Shopping on line can be easy, simple and save you lots of money. It can also take a lot of your time, frustrate you, and result in unwanted purchases. Now the same can be said for regular high street shopping, but with the vast opportunity presented by the Internet it will pay you to spend a few minutes reading this and understanding how to better optimize your Worldspace shopping experience:

1. Compare - without doubt the biggest advantage that the Worldspace offers shoppers today is the ability to compare thousands of Worldspace at a time. This is a great thing, but not necessarily all the time! Too much can be daunting at times so take advantage of the great comparison sites and where possible let them do the hard work for you.

2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about

3. Testimonials - don't know anybody that has bought a Worldspace? Wrong! If the Worldspace is good the internet will let you know. Use the Internet as a friend and get testimonials before you buy.

4. Questions - Got a question about Worldspace then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....

5. Reputation - Never heard of the company selling Worldspace? Don't worry, no reason why you should know every company in the world, but you know someone that does! Use the internet to find out what people are saying about Worldspace and build up a picture of their reputation for sales, returns, customer service, delivery etc.

6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Worldspace wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.

7. Feedback - happy with your Worldspace then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.

8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Worldspace site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site

9. Contact - got a question about Worldspace, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.

10. Payment - ready to pay for your Worldspace, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.



{{Infobox_Company | company_name = Worldspace Inc.| company_logo = ]| company_type = [Public company {{NASDAQ|WRSP-->| foundation = 1990| location = [Silver Spring, [Maryland, [United States| key_people = [Noah A. Samara, Chairman & CEO[Alexander Brown, COO| num_employees = 492 ()| industry = [Broadcasting - [Radio| products = [Satellite Radio| revenue = {{profit-->$11.66 Million U.S. dollar ([)| net_income = {{loss-->-$79.863 Million U.S. dollar ([)| homepage = http://www.worldspace.com www.worldspace.com| -->WorldSpace is a digital satellite radio network based in Silver Spring, MD, USA. It covers most of Asia and parts of of Africa by satellite. The company is also licensed to serve South America and Central America, but services for those regions have not started yet. (The company's website does not include any mention of plans for services to these regions to start.) In the United States, some WorldSpace channels, such as "The System" and "U-Pop" are carried on XM Satellite Radio. Major content partners include BBC, NPR, CNN, Virgin Radio, Fox News and Bloomberg Television. Many channels are free of advertising, and they are known for high quality programs with "near compact disc quality" audio.

Receivers JVC, Sanyo, Hitachi, Ltd., and Panasonic are manufacturers selling WorldSpace digital satellite radios in the past. South Korea's AMI, India's BPL and Xi'an's Tongshi are the current manufacturers. A consumer's radio consists of a satellite receiver plus an Antenna (radio) that has to be placed in clear view of the relevant satellite (so-called "line of sight"), oriented in a certain azimuth and elevation (depending upon the geographic location). Most of the channels are available only by subscription, but a few are free: the BBC's African channels and RFI, for example.

Satellites Each satellite provides three transmission beams that can support 50 channels each, carrying news, music, entertainment, and education, and including a computer multimedia service.

Currently, two satellites are in use, AfriStar 1 at 21.0° east longitude and AsiaStar at 105.0° east longitude. AfriStar 1 serves Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, while AsiaStar serves most of South Asia and overlaps in the Mideast.

Plans to launch a third satellite, AmeriStar (a.k.a. CaribStar), to serve South America, Latin America, and the Caribbean from 95.0° west longitude were not carried out as the L-band frequencies used by WorldSpace are commandeered by the United States Air Force. This satellite was reconfigured and is now known as AfriStar 2.http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/worldstar.htm Gunter's Space Page on AfriStar 1, 2, AsiaStar, WorldStar 4

AfriStar 2 is to be launched to 21.0° east longitude in August of 2007.http://www.lyngsat.com/launches/2007.html Lyngsat.com launch news lists AfriStar 2 This satellite has expanded coverage for Western Europe in addition to the existing coverage of AfriStar 1 which it will eventually replace. WorldSpace will use ETSI Satellite Digital Radio (SDR) open standard in the new Western Europe coverage beam.http://www.worldspace.com/press/01_04_2006.html FCC AUTHORIZES WORLDSPACE SUBSIDIARY TO LAUNCH AFRISTAR-2 SATELLITE

All WorldSpace satellites are EuroStar-2000+ spacecraft and the payload is the WorldStar platform by Alcatel Space. Among the features of WorldStar include the ability to regeneratively broadcast individual streams from multiple locations through a technology known as "on board base-band processing" as well as the ability to change the frequencies used for reception and transmission.http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/worldstar.htm Gunter's Space Page on regenerative features of AfriStar 2

Philanthropy WorldSpace has worked with Thomson Broadcast to introduce a village communications center known as a Telekiosk to bring communications services to rural areas. The Telekiosks are self-contained and are available as fixed or mobile units.



