Its prohibition on commercial use may have paradoxically induced a larger program for experimentation of space telecommunications than ever before -- both in the number of participating countries and diversity of field applications .
Symphonie was the forerunner for numerous telecommunications services .
Symphonie 's prohibition on commercial use may have paradoxically induced a larger program for experimentation of space telecommunications than ever before -- both in the number of participating countries and diversity of field applications .
Symphonie was the forerunner for numerous telecommunications services .