Screaming for bandwidth? The shipowner and service provider perspective
When Satellite Network Operator Intelsat hosted a workshop in Copenhagen earlier this month, it brought together local players for a timely briefing of the VSAT/HTS landscape. MaritimeInsight was asked to moderate an informal…
Yes we can! (maybe)
With the political fervour in the US growing daily stronger it seemed appropriate that the 2016 Satellite show followed hard on the heels of the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor…
Maritime satellite gets with the programme
Maritime communications spent a long time being of little interest to most people. Beyond safety requirements, it took the dotcom boom to generate a significant uptick in activity, as software entrepreneurs discovered this…
Five things it would be good to hear at Satellite 2015
Young people tell me that the listicle is the way to go (flexible length, no need to build narrative flow) so here’s what I’m hoping for from Satellite 2015 next week. From…
M2M and mad cows – through the mobility looking glass
Can satellite ever really go mainstream? It’s a nice idea, but one that has already claimed some scalps among those who have modelled the concept only to find the reality rather different.…
When shipping and satellites collide
It’s a strange experience to be at a trade show and know perhaps 2% of the people rather than 60-70% but that is the experience at Satellite 2014, where the communications industry…
The VSAT challenge – be more like Inmarsat?
It’s DigitalShip Athens this week and a welcome chance to take the temperature of the comms market over two days of speeches, debate and I suspect, just a little alcohol. Looking at…
Adapt or die? Four key technology trends for a sustainable shipping industry
Roger Adamson, ceo of Stark Moore McMillan continues his series on the technology threats and opportunities facing shipping, focusing on four emerging issues: the sentient ship, the cyborg crew, shipistics and business…
Maritime HTS: revolution or business as usual?
To mark the publication of its most recent maritime analysis, Maritime Satellite Markets on Cusp of Bandwidth Revolution, I asked Senior NSR Analyst Brad Grady to give MaritimeInsight readers an introduction to…
‘Following a ship around with a satellite beam is not a business’
In part two of my conversation with consultant, analyst and blogger Tim Farrar, we dive a little deeper into the undergrowth: what the HTS upgrade path looks like and how to tell…
About
Neville Smith
Maritime Media Consultant to a roster of international shipping industry clients. Former maritime journalist with 16 years’ experience reporting the shipping and marine insurance markets and former Deputy Editor at Lloyd’s List, I assist clients with matching their communication needs to publications and media channels that gain them their desired level of exposure.
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In April, wind power generated more electricity than coal in the US for the second month in a row, according to @EIAgov data. Wind beat coal once before in April last year, but this time it’s by a much larger margin and for two consecutive months.
Amazon will not now begin services on Project Kuiper until 2025 at the earliest - having aimed to start deploying more 3,200 #LEO satellites in 1H 2024 - aiming to commence beta trials with potential customers including Verizon says @SpaceNews_Inc
Delighted to be nominated (against my will, mind ) as one of the 'Top 10 Leaders Shaping the Future of Maritime Industry in 2024' I just want to know how the emails keep getting past my spam filter.