This report discusses the case of XM Satellite Radio from the Harvard business school making an analysis on how to market the coming product of satellite radio and the business strategy to succeed in the industry. The report is divided in questions that help see the different aspects of the case and take a closer look at how to start this company. At the end recommendations are made on what is the best way to go with the business. Only one competitor: SIRUIS company in the car radio High
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Communication Satellites Introduction Communications Satellites have been around since 1958. A communications satellite is a spacecraft that orbits the Earth and relays messages‚ radio‚ telephone and television signals. Stations on the ground‚ called earth stations‚ transmit signals to the satellite‚ which then relays the signal to other earth stations. As a newer form of communications‚ communications satellites are very useful in bringing the people in the world together. Communications between
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“computers” or “ice cream.” While these may be important‚ they are definitely not the most important. By far‚ satellites are the most important objects today. Most everything‚ including smartphones and computers‚ are present today because of satellites and have capabilities such as Wi-Fi and 4G because of the role satellites play. Even Socrates‚ who lived centuries before the first satellite‚ realized the importance of a view from space when he said‚ "Man must rise above the Earth…to the top of the
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CHAPTER 3 AN INTRODUCTION TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Answers to Questions 1 A corporation becomes a subsidiary when another corporation either directly or indirectly acquires a majority (over 50 percent) of its outstanding voting stock. 2 Amounts allocated to identifiable assets and liabilities in excess of their recorded amounts on the books of the subsidiary are not recorded separately by the parent. Instead‚ the parent company records the purchase price of the interest acquired
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Chapter #1-What is Satellite Radio? People all around the world have their favorite radio stations that are preset into car radios‚ flipping between them driving to and from work‚ on errands and around town. The only problem is‚ when traveling too far away from the source station‚ the signal breaks up and fades into static. Most radio signals can only travel about 30 or 40 miles from their source‚ in big market areas. Looking around Canada‚ there are many areas where terrestrial radio is just not
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SIRIUS XM ANALYSIS Sirius XM has attempted to establish themselves according to these five forces. In terms of threats of entry‚ Sirius XM has really attempted to differentiate themselves from standard radio by providing an abundant amount of channels that provides news‚ sports and all kinds of music. By merging Sirius and XM radios together‚ they have really planted themselves as the gorilla in the satellite industry‚ and it would be tough for another satellite company to enter and take away
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Target Organization. I plan to conduct a strategic analysis on Sirius XM‚ Inc. I do not have direct access to this company; however‚ I submitted a letter to the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer‚ Dara Altman‚ requesting access to requested information and data that may not otherwise be available. I will use information from the Sirius XM website‚ the U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) 10-K and associated reports for Sirius XM. I also plan to research as much relevant information
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INTRODUCTION For three decades‚ satellite communications have been used for public switched telephone network (PSTN) and video broadcasting applications. However‚ with daily technology advancements made in society and the requirement for global data connectivity‚ satellites are increasingly being used to provide data communication links at all data rates ranging from 64 Kbps to 155 Mbps (Buchsbaum). Wireless technology allows data to be sent out into space to a satellite and back to earth to provide
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Satellite Communication Engineering Michael O. Kolawole Jolade Pty. Ltd. Melbourne‚ Australia Marcel Dekker‚ Inc. TM New York • Basel Copyright © 2002 by Marcel Dekker‚ Inc. All Rights Reserved. ISBN: 0-8247-0777-X This book is printed on acid-free paper. Headquarters Marcel Dekker‚ Inc. 270 Madison Avenue‚ New York‚ NY 10016 tel: 212-696-9000; fax: 212-685-4540 Eastern Hemisphere Distribution Marcel Dekker AG Hutgasse 4‚ Postfach 812‚ CH-4001 Basel‚ Switzerland tel: 41-61-261-8482; fax: 41-61-261-8896
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SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS - AN OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION The outer space has always fascinated people on the earth and communication through space evolved as an offshoot of ideas for space travel. The earliest idea of using artificial satellites for communications is found in a science fiction Brick Moon by Edward Evert Hale‚ published in 1869-70. While the early fictional accounts of satellite and space communications bear little resemblance to the technology as it exists
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