Blogs
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…
German Shipping Fleet to use Fleetbroadband Satellite Terminal
The German shipping company Vega-Reederei is outfitting their vessels with marine satellite services technology via Fleetbroadband. So far 8 vessels have been installed by Inmarsat Distribution partner Stratos with another 8 expected in the near future. Vega’s services include shipping operations, shipbuilding, chartering, ship disposal and financial services. They have a total fleet of 22…
Using the BGAN Launchpad
Using LaunchPad to align and register your BGAN terminal To achieve the best signal strength possible, you will need to position your BGAN terminal in the direction of the satellite as accurately as possible for establishing a data connection. The quality of the service will be compromised should the antenna be pointed in the wrong…
Isat Phone Pro Satellite phone for Crisis Deployment
Isat Phone Pro Satellite phone ideal for Worldwide Crisis Deployment Emergency communications aid agency Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) have adopted Inmarsat’s new handheld satellite phone for worldwide deployment in crisis zones. Currently being used in Haiti and Indonesia, in the wake of the natural disasters in those countries, the Isat Phone Pro satellite phone is…
The Inmarsat-2 F1 Celebrates 20 Years in Orbit
The Inmarsat-2 F1 which was launched off aboard a McDonnell Douglas Delta rocket on Oct 30th 1990, was only supposed to be in orbit for a decade however the life of the satellite has extended into its third decade of service. The F1 which was designed and built out by the British Aerospace and Hughes…
North Sea lifeboat relies on high speed marine satellite system
RNLI, the UK’s lifeboat charity and Inmarsat have one thing in common, saving mariners lives who find themselves in dangerous situations. When it comes to the evaluation of the latest in high speed marine satellite systems, the FleetBroadband Skipper 150, there is no organization better qualified to test safety than the RNLI. Lack of communications…
Offshore support vessels upgrade to Fleetbroadband 500
Oil and gas support vessels to benefit from comms upgrade Bourbon Offshore, a division of the Bourbon Group headquartered in France, operates in 30 countries with 388 offshore vessels at sea and a further 111 on order. Recently Bourbon ordered the Thrane & Thrane FleetBroadband 500 for installation on 25 of its offshore oil and…
Fleetbroad 500 to provide satellite link to Replica Endeavour
Replica Endeavour retraces Cook’s famous voyage The Tall Ship, HM Bark Endeavour, a replica of Captain Cook’s famous vessel will begin a 13 month voyage next April, retracing its 18th century voyage around Australia. Often referred to as a “floating museum”, The Endeavour will stop at 18 ports 15 locations throughout Australia. While the circumnavigation…