Satellite Business Systems

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Satellite Business Systems (SBS), a partnership between IBM, COMSAT and Aetna Life & Casualty, was purchased and merged into MCI as its subsidiary in February 1986. The merger helped to establish MCI as a company associated with IBM, the world's largest computer corporation, and to complete MCI's network with digital satellite technology.

In 1971, MCI started a joint venture with Lockheed Aircraft Corporation - MCI Lockheed Satellite Corporation (MCIL) which applied to construct and operate a domestic communication satellite system. Later, Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) joined the venture and it was renamed CML Satellite Corporation (CML) in January 1973. MCI and Lockheed sold their interests in MCIL to IBM, and when Aetna Life & Casualty joined the partnership in December 1975 the enterprise was renamed Satellite Business Systems. After ten years, SBS was failing financially, and first COMSAT and then Aetna sold their interests to IBM, which in turn looked for an opportunity to abandon its communication business. The IBM-MCI agreement under which IBM acquired a 16 percent stake in MCI and MCI received all the assets and operations of SBS was first announced in June 1985.

From the description of Records, 1971-1990 (bulk 1975-1985). (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122516293

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associatedWith Administrative Radio Conference. corporateBody
associatedWith Aetna Life Affiliated Companies. corporateBody
associatedWith Allstate Insurance Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Atlantic Richfield Co. corporateBody
associatedWith BCI Satellite, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Bechtel Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Boeing Engineering and Construction Company. corporateBody
associatedWith CML Satellite Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith COMSAT Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith C T Corporation System (Firm). corporateBody
associatedWith Dow Chemical Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Ford Motor Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Fujitsū Kabushiki Kaisha. corporateBody
associatedWith General Electric Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Hercules Incorporated. corporateBody
associatedWith Hughes Aircraft Company. corporateBody
associatedWith International Business Machines Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Liebhaber, Richard T. person
associatedWith Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith MCI Communications Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith MCI Communications Corporation. Corporate Communications and Public Relations Departments. corporateBody
associatedWith MCI Communications Corporation. Engineering Groups. corporateBody
associatedWith MCI Communications Corporation. Office of Chief Strategy and Technology Officer (Records of Richard Liebhaber). corporateBody
associatedWith MCI Communications Corporation. Office of the Chief Executive Officer. corporateBody
associatedWith MCI Communications Corporation. Regulatory Affairs (Records of Kenneth A. Cox) corporateBody
associatedWith MCI Lockheed Satellite Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith MCI Satellite, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Montgomery Ward. corporateBody
associatedWith Nihon Denki Kabushiki Kaisha. corporateBody
associatedWith RCA Alaska Communications. corporateBody
associatedWith RCA Global Communications. corporateBody
associatedWith Rockwell International Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Space Shuttle Program (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Texaco, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith United Airlines. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Defense Information Systems Agency. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Dept. of Energy. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Federal Communications Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. General Services Administration. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Shuttle Payloads Engineering Division. corporateBody
associatedWith Western Union Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Xerox Corporation. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Subject
Advertising
Aerospace telemetry
Ariane rockets
Artificial satellites
Artificial satellites
Artificial satellites, American
Artificial satellites in telecommunication
Artificial satellites in telecommunication
Artificial satellites in telecommunication
Business failures
Business forecasts
Business planning
Certificates of incorporation
Consolidation and merger of corporations
Data transmission equipment industry
Data transmission systems
Deceptive advertising
Delta launch vehicles
Earth stations (Satellite telecommunication)
Echo suppression (Telecommunication)
Electromagnetic interference
Electronic mail systems
Executives
Fiber optics
Geostationary satellites
Geostationary satellites
Geostationary satellites
Government marketing
Job Description
Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
Marketing literature
Marketing research
Modems
Satellite dish antennas
Satellite earth stations industry
Satellite insurance
Telecommunication
Telecommunication
Teleconferencing
Teleconferencing equipment industry
Time division multiple access
Traveling-wave tubes
Videoconferencing
Occupation
Activity

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Active 1971

Active 1990

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