Satellite

Twitter: Now You Can Tweet By Satellite

9 Feb 2012

Twitter has announced a new partnership with major satellite providers to give their subscribers access to Twitter SMS, the original text-based Twitter service.

Exclusive: U.S. squeezes French-led satellite maker over China

9 Feb 2012

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has threatened action that could disrupt a French-led satellite maker's supply chain, spurred by suspicion that it illegally used U.S. know-how or parts in spacecraft launched by Chinese rockets. The State Department last month quietly warned the company, Thales Alenia Space, that export licenses needed by its U.S. suppliers might be denied, absent ...

Satellite Internet Company Launches 1.8m Trailer

9 Feb 2012

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- January marked the official launch of Skycasters' 1.8m trailer, making it the largest such satellite Internet system released by the industry leaders to date. ...