Satellite Inflight Internet

• Scandinavian Airlines to add broadband service: Boeing's technology taking off with other airlines - InfoWorld - July.3.03
• DISH Takes to the Skies with Song - SkyREPORT.com - Jan.30.03
• A New Era Begins: Lufthansa Passengers First To Experience Connexion By Boeingsm Inflight Internet Connectivity - Connexion - Jan.15.03
• Boeing begins Connexion demo tour next month - Seattle PI - Aug.14.02
• An Aid to Safe Skies for Private Pilots - ABCNEWS.com - Aug.13.02
• Connexion by Boeing(SM) Adds Eutelsat for European Coverage - Boeing PR - July.25.02
• Rockwell Collins Joins Airbus and Tenzing To Provide Full Spectrum of Connectivity Services - Tenzing - July.23.02
• Japan Airlines Signs Agreement to be Asian Launch Customer for Connexion by Boeing(SM) - Boeing - July.22.02
• British Airways to Go Surfin' at 35,000 Ft With Connexion by Boeing - Boeing PR - June.13.02
• Coffee, Tea or I.S.P.? Connected at 40,000 Feet - New York Times - Apr.18.02
• In-flight satellite Internet service coming soon - Infoworld - Apr.10.02
• Coming Soon: Printing Boarding Passes At 30,000 Feet - Aviation Week - Feb.8.02
• Boeing Receives Communication Upgrade Contract Award for C-32A Aircraft Connexion by BoeingSM Service to provide Inflight Connectivity Capability - Boeing PR - Jan.31.02
• Black Box in Space - Discover - Jan.02
• American, Delta and United Airlines Join With Connexion by Boeing to Pursue Broadband Inflight Connectivity Venture - Boeing PR - June.13.01
• On the Record with Dennis Ferguson, President, AIRSHOW, INC - Aviation Week .

Satellite Radio:

• Satellite radio growth projections stir concern - Marketwatch.com - Feb.18.05
• Sirius denies merger negotiations with XM - spacetoday.net - Jan.26.05
• Sat Radio Recording Moves Ahead - Wired - Jan.4.05
• Sirius Satellite: Making Waves: The No. 2 company in digital radio has reeled in Howard Stern with a $500 million payday. Is this a breakthrough for the young industry? - MSNBC/Newsweek - Nov.29th issue
• Delphi, XM Unveil Handheld Satellite Radio Receiver - Washington Post - Oct.27.04
• Car computer hobbyists hack XM Radio - CNET News.com - Oct.14.04
• Mixed Signals from XM and Sirius: Satellite radio is growing, and each of the industry's players has its good points, but for now, XM is top of the dial - Business Week - Aug.26.04
• Radio Free America: The people behind satellite radio understand the dreadful quality of traditional commercial radio. - The Atlantic Online - June.3.04
• Sirius Satellite Radio Reaches 400,000 Subscribers - SIRIUS Satellite Radio - May.11.04
• XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. Announces First Quarter 2004 Results: Adds 320,000 Subscribers, Ends Quarter at 1.68 Million - XM Radio - May.6.04
• Satellite Struggles to Find Niche - Wired - Mar.22.04
• Local Motives - Why the FCC should scrap its absurd rules for satellite radio. By Thomas Hazlett - Slate - Mar.16.04
• Satellite radio looks to take-off - BBC - Mar.7.04
• XM Announces Elimination of $135 Million in Debt - XM Radio - Mar.4.04
  
