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Satellite Technologies (Satellite) stories - Page 9

Satellites are spatial objects placed in orbit to communicate with the Earth and provide a wide range of information services. Earth observation, communication, navigation as well as military are some of the main ways satellites are utilised.

Every satellite has its own trajectory according to its type. There are Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Satellites. Nowadays, 4,550 satellites are in orbit of the Earth, though 80 of them are LEO ones
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VoIP goes data free on Wireless Nation
Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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Wireless Nation has upped the ante, providing zero-rated data on its satellite broadband network for VoIP phone lines and selected websites.
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Space Jam? Not in this universe…
Tue, 5th Aug 2014
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A man of the universe with star credibility to match, when Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck says there’s space in space, he means it.
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IPM to the rescue in Air Rarotonga’s remote site challenges
Tue, 5th Nov 2013
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Facing cyclones, power outages, and vast distances, Air Rarotonga’s lone IT manager Marcus Gleinig relies on SolarWinds IP Monitor to keep the network afloat.
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Holy cow! EVA hits the edge of space
Tue, 30th Apr 2013
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EVA the toy cow mascot leaps to the edge of space, returning with awe-inspiring images after a daring journey from Nevada.
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Head to Hollywood with Toshiba
Tue, 21st Aug 2012
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Toshiba resellers offered trip to Tinsel Town, rewarding sales success across the region through their channel promotion.
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Open WAN to solve bandwidth problems
Thu, 1st Sep 2011
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Virtualisation and cloud services increase reliance on WANs, presenting bandwidth issues. Open WAN optimisation offers flexible, cost-effective solutions.
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Rural Australians to be on par with city dwellers
Fri, 22nd Jul 2011
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Rural Australians will soon enjoy satellite network coverage on par with cities, thanks to a new USD $1 billion network set for completion later this year.
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The time machine
Fri, 1st Jul 2011
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The topic of many movies and books, the time machine is one that, if ever realised, would probably be seen as the biggest technology breakthrough of all time.
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EMC wins major Defence Force tech deal
Tue, 7th Dec 2010
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Multi-million dollar contract won to provide a data backup, recovery and archive solution for the New Zealand Defence Force.
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HP: POD channels to market 'quite broad'
Mon, 26th Apr 2010
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Sales of HP's performance optimised datacentre could bring with it new channel partnerships, Country Manager Jeff Healey has said.
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Data centre demand exceeds supply
Wed, 17th Feb 2010
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According to research from Frost & Sullivan, data centre hosting demand continues to outpace supply in the Asia Pacific region.
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Freeview sales boosted by Prime
Tue, 13th Oct 2009
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Freeview partly credits adding SKY’s free-to-air channel Prime to its lists for an upsurge in sales of its digital television receivers.
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Landcorp ditches satellite
Mon, 1st Jun 2009
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Landcorp ditches satellite service for Araneo wireless broadband, improving communication between farmers and central office.