They gained illegal access to the roof, secured a remote satellite in an out-of-the-way place, and situated it so that the signal beamed off the next-door building into Billy's office.

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At least Franken, perhaps the first to deploy a satellite helmet to cover remote war zones for NBC, was a broadband innovator.

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With satellite TV finding its way to even the most remote villages in India, television channels are replacing traditional forms of entertainment.

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With the success of TES, the ISRO Satellite Centre in Bangalore will embark on manufacturing operational remote sensing satellites that can double as spy satellites.

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Rose wants to get involved with larger, more complicated international shipments: delivering the staging for the Beijing Olympics, helping set up satellite-receiver stations in remote locations or moving entire factories.

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The firm uses a combination of broadband, satellite and 3G to connect remote communities.

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India has established dedicated satellite systems for education and tele-medicine delivery, which can reach even the most remote rural population.

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They usually are operated by remote human pilots linked to the vehicles through line-of-sight datalinks or satellite downlinks.

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