A two-week love affair 18 years ago has never ended for Mohammed Al Balooshi

Edit The National 04 Apr 2016
Strange are the ways of love. Take, for example, Mohammed Al Balooshi's now unbreakable bond with his bike. It all started during a two-week spring break, when he was 18, and it all started a lot later than it did for most of his peers ... just for two weeks', and we all agreed." ... This year we have Abu Dhabi Sports Council on board, Yahsat again, Thuraya, Abu Dhabi Aviation, Red Bull as usual, Oakley, 2XU and GoPro ... always the dunes....

UAE space programme highlighted at ceremony in US

Edit The National 24 Mar 2016
Officials from Nasa participated in the event, which was co-sponsored by the UAE Space Agency, Yahsat and Thuraya Telecommunications ... newsdesk@thenational.ae ....

Yahsat awarded rights to operate as Brazilian operator (Mubadala Development Company PJSC)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Mar 2016
Yahsat awarded the rights to operate its Ka-band satellite, Al Yah 3, as a Brazilian operator ... Abu Dhabi - UAE-based satellite operator, Yahsat, has been awarded a license to operate its upcoming Ka-band satellite, Al Yah 3, by the National Telecommunications Agency, ANATEL, in Brazil ... Upon winning the auction, Yahsat elected to use the license for Al Yah 3, positioned at the 20oW orbital slot....

Yahsat and IEC Telecom Group Enter MOU to Explore Further Opportunities in Africa

Edit All Africa 08 Mar 2016
[CIO] UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the possibility of new joint opportunities with existing partner, IEC Telecom Group (IEC Telecom) in Africa. The agreement comes ahead of Yahsat taking delivery of its third satellite, Al Yah 3 ... ....

Abu Dhabi fund chief says GlobalFoundries not for sale

Edit Times Union 08 Mar 2016
Malta ... The denial of a potential sale was made by Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, the U.S.-educated CEO of Mubadala Development Co., the Abu Dhabi investment fund that owns GlobalFoundries ... A Bloomberg story published last month repeated the GlobalFoundries sale story and added that Mubadala was also looking at selling a Swiss aircraft maintenance company called SR Technics and taking another company known as Yahsat Satellite public....

UAE sets sight on space, to launch four more satellites by 2020

Edit Khaleej Times 07 Mar 2016
Abu Dhabi ... KhalifaSat-One satellite will be sent into Orbit next year, followed by Yahsat-3 which will cover South America providing that part of the world with latest communications connectivity ... The programme began in 2013 ... "Our ambition is to continue developing the space sector in the UAE by working with our key stakeholders such as Thuraya, Yahsat and MBRSC, as well as through strategic international partnerships," he said ... ....

Abu Dhabi's Mubadala says no plans to sell Globalfoundries, Yahsat

Edit Reuters 07 Mar 2016
ABU DHABI, March 7 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's state-owned fund Mubadala has no plans to sell contract chipmaker Globalfoundries or United Arab Emirates satellite operator Yahsat, its chief executive Khaldoon Khalifa al-Mubarak told Reuters on Monday. ....

Game-changing technology sought at Global Aerospace Summit

Edit The National 06 Mar 2016
ABU DHABI // A new generation of military threats, improved aviation safety and drones to aid disaster relief efforts are on the agenda at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ... The aerospace industry is a world leader in meeting these threats.". The UAE is a hub for space and aerospace technology, with major players such as Yahsat providing the government, military, civil and commercial sectors ... cmalek@thenational.ae ....

UAE's ambitious goals energise Abu Dhabi's quest for innovation

Edit The National 05 Mar 2016
Nibras is expected to create more than 10,000 jobs by 2030 ... Yahsat - our UAE-based satellite provider - is using innovation to drive digital connectivity in emerging markets, striving to provide broadband access for all. Yahsat launched its first two satellites in 2011 and 2012, delivering affordable satellite broadband services to 28 countries in the Middle East, Africa and South-west Asia, and has a third set to be launched in 2016....

Brazil awards Yahsat coverage licence before satellite's launch

Edit The National 03 Mar 2016
Abu Dhabi's Yahsat has passed a key milestone in its international expansion plans, with the award of a satellite broadcasting licence by Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel). The licence award comes ahead of the launch of Yahsat's third satellite, Al Yah 3, scheduled for early next year, that will provide satellite coverage for Brazil for the first time....

VOA Launches New Prime Time Programs for Iran (BBG - Broadcasting Board of Governors)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Mar 2016
(Source. BBG - Broadcasting Board of Governors). WASHINGTON D.C., February 26, 2016 - The Voice of America is shaking up its prime time television line-up in Iran with a fresh look and with new Farsi language programming that will continue to speak to Iran's millennials and its diverse audience ... Mondays ... Mondays ... Yahsat (52.5 Deg East) - DL freq 11996 MHz, FEC sym rate 5/6 27.5 MSyms/s, DP - V, VC/ID 203 ... CONTACT.. Scot Riddlesberger....

Mubadala Is Said to Explore SR Technics Sale, Satellite IPO

Edit Bloomberg 23 Feb 2016
Mubadala Development Co., the Abu Dhabi investment fund, is considering the sale of Swiss aircraft-maintenance business SR Technics and an initial public offering of Yahsat Satellite as the emirate reviews its largest state-owned companies, according to four people with knowledge of the matter ... Set up in 2007, Yahsat provides multipurpose satellite operations across the Middle East, Africa, Central and South West Asia ... ....

Strategic goal launched Yahsat's satellite success story

Edit The National 26 Jan 2016
Abu Dhabi's satellite communications company Yahsat was ... "The Yahsat project was pursued for a long time ... Yahsat's third satellite, Al Yah 3, is planned for delivery by the end of this year with a launch scheduled for early next year....
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