friday, the launch of a Boeing Delta II rocket carrying five new Iridium... [11 Feb 2002]
Scientists cry fowl over satellite test shotgun shocker
News Scientists using satellite technology to track the migration movements of six geese have uncovered the whereabouts of one errant bird - it's in an Eskimo's freezer. The Irish light-bellied brent goose was one of six... [27 Aug 2002]
Japan develops whale-tracking satellite
News The country's space agency Nasda had developed a satellite to track tagged animals' migratory patterns through a global positioning system. The satellite will collect data from electronic transmitters in... [09 Jan 2002]
Thales snaps up Alcatel's satellite operations
News Following on from news of its merger with Lucent, Alcatel has announced it is to sell its satellite operations to French defence and technology firm Thales. As a result of the deal, Thales will now hold Alcatel's 67 per... [05 Apr 2006]
Aramiska launches satellite broadband
News Another satellite broadband provider has announced its prices today. Numerous companies, including BTopenworld and Tiscali, have announced plans to offer satellite broadband, all using technology... [04 Dec 2001]
Update: Lights go out at satellite broadband firm
News Satellite broadband provider Aramiska today informed customers it is shutting down, giving many just a few hours to find an alternative service provider before the service ceased at 15:00(GMT). In the case of customers... [27 Jan 2006]
Satellite-tracking road-use charging gets green light
News New Transport Secretary of State Douglas Alexander this week reaffirmed the government's plan to introduce a road charging scheme that uses technologies such as satellite tracking to enforce automatically a... [11 May 2006]