Worldspace receiver

WorldSpace Foundation started off with the aim of improving literacy in Africa, and is providing content through satellite to smaller community radio stations in the continent. WorldSpace Foundation has changed its name to First Voice International. However, WorldSpace's original plan to offer low-cost satellite radio services to rural Africa has failed, due to the cost of receivers and batteries, which led to the service being accessible only to expatriates and to the wealthier members of urban African society. The west beam of the Afristar satellite, ostensibly intended to cover West Africa but also receivable in most of western Europe, now carries subscription stations aimed at Europeans.

Finance On 2005-08-04 WorldSpace offered its IPO on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. It closed at the end of the first day of trading at $22.36 a share.

Just four days later, The Wall Street Journal published “WorldSpace Risk: Disputed Terror Ties Follow Key Backers.” The reference alludes to WorldSpace Corporation’s financial underwriters among the Saudi Arabia royal family, which reportedly has invested more than $2.5 billion in the start-up stages alone. The following day, August 9, online investment news site Motley Fool ran the first of several articles ("Terrorist In Your Portfolio?") critical of WorldSpace’s corporate practices and out-of-this-world claims. In "A Stellar Way to Lose Money," after looking at the dismal performance after five years to establish an audience for AsiaStar broadcasting in India, the article concludes:

“If you enjoy companies that pay management at a rate of 2.5 times your company's entire revenue, burn cash like crazy, but have a story that sounds good until you listen closely, this may be the stock for you. Knock yourself out. If you're looking for a good investment, look elsewhere.” Just four months after its IPO, establishing a share value of $22.36, WorldSpace was trading at $12.28; after seven months, $11.62; and after exactly one year a public slice of WorldSpace was valued at $2.16 (NASDAQ: WRSP).

WorldSpace Corporation’s first satellite, AfriStar, seemed to fare far better with African audiences, due in large part to the effectiveness of WorldSpace Foundation in promoting the “information empowerment” potential of satellite radio broadcasting in developing nations. Of AfriStar’s “80+” channels, WorldSpace dedicates four to programming on fundamental themes of International development, broadcast with “near FM quality” in Colonialism languages to rural emerging cultures across the continent (the African continent has 1,350 indigenous languages). The Digital Divide Network reports, “Currently, the ALC (Africa Learning Channel) has an estimated audience of 1.2 million based on reports from partners in 21 African countries in which close to 1000 receivers have been placed.” At 1,200 listeners per radio unit the Foundation’s efforts are consistently lauded (mainly by the Foundation) not just for “improving literacy in Africa,” but also for programming on themes of health, education and peace.

Credit for the success of WorldSpace Foundation’s efforts lies squarely with its oft-called “visionary” founder and corporate CEO, Noah Samara. Renowned as a man of profound conviction and humility, Mr. Samara throughout the 1990s was ever on-the-wing promoting his bold double-pronged concept for global broadcasting. “In Africa, information is scarce. So our project makes great business sense. I can make a lot of money and do a lot of good,” he told Reuters in October, 1998 – a theme echoed in virtually all Mr. Samara’s many media encounters in the Corporation’s start-up era.

WorldSpace’s strategies for receiver distribution include enlisting the assistance of governments, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and private donors. WorldSpace’s development partners are the bedrock of the Corporation’s efforts to build a commercial audience and “information affluence” in Africa. An early and ardent promoter for WorldSpace in development circles, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa invited the WorldSpace chief executive to address the Africa Development Forum (ADF), in October 1999. Tackling the theme of “The Challenge to Africa of Globalization in the Information Age,” the ECA reported Mr. Samara’s address alongside the remarks of top UN officials, writing “Mr. Samara explained that it was in part the desire to stem HIV/AIDS that motivated him to start WorldSpace.”

