This was in the March 19-09 BK-papers, thought it was interesting.
..........WorldSpace has concluded an agreement with Delphi Corporation, a satellite radio receiver product developer, to develop the after-market products for Europe. The first such agreement to develop two generations of the first after-market SDR receiver was signed with Delphi in January 2008. In addition, WorldSpace and Delphi are in the final stages of negotiating the development agreement for the first generation OEM receiver implementing the ETSI Technology. After WorldSpace obtained a license to build and operate the first L-band satellite radio repeater network in Italy, WorldSpace signed an agreement with Telecom Italia to design and deploy the terrestrial repeater network throughout Italy for the launch of its first service in Europe.
The WorldSpace System
The Company’s system is a complete digital audio, data and multimedia system comprising three components: the space segment, the ground segment, which includes satellite control, content uplinking and terrestrial repeaters (when the Company completes the repeater network installation in Italy), and the user segment. The space segment is designed to cover most of the geographical areas of the world (except North America and Australia) using three geostationary satellites. Two of the satellites, AsiaStar and AfriStar and their associated ground control systems, are providing operational services to Asia, all of the Middle East and Africa, and parts of Europe. In addition, the Company has a fully assembled satellite in storage and the long lead parts for another. The satellites are designed to provide digital audio, multimedia and data broadcasting to small fixed and portable L-band receivers in their line of sight anywhere in their broadcast coverage area.
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