Nov 11
A lightweight, solar-powered Internet hookup created by a collaboration of nonprofit organizations provides communication in even the most remote areas.
Source: By JULIE BICK
Aug 04
Satellite television provider DISH Network reported a quarterly loss in subscribers as it lost ground to cable and phone competitors amid a weaker economy.
Source: By REUTERS
Jul 31
Mr. Whitehead laid the groundwork for Open Skies, the policy that led to the creation of the domestic satellite system that brought cable television into millions of American homes.
Source: By DENNIS HEVESI
Dec 26
Filed under: GPS
Russia has announced the successful launch of three additional GLONASS navigation satellites on Christmas Day, bringing the total number of functional units to 18, and reportedly scaring the beejezus out of Santa and his reindeer during liftoff. The GPS competitor — first begun in the Soviet era and only recently revived after years of post-collapse neglect — is now theoretically capable of providing coverage to the entire Russian territory, with First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov claiming that the first compatible consumer devices will be available in the middle of next year. By 2010 Russia plans to open the system up to outside nations as well, contributing to an eventual three- or even four-system global market, and ensuring that President and Man of the Year Vladimir Putin will finally achieve his stated goal of being able to pinpoint his treasured black lab Koni anywhere in the world.
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Source: Evan Blass