Iraq – November 2016 Under the fumes of the burning oil fields and ongoing combats just a few miles away from Mosul, TSF is setting up satellite internet connections for the humanitarian community in order to improve aid and coordination whilst enhancing communication between IDP camps. Credits: Télécoms Sans Frontières …
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Arab Satellite Communications Organization, Arabsat, celebrated the official launch of the Egyptian bouquet on Arabsat 5-C that covers the entire African continent. It came on the sidelines of Cairo International Information and Telecommunication Technology Exhibition & Conference – Cairo ICT 2016 – which was kicked off under the patronage of …
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Ecuador 2016 Individual volunteer equipment being pack for deployment to Ecuador 2016 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: Télécoms Sans Frontières …
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Spacecom has announced that it entered into an agreement with AsiaSat to relocate its AsiaSat 8 satellite, from its current orbital position to Spacecom’s 4°W orbital position. AsiaSat 8 will be co-located with AMOS-3, for a four (4) year period. AsiaSat 8 will complement AMOS-3 in offering a full range …
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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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