Idomeni, Greece – May 2016 As of March 2016, over 12,000 people found themselves stranded in Idomeni (Greece). Each individual had put their life at risk in order to seek peace in Europe. Many people had lost their mobile phones along the route, or had had them confiscated by authorities. …
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With the launch last week of Göktürk-1, the latest Turkish reconnaissance satellite, attention has now turned to the status of the long awaited Turkish Space Agency. Writing in Al-Monitor, Turkish journalist and retired military officer, Metin Gurcan, has provided revealing details about why the Turkish government has found establishing a …
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Phillipines – January 2014 Bantayan, Cebu January 2014 paying respects to the resilience and faith of the people of bantayan island .. and other Philippines areas devastated by typhoon yolanda. Credits: Disaster Tech Lab From December 1st, SpaceWatch Middle East and its partners PTScientists, neuco, NewSpace People will run a …
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The UAE Space Agency is proud to announce that a young team of students from UAE University has won the Ideathon, the culminating event of the Agency’s recently launched capacity building program. Developed in collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the innovative program aimed to promote and spread …
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Iraq – 2014 In 2014, TSF set up an emergency mLearning centre at the heart of an IDP camp in Iraq. Over 70 children each day could benefit from educational and creative activities, allowing them to continue learning whilst taking their mind off the horror that surrounded them. Credits: Télécoms …
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Global Technologies, an international full service technology company has signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for C-band capacity on the EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite in order to upgrade the mobile and Internet network of Mattel, a subsidiary of Tunisie Télécom and Mauritania’s leading mobile operator. In order to …
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Philippines – November 2013 Hurricane Yolanda/Haiyan hit the Philippines on November 8th 2013 killing nearly 10,000 people. Disaster Tech Lab deployed a team to the island of Cebu to assist in the relief efforts by providing communication services. In the period between November 8th 2013 and April 10th 2014 DTL …
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In the latest SpaceWatch Middle East interview series, Torsten Kriening speaks to Markus Fritz, Director of Commercial Development and Marketing, at Eutelsat. They discuss the Middle East satellite market, areas for growth, company innovation and the future of the business. Eutelsat is one of the satellite operators in the Middle …
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Vanuatu – 2015 Cyclone Pam blew through Vanuatu in March 2015, cutting communications and isolating its 81 islands from one another. TSF provided satellite internet to each of the 6 provinces in order to reinforce communications and coordination efforts, whilst providing a calling service to some 1,147 families on the …
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Globalstar’s SPOT Gen3 safety devices and GSP-1700 satellite phones were used by BBC and PBS film crews as they tracked wildlife mass migrations in Africa, USA and Canada for major documentary series Nature’s Epic Journeys. This demonstrated just how vital this technology is to ensure the safety of personnel and …
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