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AlphaStar To Carry RE/MAX's Business TV Network
March 17, 1997
Real estate conglomerate RE/MAX has switched its proprietary business TV network to AlphaStar’s [TENXF] satellite following the failure of the Telstar 401 satellite in January, AlphaStar said. RE/MAX will use...
Orbcomm Establishes Korean Distribution Agreement
March 17, 1997
Orbcomm Global L.P. [ORBI] signed a distribution agreement with Korean networking equipment manufacturer Communications Technology Inc. (CTI) for service provision in Korea. CTI also will explore the possibility of developing...
PanAmSat Hosts Regulators at Its POR Teleport for Symposium
March 17, 1997
PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] said it recently hosted 22 regulators from developing nations around the world for a training symposium sponsored by the U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute. The symposium, which covered...
ALCATEL PLANS UNORTHODOX BAND-SHARING SCHEME FOR SKYBRIDGE
March 03, 1997
French conglomerate Alcatel Alsthom plans an unorthodox regulatory campaign for SkyBridge LLC, its 64-satellite broadband satellite project, which will be anchored by an unprecedented spectrum-sharing scheme that company officials say...
MITSUBISHI INTRODUCES TWO RF DEVICES FOR DBS HARDWARE
March 03, 1997
Mitsubishi Electronics America Inc.’s electronic device group introduced two low-noise microwave/RF devices for use in DBS and other receivers. The two devices, MGF4919G and MGF4714CP, are, respectively, for DBS receiver...
COM DEV RECEIVES $3M SATELLITE HARDWARE CONTRACT
March 03, 1997
Ontario-based Com Dev International Ltd. said Feb. 24 it signed a contract with Hughes Space and Communications Inc. [GMH] for $3 million worth of space-qualified microwave switches for a 12-satellite...
PARAGUAY'S TOP ISP TRIPLES ITS PANAMSAT CAPACITY
March 03, 1997
PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] said Paraguayan Internet service provider (ISP) Planet Internet tripled its leased capacity aboard PanAmSat’s PAS 3 satellite over the Atlantic Ocean Region. The additional bandwidth will allow...