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Thrane BGAN Explorer 325
Explorer 325: Smaller, lighter BGAN terminal for Vehicular Use Offers Low-Cost Option The BGAN Explorer 325 is an entry-level portable satellite internet and voice terminal in the satellite communications-on-the-move market, one of the most rapidly-expanding markets in recent years due to the demand for constant access to communications regardless of location and situation. The new…
Plastiki Relies on FleetBroadband Satellite Communications
Plastiki Relies on FleetBroadband Satellite Communications to Deliver Environmental Message Portable Satellite internet and satellite voice communications enabled by a solar-powered Thrane & Thrane Sailor 500 FleetBroadband terminal were key components of a unique ocean voyage intended to draw world attention to the crisis of waste dumped in our oceans. The Inmarsat-sponsored Plastiki is a…
The MSAT G2 Satellite Radio
Customers Appreciate MSAT-G2 Mobile Satellite Radio Naples, FL. – The MSAT -G2 satellite radio by SkyTerra (now part of LightSquared) is a real-time, satellite voice-based service that provides point-to-multipoint and point-to-point communication at the push of a button. The MSAT-G2, designed for use on the MSAT network, is a cost-effective and reliable alternative to land-based…
BGAN Satellite for Remote Site Management Applications
Hughes 9201 Machine to Machine (M2M) Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) Satellite Terminal Ideal for Oil, Mining, Gas, Water, and Utility Industries Remote Site Management Naples, FL. – The Hughes 9201 mobile BGAN satellite terminal is a rugged, easy to use portable satelite internet communications terminal ideal for the oil, gas, mining, water, and utility…
Brazilian Oilfield Supply fleet uses Fleetbroadband 250
Brazilian oilfield supply fleet taps into faster satellite communications with Fleetbroadband 250 Fleetbroadband 250 satellite terminals are providing essential high speed connectivity for a fleet of supply ships serving recently-discovered oilfields off the coast of Brazil. Oil supply ship operator Astromaritima is equipping its fleet with Fleetbroadband internet satellite services. Reliable Satellite Communications Needed Potentially…
Brief History of Satellite Communication
by Jon Aldrich Mobile Satellite communication technology has evolved over the years not unlike the evolutionary progression of other technological innovation. Take computers for example. Early computers cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and required a battery of MIT graduates to operate them. They filled complete rooms, even requiring their own air conditioning systems. Only…
BGAN Monitors Oilfields Remotely
Oilfields monitored remotely with Inmarsat BGAN satellite service The world’s first large-scale SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) network based on Inmarsat’s mobile BGAN satellite service provides previously unmatched remote site management options for the oil and gas industry. This groundbreaking BGAN SCADA network has been deployed for a major oilfield services company to monitor…
Live Video Streaming of Chilean Miners rescue via BGAN
Live news of miners’ rescue relies on BGAN connectivity The whole world has been focused on the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for more than two months. Many of us who watched these events unfold via the internet and our televisions were able to do so from the pit-head via BGAN….broadband global area…
Spanish Fishing fleets choose Fleetbroadband
Satellite IP solution selected for e-logging on Spanish fishing fleets More than 700 Spanish boats select Fleetbroadband 150 and 250 Marine Satellite Systems to electronically report fishing vessel catches as now required by the European Union. This Inmarsat satellite broadband solution will provide transmission of data securely and cost effectively to Spain’s fishing vessels. Following…
Vehicular BGAN transmits robotic car’s journey across the Globe
The Project “VisLab Intercontinental Autonomous Challenge” led two robotic vehicles (solar powered) on an 8,000 mile journey through Eastern Europe, Russia and China without the use of human drivers. Both vehicles were equipped with BGAN Thrane Explorer 727 mobile satellite communication terminals that transmitted the trek via live satellite video. Also on board were solar…