• XM to Air Traffic, Weather For Region: Channels Mark Debut Of Local Content - Washington Post - Feb.27.04
• XM, Sirius Giddy About Growth - TheStreet.com - Feb.12.04
• Satellite Radio Static - Forbes.com - Jan.23.04
• Greetings, Earthlings: Satellite radio for cars is taking off and adding new features : now broadcasters are starting to fight back - MSNBC - Jan.18.04
• OUTSIDE THE BOX: Blum on Sat Radio - SkyREPORT.com - Jan.14.04
• Catching the XM Vibe [Commentary] - Fool.com - Jan.8.04
• XM Exceeds 1,360,000 Subscribers at Year-end 2003 - XM Radio - Jan.7.04
• Delirious for Sirius [Commentary] - Fool.com - Jan.5.04
• Satellite Radio Is On the Rise : XM, Sirius Report Improved Sales - Washington Post - Dec.27.03
• Critic's Notebook: High-Tech Quirkiness Restores Radio's Magic - NY Times - Dec.26.03
• Sirius and NFL Announce Multi-Year Broadcast and Marketing Agreement - SIRIUS Satellite Radio - Dec.16.03
  
• A Sirius "Hail Mary" - Fool.com - Dec.16.03
• Satellite Showdown: Dueling Radio Services Reviewed - Space.com - Nov.13.03
• Satellite Radio: Business is Booming - Space.com - Nov.12.03
• XM: Satellite Radio Pace Accelerates, Surpasses PVRs - MediaDailyNews - Nov.8.03

• XM Vs. Sirius - Forbes.com - Nov.3.03
• Sirius Disappointment for Satellite Radio Fans - The Street - Oct.29.03
• XM Satellite Radio Tops One Million Subscribers - XM Radio - Oct.27.03
• Satellite Signals Stay With Truckers : XM, Sirius Radio Services Tailor-Made for Long Hauls - Wash.Post - Oct.6.03
• XM Satellite Radio Tops 929,000 Subscribers - XM Radio - Oct.1.03
  
