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To: Valueman who wrote (6036)	5/6/1999 3:14:00 AM
From: djane	Respond to of 10852

Lockheed data-via-satellite plans due tomorrow By Corey Grice Staff Writer, CNET News.com May 5, 1999, 7:20 p.m. PT Aerospace giant and defense contractor Lockheed Martin will announce business partners and financial details for its planned broadband satellite data communications service tomorrow in New York. Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, will announce three "international business partners"--one of which is expected be a foreign-based company--"who will be investing significant amounts of dollars into the venture," the company said. A spokeswoman confirmed the announcement will involve Lockheed's Astrolink data-via-satellite service. The nine-satellite Astrolink system, expected to launch in 2001, will offer multimedia data services and virtual private networks (VPNs) for corporate customers. "They are going to announce who the partners are and what some of the financing is, which is something they need to do to be competitive with some of the others in this space," said Jimmy Schaeffler, a satellite analyst at The Carmel Group, a communications industry consulting firm. Do you want to know more? Read related news View story in The Big Picture Go to Message Boards Search News.com Astrolink is one of a handful of new companies planning global satellite-based data services that will literally offer Internet-in-the-sky, among other services. Many of the new systems will allow for two-way digital communication services using the KA band or KU band, particular spectrums within the microwave range. Unlike the L band or S band, under which companies such as Iridium, Globalstar, and ICO provide or plan to provide mobile satellite phone and fax service, the KA band and KU band is better-suited for advanced data services, according to industry experts. Astrolink's competitors will include Teledesic, a venture involving Craig McCaw, Bill Gates, Motorola, and Boeing; Hughes Network Systems' Spaceway; SkyBridge from Alcatel, and Loral Space & Communications' CyberStar. "This market is very fertile right now," Schaeffler said. But of all the key players only CyberStar currently offers service, and most others don't expect to begin service until after 2001. "In order to be operational in one to five years you've got to be working on it now," he said.

To: Valueman who wrote (6036)	5/6/1999 11:23:00 AM
From: Jeff Vayda	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10852

Vman, where are you? With Microsoft putting $5 billion into AT&T to ensure AT&T will use a Windows structure on the new generation of set top boxes - the industry is moving fast. (Man this is a full time deal making affair, seems everyone thinks the pie is so big each player is willing to trade, buy and sell. cnnfn.com Where is the News Corp deal? The players are choosing up teams pretty quickly. I hope Loral is a top round draft choice. It would be a shame to go in the late rounds and not be able to name our price. Jeff Vayda P.S. Loral earnings statement: Oh yeah next year looks great. How many times do we have to hear that? I am getting a little tired of saying how great a money machine we have here. I would like to see some of it in the near future!

To: Valueman who wrote (6036)	5/6/1999 11:48:00 AM
From: Valueman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10852

I didn't even know WCOM was in the sat business! Thursday May 6, 10:08 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: MCI WorldCom MCI WorldCom Expands Satellite Services to Russia, CIS & Baltic Regions WASHINGTON, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- MCI WorldCom announced today the Enhancement and expansion of its digital satellite services to Russia, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Baltic states, Middle East and Europe to meet the communications demands of today's multinational businesses and government agencies. This service joins MCI WorldCom's family of end-to- end services and traditional correspondent-based private line satellite services currently being provided to Europe via global and regional satellite systems. ''The changing global economic environment requires businesses to find new, innovative and better ways to communicate with their global affiliates,'' said Michael Sauer, vice president of International Services at MCI WorldCom. ''MCI WorldCom's latest digital satellite end-to-end service to Russia, CIS, Baltics, Europe and Middle East countries meets this challenge.'' MCI WorldCom provides this service in conjunction with its strategic allies -- Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), Republics of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. The service employs the Russian Satellite Communications family of 10 satellite systems as well as The Turksat satellite system. Current operations include earth stations in New York (Staten Island), USA; London, UK; Baku, Azerbaijan; Almaty, Kazakhstan as well as earth stations in the territory of Russia Federation, including Moscow. The service supports a wide range of transmission speeds including 64 Kbps, NX64 Kbps, 1.536 Mbps and 2.048 Mbps. Higher speeds may be available on an individual case basis. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and providing access to many remote locations. The service is well suited for interactive data networking, batch data file transfer, Internet, intranet, facsimile and image transmission, integrated voice/data applications and video conferencing. Access to the vast MCI WorldCom global highway satellite network is available across the United States via the company's SONET-based fiber network. Access to the overseas gateways (sited above)is provided via fiber optic and microwave digital facilities. SERVICE FEATURES MCI WorldCom's digital satellite services feature: * Total digital end-to-end transmission, * High reliability and low bit error rate through advanced digital technology, * Support all common data communications protocols, * Support wide range of transmission speeds including 64 kbps, NX64 kbps, 1.536 Mbps and 2.048 Mbps, * Access to remote locations via customer premise earth station terminals, * Access to major locations via shared user gateway/teleport earth stations and via small customer premise earth stations. MCI WorldCom is a global communications company with revenue of more than $30 billion and established operations in over 65 countries encompassing the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific regions. MCI WorldCom is a premier provider of facilities-based and fully integrated local, long distance, international and Internet services. MCI WorldCom's global networks, including its state-of-the-art pan-European network and transoceanic cable systems, provide end-to-end high-capacity connectivity to more than 40,000 buildings worldwide. MCI WorldCom is traded on Nasdaq under WCOM. For more information on MCI WorldCom, visit the World Wide Web at wcom.com. SOURCE: MCI WorldCom -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Quotes and News: MCI WorldCom Inc (Nasdaq:WCOM - news) Related News Categories: internet, telecom