International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched the EchoStar XV satellite aboard a Proton rocket. The EchoStar XV launch was the 24th successful consecutive Proton launch in 24 months, and the second ILS Proton launch of a DISH Network satellite this year.
The satellite was built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) on the flight-proven 1300 platform, weighing 5,521 kg at separation. EchoStar XV, located at 61.5 degrees West, is poised to provide expanded services, including HD programming, for DISH Network's more than 14 million direct-to-home television subscribers in the U.S.
EchoStar Satellite Services, which manages DISH Network's space programs and will begin in-orbit testing of the satellite later this month.
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The satellite was built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) on the flight-proven 1300 platform, weighing 5,521 kg at separation. EchoStar XV, located at 61.5 degrees West, is poised to provide expanded services, including HD programming, for DISH Network's more than 14 million direct-to-home television subscribers in the U.S.
EchoStar Satellite Services, which manages DISH Network's space programs and will begin in-orbit testing of the satellite later this month.
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has activated commercial service on its new 7,000 km undersea cable connecting West Africa to Europe. The terabit capacity cable has landing stations in Nigeria and Ghana and branching units in Morocco, Canary Islands, Senegal and Ivory Coast. The company, which is wholly African, calculates that its cable offer more than ten times the bandwidth of what was previously available. Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications (SubCom) was the lead contractor on the project.http://mainonecable.com
and Sagem Wireless are collaborating on the development of multimode LTE/HSPA+ reference designs, devices and modules. Specifically, the companies are working on a multimode platform, which can connect to LTE, HSPA+, 3G and GSM networks, to develop a mobile broadband modem to be launched before the end of 2010. 
announced several new enhancements to its Telepresence portfolio aimed at encouraging enterprise adoption. These include the addition of a Telepresence Community that provides direct access to Cisco's 800 Telepresence rooms.
addresses to its government and business customers. Key functionality includes the ability to use the next generation of addressing protocol to run both IPv4 and/or IPv6 addresses via either a Dual Stack approach -- which offers the ability to run both IPv4 and IPv6 -- or Native IPv6 -- which allows Qwest customers to adapt to the next-generation IP protocol as they build new locations and bring on new sites and devices. With native IPv6, Qwest business and government customers no longer need to use Network Address Translation (NAT), making configuration of complex networks simpler while providing simpler connectivity between peer-to-peer networks for highly secure end-to-end connectivity. Qwest is providing a control dashboard for customers to view their new IPv6 addresses, take advantage of trouble ticketing and repair functions and create reports.
Lambert currently serves as the Vice President for Information Services and Chief Information Officer at Georgetown University. He is a founding member of the Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX), a regional advanced Internet consortium, which provides critical connectivity for the research and education community and for many government agencies in the Greater Washington D.C. region. 
to offer a wireless payment application that transforms smartphones into point-of-sale devices that accept credit and debit card transactions. AT&T is the first wireless carrier to provide mobile point-of-sale solutions from Apriva.