• Satellite radio reaches for the stars - NY Times - Sept.19.03
• XM Satellite Radio to be Standard Equipment on Honda Accord Models - Honda - Sept.9.03
• Sirius Sees Financial Turnaround in 2003 - Space News - Sept.8.03
• Beyond the Price-to-Dream Ratio: XM and Sirius are burning cash in a space race for satellite radio supremacy. - Motley Fool - Aug.13.03
• Satellite radio ready to hit the mainstream - Mercury News - July.19.03
• Silent Success - Why tech pundits don't talk about XM Satellite Radio. By Brendan I. Koerner - Slate - July.10.03
• Sirius Reaches Key Milestone - SIRIUS - June.23.03
• Wall Street Warming Back Up to U.S. Satellite Radio Firms - Space News - June.23.03
• XM or Sirius? - Fortune.com - June.11.03
• Satellite Radio Takes Off in U.S.- AP/Wired - June.1.03
• Sirius climbs 10% on survivor expectations: Satellite radio company seen as a survivor - CBS - June.3.03
• Sirius Moonlight: Investors Bask in Ford Deal - The Street - May.13.03
• Wider Loss, Longer Subscriber List at XM Satellite Radio - Washington Post - May.9.03
• XM Satellite Carrying the Right Tune - The Street - May.8.03
• Satellite Radio Reaches The PC - Forbes - May.2.03
• XM Tops One-half Million Subscriber Mark - XM Radio - Apr.14.03
• XM Reaches 483,000 Subscribers - XM Radio PR - Apr.1.03
• XM Satellite reports larger Q4 loss, tops revenue view: Picks up 145,000 subs in period - CBS - Mar.27.03
• Sirius business on the message boards - CBS - Mar.27.03
• Subscriber Growth Lifts XM Satellite - TheStreet.com - Mar.27.03
• Sirius Closes Big Refinancing - TheStreet - Mar.10.03
• Funds orbit Sirius away from bankruptcy - CNET - Mar.5.03
• Sirius Announces Successful Exchange Offer - SIRIUS PR - Mar.5.03
• Sirius shareholders OK recap plan: Satellite radio broadcaster tries to stave off bankruptcy - CBS - Mar.4.03
• SIRIUS Satellite Radio Arrives at Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep® Dealerships Nationwide - SIRIUS - Jan.22.03
• XM Satellite's Auto Deal Drives Up Stock - Washington Post - Jan.20.03
• FCC Approves Sirius' Application Relating To Recapitalization - SIRIUS - Jan.15.03
• GM to Offer XM Radio In 75% of 2004 Models - Wash Post - Jan.15.03
• XM Reaches 360,000 Subscribers - XM Radio PR - Jan.8.03
• Sirius Conducts First-ever Live Broadcast of Video Over Satellite Radio System - Sirius PR - Jan.9.03
• Street Scrutinizes XM Financing - SkyREPORT.com - Jan.06.03
• Forsaking AM and FM for Satellite-Dial Diversity - NY Times - Jan.02.03
• XM to Get $450 Million in Financing : Money Is Expected to Last Until 2004 - Washington Post - Dec.24.02
• XM Satellite announces $450 mln financing package - XM Radio - Dec.23.02
• XM Says Loss Widened, Seeks to Defer Payments - Wash Post - Nov.15.02
• XM Satellite Radio Holdings Announces Third Quarter 2002 Results - XM Radio - Nov.14.02
• XM Cuts 80 Jobs To Save Money - Wash Post - Nov.14.02
• 100 Channels, but Where Are the Subscribers? - NY Times - Nov.3.02
• Sirius Achieves Recapitalization, Receives Funding - SkyREPORT - Oct.18.02
• Sirius Reaches Agreement on $1.2 Billion Recapitalization - Sirius Satellite Radio PR - Oct.17.02
• Ford Motor Company to Offer Sirius Satellite Radio to New Car Buyers - Sirius Satellite PR - Oct.8.02
• XM Satellite jumps subscriber hurdle - CNET.com - Oct.1.02
• Boombox satellite radio nears - CNET.com - Sept.30.02
• XM Hits 200,000+ Subscriber Third Quarter Target - XM Radio - Oct.1.02
• Ladenburg Thalmann cuts satellite radio outlook - Yahoo/Reuters - Sept.30.02
• Will Satellite Radio Catch On? - TechTV - Sept.25.02
• Alcatel Space, WorldSpace and towerCast, in association with media groups Europe 1, NRJ, Radio France and RTL, announce the first experimental demonstration of digital broadcasting through a hybrid satellite and terrestrial system - Alcatel PR - Sept.5.02
• Satellite radio transmits need for funds - USA Today - Aug.27.02
• XM Radio Teams With Baron Services to Develop Sophisticated Nationwide Weather Capability for Mobile Markets - XM PR - Aug.19.02
• SkyBOX: Blind Mice in a Bear Market [about the panic over the Sirius bankruptcy warning] - SkyREPORT.com - Aug.19.02
• Sirius Addresses Bankruptcy Reports - SkyREPORT.com - Aug.16.02
• XM News Mixed on Wall Street - SkyREPORT - July.26.02
• XM Satellite Radio's Loss Grows - Washington Post - July.23.02
• XM Satellite Radio's loss grows - CNET.com - July.23.02
• Satellite radio goes head-to-head - CNN.com - July 13, 2002
• Downgrade Overrides Good News From XM - Washington Post - July.8.02
• Is Satellite Radio Ready to Take Its Act on the Road? - Washington Post - July.7.02
• Sirius Satellite Radio Launches Service Nationwide - Sirius PR - July.1.02
• Satellite Radio Leader XM Tops 136,500 Subscribers, Exceeding Wall Street Q2 Projections; With XM Retail Sales Rolling, General Motors Commences Factory Installion of XM on 25 Car Models - XM Radio - July.1.02
• Sirius prepares for long-awaited launch - CNET.com - June.28.02
• Satellite radio to the rescue - Salon.com - June.19.02
• Sirius' patiently traveled road:CEO positions satellite radio provider as 'premier service' - CBS Marketwatch - June.18.02
• Yahoo - XM shares sink on downgrade, satellite worries - Yahoo/Reuters - June.17.02
• Digital Radio Takes to the Road - IEEE Spectrum - June.02
• HEATHER NEWMAN: Music is out of this world with satellite radio in car - Detroit Free Press - June.5.02
• Satellite radio is here, and it's looking for your business - Detroit Free Press - May.30.02
• Thumbs-Up for Satellite Radio - SkyREPORT.com - May.30.02
• XM Satellite Radio Pie in the Sky?- Online Investor - May.21.02
• Bird in the hand - Forbes.com - April.29.02 [About Worldspace digital radio]
• DARS and the Future of Broadband - SkyREPORT.com - Apr.15.02
• Satellite Radio Coming Soon To Europe? - Northern Light/Satellite News - Apr.1.02
• Sirius launches satellite radio in four cities - CNET.com - Feb.14.02
• XM to Offer Specials to DirecTV Viewers - Washington Post - Feb.14.02
• Shorting Sirius Satellite [Rule Breaker] - Fool.com - Jan.22.02
• Satellite field of dreams - CNET.com - Jan.8.02
• Satellite Radio: Tune In or Turn Off? - Slashdot - Dec.12.01
• Satellite Radio Has Arrived! - Satellite Today: Via Satellite - October 2001

