Internet

Take Your Network with You!

on Nov 17 in Portable Communications posted , , , , , , , by Jeff Jacobson

For better or worse — we live in a networked world. Even in the remote Hida Alps on a recent trip to Japan (to partic­i­pate in the 50th anniver­sary of the estab­lish­ment of Sukyo Mahikari) — telephone and Internet connec­tions were in demand for my fellow travel­ers who had made the trip to make a spiri­tual connec­tion (with the spiri­tual lineage of Light). From this remote location, they felt the need to stay connected with people on the other side of the globe.

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Mobile Satellite Broadband - Expensive Huh!?

on Nov 16 in Disaster Response Blogs posted , , , , , , by Nancy Harvey

Many people are under the impres­sion that satel­lite commu­ni­ca­tions are expen­sive. Well — it’s really all relative.

Nearly all satel­lite service providers have customiz­able plans to match an organization’s budget constraints. Numerous satellite-based Internet services at remote (fixed) locations are avail­able with monthly fees typically ranging from $49 to $99 (compet­i­tive with terres­trial rates).

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