http://www.satellite-blog.com About Satellite Blog Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:29:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SIRIUS Satellite Radio Launches Indie Talk Channel: Exclusive, Groundbreaking Radio Where You Can 'Speak For Yourself' (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced the launch of Indie Talk, an exclusive, groundbreaking talk radio channel that will serve as an uncensored, unfiltered forum for independent thought ... http://www.satellite-blog.com/1698/sirius-satellite-radio-launches-indie-talk-channel-exclusive-groundbreaking-radio-where-you-can-speak-for-yourself-pr-newswire-via-yahoo-finance/ The Internet s Weakest Link (CircleID) This week two major transoceanic cables experienced outages that may last several days. The outages provide a reminder that several Internet bottlenecks exist where these cables make landfall. When one thinks of bottlenecks in telecommunications the first and last mile come ... http://www.satellite-blog.com/1697/the-internet-s-weakest-link-circleid/ Branson to trace Fossett through Google (Thursday Magnet) British billionaire Richard Branson says he was hoping to trace Steve Fossett through a satellite mapping service offered by internet data provider Google as the search for the missing US adventurer resumed. http://www.satellite-blog.com/1696/branson-to-trace-fossett-through-google-thursday-magnet/ XM Satellite Radio and SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Reach Agreement on Pioneer Inno (Broadcast Newsroom) NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio and SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT today announced that they have resolved the lawsuit brought by SONY BMG against XM over its Pioneer Inno, a portable ... http://www.satellite-blog.com/1695/xm-satellite-radio-and-sony-bmg-music-entertainment-reach-agreement-on-pioneer-inno-broadcast-newsroom/ Spectrum Offers a MIL-STD-188-181B Compliant Ultra High Frequency Satellite Communications ... (ThomasNet) UHF SATCOM physical layer waveform integrated on an off-the-shelf deployable modem reduces time to deployment for international radio system developers Burnaby, B.C., Canada - October 24, 2007 - Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima ("Spectrum"), a leading provider ... http://www.satellite-blog.com/1694/spectrum-offers-a-mil-std-188-181b-compliant-ultra-high-frequency-satellite-communications-thomasnet/ Orderly succession will determine next Mormon leader (East Valley Tribune) Valley Mormons will gather today in stake centers or in front of TVs at homes for satellite and cable TV coverage of the 11 a.m. funeral services of their beloved president and prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley. http://www.satellite-blog.com/1693/orderly-succession-will-determine-next-mormon-leader-east-valley-tribune/ Sirius Satellite Radio (New Ratings) NEW YORK, February 1 (newratings.com) - Analyst April Horace of Janco Partners upgrades Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) from "market perform" to "accumulate." The target price is set to $3.80. India Internet capacity at 80 pct after cables break (Reuters via Yahoo! News) India's ... http://www.satellite-blog.com/1692/sirius-satellite-radio-new-ratings/ New Tax Will Include Cell Phones, Satellite TV (KTIV Sioux City) There's good news and bad news for South Sioux City, Nebraska taxpayers. Cable TV subscribers will watch their taxes go down. But, if you own satellite TV, you'll see a new tax on your monthly bill. XM Satellite ... http://www.satellite-blog.com/1691/new-tax-will-include-cell-phones-satellite-tv-ktiv-sioux-city/ Internet outages hit India, Middle East (AP via Yahoo! News) India's lucrative outsourcing industry struggled Thursday to overcome Internet slowdowns and outages after cuts in two undersea cables sliced the country's bandwidth in half. ESPN and XM Satellite Radio to Launch 'ESPN Xtra' Radio Channel (Mobile Electronics) Tuesday, ... http://www.satellite-blog.com/1690/internet-outages-hit-india-middle-east-ap-via-yahoo-news/ Indian outsourcing sector hit by Internet disruption (AFP via Yahoo! News) India's vital outsourcing industry, which relies heavily on the Internet, was grappling with a major communications disruption Thursday after damage to undersea cables thousands of kilometres away in the Mediterranean. http://www.satellite-blog.com/1689/indian-outsourcing-sector-hit-by-internet-disruption-afp-via-yahoo-news/