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XGate Satellite Data Service Keeps You Connected
WHY USE XGATE? XGate satellite phone email is the easy way to access email while on the water or in remote locations. XGate is simply the fastest , easiest and most reliable satellite phone email available, saving you time, money and frustration. Without XGate, satellite communication has a lot of hurdles: uncompressed email or web-browsing…
Canadian Artist Cory Trépanier Stays Connected in the Remote Arctic
Connecting a Window to the Arctic by Cory Trépanier Seven weeks into my nine week Into The Arctic: The Last Chapter expedition and I found myself sitting on a desolate beach on Devon Island, along the famed Northwest Passage. I had covered over 16,000 kms so far through some of the most remote and spectacular corners of…
Satellite Connectivity in the Remote Amazon Jungle
Deep in the Amazon Jungle of Brazil 11 December 2015 Seasoned adventurer James Ketchell’s latest challenge took him deep into the Amazon jungle of Brazil in search of the latest off-the-beaten-track experience for travel company Rare Adventures. Throughout the two-week trip James wanted to share the amazing sights of the Amazon via social media, but…
Astronaut Uses Sat Phone to Make First Call Back on Earth
Astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth after 340 days in space Welcome back to Earth, Astronaut Scott Kelly! After a monumental 340 days circling 200 miles above Earth, Kelly touched down in Kazakhstan after accruing more time in space than any American before him. Recovery crews hoisted Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey…
5 Men Attempt to Break the Transatlantic Rowing Record.
Atlantic rowers past halfway point in fundraising challenge 14 March 2016: Record-making Atlantic rowers Team Essence have passed the midway point in their 3,308 nautical mile challenge. Their achievement in the face of potential disasters including capsizing three times was celebrated in a tweet from British astronaut Tim Peake as the International Space Station passed over their…
Staying Connected on the Trail
The iSatPhone Pro 2 is a wise choice for the Great Outdoors. If you’ve embarked on high adventure, you know the dangers that can come from being out of cell phone range. Making a trek without a working mobile phone and no way to communicate puts your life at risk if there’s no way to call…
Wilderness Expert Steve MCclure Urges Hikers to Embrace Modern Technology.
Satellite communications could save your life. Steve McClure wants to change the way wilderness wanderers think about navigation tools. McClure, 57, has been hiking, climbing and scrambling since he took his first trip to Mount Rainier’s Klapatche Park as a child in the 1960s. Navigation piqued his interest from the start. “To be out in…
(VIDEO) Wildlife Photographer Uses Portable Satellite Internet in Remote Alaska
Taking pictures of Grizzly Bears in remote Alaska is just part of the job for this wildlife photographer as he relies on portable satellite internet to stay connected. Watch BGAN in Action below
Your Disaster Recovery Plan Should Include a Satellite Phone
Look to the Skies for Disaster Recovery If you were born between July 23 and August 22, you fall under the fifth astrological sign of the zodiac, Leo. As a Leo, your traits include being dominant, creative, and extroverted. You are strong willed, independent, and ambitious. However being a “LEO” in telecommunications has an entirely…
Life Off the Grid with Ron Melchiore
Living with Wolves and Remote Communication They’re back. The wolves. During breakfast one morning this past week, we heard a chorus of howling. Racing down to the shoreline, we saw 3 wolves in the center of the lake about a mile away. Through the years we’ve seen wolf tracks on numerous occasions and have even…