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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DiViT who wrote (63427)	11/27/2001 12:43:02 AM
From: FR1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Sorry about that - I should have been more clear. I said the MSFT satellite project will not be GEO (meaning the one they have been working on for years but is not yet operational). I was thinking of teledesic. Thanks for finding the DISH quote. I see that DISH is GEO. I think it is still a good deal for people. Even with a 1-2 second delay your speed should beat the hell out of a dial up modem. ********************************************* teledesic.com Teledesic will operate in a portion of the high-frequency Ka-band (28.6-29.1 GHz uplink and 18.8-19.3 GHz downlink). The Teledesic Network’s low orbit eliminates the long signal delay** experienced in communications through traditional geostationary satellites and enables the use of small, low-power terminals and antennas. The compact terminals will mount on a rooftop and connect inside to a computer network or PC. The Teledesic Network is designed to support millions of simultaneous users. Most users will have two-way connections that provide up to 64 Mbps on the downlink and up to 2 Mbps on the uplink. Broadband terminals will offer 64 Mbps of two-way capacity.