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On 14 April 2008, TV Telco LATAM reported that Embratel, which is 98% owned by Telmex, requested a license to Anatel to launch DTH service before the end of the year. For this purpose, the company will be using the transponders of the new Star One C2 satellite, which is due for launch in the next few weeks. With current pay-TV trends in terms of growth and increased market acceptance, NSR expects a doubling of the Brazilian pay-TV subscriber base to....
In the satellite industry, the word "hybrid" is used in reference to many different types of services. A particularly interesting trend for bringing together satellite and terrestrial technologies has been making its appearance around the world for the last few years, and NSR believes that the acceptance of this hybrid architecture has reached a cusp....
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Call Me When You Get to 35,000 Feet: Satellite and Wireless Combine for New Aeronautical Communications Services
This year, March 20th was the first day of spring, bringing longer and warmer days in the northern hemisphere and the first thoughts of summer floating in the air. There was also something new in the air that day: cellular phone services onboard commercial airlines, just in time for the upcoming summer travel season and the millions of passengers who will want to use their cellular phone on their way to their final leisure destination.
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