How to Close the Digital Divide
Tyson Johnston, chairman of Toptana Technologies, introduces the Quinault Indian Nation’s internet access solution for unserved and underserved communities.
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Glomex weBBoat Internet Devices
The Glomex weBBoat Link IT1304 series of internet devices from GA Communications offers scalable solutions to receive satellite, Wi-Fi and North American 3G/4G cellular signals up to 20 mi. offshore.
Read moreSustainable Scallop Harvesting in Arctic
Norwegian company Tau Tech, with its vessel Arctic Pearl, is set to begin sustainable scallop harvesting in the Barents Sea, using Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress to deliver a consistent, stable, uninterrupted quality of service and seamless high-speed network coverage in the Arctic.
Read moreFast-Moving Undersea Waterfalls Control Submarine Channels
New research led by the U.K. National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has discovered how fast-moving waterfalls under the sea control the shape and behavior of submarine channels. These underwater channels are the offshore equivalents of rivers, but can be much larger. Submarine channels can extend for tens to thousands of kilometers offshore, providing an important conduit for the transfer of sediment,
Read moreWatch: Makai Holiday Video
Here it is: The annual Makai holiday video. Click on image to watch. Happy Holidays!
Read moreSmart Boulders Designed to Move with Seafloor Avalanches to Assess Cable Routes
Robotic sensors disguised as boulders, or ‘smart boulders’, have been used to measure the initiation and evolution of huge seafloor avalanches for the first time, revealing some surprising findings that will help inform where best to lay the seafloor cables that keep the internet running. Published this month in the journal Nature Communications, this research shows that submarine avalanches of
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