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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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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.
20090421
Wow. I just saw the new AT&T commercial (Investing in America) for the first time last night. If you haven’t seen it, you can watch it here:
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We all understand that satellite-based broadband has some distinct advantages over terrestrial connections for certain applications. In addition to being a true diverse path option (our infrastructure is safely 23,000 miles in space, not strung along telephone poles), we have the advantage of being able to deploy practically anywhere.
Moreover, Skycasters is truly a broadband service. We can deliver the type of high speed, low latency connection that is vital for conducting the business of the 21st century (and the business of rebuilding this Nation).
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20090320
Short blog entry for today, but I want to take the opportunity to spread the word about Earth Hour. Here’s the deal. Next Saturday, March 28th, at 8:30 pm local time, turn your lights off.
At my house we’re going to go a bit further – we’re going to turn everything off – and we’re going to encourage our neighbors to do the same. For one hour, we’re all going to reduce our carbon footprint as much as we possibly can. Read the rest of this entry »
20090317
It doesn’t matter if you voted for Obama or not. That is in the past. He is our leader now, and as citizens we owe him our support. I am not suggesting blind, lemming-like following, free of criticism or healthy debate. All I am saying is that if we don’t all act together, we may end up in a real mess.
Obama stepped into a leadership void. Same one McCain would have stepped into. Now he’s there, and it’s up to him to lead. And it’s up to us to work together to make it work.
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20090317
After we posted my open letter regarding the role Skycasters can play in the rebuilding of our nation, the response was quite overwhelming. Many people who responded asked me to continue to build upon that momentum with a President’s Blog.
