Telenor Satellite Services Executive Recognized as Outstanding International Leader; Maryland's World Trade Center Institute Selects Britt Carina Horncastle to Receive Its Annual International Leadership Award.OSLO, Norway, & ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Telenor Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Telenor of Norway (Oslo Stock Exchange Oslo Stock Exchange An exchange founded in 1819 and trading stocks, bonds, and stock options that is considered the options market of Norway. :TEL TEL Telephone TEL Telegram TEL Telugu (langauge) TEL Terrorist Exclusion List TEL Technology-Enhanced Learning TEL Transporter-Erector-Launcher TEL Tetra-Ethyl Lead TEL Team Deutsche Telekom and NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :TELN), today announced that Britt Carina Carina (kərē`nə) [Lat.,=the keel], southern constellation, representing the keel of the ancient constellation Argo Navis, or Ship of the Argonauts. Carina contains Canopus, the second brightest star in the sky. Horncastle, president of the company's United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. operations, has been named one of Maryland's outstanding international business leaders for 2006. The award to Ms. Horncastle is part of the Maryland World Trade Center Institute's 10th Annual International Business Leadership Awards. The World Trade Center Institute (WTCI WTCI World Trade Center Institute (Baltimore, Maryland) WTCI World Trade Center Illinois (Chicago, IL) ) is the region's premier private sector international business partner. Financed jointly by area businesses and the State of Maryland, WTCI operates as a non-profit membership organization. Maryland's International Business Leadership Awards are presented annually to business champions from Maryland companies who have led their firms to new global heights. Each international business leader is awarded for exemplifying the entrepreneurial spirit, determination, creativity and cultural sensitivity that the global marketplace demands. Of Maryland's 150,000 firms, Telenor Satellite Services is one of seven being recognized as Maryland's exemplary International Leadership Award winners for 2006. These winners were interviewed and selected by the WTCI's Leadership Awards Review Committee, made of public and private sector businesspeople. "Your solid business accomplishments and strong growth record make Telenor Satellite Services a terrific model for other Maryland firms on the global horizon," noted Deborah M. Kielty, president and executive director of the World Trade Center Institute. "Only four years after we closed the Telenor Satellite Services acquisition of COMSAT Mobile Communications COMSAT mobile communications (CMC) is a telecommunications company which provides Mobile packet data service. It was formerly owned by Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications (a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin) but is believed to have been acquired by Telenor of Norway in here in the US, I am extremely proud both personally and on behalf of the company to have been recognized with this award," said Britt Carina Horncastle, president of Telenor Satellite Services Inc. Holdings. "Considering the many very competent companies established around the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and throughout the state of Maryland, it is an honor to be nominated and selected. We are all very grateful for this recognition and we will continue do our utmost to maintain service to our customers and future users of our satellite communication services at the highest quality and support possible." The award ceremony will take place on March 30, 2006 at the Jim Rouse Visionary Center in Baltimore, Maryland "Baltimore" redirects here. For the surrounding county, see Baltimore County, Maryland. For other uses, see Baltimore (disambiguation). Baltimore is an independent city located in the state of Maryland in the United States. . Telenor Satellite Services is a leading global provider of communications via satellite with more than 300 service providers and partners serving business, industry and government users around the world. The company owns and operates a global network of teleports located in the United States and throughout Europe to serve customers on land, at sea, and in flight using the satellite systems of Inmarsat, Intelsat, Iridium iridium (ĭrĭd`ēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Ir; at. no. 77; at. wt. 192.22; m.p. about 2,410°C;; b.p. about 4,130°C;; sp. gr. 22.55 at 20°C;; valence +3 or +4. , New Skies, Satmex, Thuraya and Telenor's own satellites for its services. About Telenor: Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Telenor is an international provider of high quality telecommunications, data and media communication services. Telenor is one of Norway's largest companies with 2005 revenues of approx NOK NOK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Norwegian Krone. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 68.9 billion (approximately US$ 10.1billion) and a workforce of 20,900 located in Norway and abroad. Telenor is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (TEL) and NASDAQ in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (TELN). Telenor Satellite Services is the world's preferred provider of global communications via satellite for customers on land, at sea, and in flight. Telenor's expanded product portfolio offers broadband satellite solutions, on demand services, and an innovative menu of value-added services capable of meeting communications requirements of users around the globe. Telenor also offers The Source(R), a Web-based account management system available exclusively to Telenor Service Providers. Telenor Satellite Services owns and operates a global network of teleports located at Eik (Norway) and Southbury (Connecticut) and Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. (California) in the United States, and operates VSAT (Very Small Aperture satellite Terminal) A small earth station for satellite transmission that handles up to 56 Kbits/sec of digital transmission. VSATs that handle the T1 data rate (up to 1.544 Mbits/sec) are called "TSATs. hubs at facilities in Nittedal (Norway) and Prague (Czech Rep). The company uses the satellite systems of Inmarsat, Intelsat, Iridium, New Skies, Satmex, Thuraya and Telenor's own satellites for its services. Telenor Satellite Services Web site is: www.telenor.com/satellite. About WTCI: Established in Baltimore in 1989 to help connect Maryland to the globe, today the World Trade Center Institute (WTCI) is the region's premier private sector international business partner. Financed jointly by area businesses and the State of Maryland, WTCI operates as a non-profit membership organization. More than 2,500 Maryland firms benefit from WTCI's extensive global network, pragmatic international business programs and customized consulting. WTCI is a member of the World Trade Center Association, a family of 300 World Trade Centers located in vibrant business centers around the world. |
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