Tag Archives: satellite
North Korea Reactor ‘Could Produce Plutonium’
Satellite photos show that a new reactor – which may be able to produce weapons-grade nuclear material – is nearing completion. Continue reading
ILS Proton Successfully Launches Anik G1 for Telesat
International Launch Services (ILS), a leader in providing mission integration and launch services to the global commercial satellite industry, successfully delivered Telesat’s Anik G1 satellite i… Continue reading
O3b Networks and Interactive E Solutions Ink $100m Deal to Revolutionize Broadband Connectivity Across Pakistan
With the launch of the first four satellites in O3b Networks’ satellite fleet only 78 days away, O3b announced today a strategic agreement with Pakistan’s largest ICT company Interactive Esolution… Continue reading
Propane: It’s not just for barbecues anymore
Home satellite TV provider DISH Network Corp has signed a deal to run 200 of its trucks on propane, in the latest indication that the niche fuel could soon rival natural gas as the United States’ cheap transport alternative. Continue reading
Time Warner 4Q earnings up, raises dividend 11 pct
NEW YORK (AP) — Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday that net income grew 51 percent in the last three months of 2012 even as revenue was largely unchanged. Rising fees from cable and satellite companies and higher ad revenue at the TV networks offset revenue declines at the movie studio and magazine businesses. Continue reading
Dish Network makes $5.15B bid for Clearwire
Satellite TV provider Dish Network is offering to buy wireless network operator Clearwire — which agreed to sell itself to Sprint in December — for $3.30 per share, or $5.15 billion. Clearwire Corp. Continue reading
Richardson, Schmidt fly to North Korea Monday: reports
SEOUL (Reuters) – Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will start their controversial private mission to North Korea on Monday that may include an effort to secure the release of an imprisoned American, South Korean media reported. The trip comes after North Korea carried out a long range rocket test last month and as the reclusive state continues work on its nuclear testing facilities according to satellite imagery, potentially paving the way for a third nuclear bomb test. Continue reading
Richardson, Schmidt fly to North Korea Monday: reports
SEOUL (Reuters) – Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will start their controversial private mission to North Korea on Monday that may include an effort to secure the release of an imprisoned American, South Korean media reported. Continue reading
Mysteries swirl around North Korea’s satellite launch
US and South Korean officials appear to disagree on one detail of the North Korean satellite that has nothing to do with any difference over what to do about it. Continue reading
