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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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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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 »SSPI wants your recommendations for The Rising Five!
Nominations for SSPI’s inaugural annual list of The Rising Five are open. This is your opportunity to have your say on the five New Space Companies in the satellite industry that have made the most progress in the past year. Nominated companies can come from the launch, manufacturing, satellite operations …
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Syria – 2015/2016 Alongside Syria Charity, TSF implemented a mHealth programme for the Azaz district of northwestern Syria. The digital solution developed by TSF allows medical workers to collect and process health data in one of the world’s most dangerous environments, thus improving healthcare amongst those who require vital assistance. …
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Philippines – Cebu mission – March/April 2014 Field deployment kit, planning the network in Camp Arapal. 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 …
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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 …
Read More »The Big Day Arrives for First “Generation Space” Students
The inaugural class of Generation Space: The Space Fundamentals Training Program, (SFTP) has concluded with a graduation ceremony at the UAE Space Agency in Abu Dhabi. The programme, aimed at developing emerging leaders in the UAE space industry, was launched in August by the UAE Space Agency and partners Lockheed …
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Refugee Crisis – Greece – 2016 WiFi radios being installed in Skaramangas refugee camp. 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 …
Read More »The Race to the Moon is On for TeamIndus
TeamIndus secure their journey to space with commercial launch contract The only Indian team competing for the Google Lunar XPRIZE, TeamIndus, has taken a crucial step forward to making their dream of soft-landing a spacecraft on the Moon, a reality. The Team has signed a verified commercial launch contract with …
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