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[SatNews March 10, 2015] Inmarsat, the UK-based company that provides satellite voice and broadband services to users in the air and on land and sea, is today announcing that it will open its platform for all developers to access. Full Story here…..

Rescued by Iridium Canadian Air Force Major, Meagan McGrath an experienced mountaineer, left on an adventure to become the first Canadian to solo ski from Hercules Inlet in Antarctica to the South Pole. Although Meagan had done everything right, she lost her footing and found herself up to her armpits in a crevasse with her…

Press Release Source: INMARSAT, Posted Tuesday, March 17, 2015 As part of its open technology strategy announced in January, Inmarsat is pleased to announce that the Parrot Bebop Drone has been certified for use over the Inmarsat network, joining the CAP (Certified Application Partners) program. The certification is announced following six-months of collaboration with Parrot,…

Saved by Iridium Off the coast of the Bahamas, two sailors Chris and Luke, were experiencing engine trouble and needed help. Watch the video below and find out how these guys were able to avoid a pontentially life threatening situation. 

Project 24 Clean Water Initiative 24,000 People, 24 Communities, 24 Hours Watch via BGAN Satellite Streaming, as 24 aqua towers are built for 24 Communities in Cambodia to bring clean and safe drinking water to 24,000 people. Full story here…

People band together to assist Vanuatu communities devastated by Cyclone Pam Satellite phones, housed at an online retailer based at Widgee, were the only ones available to humanity charity Oxfam to ship out to Vanuatu communities devastated by Cyclone Pam at short notice. It was an urgent request as the charity worked to have some…

The Wired Review of the Sat-Fi, iSatHub and Iridium Go Satellite Voice and Data Solutions SATELLITE COMMUNICATION HAS become much more accessible to recreationalists in recent years. One- and two-way text messaging devices from SPOT, DeLorme, and TextAnywhere have already made strong headway into the hands of amateur and professional adventurers. Now there’s a new…

Cellular just isn’t enough for remote Drag Racing Event Imagine 10,000 people all competing for the same cellular network at a drag race in the middle of nowhere. Imagine thousands of people making phone calls, posting photos, updating facebook, vendors selling merchandise for point of sale transactions. A network doesn’t get any more congested than…

Inmarsat has reported the launch of Fleet Media, the entertainment service it announced last year which will see a wide variety of content delivered to commercial vessels at sea, and available to crew on demand. A combination of films and TV will be available on board, as well as news and sports. An initial library…

PORTSMOUTH — Two men were rescued about 60 miles east of Chincoteague by the Coast Guard early Tuesday morning after they reported their sailboat was damaged and they were in distress. Read Full Story Here…..