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Featured Articles » Angry Birds Goes to Outer Space » Globecomm Offers a Variety of Services to a Variety of Markets » Globalstar Wants Competition, Supports New FCC Rules » What is the Future of High Throughput Satellites?   Sponsored By: Cisco Deploy easy-to-manage, secure 802.11n wireless solutions! With today's complex IT demands increasing and a growing influx of mobile devices, you need the reliability of 802.11n wireless, and not a complicated mix of security from a variety of third party solutions and interfaces. Learn more from our Wireless Security White Paper Series: TechWiseTV Video: Fundamentals of Spatial Streams Technical Design Workshop Video: Enabling the Mobile Experience Design Guide: Wireless LAN Design Guide for High Density Client Environments Demo Video: Securing the Mobile Experience   Top Stories » Iridium Selects S3 Group to Power New Generation of Satellite Communications Devices » QVC Enters Joint Venture with CNR » CP Communications Scores Hole-in-One with LandAirSea's SilverCloud Solution » Multiband Corporation Implements Trimble GeoManager Fleet Management   From The Expert Corner March 26, 2012 Samsung and SES Provide Africa with First Free-to-Air Satellite TV Service By Nick Ruble, TMCnet Contributing Writer Samsung (News - Alert) Africa Forum (Cape Town, South Africa) – SES announced plans of collaborating with Samsung to provide Africa with a free satellite service via LED televisions with integrated free-to-air satellite receivers. Samsung’s LED Free Satellite will be widely distributed across Africa, starting August 2012 in Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon. SES (News - Alert) is a major provider of free-to-air digital programming, delivering over 60 channels in 40 countries across Africa. Along with Samsung they will launch a joint marketing campaign in the latter half of 2012, as well as arrange training sessions for potential partners to ensure proper installation of the dish. The free satellite service is not unlike recent renovations in the U.S. regarding free antenna-based programming replaced with a cable box – aside from the fact that there will be no need for a set-top box, and it’s over satellite networks rather than digital cable... Read More   From The Blogs Skype Releases Retina-Optimized Skype for iPad March 26, 2012 By: Tom Keating Skype just released a new Retina-optimized version of Skype for iPad. Now your video conferences will look better than ever. So go download the Skype for iPad 3 Skype for new iPad app from the Apple App Store. I'd really like to call it Skype for iPad 3, but alas Apple dropped that whole iPad version numbering scheme for simplicity sake... Read More    Featured Videos Satellite as a Service, Yes its True    Featured Resources » 2012 Lead Industry Report » CRM Vendor Pricing: Fees, Subscriptions & Hidden Costs » Succeeding in the Mobility Game   TMCnet's Blogs » HP Aims to Simplify Unified Communications Deployment » SoftPhone.com New Cloud VoIP Offering - Invite Only » Digium launches G100 / G200 T1/E1/PRI VoIP Gateways at Rock Bottom Prices   Featured Channels » VoIP Solutions » Business VoIP » Hosted PBX    SatelliteSpotlight.com is Your Source for the Latest Satellite News   and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here   Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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