Australian Satellites

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Senator Stephen Conroy has slammed Opposition leader Tony Abbott’s comments that National Broadband Network (NBN) services could cost consumers more than current ADSL plans, saying Abbott was “plain wrong” “and that he should “check his facts.”

The minister for broadband, communications and the digital economy said in a statement that Abbott had misled the public in his speech to Parliament by saying that NBN services could be three times higher than what they currently pay for existing ADSL plans.

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(Source: computerworld.com.au)

Now on its 52nd year, the Annual APPEA will once again bring together oil and gas companies and technology providers together for three days of conference, networking and trade exhibit. NewSat , which is at the frontline of local teleport and satellite service industry, will showcase its Ka band services, teleport solutions, satellite broadband products, mobile backhaul support and future SATCOM capabilities.

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Bourke picked for NBN satellite station

BOURKE in northwestern New South Wales has been picked as one of 10 towns across Australia to host a satellite ground station as part of the national broadband network (NBN).

“This ground station will act as an essential satellite gateway, helping deliver fast broadband to rural and remote communities across Australia,” Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said today.

The key ground station at Bourke will provide between 15,000 and 20,000 Australians in homes, farms and businesses with broadband speeds of up to 12 megabits a second from 2015.

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(Source: heraldsun.com.au)

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 9, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — via PRWEB - With the release of Iridium Extreme(R), the toughest satellite handset ever made, Beam Communications has developed and manufactured a range of next-generation docking stations to support the phone. Beam was the first company globally to receive certification from Iridium Communications Inc.  for the docking solutions developed for the Iridium Extreme. Beam docking solutions extend the functionality of Iridium Extreme satellite phones so they can be used for voice, data and tracking services indoors, in-vehicles, on vessels and in other remote locations where easy or enhanced access to satellite communications is required.

“The new order from Telstra in the Australian market is further reinforcement of Beam’s global positioning as the leading provider of handset docking stations for Iridium and Inmarsat, the world’s largest satellite operators, said Michael Capocchi, Managing Director at World Reach and Beam Communications. “Due to our long and close relationship with Telstra we have been able to develop these products to be user friendly and reliable which is crucial for the areas where most satellite users are”

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(Source: marketwatch.com)

The use of satellite phones in the transport and logistics industry is set to get easier, with Telstra committing to purchase more than $5 million in Iridium-based satellite docking stations in the next 12 months.

In a statement today, Beam Communications, an Australia-based manufacturer and distributer of specialized satellite communications equipment, announced Telstra had agreed to buy and distribute its docking solutions, which aim to make Iridium satellite phone use easier in vehicles, on vessels and in remote locations.

Iridium satellite phones are developed by Iridium Communications, a US-based company with a system of more than 65 active satellites used for worldwide voice and data communication from hand-held satellite phones and other transceiver units.

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(Source: supplychainreview.com.au)