Promotional information WorldSpace audio advertisements in 2006 have highlighted the company's ability to provide communication and data-transmission services to remote areas of the world, particularly in a disaster-relief context. The promotions also mention WorldSpace's facilitation of long-distance educational projects in Africa. The ads, broadcast on Washington D.C. radio stations, appear aimed at government procurement officials and possibly NGOs.

Recently, WorldSpace named noted Indian composer A.R.Rahman as its brand ambassador in India where 90% of its customers are located, and unveiled an integrated marketing communication campaign across print and visual media featuring an exclusive signature tune composed by Mr. Rahman.

References External links Official websites

Related websites



{{Infobox_Company | company_name = Worldspace Inc.| company_logo = ]| company_type = [Public company {{NASDAQ|WRSP-->| foundation = 1990| location = [Silver Spring, [Maryland, [United States| key_people = [Noah A. Samara, Chairman & CEO[Alexander Brown, COO| num_employees = 492 ()| industry = [Broadcasting - [Radio| products = [Satellite Radio| revenue = {{profit-->$11.66 Million U.S. dollar ([)| net_income = {{loss-->-$79.863 Million U.S. dollar ([)| homepage = http://www.worldspace.com www.worldspace.com| -->WorldSpace is a digital satellite radio network based in Silver Spring, MD, USA. It covers most of Asia and parts of of Africa by satellite. The company is also licensed to serve South America and Central America, but services for those regions have not started yet. (The company's website does not include any mention of plans for services to these regions to start.) In the United States, some WorldSpace channels, such as "The System" and "U-Pop" are carried on XM Satellite Radio. Major content partners include BBC, NPR, CNN, Virgin Radio, Fox News and Bloomberg Television. Many channels are free of advertising, and they are known for high quality programs with "near compact disc quality" audio.

Receivers JVC, Sanyo, Hitachi, Ltd., and Panasonic are manufacturers selling WorldSpace digital satellite radios in the past. South Korea's AMI, India's BPL and Xi'an's Tongshi are the current manufacturers. A consumer's radio consists of a satellite receiver plus an Antenna (radio) that has to be placed in clear view of the relevant satellite (so-called "line of sight"), oriented in a certain azimuth and elevation (depending upon the geographic location). Most of the channels are available only by subscription, but a few are free: the BBC's African channels and RFI, for example.

Satellites Each satellite provides three transmission beams that can support 50 channels each, carrying news, music, entertainment, and education, and including a computer multimedia service.

Currently, two satellites are in use, AfriStar 1 at 21.0° east longitude and AsiaStar at 105.0° east longitude. AfriStar 1 serves Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, while AsiaStar serves most of South Asia and overlaps in the Mideast.

Plans to launch a third satellite, AmeriStar (a.k.a. CaribStar), to serve South America, Latin America, and the Caribbean from 95.0° west longitude were not carried out as the L-band frequencies used by WorldSpace are commandeered by the United States Air Force. This satellite was reconfigured and is now known as AfriStar 2.http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/worldstar.htm Gunter's Space Page on AfriStar 1, 2, AsiaStar, WorldStar 4

AfriStar 2 is to be launched to 21.0° east longitude in August of 2007.http://www.lyngsat.com/launches/2007.html Lyngsat.com launch news lists AfriStar 2 This satellite has expanded coverage for Western Europe in addition to the existing coverage of AfriStar 1 which it will eventually replace. WorldSpace will use ETSI Satellite Digital Radio (SDR) open standard in the new Western Europe coverage beam.http://www.worldspace.com/press/01_04_2006.html FCC AUTHORIZES WORLDSPACE SUBSIDIARY TO LAUNCH AFRISTAR-2 SATELLITE

All WorldSpace satellites are EuroStar-2000+ spacecraft and the payload is the WorldStar platform by Alcatel Space. Among the features of WorldStar include the ability to regeneratively broadcast individual streams from multiple locations through a technology known as "on board base-band processing" as well as the ability to change the frequencies used for reception and transmission.http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/worldstar.htm Gunter's Space Page on regenerative features of AfriStar 2

Philanthropy WorldSpace has worked with Thomson Broadcast to introduce a village communications center known as a Telekiosk to bring communications services to rural areas. The Telekiosks are self-contained and are available as fixed or mobile units.



