StarLink update – Power and Packages
Last time, I introduced the new StarLink Mini. Since it’s introduction, there is a great deal of chatter on social…
Direct to satellite to mobile telecoms
A few years ago, I wrote an article about new project from AST Space Mobile which uses satellites to provide…
Disrupting the Sat-coms Sector
Over the past few weeks, we have seen two major announcements about how we may be able to access satellite…
How does ICT support disaster response?
Across the aid sector, the opinion is divided about the sort of role ICT can play in disaster response. In…
Can satellite technology improve a child’s education?
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela Across Africa, children…
Is your organisation licensed to use radio and satcoms?
Imagine being in a large room of a few hundred people speaking at once. This could be a social gathering…
Internet from Space: Behind the scenes
Each day, hundreds of NGOs and UN agencies access internet services which come from satellites in space. Generally these services…
Satellite Communications: The good and the ugly!
Over the past 15 years, there has been a massive expansion in the availability of mobile networks in developing countries.…