March 2012
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Arianespace to Send Australia's First Satellite...
Jabiru-1, which would be the first locally owned communications satellite of Australia, will be launched by Arianespace. Satellite communications carrier NewSat signed the updated launch agreement with Arianespace on March 14. At the Satellite 2012 Forum, the CEO of Arianespace, Jean-Yves Le Gall, commended the independent satellite service firm for its advanced telecommunication networks and...
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Etisalat and Intelsat Signed Satellite...
Etisalat of UAE and a fixed satellite communications operator entered into a multi-year partnership agreement. The deal will enable Etisalat to expand the coverage of its broadband and GSM services via Intelsat’s satellite capacity.
The satellite communications capacity will be available this month. Etisalat eyes bigger coverage across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Central Asian...
January 2012
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Satellite Communications to Reach More Australian...
The agricultural industry is increasingly relying on the Internet. However, farmers and rural residents in general often struggle to get fast broadband connection in their communities.
This is one of the reasons behind the National Broadband Network project of the Australian government, which is expected to finish in 2015. In WA, residents are beginning to clamor for fast broadband service that...
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Xplornet to Combine Satellite Communications With...
Xplornet Communications will use WiMAX for its fixed network which consists of 700 cell towers, supporting connection speed of 40 Mbps-100 Mbps. There will be two next generation 4G satellites to complete the entire broadband network.
The rural broadband provider will use advanced traffic management solutions for its new satellite communications and wired networks. The new traffic...
August 2011
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Intercontinental Coverage of Satellite Broadband
The amount of bandwidth that can be processed by a satellite broadband provider can be measured in terms of megabits per second (or one million bits of data per second). There are approximately 300 communications satellites stationed in the geosynchronous orbits, lying directly above the equator 2-3 degrees apart. Geostationary satellites circle Earth at the same speed without changing its fixed...
