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The Challenge of Remote Locations for the Renewables Industry


Renewable energy generation sites for hydro, wind and solar farms can often be in remote or hostile locations. There are many challenges in providing data backhaul from such sites, whether they’re in the development or deployment stages.

Remote-reservoir

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January 24, 2014


Start Making the Most of M2M


Short Burst Data (SBD) satellite transceivers, as defined by Iridium, are perfect for integration into complete wireless solutions and can be used for a wide range of applications in numerous markets.

Iridium-Modem

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January 10, 2014


Going Global with M2M: Animal Tracking


M2M – or machine-to-machine – solutions are deployed to solve a wide range of challenges, from farmers who want to track and monitor their livestock to scientists studying animals in the wild. In each case, a unique solution is required.

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December 20, 2013


BGAN M2M – a Reliable, Global Satellite Data Service for Asset-Monitoring and Control


Monitoring and control systems in remote, unmanned locations require a reliable and cost-effective communications service to collect and transmit data to operations centres for further processing.

Pylon and reservoir

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December 13, 2013


RockBLOCK and High-Altitude Balloons


It’s hard to explain why, but high-altitude ballooning is fascinating – and a little addictive. We’ve been following the antics of UK-based Andrew Ashe, who along with Mikal Hart (author of the fantastic IridiumSBD library for Arduino) has successfully tracked their balloon and been able to recover its payload thanks to RockBLOCK.

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October 15, 2013


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