In the latest SpaceWatch Middle East interview series, Torsten Kriening speaks to Dr. Olga Stelmakh of McGill University, Canada. They discuss the work of the World Economic Forum, ‘Future of Space Technologies’ Council. On 13-14 November 2016 the Annual Meeting for the Global Future Councils took place in Dubai, UAE. Once …
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Madagascar – 2015/2016 TSF provides extra-curricular learning activities via tablets for vulnerable children in the town of Miarinarivo in Madagascar. In collaboration with German organisation Ny Hary, the children are provided with a safe environment in which they can use TSF mLearning facilities to boost their learning. Credits: Télécoms Sans …
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Refugee Crisis – Greece 2015 The escalation of the refugee crisis in August 2015 resulted in the arrival of thousands of refugees daily on the Greek island of Lesvos. DTL initially deployed a small team with the task of building a number of WiFi zones for refugees to use. Shortly …
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The Balkans and Greece – 2015/2016 Faced with the European Migrant Crisis, TSF set up internet for migrants allowing them to make the most of the vital tool for survival that is their mobile phone. From September 2015 through to June 2016, TSF provided 7 satellite internet connections across the …
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Refugee Crisis – Greece 2015 Overview of network performance using the remote management tool cnMaestro. Credits: Disaster Tech Lab From December 1st, SpaceWatch Middle East and its partners PTScientists, neuco, NewSpace People will run a Christmas Donation Campaign 2016. We will donate 100% of the raised money to two organisations: …
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Haiti – October 2016 Category 5 Hurricane Matthew swept through the western tip of Haiti in October 2016, causing over 1,000 fatalities and isolating hundreds of thousands of people already weakened by the 2010 earthquake. TSF provided calls to 550 households (representing almost 2,500 people). In some cases, people had …
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Refugee Crisis – Greece 2016 Installation of point-2-point link on Lesbos providing the fastest network backbone (500 Mbps) of the Refugee Crisis. Credits: Disaster Tech Lab From December 1st, SpaceWatch Middle East and its partners PTScientists, neuco, NewSpace People will run a Christmas Donation Campaign 2016. We will donate 100% …
Read More »The #SpaceWatchME Interviews: Thomas Van den Driessche of Newtec
In the latest SpaceWatch Middle East interview series, Torsten Kriening speaks to Thomas Van den Driessche, Chief Executive Officer at Newtec. They discuss the Middle East satellite market, areas for growth, company innovation and the future of the business. Newtec is one of the biggest satellite communications companies in the …
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The Christmas truce (German: Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël) refers to a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of World War I around Christmas 1914. In the week leading up to the holiday, French, German and British soldiers crossed trenches to exchange seasonal greetings and talk. …
Read More »#SpaceWatchME wishes Merry Christmas
As this exciting year comes to an end, we would like to thank you, our readers, for all your interest, feedback and the trust you have placed in us. When we started SpaceWatch Middle East 9 months ago, we did not expected your overwhelming response. Today, we have achieved 23,832 visitors. You …
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