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Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online As smartphones get smarter and tablets become more powerful, mobile broadband is becoming an increasingly precious commodity. In the U.S., most mobile subscribers are left to choose one of three providers: AT&T, Sprint or Verizon. Even some of those carriers which don’t bear one of these brand names are, in fact, owned by them, making them by far the largest carriers in the nation. Dish Network, the nation’s second largest...
Technology and media veteran makes investment in KeepTree.com and joins Board of Advisors New York, NY (PRWEB) August 14, 2012 KeepTree.com (http://www.KeepTree.com), the creator of the new video messaging technology that allows users to record videos and deliver them at a future date and time, announced today that Lon Levin, President of SkySevenVentures and a co-founder of XM Satellite Radio, has made an investment In KeepTree.com and joined its Advisory Board. Jon Loew, Chief Executive...
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SIA and AIA welcome a proposed amendment to H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, that would authorize the president to remove satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List, subject to certain restrictions and congressional oversight. More than a decade ago, Congress passed legislation that required all commercial satellites, satellite components, associated technical data and related...
RESTON, Va., March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wholesale mobile satellite services provider, TerreStar Networks Inc. ("TerreStar"), announced today its TerreStar(TM) GENUS(TM), the world's first integrated cellular-satellite smartphone, received first place in the Enterprise and Vertical Market General Business Category of CTIA's annual Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards competition. The CTIA E-Tech Awards honor the most innovative new products in 14 categories spanning the areas of mobile...
RESTON, Va., Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wholesale mobile satellite services provider, TerreStar Networks Inc. ("TerreStar") announced today its TerreStar(TM) GENUS(TM), the world's first integrated cellular-satellite smartphone, received a 2010 Satellite Spotlight Product of the Year Award from TMC. The TerreStar GENUS is an innovative multi-mode smartphone with terrestrial wireless capability as the primary communications mode and satellite access capability as a secondary option for...
RESTON, Va., Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- From remote mountains to rural country roads and even up to 200 miles off the coast of the United States, consumers can now enjoy the freedom and flexibility to stay connected with the availability of the TerreStar(TM) GENUS(TM), the world's first integrated cellular-satellite smartphone. Offered by mobile communications provider, TerreStar Networks Inc. ("TerreStar"), the GENUS ensures today's active lifestyle consumer, from the extreme outdoor...
RESTON, Va., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TerreStar Corporation (Nasdaq: TSTR) ("TerreStar") announced today that its majority-owned subsidiary TerreStar Networks Inc. and certain other affiliates have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as part of a strategic plan to strengthen their financial position and achieve long-term success in the mobile satellite services market. Through the restructuring, TerreStar Networks hopes to...
AT&T Inc announced on Tuesday that it would begin selling its first satellite-enabled smartphone. The new phone, the TerreStar Genus, would be an important tool for anyone who needs regular outside cellular coverage. The phone is restricted to being used outdoors because it needs a clear view of the southern sky, with no trees, buildings or hills interfering. Chris Hill, the company's vice president for Advanced Enterprise Mobility Solutions, said AT&T will initially start to sell the...
DALLAS, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- For many people it's crucial to stay connected wherever life takes them. Thanks to a new offer from AT&T*, it's now easier and more convenient than ever before to have mobile coverage in remote locations or when the cellular network is unavailable. AT&T's new Satellite Augmented Mobile Service with the TerreStar(TM) GENUS(TM) dual-mode cellular/satellite smartphone is now available for enterprise, government and small business customers. Intended to...
RESTON, Va., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile communications provider TerreStar Networks Inc. ("TerreStar"), a majority owned subsidiary of TerreStar Corporation (Nasdaq: TSTR), announced today it has renewed the in-orbit insurance on TerreStar-1, the world's largest and most powerful commercial communications satellite, for one additional year. TerreStar also announced it expects to begin commercial roll out of the TerreStar GENUS(TM), the world's first dual-mode satellite-cellular...