Iridium

• Iridium® Announces Q1 2007 Results: New Data Services Driving Growth; Next Generation Constellation Development Underway - Iridium Satellite - May.9.07
• Iridium® Satellite Announces New North American Pricing Plan:New Prepaid Packages Will Provide Rates as Low as $0.15 per Minute for Satellite Phone Calls with Unrestricted Roaming in North America - Iridium Satellite - Apr.25.07
• Iridium® NEXT' to be Unveiled at SATELLITE 2007: Iridium Identifying Design and Development Partners For Next Generation Constellation - Iridium Satellite LLC - Feb.15.07
• Iridium Weighs Upgrade of Satellites - WSJ.com - Feb.15.07 (subscription required)
• Iridium Announces Q4 and Full-Year 2006 Results: Year-End Outcome Underscores Sustained, Robust Performance Of Critical Global Network - Iridium Satellite LLC - Feb.14.07
• Iridium and Raytheon Provide Interoperable Emergency Communications - Iridium Satellite - Aug.30.06
• Satellite Phone Firm Focuses on Crisis Network: Now-Profitable Iridium Plans Deal With MedStar Health - Washington Post - June.26.06
• Iridium Satellite Doubles Its Business Over 2004 - Aero-News Network - Nov.10.05
• Japan renews iridium global phone service - InfoBeat - Apr.15.05
• Soyuz Crew: 'Phone Home' - SpaceRef - Oct.28.03
• Iridium: There's No Place Like Iraq - SkyREPORT.com - July.22.03
• Xantic And Iridium To Sign Agreement - Xantic - May.27.02
• Picasso paints positive outlook for new Iridium - Total Telecom - Apr.8.02
• Australia's Quadrant In Orbit With Iridium - Newsbytes - Apr.4.02
• Can Quadrant Help Iridium Fly Again? - australia.internet.com - Feb.12.01
• Iridium Satellite Predicts Constellation Life Span to Extend Through Mid-2010 - Iridium PR - Dec.12.01
• The Return Of Iridium - Forbes.com - Nov.30.01
• Iridium out to bounce back from debt by slashing costs - Hoover's Online - Oct.16.01
• Iridium proposes real-time airline cockpit monitoring - Spaceflight Now - Oct.4.01
• Iridium Offers Up 'Black Box' In Sky - Aviation Week - Oct.3.01
• Iridium's Shot at a Second Life - Wired - March.29.01
• Iridium's Second Shot at Life - Washtech.com - Feb.13.0

Globalstar

• Globalstar warns of satellite problems - spacetoday.net - Feb.6.07
• Globalstar, Inc. Signs Contract with Alcatel Alenia Space for Second-Generation LEO Satellite Constellation: New constellation of 48 satellites designed to last through at least 2025 Launches planned to commence in 2009 - Globalstar - Dec.4.06
• Alcatel Alenia Space signs a Euro 661 million contract with Globalstar to build their second-generation LEO satellite constellation - Alcatel - Dec.4.06
• Globalstar up 3% in return from bankruptcy: IPO adds a million shares, price midrange - MarketWatch - Nov.2.06
• GlobalStar Announces $400 Million Financing: Debt and equity fundraising secures capital for second-generation satellite constellation and fully funds the Company's future business plan - GlobalStar - Apr.24.06
• Globalstar Activates 200,000th Customer - Globalstar - Mar.1.06
  
