The new European global positioning system, Galileo, a series of 30 satellites orbiting the earth, will come into operation in the year 2010.  It will greatly increase the power of telecommunications in Europe and the rest of the world.

Do you know which of the services mentioned here currently use satellite technology?

Which of these do you think could use satellite technology in future?

You are going to hear four people involved in a teleconference brainstorming session for new business applications for Galileo.  Match their names to what they talk about.

Practice some vocabulary building with these compound nouns

Match the compounds to their definitions.