A hospital satellite backup is not a replacement for a well-managed primary network. It is the communications path that remains when a fiber cut, cyber incident, storm, wildfire, extended power outage, or overloaded cellular network removes the paths your emergency plan assumed would be available. When patient care, incident command,...

A satellite device is only as useful as the airtime plan behind it. When you are planning a hunt beyond cell coverage, managing a remote crew, crossing open water, or preparing for a storm response, the choice between prepaid versus postpaid satellite plans affects more than a monthly bill. It affects...

A field crew is two days beyond the last cell tower, weather is moving in, and the home office needs a status update. That is where a simple text message can matter as much as a voice call. But can satellite phones receive texts? In most cases, yes - provided...