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RSS satelliteSatellite tech to map cables under UK roads in 3D
News Researchers at the universities of Leeds and Nottingham will try to create the map by integrating existing digital and paper-based records and link them with data from satellite and ground-based GPS systems. [22 Mar 2006]
Photos: Satellite mapping through clouds
Photo Satellite technology able to penetrate thick cloud cover is being used to help prevent future tragedies on the mudflats of Morecambe Bay. The satellite images are generated using radar and will assist... [10 Dec 2007]
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... [14 Feb 2007]
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... [04 Aug 1998]
Goodbye Goonhilly: Satellite service to be shuttered
News BT has revealed plans to move its satellite communications business away from Goonhilly in Cornwall. The site is the largest satellite Earth station in the world, with 61 dishes. But a BT spokesman said... [14 Sep 2006]
Satellite leaders fight over who's the best
News Broadband satellite global rivals Hughes Network Systems and Gilat are involved in a heated dispute over market share as Hughes prepares a UK launch early next year. Our two way satellite, Starband, has... [29 Nov 2001]
Satellite comms to bridge digital divide?
News Dr Hamadoun Touré, the International Telecommunications Union's (ITU) secretary-general, said satellite comms technology can play a vital role in connecting remote and isolated communities around the world. [28 Feb 2008]
Satellite telephony fails to take off
Comment Mobile satellite services such as Iridium, Globalstar and ICO Global Communications haven't had too much to shout about in recent months, even though they've successfully been carrying out some of the most ambitious... [23 Jul 1999]
Satellite Tracker Developed in Four Months for Both Pocket PC and Smartphone
White Paper The company wanted to develop a satellite-tracking application to address the growing demand for compelling education/reference Pocket PC software, while taking advantage of its experience in Mobile development on the... [16 Apr 2007]
Satellite tracking scheme to charge motorists £1.30 a mile
News Motorists face charges of up to £1.30 a mile as part of the government's new congestion-busting plans to use satellite tracking technology to monitor vehicles. It would involve all cars being fitted with an on-board unit... [21 Jul 2004]
Satellite-Based Location: The Technological Challenges
White Paper 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... [30 Nov 2006]
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... [12 Mar 2007]
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... [21 Sep 2001]
McAfee Case Study: Satellite Asset Management, L.P.
White Paper 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... [11 Nov 2008]
Satellite broadband 'rips-off' helpless SMEs
News The UK's small and medium sized businesses are being 'fleeced' by satellite broadband operators, according to one expert in the field. Cedar Telecommunications recently launched the UK's first satellite... [16 Oct 2001]
