Space Data

Telecom policymakers and special-interest groups are fond of talking about ubiquity, making sure communications — wireless, wireline, Internet and video — are within reach of all Americans. Indeed, there are …

Alvin invasion via voicetonesWho wouldn’t jump at the chance to sound like a Chipmunk without the aid of helium? 20th Century Fox is promoting its forthcoming “Alvin and The Chipmunks” …

Space Data Corp. landed a $49 million contract to supply the U.S. Air Force with a communication system that sends radio-equipped industrial balloons filled with hydrogen or helium to between …

CHANDLER, Ariz.—Space Data Corp. landed a $49 million contract to supply the U.S. Air Force with its communication system that sends radio-equipped industrial balloons filled with hydrogen or helium to …

WASHINGTON-With a $31.3 million offer, AC BidCo L.L.C., an affiliate of AirCell Inc., looks to be the winner of a 3-megahertz license to offer air-to-ground services in the 800 MHz …

WASHINGTON—With a $31.3 million offer, AC BidCo L.L.C., an affiliate of AirCell Inc., looks to be the winner of a 3-megahertz license to offer air-to-ground services in the 800 MHz …

WASHINGTON—Bidding on a 3-megahertz license to offer air-to-ground services in the 800 MHz band appears to be over as AC BidCo L.L.C., an affiliate of AirCell Inc., looks to be …

JetBlue’s LiveTV L.L.C. was the top bidder at $506,000 at the end of round 29 for a one-megahertz license to offer air-to-ground services in the 800 MHz band. LiveTV’s bid …

WASHINGTON—JetBlue’s LiveTV L.L.C. was the top bidder at $506,000 at the end of round 29 for a one-megahertz license to offer air-to-ground services in the 800 MHz band. LiveTV’s bid …

WASHINGTON—AC BidCo L.L.C., an affiliate of AirCell Inc., is currently the top bidder at more than $13 million for a three-megahertz license to offer air-to-ground services in the 800 MHz …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission was scheduled to restart the bidding in the government’s air-to-ground auction after action had been suspended at the end of round eight Thursday. At the end …

WASHINGTON-Unison Spectrum L.L.C. and Space Data Spectrum Holdings L.L.C. posted the highest bids at the end of round eight in the government’s air-to-ground auction of in-flight broadband services spectrum. The …

WASHINGTON-Three of the main champions to use air-to-ground spectrum in the 800 MHz band for in-flight broadband communications filed incomplete applications for the scheduled May 10 auction and must refile …

Floating towers soon may give some rural North Dakotans better wireless voice and data coverage. Next month, Chandler, Ariz.-based Space Data Corp. is set to trial its latex communications balloons …

Balloons as communications tools? Of course, says Chandler, Ariz.-based Space Data Corp. In late August, the Arizona National Guard’s 111th Space Operations Squadron and staff from developer Space Data demonstrated …

WASHINGTON-Unless you are a technology company with a business plan calling for the use of wireless devices on airplanes, you are against the idea, according to comments filed last week …

WASHINGTON-Airplanes soon could lose their distinction as being one of the few places where a person cannot be reached by a wireless device due to decisions last week to re-auction …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is abuzz these days with a new debate that seems to bring two familiar issues-competition and spectrum management-to the table at the same time. At issue: …

CHANDLER, Ariz.-Space Data Corp. has expanded its SkySite balloon-borne wireless data network to cover a total of 600,000 square miles. The network, used primarily by oil and gas companies for …

HOUSTON-Space Data Corp., known for its balloon-based SkySite Network, announced it plans to extend its services to the Gulf of Mexico, enabling low- to medium-data-rate wireless communications for various offshore, …

Sanswire Networks L.L.C. is not alone in targeting the sky as a new platform from which to base wireless communications. SkyTower Inc., owned by AeroVironment, plans to launch unmanned, solar-electric …

Space Data Corp. announced it scored 262.5 kilohertz of nationwide spectrum in the recent Federal Communications Commission 900 MHz band spectrum auction, which the company said it would use to …

DENVER, United States-The solar-powered Pathfinder-Plus, operating at 65,000 feet over Hawaii, has successfully completed commercial tests of third-generation (3G) wireless video telephony, wireless Internet surfing via laptop computer modem and …

PHOENIX, United States—After years of quiet work, Space Data finally officially announced its plan to operate as a carrier’s carrier by using weather balloons to offer wireless services to vast …

As predictable as ants at a picnic, the summer of 2001 finds the mainstream press proclaiming the death of the paging industry. This time around, they are wrapping it inside …