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Yachts to download weather data ‘grib files’, and email. Costs over a dollar per mb.
by ffwacom 8y ago
Yachts to download weather data ‘grib files’, and email. Costs over a dollar per mb.
- pmorici 8y agoPerhaps but you can do the same with BGAN, iDirect, or Kymeta Kyway with better bandwidth this just seems like it has no competitive advantage over competitors except perhaps coverage at the poles.
- benjohnson 8y agoFor me, the size of an Iridium terminal is paramount - I can fit one in my pocket where a typical BGAN terminal needs a backpack. As I understand it, Iridium terminals are much more power efficient as their low-earth satellites are orders of magnitudes closer.
- pmorici 8y agoLatency could be an advantage. The New iridium terminals for the higher speed data are larger than BGAN though, at least the couple that I've seen specs on.
- Robotbeat 8y agoLatency.
- ffwacom 8y agoNorth Pole coverage was the reason.