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O3b Networks Secures Funding For SatellitesChannel Islands, UK (SPX) Nov 30, 2010 O3b Networks has announced that it has secured its final funding round before service launch. O3b Networks is the developer of a new fiber-quality, satellite-based global internet backbone for Telecommunications Operators and Internet Service Providers serving the emerging markets. The company has raised a total of US$ 1.2 billion from a group of investors and banks. This will see the company through to the launch of its first satellites which will provide low-latency, fiber-quality internet conne ... read more |
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  ESA Attending UN Climate Conference Representatives from 194 countries have gathered at the 2010 UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, to continue working towards tackling climate change. ESA is attending 'COP16' to up ... more | .. |
 Loral-Built Satellite For Intelsat Successfully Performs Post-Launch Maneuvers Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that a communications satellite that it designed and built for Intelsat, the world's largest satellite operator, is performing post-launch maneuvers accordin ... more | .. |
 Bridging Between Earth And Space TECHBREAK is a new foresight initiative led by the European Science Foundation to identify the technology areas that could benefit the space sector. It goes beyond space-related technologies to brin ... more | .. |
  Courting India In Space It's a busy time for watching international relations in space. Then again, given the current state of international relations on Earth, it's not surprising that spaceflight looks so dynamic. We hav ... more |
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 Satellite Jointly Built By ISRO Launched Advanced communication satellite HYLAS, built by ISRO on a commercial basis in partnership with Europe's space leader EADS-Astrium, was successfully launched from French Guyana. Thirty five mi ... more | .. |
  Optis Software To Optimize Chinese Satellite Design OPTIS reports that the China Academy of Space Technology in Beijing has chosen OPTIS's OptisWorks software for stray light analysis to optimize the optical performance. The China Academy of Space Te ... more | .. |
 Hylas-1 In Orbit Brings Europe Broadband From Space A flawless launch has delivered Hylas-1, ESA's first public-private partnership in a full satellite system, into space. The satellite was released into its transfer orbit after a textbook launch by ... more | .. |
 Can We Grow Crops On Other Planets Science fiction lovers aren't the only ones captivated by the possibility of colonizing another planet. Scientists are engaging in numerous research projects that focus on determining how habitable ... more |
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  Space Ministers Emphasise Priority To Deliver Galileo And GMES Ministers in charge of space activities representing the Member States of the European Space Agency and the European Union met in Brussels for the Seventh Space Council. The Council was jointl ... more | .. |
  Tablets taking bite out of PC sales: Gartner Worldwide personal computer sales are on track to set a new record this year but tablets like Apple's iPad are taking a bite out of the sector, technology research firm Gartner said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Pakistani tribesman 'to sue CIA' over drone strike deaths A Pakistani tribesman is seeking 500 million dollars in compensation from the CIA after his son and brother were killed in America's covert drone war against Al-Qaeda, his lawyer said Monday. ... more | .. |
  NATO mulls missile cooperation with Russia NATO leaders have snubbed suggestions by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to unite his country's missile system with that of the Western alliance. ... more |
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  S.Korea activists urge rescue of dogs left on shelled island South Korean animal activists are pushing for the rescue of hundreds of dogs left behind when their owners fled the island shelled by North Korea last week. ... more | .. |
Nearly 100 children hurt in China school stampede: report Nearly 100 children were hurt in a stampede Monday at a primary school in China's far-western Xinjiang region but no deaths have been reported, state media reported. ... more | .. |
  Wi-Fi lifeline reaches remote Himalayas It used to take teacher Mahabir Pun more than two days to check his email from his home in the remote Himalayan village of Nagi in western Nepal. ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: Can the euro survive? With the euro reeling and hapless smaller countries waiting to see whether Germany will continue to bail them out - and at what price - there could hardly be a better time to publish a book with the title "Europe's Decline and Fall." ... more |
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  Copenhagen plans super highways ... for bikes Copenhagen, one of the world's most bicycle-friendly cities, has begun turning its extensive network of cycle paths into bike highways in an effort to push more commuters to leave their cars at home. ... more | .. |
  Africa lashes Europe on trade at summit eve Africa's leaders, frustrated after almost a decade of failed efforts to seal trade deals with Europe, are heading into a summit with the European Union next week ready to do battle, or walk out. ... more | .. |
  US: China rise a 'Sputnik moment' for clean energy A senior US official called China's growing innovation a "Sputnik moment" that should spur the United States to ramp up investment in clean energy, despite a shift in Washington on climate change. ... more | .. |
 S.Korea wants China to back reunification via trade: leaks South Korea believes that the offer of commercial deals could help a reluctant China get on board the idea of Korean reunification, according to US diplomatic cables cited by the New York Times. ... more |
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Indian tech firms link with China to take on Western brands Indian technology companies are growing in confidence. New brands are launching thick and fast, determined to take on established Western names with help from cheap Chinese factories. ... more | .. |
 In-car technology called dangerous New technologies in cars, from navigation screens to built-in Internet hot spots and voice-activated systems, are ultimately dangerous, U.S. safety experts say. ... more | .. |
US cable TV bleeds subscribers as online grows The economic downturn has US cable television companies shedding subscribers in record numbers and Americans increasingly "cutting the cord" in favor of cheaper online options, new research shows. ... more | .. |
US demands China release convicted geologist The United States on Tuesday called for the immediate release of an American geologist convicted in China on a state secrets charge and protested a lack of access to his appeals hearing. ... more |
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