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Colbert Goes Commando in Iraq
Relevance Score: 4.094 2009-08-11 14:28:35
To get a taste of what it means to be part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Comedian Stephen Colbert subjected himself to the full Army experience—soldiering up, pushing through basic training, eating dust in Baghdad, and even getting a buzz cut. While his efforts to enlist failed to impress the military, the ...
Sale of F-16s to Iraq raises issues
Relevance Score: 3.533 2009-07-29 22:12:45
As U.S. forces move toward for a gradual withdrawal from Iraq, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was in Baghdad Tuesday to discuss pressing security issues with government leaders, including the possible purchase of Lockheed Martin F-16 combat aircraft. That's a highly sensitive issue. The Americans want to build up Iraq's ...
New TS2 project for the US Army in Afghanistan
Relevance Score: 3.260 2008-09-15 22:30:59
TS2 Satellite Technologies has completed the tender documentation for JCC-I/A and a satellite network project for the Marines new bases in Afghanistan. The government contract concerns establishing and maintaining full communication in new locations for two years for all soldiers stationed there. The USA are going to transfer 4.5 thousand ...
Military locations in Iraq supported by TS2 Satellite Technologies
Relevance Score: 2.624 2008-06-01 11:43:45
TS2 was among the first telecommunications operators in the satellite technology in the territory of Iraq and Afghanistan and as such we have enjoyed a successful cooperation with the US Department of Defense, DoD contractors, Contracting Officers and U.S. Military Personnel from Iraq. Air Bases Al Asad Air base Al Iskandariyah Air ...
M4 - M4A1 Carbine - Modern Warfare
Relevance Score: 2.322 2009-08-04 12:10:29
If I hark back to the days of the Wild Wild West, during the heydays of American machismo otherwise known as Manifest Destiny, I can only think of the ever popular shoot out. The quick and dead, the fast draws, the lawlessness, and the cowboys. Don’t be misled about the ...
atrexx Maintains Vital Communications Links For Iraq
Relevance Score: 2.301 2009-12-08 21:08:20
atrexx has confirmed that it will be offering satellite-based communications services, via the Eutelsat EUROBIRD 4A satellite, to the Iraq region. The company is responding to the deteriorating security situation in Iraq, which has led to the delay of the withdrawal of U.S. troops and thus to continued strong demand for ...
Gibson Dunn Wins for Military Subcontractor in Rare Trial Over Iraq Reconstruction Costs
Relevance Score: 2.250 2009-03-12 00:58:19
Among critics of America's reliance on military subcontractors in Iraq, Parsons Corp. became particularly notorious in 2006, when its $75 million Baghdad police academy building was found to be leaking human waste--literally. The giant construction firm, which has been fighting a negative image ever since, finally got some good news ...
$5.8M to Improve FOB Speicher, Iraq
Relevance Score: 2.209 2008-06-03 23:41:16
Wintara, Inc. in Fort Washington, MD received a $5.8 million firm-fixed price contract for replacement facilities for Forward Operating Base, Speicher near Tikrit, Iraq. Work is expected to be complete by Jan 31/09. 98 bids were solicited on Feb 4/08, and 12 bids were received by the U.S. Army Corps ...
Satellite HUB at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar
Relevance Score: 1.966 2009-12-28 18:14:32
Sgt. Jeffrey Yauch, from Plover, Wis., adheres to the old Army conviction: leave it better than you found it. During a one-year deployment, the 1st Cavalry Division soldier wrote detailed technical standard operation procedures for tactical satellite hubs employing the military's latest communications technology. Yauch's painstaking labors led to an unprecedented ...
HughesNet Satellite Internet Can Now Operate Instantly.
Relevance Score: 1.858 2009-05-26 00:42:24
Mr. Ned Hughes of elitesat.com said that it does not matter if the internet connection is used for personal purposes or for commerce, they need to be working fast. This can be achive with a help of the advancements in technology. With the launch of the Satellite Internet, getting a ...
