satellite tech in comment and analysis
Editor's Blog: Back to the future
Comment Even the ageing satellite dishes of Goonhilly could be pressed back into service to support a technology we cannot even dream of yet. It's a neat twist, to see such an old network being reused in such a high-tech way, and it got me thinking about... [24 Jul 2008]
Getting to the meeting - without the journey
Comment S is for Satellite Those factors are also coinciding with the growth of the very tech that could spare you a journey, says Stewart Baines. Costs, delays and green issues are all conspiring against business travel. [30 Jun 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment S is for Satellite Once connected to the picocell, the calls are then routed over the aircraft's existing satellite gateway to the solution provider's terrestrial network. In some cases the aircraft's satellite connection will be the connectivity... [26 Jun 2008]
The McCue Interview: Steven Bandrowczak, CIO, Nortel
Comment That includes two major data centres and 12 satellite centres, along with 1,500 servers and 40,000 desktops running Windows XP, and SAP for business applications. Being the CIO for a tech vendor can often be something of a double-edged sword. [01 Apr 2008]
Editor's Blog: The pyramids versus Macclesfield
Comment What about the Goonhilly satellite station down in Cornwall where the dish known as Arthur received the first live transatlantic television broadcasts from the US. Which are the UK sites of tech history that we shouldn't forget? [23 Jan 2008]
Editor's Blog: Digital cold turkey, Himalayan style
Comment And making a call on a crackling satellite phone from high in the Himalayas with the lodge owner, her children, their dog and my guide all watching was a memorable experience. I've often talked about going digital cold-turkey, dumping the gadgets... [10 Jan 2008]
Tech Visions: Wireless sale of the century
Comment S is for Satellite The auction of the last great chunk of US broadcast spectrum gets under way in the new year. This event could turn out to be a defining moment for the future of mobile computing, says Silicon Valley-based Howard Greenfield. [17 Dec 2007]
Dear silicon.com... Data security... e-learning a bit of a bore?... ID cards debate... skip vista?
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Peter Cochrane's Blog: Wireless jammers galore ¦ Filtering's ding-dong fight with malicious spam ¦ Photos: Satellite mapping through clouds e... [13 Dec 2007]
The McCue Interview: British Energy CIO, Ian Campbell
Comment There are just over 300 staff in the core in-house IT department at British Energy, plus another 200 in satellite IT teams at the power stations. Fortunately the company recently completed a mobile tech project to give around 750 users secure... [13 Aug 2007]
Unwired: The tiny screen problem
Comment S is for Satellite As our converged devices have become smaller, tech vendors have been battling some weighty but very basic problems: computing power has been limited, battery life has been poor, keyboards have been small and difficult to use, and... [12 Dec 2006]
ITU 06 diary - Wi-fi on 'the beach', what's hot in mobile search and a long tail with legs
Comment Other long-awaited offerings appeared yesterday too, including Thuraya's latest satellite and what it claims are the smallest ever satellite phones. The operator announced the satellite will launch next year and it hopes to capture 30,000 new users... [06 Dec 2006]
Editor's Blog: Toshiba laptops, Betfair Down Under and CIO-types
Comment OK, the ad is strictly speaking for the new Tecra and Satellite Pro models, which have not been affected by the battery problems, rather than the affected run of Dynabook and Dynabook Satellite laptops from the spring of this year. [20 Sep 2006]
Steve Ranger's Notebook: Offshoring, Cairo and KFC
Comment Try a row of satellite dishes and the local KFC. The government is shoring up its tech credentials by building a 'Smart Village' to host its new tech companies out on the Cairo ring road. silicon.com is proud to introduce a new column by our... [14 Jun 2006]
Leader: Why politicians can't ignore IT
Leader There are actually lots of really important decisions - such as the introduction of ID cards, or satellite-based road pricing, or NHS modernisation - that are only achievable through the use of cutting-edge tech. [31 May 2006]
Leader: Driven by in-car connectivity
Leader Satellite navigation falls somewhere in between necessity and luxury for many these days (more necessity for a lot of drivers in London, it seems) and units are flying off the shelves. Imagine RFID and other contactless chips for road toll payments... [06 Feb 2006]
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