Ariane-Launched Satellite Thwarts Cell Dead Zones

Cell phone users experiencing dead zone coverage may soon get a fix thanks in part to an Ariane Rocket. TerreStar Networks, which bills itself as the nation's first all IP-mobile cell phone network, used an Ariane 5 rocket to put what it is calling the world's biggest commercial telecommunications satellite into space. That satellite, the TerreStar-1, represents the coming of a new frontier for North American cell phone users plagued by dead zone cell coverage. TerreStar says the satellite represents a bold new approach to solving cell phone problems faced by "government, emergency responders, enterprises and rural communities." "With the successful launch of TerreStar-1, we are redefining the mobile communications landscape," said TerreStar Chief Technology Officer Dennis Matheson. "We are creating a new paradigm in mobile... [read full story]                    

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