Satellite M2M and Big Data reassure ship owners facing piracy, theft and long logistics chains

We take for granted that we live in a connected world as we read tweets from the International Space Station, ponder the first driverless cars and expect WiFi in airplanes.

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Inmarsat becomes first satellite network for RacoWireless’ multi-network M2M service

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain. February 27, 2014 — Inmarsat, the global mobile satellite communications service provider, has strengthened its expanding machine-to-machine (M2M) distribution channel through the appointment of RacoWireless as a global distribution partner for its IsatData Pro service.

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From Norwegian sheep to African elephants: Satellite-based M2M collars help track livestock

(Blog) — Keeping track of valuable livestock grazing in remote regions is a daily challenge for farmers. Losing livestock to predators or through illness not only affects that year’s revenue but, as Gavan Murphy of Globalstar says, it can have a profound impact on the quality of the breeding foundation for future herds.

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Orbcomm and Inmarsat to form strategic alliance to collaborate on M2M opportunities

Rochelle Park, New Jersey, USA – Orbcomm Inc., a leading global provider of M2M solutions and Inmarsat, a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, have announced a strategic alliance to collaborate on joint product development and distribution to address the needs of the rapidly growing satellite M2M market. In addition, they will investigate

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Open Source satellite blasts off in five days with Libelium M2M sensors measuring radiation

(Tanegashima, Japan. July 31, 2013) — On August 4, 2013 at 5:00 am local time, an unmanned H11-B rocket containing Libelium Sensing Technology will lift off from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) in Japan en route for the International Space Station (ISS). Libelium Radiation Sensor Boards are included in the main payload of the two

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Satellites offer secure and cost-effective role for 'small data'

BLOG. July 7, 2012 – Small data is becoming big business. As demand for M2M services continues to grow, organisations are grappling with what types of network to deploy. While a significant amount of M2M traffic will undoubtedly continue to use wireline or cellular networks, satellite networks are increasingly seen as a secure and cost-effective

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