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SpeedCast buys NewSat teleport sites for $12m
IT News — Global satellite operator SpeedCast has snapped up both of NewSat’s Australian teleport sites as the failed local company looks to dispose of its assets and pay down debt after being forced...
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Google’s web balloons get their first stop, from Sri Lanka
Times of India — COLOMBO: Free Wi-Fi connections will be available across Sri Lanka by March 2016 under an agreement the government signed on Tuesday with multinational technology company Google, a...
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Samsung floats ‘space internet’ plan to save mobile
IT News — Samsung Electronics has proposed a ‘space internet’ network consisting of 4600 micro-satellites that could act as backhaul for terrestrial cellular networks and bring low-cost internet to...
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ITU deploys emergency comms gear to Myanmar
Telecom Asia — ITU has deployed emergency satellite phones and other communications equipment to Myanmar in the wake of severe flooding that has affected over 1 million people. The UN agency has sent...
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Alibaba and Chinese weapon maker invest millions in new satellite positioning...
ZDNet — E-commerce giant Alibaba and government-owned China North Industries Group Corporation–also known as Norinco Group–launched Qianxun Positioning Network, a satellite positioning service...
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China’s Jack Ma spreads his wings
The Hindu — The Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. in partnership with the State run North Industries Group Corp or Norinco, a military industry heavyweight, has formed a joint venture company, with a tie up...
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This Google project impressed PM Narendra Modi
Times of India — WASHINGTON: Impressed by Google’s flagship Project Loon — that takes internet to the remote and inaccessible areas — Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes this has multiple uses like...
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NBN takes aim at satellite broadband leechers
IT News — NBN will equip itself with network monitoring tools to combat the potential for leechers sucking up high amounts of bandwidth on its soon-to-launch long-term satellite service. The network...
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NBN satellite launch may not deliver what it promises
Crikey — One of the most powerful forces in the world today, disruptive new technology, will destroy all of the hopes that rode into space this morning on the rocket that launched the first of two NBN...
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Japan is pioneering satellite tech that’s accurate down to centimeters
Tech In Asia — Many of us would be quite literally lost without GPS, but the almighty blue dot isn’t always – pardon the pun – spot on. According to the most recent data from GPS.gov, modern GPS...
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Google ready to test Project Loon in Indonesia, bringing wifi to remote areas
Earlier today, Google’s parent company Alphabet announced its high-flying Project Loon has partnered with Indonesia’s three largest telcos to start countrywide testing. It will deliver internet access...
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SpeedCast to Buy ST Teleport, Makes Fifth Acquisition of 2015
Satellite Today — Satellite: SpeedCast has entered a definitive agreement for ST Teleport, a leading satellite communications services provider based in Singapore. The acquisition, subject to...
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Satellite program aims at Myanmar’s skies
Myanmar Times — The bidding process comes as part of a broader national satellite program, with the government aiming to address existing needs in the market and to eventually fill the country’s slot...
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Google’s Balloon project in trouble; will hamper cellular transmission says...
Times of India — NEW DELHI: Google’s Project Loon, through which the online search giant plans to provide internet connectivity using balloons, will interfere with cellular transmissions of mobile...
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NBN shifts 40k premises off satellite to offer more data
IT News — NBN will move 40,000 premises around Australia off its long-term satellite service and onto fixed wireless and fixed line services to free up capacity for other satellite users. In late...
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China’s dark matter satellite begins its search for answers
Tech in Asia — Scientists in China announced Tuesday that the country’s space-based search for dark matter has officially begun. Wukong, a Chinese satellite launched last week to search for evidence of...
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KT Sat Still Interested in Being a Global Satellite Operator
Satellite Today — South Korean satellite operator KT Sat, owned byKorea Telecom, has not given up ambitions to become a global presence in the satellite industry. The operator currently fields three...
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SSL selected as winner of procurement for communications satellite to Telkom,...
PRNewswire — PALO ALTO, CA: Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that it was selected to provide a communications satellite to PT Telkom Indonesia...
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Sergey Brin visits Indonesia, talks Project Loon
Tech in Asia — Is there something in the air? It’s the second surprise visit to Southeast Asia by a Google executive this month. Google CEO Sundar Pichai last week dropped nuggets of wisdom on a brief...
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SSL wins Telkom bid for new comsat
Space Daily — Space Systems Loral (SSL) has announced that it was selected to provide a communications satellite to PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, the largest telecommunication and network provider...
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