The Rise and Fall of COMSAT

Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9781349484737
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After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of entrepreneurial talent. The author explores the factors which contributed to this rise and fall of COMSAT.

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ISBN13:9781349484737
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Introduction: A Technological Camelot 1. The Communications Satellite Act of 1962 2. Creating COMSAT 3. Creating Intelsat 4. Rising to the Peak 5. Mobile Satellite Communications 6. Technology 7. DOMSATs (COMSTAR and SBS) 8. Direct Broadcast Satellites 9. The Old Guard Retires 10. Fadeout Epilog: Post-Mortem

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