The Iridium satellite communications network periodically resets its Iridium L-Band count. This change is referred to as a time re-epoch, and consists of a one-time adjustment in time which will need to be manually corrected by subscribers. Iridium plans to reset the count on March 3, 2015 at 18:00:00 UTC.For...

If you travel in remote parts of Alaska, you need to prepare carefully. Experienced hunters carry a good rifle, a knife, food, cammies and increasingly a satellite phone. They know that depending on a cell phone in Alaska will often leave you unable to communicate in a life-threatening emergency. The...

Inmarsat BGAN is currently the standard of comparison for portable satellite broadband internet service. Though ThurayaIP has a much smaller coverage area than BGAN, if you are working in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Indonesia or Australia, a ThurayaIP satellite terminal should be considered carefully.Thuraya IP has similar data...