connectivity Infrastructure Satellite Communication Rightsizing Connectivity for Humanitarian Operations 18/12/2025 markhawkins Humanitarian organisations are increasingly under pressure to reduce costs as funding becomes more constrained. At the same time, reliable internet…
connectivity Energy Risk Satellite Communication Rethinking business continuity 14/08/2025 markhawkins In today’s increasingly digital world, both organisations and individuals rely heavily on uninterrupted access to online services. Whether it’s a…
connectivity Innovation New technologies Satellite Communication Innovation Update – Dec 2024 24/05/2025 markhawkins Welcome to the final Tuesday Technical of 2024. In this article I am going to make the case for organisations…
Infrastructure Satellite Communication StarLink update – Power and Packages 21/10/2024 markhawkins Last time, I introduced the new StarLink Mini. Since it’s introduction, there is a great deal of chatter on social…
connectivity Emergency Response Satellite Communication Direct to satellite to mobile telecoms 31/03/2024 markhawkins A few years ago, I wrote an article about new project from AST Space Mobile which uses satellites to provide…
connectivity New technologies Risk Satellite Communication Disrupting the Sat-coms Sector 08/09/2022 markhawkins Over the past few weeks, we have seen two major announcements about how we may be able to access satellite…
Emergency Response Satellite Communication How does ICT support disaster response? 16/10/2017 markhawkins Across the aid sector, the opinion is divided about the sort of role ICT can play in disaster response. In…
Education Satellite Communication Can satellite technology improve a child’s education? 18/12/2016 markhawkins “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela Across Africa, children…
Emergency Response Navigation Satellite Communication How ICT can assist maritime search and rescue operations 18/10/2016 markhawkins Conflicts in the Middle East and Africa has led to a significant movement of people. Each week, thousands of people…
Satellite Communication Is your organisation licensed to use radio and satcoms? 18/03/2016 markhawkins Imagine being in a large room of a few hundred people speaking at once. This could be a social gathering…
