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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 Iridium satellite phone as her only hope.
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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, a leading provider of advanced technology wireless products for consumers and professionals. The lightweight and portable Parrot Bebop Drone is the first commercially-available drone to stream live media over BGAN and BGAN HDR, Inmarsat’s global 3G IP streaming services, enabling high-quality aerial footage to be broadcast from anywhere in the world.
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.
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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 kind of communications re-established in the cut-off island nation.
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 generation of satellite communications options for amateur adventurers and professionals alike.
The three satellite devices I tested all work by creating a portable, satellite-based Wi-Fi network for your smartphone, tablet and/or laptop to connect to. Then they can make voice calls or transfer data (email, text messages, upload photos, etc.). I tested them in a variety of situations and environments, including remote areas like the deserts of Utah and Arizona, in the mountains of Colorado, and along the rivers and lakes of the Maine Woods. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able conduct tests in any far-flung international destinations.
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 this scenario.
Check out this video from our partners at SatCom Direct and see how the day was saved with a custom built, robust, end-to-end satellite solution for racing legend Don Schumacher’s team.
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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 will be pre-loaded on to a hard drive, with fresh content and news updates delivered to vessels via satellite link.
Speaking to Digital Ship when Fleet Media was first announced in April 2014, Inmarsat said that it will be utilizing network management tools and techniques to control the download and refresh of data to ensure that normal network efficiency and conditions are not degraded.
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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.
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When Cyclone Pam smashed into Vanuatu on 13 March 2015, it not only damaged homes, crops and water sources but also wiped out mobile communications connectivity. As the cyclone bore down on the islands, thousands of families were unable to connect with their loved ones across the country and internationally.
Mariano Griva, a Red Cross delegate for the Restoring Family Links program says people often fear the worst if they don’t have confirmation that their loved ones are safe and well.
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