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To: Rocket Scientist who wrote (6421)	8/11/1999 3:21:00 PM
From: djane	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

HNS announcement (via G* yahoo thread). Comments anyone? Top>Business & Finance>Investments>Sectors>Services>Communications Services>GSTRF (Globalstar Telecommun.) HNS is going to eat G* lunch by: SephardicDave (52/M/Washington D.C.) 9523 of 9523 you guys are dreaming if you think G* is going to make money with fixed voice services The combination of VSAT via GEO satellite with wireless local loop is profitable at price points far below globalstar's - see press release from HNS below: HNS Solves Remote Subscriber Access to Modern Telecommunication Services TES Quantum? Terminals to be Used as Part of a Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) System that Offers Affordable and Ubiquitous Telephony GERMANTOWN, MD, AUGUST 10, 1999..Demonstrating the success of satellite communications for countries with little or no telecommunications infrastructure, Hughes Network Systems (HNS) today announced that its TES Quantum? technology has been adopted by 14 African nations seeking to expand access to telephony services. Using very small aperture terminal (VSAT) systems from HNS and INTELSAT?s "Thin-Route-on-Demand" service, these countries will be able to provide affordable telecommunications for both international and domestic calls. "Thin-Route-on-Demand is the gateway to expanding telephony services to all people around the world," said Bachabi Flavinen, group director of Africa sales and marketing for INTELSAT. "For users with low-traffic requirements, Thin-Route-on-Demand is one of the most economical solutions. The use of VSAT technology allows the introduction of advanced digital telephony service to regions not currently served by public switched telephone network (PSTN). We see our customers capitalizing on the flexibility of DAMA and VSATs to explore new applications, from communicating with offshore drilling rigs and cruise ships to distance-learning and telephone service in rural and hard-to-serve areas." Thin-Route-on-Demand, a usage-based, digital satellite solution for PSTN traffic, provides instant dial-up connectivity at a minimal cost. Functioning as a virtual switch in the sky and operated from a central network management control center (NMCC), the on-demand network allocates resources from a common pool of available channels. The service is charged on a per-minute basis for the duration of the answered call; no other tariffs or charges are levied. Once the call is terminated, the channels return to the common pool for reassignment. In addition, because many members in this pool are operating in different time zones, the "DAMA advantage" helps PSTNs address on- and off-peak differential, high congestion, and call blocking. It ensures that all regions of the world are covered and connected whatever their current infrastructure or geographical challenges. "This flexible ?pay-as-you-go? service offers nations an affordable way to extend voice, fax, and data services to every person and every private network who wants it," said Vinod Shukla, senior vice president, Satellite Networks Division, HNS. "When combined with HNS? low-cost, easily installed ground equipment, the elimination of transit charges and space segment inefficiencies, and the global nature of INTELSAT?s Thin-Route-on-Demand service, it is truly a global telecommunications solution available to all." The SCPC DAMA equipment is based on HNS? TES Quantum product line. Compact and cost-effective, the terminal equipment is modular and can be sized to meet the customer?s current traffic requirements. It can be expanded in single channel increments and thus ensures that future expansion can be accommodated cost effectively and in an integrated manner. HNS has supplied TES Quantum terminals through this DAMA program to Chad, Mali, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Kenya, Somalia, Angola, Senegal, Burundi, Tanzania, Central African Republic, Nigeria, and Swaziland. Posted: 08/11/1999 03:12 pm EDT as a reply to: Msg 9518 by bo_rlab

To: Rocket Scientist who wrote (6421)	8/11/1999 8:23:00 PM
From: djane	Respond to of 29987

Boeing Delta II to Launch Four More Globalstar Satellites, Totaling Sixteen Orbited Within 70 Days Wednesday August 11, 4:14 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: The Boeing Company HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The next Boeing Delta II launch will orbit another four Globalstar satellites -- to total sixteen satellites launched by Boeing since June for the emerging telecommunications company. The launch is scheduled for 12:37:41 a.m. EDT Aug. 17 from Space Launch Complex 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. There is a three-minute launch window. The launch will bring the total number of Globalstar satellites on orbit to 36, and will help The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA - news) set a record for the most satellites (17) orbited within the shortest period of time (80 days) for any launch vehicle in history. Three Delta II launches each carrying four Globalstar satellites took place on June 10, July 10 and July 24. Boeing also launched NASA's FUSE spacecraft on June 24. ``This fuels our affirmation that we are using our resources effectively to give our customers a streamlined, consistent, quality ride to space,' said Jay Witzling, Boeing vice president of Delta II and Titan Fairing Programs. ``The entire Delta team is committed to this goal, and has worked very hard over the past few months, fostering Delta's reputation as the industry workhorse.' The Delta II is manufactured in Huntington Beach, Calif., with final assembly in Pueblo, Colo., and is powered by the RS-27A engine built by Boeing in Canoga Park, Calif. Alliant Techsystems, Magna, Utah, builds the graphite epoxy motors for boost assist. Aerojet, Sacramento, Calif., manufactures the second-stage engine; and AlliedSignal, Teterboro, N.J., builds the guidance and flight control system. The Globalstar network is a planned constellation of 48 satellites orbiting at 764 nautical miles (1414 km) above the Earth that will supply global mobile telephony service. Media Credentials and Access Media representatives wishing to cover the launch from the media viewing site should contact the 45th Space Wing public affairs office; Phone (407) 494-5933, Fax (407) 494-7302. The request should include name, affiliation, and phone number. Remote Camera Setup Photographers who wish to set up remote cameras for the launch should meet at Pass and ID, CCAS, south gate at 9:45 a.m. EDT Aug. 16. Media Opportunities Media wishing to participate in a pad walk down of the launch vehicle should meet at CCAS Pass and ID at 10 a.m. EDT Aug. 16. Media wishing to cover tower rollback should meet at the CCAS Pass and ID at 3:45 p.m. EDT Aug. 16. Media will have an opportunity to videotape the rocket while ``riding' the mobile service tower as it rolls back away from the vehicle. Accredited media wishing to view the launch from Press Site 1 will depart CCAS Pass and ID at 11 p.m. EDT Aug. 16. Live Satellite Broadcast Feed Boeing and Loral will broadcast the launch live beginning at 12:20 a.m. EDT Aug. 17. The US satellite Ku-band transmission will be on Telstar V, Transponder 17 with a vertical polarization, located at 97 degrees west. The downlink frequency will be 12022 MHz. The European satellite broadcast will be carried on Intelsat K, Transponder Ku-5 upper. The polarity of the downlink will be horizontal and the frequency will be 11498.5 MHz. The satellite is located at 338.5 degrees west. Bars and tone will be broadcast starting at 11:50 p.m. EDT Aug. 16. SOURCE: The Boeing Company More Quotes and News: The Boeing Co (NYSE:BA - news) Related News Categories: aerospace/defense Help Copyright ¸ 1999