Worldspace receiver

WorldSpace Foundation started off with the aim of improving literacy in Africa, and is providing content through satellite to smaller community radio stations in the continent. WorldSpace Foundation has changed its name to First Voice International. However, WorldSpace's original plan to offer low-cost satellite radio services to rural Africa has failed, due to the cost of receivers and batteries, which led to the service being accessible only to expatriates and to the wealthier members of urban African society. The west beam of the Afristar satellite, ostensibly intended to cover West Africa but also receivable in most of western Europe, now carries subscription stations aimed at Europeans.

Finance On 2005-08-04 WorldSpace offered its IPO on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. It closed at the end of the first day of trading at $22.36 a share.

Just four days later, The Wall Street Journal published “WorldSpace Risk: Disputed Terror Ties Follow Key Backers.” The reference alludes to WorldSpace Corporation’s financial underwriters among the Saudi Arabia royal family, which reportedly has invested more than $2.5 billion in the start-up stages alone. The following day, August 9, online investment news site Motley Fool ran the first of several articles ("Terrorist In Your Portfolio?") critical of WorldSpace’s corporate practices and out-of-this-world claims. In "A Stellar Way to Lose Money," after looking at the dismal performance after five years to establish an audience for AsiaStar broadcasting in India, the article concludes:

“If you enjoy companies that pay management at a rate of 2.5 times your company's entire revenue, burn cash like crazy, but have a story that sounds good until you listen closely, this may be the stock for you. Knock yourself out. If you're looking for a good investment, look elsewhere.” Just four months after its IPO, establishing a share value of $22.36, WorldSpace was trading at $12.28; after seven months, $11.62; and after exactly one year a public slice of WorldSpace was valued at $2.16 (NASDAQ: WRSP).

WorldSpace Corporation’s first satellite, AfriStar, seemed to fare far better with African audiences, due in large part to the effectiveness of WorldSpace Foundation in promoting the “information empowerment” potential of satellite radio broadcasting in developing nations. Of AfriStar’s “80+” channels, WorldSpace dedicates four to programming on fundamental themes of International development, broadcast with “near FM quality” in Colonialism languages to rural emerging cultures across the continent (the African continent has 1,350 indigenous languages). The Digital Divide Network reports, “Currently, the ALC (Africa Learning Channel) has an estimated audience of 1.2 million based on reports from partners in 21 African countries in which close to 1000 receivers have been placed.” At 1,200 listeners per radio unit the Foundation’s efforts are consistently lauded (mainly by the Foundation) not just for “improving literacy in Africa,” but also for programming on themes of health, education and peace.

Credit for the success of WorldSpace Foundation’s efforts lies squarely with its oft-called “visionary” founder and corporate CEO, Noah Samara. Renowned as a man of profound conviction and humility, Mr. Samara throughout the 1990s was ever on-the-wing promoting his bold double-pronged concept for global broadcasting. “In Africa, information is scarce. So our project makes great business sense. I can make a lot of money and do a lot of good,” he told Reuters in October, 1998 – a theme echoed in virtually all Mr. Samara’s many media encounters in the Corporation’s start-up era.

WorldSpace’s strategies for receiver distribution include enlisting the assistance of governments, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and private donors. WorldSpace’s development partners are the bedrock of the Corporation’s efforts to build a commercial audience and “information affluence” in Africa. An early and ardent promoter for WorldSpace in development circles, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa invited the WorldSpace chief executive to address the Africa Development Forum (ADF), in October 1999. Tackling the theme of “The Challenge to Africa of Globalization in the Information Age,” the ECA reported Mr. Samara’s address alongside the remarks of top UN officials, writing “Mr. Samara explained that it was in part the desire to stem HIV/AIDS that motivated him to start WorldSpace.”

Promotional information WorldSpace audio advertisements in 2006 have highlighted the company's ability to provide communication and data-transmission services to remote areas of the world, particularly in a disaster-relief context. The promotions also mention WorldSpace's facilitation of long-distance educational projects in Africa. The ads, broadcast on Washington D.C. radio stations, appear aimed at government procurement officials and possibly NGOs.

Recently, WorldSpace named noted Indian composer A.R.Rahman as its brand ambassador in India where 90% of its customers are located, and unveiled an integrated marketing communication campaign across print and visual media featuring an exclusive signature tune composed by Mr. Rahman.

References External links Official websites

Related websites



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