Thousands of Rural Households that Still Have No High-speed Internet Turn to Satellite Internet
Relevance Score: 1.754 2009-07-27 21:07:51
Thousands of rural households still have no high-speed internet connection; however, this is about to change. Satellite internet (http://www.satelliteinternet.net) has become more affordable in recent years with websites such as SatelliteInternet.net. This website offers connection to fast satellite internet service providers at an affordable rate. Cheap Satellite internet is now available ...
U.S. Moves to Replace Contractors in Iraq
Relevance Score: 1.744 2009-03-19 02:32:25
The decision not to renew Blackwater Worldwide's security contract in Iraq when it expires in early May has left the State Department scrambling to fill a protection gap for U.S. diplomats and civilian officials there. Two other U.S. security contractors with a far smaller presence in Iraq -- DynCorp International and ...
Internet Cafes in US military bases
Relevance Score: 1.740 2009-06-29 11:15:53
By 2004, most battalions had set up an "Internet Cafes," usually with enough laptops and Internet connections to allow each soldier or marine at least one session a week. To make this possible, some units run their cafes 24/7. Actually, this is often necessary because many combat units operate 24/7, ...
Satellite Internet Cafes in Iraq and Afghanistan
Relevance Score: 1.708 2009-12-07 14:08:14
By 2004, most battalions had set up an "Internet Cafes," usually with enough laptops and Internet connections to allow each soldier or marine at least one session a week. To make this possible, some units run their cafes 24/7. Actually, this is often necessary because many combat units operate 24/7, ...
WildBlue Satellite Internet Access
Relevance Score: 1.703 2009-07-19 13:23:59
WildBlue offers you high-speed Internet access via satellite to almost every corner of the U.S.! Imagine "always on," very fast connections to the Internet. No more dialing in. No more delays. No more wondering if high-speed Internet will arrive in your town. Get connected the way you've always wanted to: ...
Satellite Internet contract for ViaSat worth $18M
Relevance Score: 1.672 2009-04-06 23:45:19
On March 31st, ViaSat announced obtaining from Skylogic an $18M contract concerning satellite Internet. Skylogic is an European satellite Internet provider. ViaSat is to provide, along with maintnence and support, eight ground stations for consumer broadband Internet service. All the equipment will be fully operational before the anticipated launch of Skulogic’s ...
Microcom DRC best network in Africa
Relevance Score: 1.613 2010-01-05 16:30:27
The leading ISP provider in the Democratic of Congo, Microcom, was acclaimed as the best improved network on the continent during AfricaCom 2009 Congress and Exhibition for its last year’s work on the country’s Internet connectivity. Microcom uses Intelsat’s GlobaConnexsm managed service and global satellite network as a vehicle to deliver ...
Infodish Gives Access To Free Info Package.
Relevance Score: 1.594 2009-06-04 23:53:48
HughesNet’s authorized High Speed Satellite Internet reseller Infodish, is offering Free Info Packages to its clients. This package provides complete details about HughesNet Internet Service Plans for home and business, along with specifications, comparison charts and installation information. Fill out this form to receive your Free HughesNet Info Pack. If ...
ViaSat gets $18M satellite Internet contract
Relevance Score: 1.581 2009-04-03 01:27:34
ViaSat Inc. has received an $18 million contract from Skylogic, a European satellite Internet provider. Viasat is the task of establishing and maintaining eight earth stations for broadband Internet for Skylogic users . It appears that the equipment is in place in 2010, when Skylogic launch broadband satellite, KA-SAT. The satellite will ...
3ID tests their CSS VSAT network in Kuwait before deploying to Iraq
Relevance Score: 1.538 2009-06-28 01:02:35
CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait. After achieving unprecedented success with their Combat Service Support Very Small Aperture Terminal (CSS VSAT) satellite communications network at the National Training Center (NTC), Ft. Irwin, Calif., the Army's first unit of action, the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) of Ft. Stewart, Ga. is now testing the network ...
