Through a project supported by the European Space Agency, the UK-based company Wired Ocean Ltd can now provide enhanced Internet access for ships at sea at a much lower cost than was previously possible.
Although satellite links at sea are quite common, the speed of data transmission for most users is very low, from 600 bps [...]

1 – You can rent or buy satellite phone
2 – Not all satellite phones work in all places
4 – Terrorists steal Satellite Phones
5 – You can get email and surf the web through a Satellite Phone
6 – Take a portable power supply with you
7 – Satellite Phones can send & receive SMS
8 – Check rates [...]

All Road Communications is now offering Globalstar Satellite Phone rentals for only $19.99 per week. All Road also announces major cuts in bundled minute prices on Iridium Satellite Phone rentals.
San Diego, Calif. (PRWEB) April 6, 2006 — Leading satellite phone rental and sales provider All Road Communications http://www.allroadcommunications.com is excited to announce a sale on [...]

Eagle Broadband Inc., a provider of broadband, IP and communications technology and services, has launched the SatMAX Alpha Emergency Communications System (Alpha ECS), a portable, Iridium-based satellite phone emergency communications system designed for disaster recovery, crisis management and emergency preparedness.
Via TelecomAsia

Alcatel has agreed to join hands with Special Communications Organization (SCO) to augment its efforts in provision of communication in the earthquake hit areas.
Apart from restoring its telecom network within 48 hours of the disaster SCO has also facilitated the general public, Rescue & Medical Teams and Army troops working for relief operations in the [...]

Recent improvements to wireless access in hotels, on trains, in airports and on cruise ships mean business travellers and event planners can think outside the boardroom.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has been quick to implement new technology. All of Fairmont’s 44 hotels and resorts offer high-speed connectivity in the guest rooms and Wi-Fi wireless access in [...]

With new satellite equipment from the Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor, you can make calls and send faxes, data and e-mail to and from almost everywhere on earth.
Via Norway.org

Satellite voice and data services provider Globalstar today said it is launching a special promotion for customers in Alaska – giving business and residential a 50 percent discount off access charges if they subscribe before July 15 – as the company prepares to open its new gateway satellite ground station in Wasilla this summer.
Although the [...]

Globalstar, a world leader in providing mobile satellite voice and data services to business, announced today that it is launching a special promotion for customers in Alaska, as the company prepares to open its new gateway satellite ground station in Wasilla. Any Alaska business or resident who activates an annual Globalstar service plan before July [...]

In a new step that further reinforces its market leadership in the mobile satellite business, Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company has unveiled an aggressive plan to launch a highly competitive 2nd generation satellite phone.
The United Arab Emitrates based satellite company has come up with a phone that is designed to be the World’s smallest and [...]