I was doing IPO research on Satellite companies:
I started looking at NSE and PA and expanded the research. Some tidbits led me to information on Eagle Broadband, World Communication Center, Waz Chandler, Waz Alliance, and MobilePro. I added the info under the IPO research. Have a great weekend and good luck to all who post and lurk on this board. MLD38
Numbers fall in New Skies IPO
biz.yahoo.com
New Skies Satellites successfully launched its initial public offering Tuesday as shares rose despite a downdraft in the overall market.
marketwatch.com
5 day comparison chart of NSE to PA:
finance.yahoo.com
New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. (NSE)
hoovers.com
PanAmSat Holding Corporation (PA)
hoovers.com
Satellite companies competitors include New Skies Satellites Holdings, Intelsat Ltd., PanAmSat Holding Corp., SES Global and Eutelsat SA --- Hoover's most viewed Satellite System Operators list:
hoovers.com
Large companies have Satellite and/or Space Systems Divisions:
Example - Lockheed Martin (LMT)
lockheedmartin.com
Space Systems Company, a major business area of Lockheed Martin, is a world leader in the design, production and integration of launch vehicles and systems, spacecraft for telecommunications, remote sensing and space science, as well as missile systems for defensive and strategic missions.
Eagle Broadband, World Communication Center, Waz Chandler, Waz Alliance, MobilePro:
VoIP type companies use Satellite Communications within their Satellite Communications Divisions :
Example - Eagle Broadband (EAG)
tmcnet.com
includes the SatMAX(TM) non-line-of-sight satellite communications technology.
Satellite Communications Partners
SAIC: saic.com
General Dynamics gdc4s.com
World Communication Center wcclp.com
Use the Iridium system : complete global coverage area, 66 active satellites circumnavigate the earth
News items:
Iridium satellites, WCC phones exist
azcentral.com
WCC Awarded Oahu Civil Defense Contract for Satellite Communications
press.arrivenet.com
One of the preferred partners is WAZ Chandler
marketwire.com
WAZ Chandler works with WCC to deploy Satellite based Wireless Access Zones. A Wireless Access Zone is a Metro-Scale, outdoor Wi-Fi service that can provide coverage to downtown areas, campgrounds and other areas that have limited high speed access.
WAZ Chandler is part of Waz-Alliance:
waz-alliance.com
May 9, 2005: MobilePro Subsidiary Neoreach Wireless Acquires WazAlliance
biz.yahoo.com
acronym "Waz" stands for "wireless access zone." --- Michael V. Nasco, founder of WazAlliance and creator of the wireless access zone concept, will remain with the company as vice president of business development. --- MobilePro has previously partnered with WazAlliance to deploy full-scale metro-wide service in both Tempe and Chandler, Ariz., known as WazTempe and WazChandler. WazAlliance also includes WazHamptonRoads and WazMaui and has opportunities in numerous other cities, primarily in the Southwest
Marche 15, 2005: Satellites help bring Wi-fi to downtown Chandler
chandler.waz-alliance.com
---The city of Chandler is about to launch a wireless Internet network across its downtown in a way that few have done before. What makes this particular wireless fidelity, or Wi-fi, roll-out unique is how users of the service will access the Internet. World Communication Center, a Chandler company, will be providing the backbone of the system via satellite communication. WCC teamed with WazChandler to create a wireless zone covering the city's downtown area that will be accessible to users for a fee.--- WCC specializes in satellite telephones and accessories and has provided them for everything from tsunami relief to the crew of the hit television show "Survivor." Moving the technology toward a Wi-fi application is a new venture. --- the alliance in the next year could add up to 25 more cities to roster.--- |
