| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : AUGUST 30, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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Who's Launching Global Satellite Networks COMPANY CHIEF BACKER COST (BILLIONS) STARTUP
ASTROLINK Lockheed Martin $3.6 2004
SKYBRIDGE Alcatel 4.2 Early 2003
SPACEWAY Hughes Electronics 1.4 2002*
TELEDESIC Motorola, Boeing, 10.0 Late 2003 or
Bill Gates, Craig O. McCaw early 2004
*North America only
DATA: BUSINESS WEEK
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RELATED ITEMS It's a Mad, Mad Internet Space Race (int'l edition) TABLE: Who's Launching Global Satellite Networks ONLINE ORIGINAL: Q&A: France's Digital Satellite Queen Reaches for the Stars (int'l edition) INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online | |||
