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Ground Control Recognized as Top 10 Oil & Gas Solution Provider
August 11, 2022
We've created and delivered advanced connectivity solutions to the Oil & Gas sector for over 20 years, learn about our award-winning solutions.
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Merger of satellite connectivity providers creates a new market leader
August 17, 2021
Ground Control merges with Wireless Innovation and Rock Seven to provide unparalleled choice in satellite M2M and IoT services.
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Welcome To The New Ground Control Website
July 27, 2021
Welcome Ground Control customers! As you can see, we have a new logo and we’ve made a lot of changes to our website; in this blog post we’ll explain why, and hopefully, get you as excited about our journey as we are.
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Introducing Ground Control to Wireless Innovation Customers
July 27, 2021
Welcome Wireless Innovation customers! Hopefully you’ll have seen our emails and social media posts about this change, but if not, don’t worry, you’re in the right place. In this blog post we’ll explain why we have a new name and website, and hopefully, get you as excited about our journey as we are.
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Introducing Ground Control to Rock Seven Customers
July 27, 2021
Welcome Rock Seven customers! Hopefully you’ll have seen our emails and social media posts about this change, but if not, don’t worry, you’re in the right place. In this blog post we’ll explain why we have a new name and website, and hopefully, get you as excited about our journey as we are.
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2021 – The Year Your iPhone Calls go Extra-terrestrial?
June 9, 2021
Enabling all iPhone users with the ability to use extra-terrestrial networks to phone home would be a dramatic step forwards in the ubiquity of satellite connectivity. With the speculation that Apple’s latest iPhone model will have satcom connectivity “as standard”, could there be a space race of a new era?
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Wireless Innovation Makes Strategic Leadership Appointment
October 13, 2020
Ground Control is pleased to announce a new strategic appointment to its leadership team, with Alastair Macleod joining as chief executive officer.
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What is Iridium NEXT?
March 9, 2020
In 2019, Iridium celebrated the final launch of its upgraded satellites to replace all Block 1 units in orbit. This marked the completion of the new Iridium NEXT constellation.
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Welcoming New Reseller, Adafruit
February 26, 2020
Ground Control is delighted to announce that the world famous IoT specialist Adafruit has become a US reseller of a RockBLOCK bundle.
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Iridium Network Enhancements
March 29, 2019
On March 28th 2019, Iridium announced that their new southern hemisphere ground station was brought online in the south of Chile. This new site is a significant breakthrough and improvement for the network, as it marks the first southern hemisphere station to be introduced.
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RockAIR Dual Mode Tracking
January 17, 2019
Using a locally sourced cellular SIM card, or global cellular SIM provided by us, that's loaded with cellular data, you now have the option of sending tracking reports once every 15 seconds, whenever you’re operating in cell range.
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RockSTAR Alerts
January 17, 2019
Navigating to the ‘Alerts’ section within the main menu of your RockSTAR, you’ll be greeted by six alert types and an alert cancel. Here’s what each one means.
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