Archive for May, 2009

China Plans Better than We Do

I was watching Discovery Channel’s “Ted Koppel goes to China,” and an interesting point came up about the benefits of a one-party political system.

I am not advocating communism or anything – far from it.  I love my country, warts and all, and I still believe that there is no better place to live on the entire planet.  But I’m not above taking my head out of the hole once in a while to see what other people are doing.

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Call for Partners – Skycasters wants to work with you!

Skycasters is looking for technology and business partners.  We provide IP connectivity to some of the most remote and inaccessible places on earth, and we provide backup solutions for businesses of all sizes. 

We want to partner with complementary organizations that have expertise that is beyond our core, or those that need Skycasters’ services to strengthen their offerings.

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Skycasters Rule #1. We won’t oversubscribe our network. Period.

In order to provide quality broadband via satellite, you need a few things. First, you need a superior Teleport facility, complete with earth stations and satellite hubs, a state of the art data center and network operations center, as well as the professional engineers and operators that make it all work.

Next, you need to deploy high-end equipment to the end user – professionally installed. Finally, you need a satellite in space to relay messages between the two.

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