Journalists can easily find themselves out of reach of cellular network coverage, unable to communicate with their editors or confirm their whereabouts. Under these circumstances, a discreet, easy to use, reliable means of sending and receiving messages, and pinpointing the journalist’s location is vital.
Satellite connectivity solves this challenge, and devices like Ground Control’s RockSTAR provide the means; as long as it can see the sky, journalists will be able to transmit their message, data and position back home. Leveraging the Iridium Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation ensures that coverage is highly reliable, even when far out of the reach of mobile network range.