• Globalstar Launches Emergency Satellite Rate Plan - Globalstar - Mar.2.06
• Globalstar is Granted FCC Authority for the Implementation Of Ancillary Terrestrial Component Or ATC: Approval paves way for Globalstar to offer seamless satellite/terrestrial wireless solutions for government and industry - Globalstar - Jan.23.06
• Globalstar Receives Us Government Approval To Proceed With Launch Plans For Spare Satellites - Globalstar - Dec.7.05
  
• Globalstar Service Provider Elsacom Wins 20 Million Euro Italian Government Contract To Provide Satellite Voice And Data Services - Globalstar - Dec.6.05
• Globalstar Growth Rate Soars: One year following restructuring, the satellite service provider shows robust customer growth, expanded coverage, as well as new products and services - Globalstar - May.19.05
• Globalstar To Offer Enhanced Caribbean Region Satellite Phone Coverage - Globalstar - Feb.11.04
• Globalstar At Work in Iraq - SkyREPORT.com - June.19.03
• Globalstar Sees Rise in Usage - SkyREPORT.com - May.20.03
• ICO wins majority stake in Globalstar - spacetoday.net - Apr.28.03
• Globalstar to Be Sold for $55 Million - NY Times - Jan.16.03
• Globalstar gets $55 million infusion - CNET.com - Jan.15.03
• Europe Primed for Quick Rescues [using Globalstar phones for emergency communications] - Wired - Nov.25.02
• Globalstar Reports Results For Third Quarter of 2002 : Revenues continue to grow as subscribers and usage increase - Globalstar PR - Nov.14.02
• Globalstar Reduces Satellite Phone Call Rates To As Low As 17 Cents Per Minute Newest phase in financial restructuring drops air time charges nearly 80% - Globalstar PR - Aug.21.02
• Globalstar Grows Sub Count - SkyREPORT.com - Aug.13.02
• AeroAstro Successfully Tests the SENS Global Asset Tracking System Over the Globalstar Satellite Constellation - Globalstar PR - July.29.02
• Globalstar, Mykotronx Introduce Secure Data Terminal - Spacedaily - July.29.02
• Globalstar Demonstrates World's First Prototype of Terrestrial System to Supplement Satellite Phones - Globalstar PR - July.18.02
• Globalstar Contracts For Next-Generation Satellite Constellation: - Globalstar PR - July.17.02 - "Future satellite system to offer broader services, higher capacity, using 2 GHz spectrum"
• Loral Awarded Contract to Build 60 Satellites for Globalstar 2GHz Constellation - Andrews Space & Tech - July.17.02
• Globalstar to Assume Ownership of French Gateway: European and North American operations now under single ownership; Orderly transfer of assets assures uninterrupted service - Globalstar PR - July.9.02
• AeroAstro Signs First Resellers For New Global Asset Tracker [using Globalstar satellites]- Spacedaily - July.9.02
• Globalstar and AeroAstro Developing Low-Cost Satellite Sensing System for Real-Time Fixed and Mobile Asset-Tracking and Management - Yahoo Business Wire - Mar.21.02
• Globalstar Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - Reuters/Yahoo - Feb.15.02

ICO/Teledesic (MEO System)

• Teledesic files to surrender spectrum - spacetoday.net - July.15.03 - the absolute end of the project
• Teledesic Suspends Work Under Satellite Contract - Teledesic - Sept.30.02
• The Man Who Would Save Satellites: Billionaire Craig McCaw still dreams of an Internet in the sky. But he's running out of time. - Fortune.com - July.02
• Teledesic Picks 30-Satellite MEO Constellation - Aviation Week - Feb.11.02
• Atlas launches foundation of ICO satellite system - Spaceflight Now - June.19.01
• Atlas Launches ICO Into Medium Earth Orbit - Spacedaily - June.19.01

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