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To: WR who wrote (10869)	3/16/2000 5:16:00 PM
From: ccryder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

<<The move means that the company will soon be able to offer a portable two-way data transfer terminal, downloading data from the Net at high speed, and with a slow-speed back channel available on demand.>> There's your high speed data, y'all. I didn't think of that solution for portable devices. About like having a cable modem with phone line return, but all wireless.

To: WR who wrote (10869)	3/16/2000 5:19:00 PM
From: Rocket Scientist	Respond to of 29987

GSA "trying" to get G* under a contract to replace Iridium. (Gee, how hard could it be??) thanks to nanospeed of the Yahoo thread for the story. GSA Serching for Iridium Alternatives by: nanospeed_2000 3/16/00 4:00 pm Msg: 30526 of 30533 GSA Searching For Iridium Alternatives By William Jackson, Government Computer News WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 16 Mar 2000, 12:21 PM CST The General Services Administration (GSA) is lining up alternative service providers to replace the financially troubled Iridium LLC, which this Saturday will likely pull the plug on its global satellite telephone service. "Customers are being notified and informed of alternative providers," said April Ramey, director of the Innovation Center of GSA's Federal Technology Service. Iridium service is offered under FTS contracts held by Motorola Inc., Hughes Global Services Inc. of El Segundo, Calif., and John Tidrow and Associates Inc. of Fayetteville, N.C. Iridium provides global voice and paging services via handheld telephones through a constellation of 66 low-Earth-orbit satellites. The company in August sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after defaulting on $800 million in debt. It began notifying customers last week that it had enough money to continue operations only through this week. "Unless a qualified buyer comes forward and provides additional funding by Wednesday, March 15, we do not expect Iridium service to be available after 11:59 p.m. (EST) on Friday, March 17," the company statement said. No buyer had come forward as of midday today. FTS offers a number of satellite communications services, although none is an exact match to Iridium. "They're all a little different," Ramey said. Inmarsat provides voice communication through a notebook-computer-sized terminal. OrbComm Global LP of Herndon, Va., provides short text messages. "Globalstar LP (of San Jose, Calif.) is the most comparable" to Iridium, Ramey said. "We're trying to get them under a contract vehicle." The Defense Department also is an Iridium customer, having reserved a complete satellite gateway complex to handle DOD traffic. DOD has not commented on its plans for replacing the service. Reported by Washtech.com, washtech.com 12:21 CST

To: WR who wrote (10869)	3/16/2000 6:32:00 PM
From: WR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

Audio: Nippon Irdium Says It Will Stop Mobile Phone Service March 18th (ON24 via COMTEX)-- Nippon Irdium will stop mobile phone services this Saturday as it sees no way to continue its operation. Length: 0 minutes, 41 seconds. For audio/video: on24.com Company: Iridium World Communications Members of the Iridium Consortium China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIG) Iridium Africa Corporation (Based in Cape Town) Iridium Canada, Inc. Iridium India TELECOM Private Ltd, (IITL) Iridium Middle East Corporation Iridium SudAmerica Corporation Khrunichev State Research & Production Space Center Korea Mobile TELECOM Lockheed Martin (1% of Iridium) Motorola (18% of Iridium) Nippon Iridium Corporation Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co. Ltd (PEWC) Raytheon STET Sprint Thai Satellite Telecommunications Co., Ltd. Vebacom