HughesNet Satellite Internet Access
Relevance Score: 1.523 2009-07-15 22:39:40
HughesNet™ is the high-speed Internet solution that’s available to every growing business in the contiguous US with a clear view of the southern sky. HughesNet uses satellite technology, not your phone line, to give you a fast, always-on Internet connection—so you have instant access to the business-critical information you need. FAST—a ...
Satellite broadband – knowledge at your hands
Relevance Score: 1.516 2009-04-29 00:42:25
Everyone wants to have internet. Everyone likes internet. Everyone needs internet. Internet has changed the world forever. It has transformed our way of life. The internet has spawned its own etiquette, its own rules of interaction. It is something that many people cannot live without. In point of fact, many ...
US soldiers in Afghanistan offered Internet service
Relevance Score: 1.515 2010-02-07 14:14:42
Soldiers serving in Afghanistan are being offered an Internet service primarily aimed at companies in Asia. The new service offers high-speed Internet access with out the need for phone lines, cable or dial-up modem. TS2 Satellite Technologies company is using satellites to power their Internet service. 'We provide secure and ...
ViaSat completes purchase of satellite Internet provider
Relevance Score: 1.489 2009-12-16 16:33:22
Satellite equipment company ViaSat said yesterday that it has completed its $568 million purchase of WildBlue Communications, a provider of satellite Internet service to communities outside the reach of cable or DSL. The stock-and-cash purchase gives Carlsbad-based ViaSat a distribution company for its next-generation broadband satellite, called the ViaSat 1, which ...
US probe warns of waste in Iraq, Afghanistan war deals
Relevance Score: 1.451 2009-06-15 17:15:14
A bipartisan commission on wartime contracting warned Wednesday that the sheer scale of US operations in Iraq and Afghanistan "create plentiful opportunities for waste, fraud and abuse." In an interim report titled "At What Cost?", the commission said more than 240,000 contract employees -- about 80 percent of them foreign nationals ...
Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc
Relevance Score: 1.423 2009-07-27 21:10:43
Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc. specializes in providing satellite Internet Solutions for consumers, business, government and enterprises throughout Canada. Galaxy owns and operates its own Hughes Hub offering a Canadian-based enterprise class Satellite Internet service. Galaxy operates its network from a Hamilton, ON teleport on the world class Hughes technology platform. As ...
Oklahoma Internet Providers Are Increasing The Quality Of Internet Connections.
Relevance Score: 1.418 2009-06-05 01:02:03
Internet companies operating in Oklahoma say they are attempting to improve the quality of the services offered throughout the state. "Our goal has always been to make broadband available to as many people as possible,” said AT&T spokesman Andrew Morgan. From 2006 through 2008, AT&T has invested more than ...
Iraq to impose controls on satellite Internet
Relevance Score: 1.411 2009-12-08 15:27:15
The Iraqi government has decided to crack down on satellite Internet service providers and ban sites that incite violence or carry pornography, officials said Tuesday, a move that has been strongly criticized by freedom of speech advocates as a dangerous first step toward political censorship. The plan to strengthen government control ...
Satellite Broadband Internet for US Troops
Relevance Score: 1.411 2009-11-27 13:52:11
TS2 Satellite Technologies' network in Iraq and Afghanistan has over 15 thousand military users of local broadband satellite connections. "We were among the first telecommunications operators in the satellite technology in the territory of Iraq and Afghanistan and as such we have enjoyed a successful cooperation with the US Army ...
ViaSat contracts Skylogic
Relevance Score: 1.393 2009-04-01 03:22:04
ViaSat Inc. announced it has succeed in $18 million contract with Skylogic a European satellite Internet provider. Maintenance and support will be delivered to Skylogic's consumer broadband Internet service by ViaSat’s eight ground stations. ViaSat will use support Skylogic's broadband satellite, KA-SAT with an equipment. In 2010 the satellite will provide ...
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