Archive for January, 2009
Jan 31, 2009, post by Satellite News
VARSOVIA
- La red de TS2 Satellite Technologies en Irak y Afganistán cuenta con cerca de 15.000 usuarios militares de conexiones locales de satélite de banda ancha
TS2 Satellite Technologies http://www.ts2.pl ofrece acceso a Internet de alta velocidad de dos bandas sin línea telefónica, sin cable y sin módem de llamada. Siempre está disponible, virtualmente en cualquier lugar, y a un precio reducido. El ordenador portátil, o red WLAN, puede recibir la señal de Internet a través de un módem especial VSAT por satélite, que cuando se despliega normalmente se suele ubicar en un edificio o tienda de campaña.
“Estamos entre los primeros operadores de telecomunicaciones en tecnología vía satélite en el territorio de Irak y Afganistán, y gracias a ello hemos disfrutado de una cooperación exitosa con el Departamento de Defensa de EE.UU., contratistas DoD y soldados desde hace años”, indicó Marcin Frackiewicz, consejero delegado de TS2 Satellite Technologies.
Para los soldados destinados en países en guerra, un punto de acceso VSAT proporciona el acceso de banda ancha a Internet; conexiones telefónicas, incluyendo el protocolo de voz sobre Internet (VoIP), conexiones de conferencia IP de teléfono y vídeo. Además, los soldados pueden realizar la transferencia de datos para otros muchos usuarios de forma simultánea, compartiendo las conexiones con otros destinados en la misma base. TS2 equipa adicionalmente a sus clientes con teléfonos por satélite Thuraya, Iridium e Inmarsat, que a menudo son los únicos medios de comunicación en esta zona del mundo.
Las redes de satélites militares de TS2 están situadas en la Base Aérea de Al Taqaddum, Bahgram AF, Base de Balad, Aeródromo Baquba, Cob Adder, Cob Speicher, Base Aérea de Camp Al Asad, Camp Bucca Basra City, Camp Buehring,
Camp Charlie Basra, Camp Eggers, Camp Fallujah, Camp Grizzly, Camp Korean Village, Camp Liberty, Camp Mejid, Camp Ramadi, Camp Slayer, Camp Stryker, Camp Taji, Camp Victory, Fob Bagram, Fob Brassfield Mora, Fob Delta Al Kut, Fob Diamondback, Fob Falcon, Fob Garryowen, Fob Gardez, Fob Ghazni, Fob
Kalagush, Fob Kandahar, Fob Lagman, Fob Mchenry, Fob Marez, Fob Normandy, Fob Rustamiyah, Fob Summerall, Fob Sykes, Fob Salerno, Fob Torkham, Fob Warhorse, Fob Warrior, Herat RTC, Base Aérea de Jallahabad, Aeropuerto de Kabul, Kabul Camp Eggers, Lsa Anaconda Balad, Q-West Base Complex y Tallil Ab Lsa Adder.
TS2 proporciona equipamiento para satélite diseñado especialmente para el personal militar de EE.UU., responsables de contratación y contratistas DoD y su uso en numerosas direcciones militares en Afganistán, Irak y Oriente Medio en un máximo de entre 5 y 7 días.
Jan 23, 2009, post by Satellite News
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Inmarsat Press Release – BGAN is supporting US Army engineering operations and helping boost the morale of troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two new contracts awarded by the US Army to Inmarsat partners demonstrate the range of applications offered by the mobile broadband solution. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is using BGAN for remote planning, building and disaster recovery.
Disaster response
USACE provides engineering and infrastructure services for navigation, flood control, disaster response and also constructs military facilities. The corps has in recent years been deployed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and has assisted in Iraq and Afghanistan. Global satellite communications provider Vizada is sub-contracting services to Delta Wave Communications, who will provide BGAN and other mobile satcom services to USACE.
Constant contact
Vizada says BGAN will make possible the smooth-running of operations by enabling constant contact between headquarters and teams in the field. BGAN will also give greater autonomy and improve morale for people working remotely for USACE through broadband data connections.
“Vizada continues to enhance its service and solution offerings to meet the rapidly changing needs of customers such as USACE,” said Bob Baker, president of Vizada Inc.
Link with home
BGAN is also providing a much-wanted link with home for US Army soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. TS2 Satellite Technologies is supplying rugged, lightweight Thrane & Thrane Explorer terminals so soldiers can access the internet and email, with airtime provided by Satcom Group. Able to withstand temperatures of up to 80 degrees C and also resistant to water, humidity, shock and dirt, the terminals are highly portable and quick and easy to set up.
“The internet access has resulted in major morale improvements. Troops no longer feel cut off from home – this is especially important for the many who are married and have young children,” said TS2 chief executive Marcin Frackiewicz.
More information on Inmarsat website
Jan 16, 2009, post by Satellite News
Software maker SAP is taking some heat for a stalled information technology project within the German federal government, according to a report.
The German Federal Armed Forces has delayed using a new set of bookkeeping applications from SAP due to problems installing the software, according to an article published Thursday in the German business magazine Handelsblatt. The delays are costing the German government 350,000 euros ($350,664) a day in unplanned fees for outside consulting on the project, the article says.
The SAP applications are the centerpiece of a 10-year, 6.5 billion euro ($6.5 billion) computer modernization effort under way at the military agency, the magazine said. SAP, headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, is one of the world’s largest suppliers of software applications designed to automate bookkeeping, order processing, and inventory tracking for businesses.
Bill Wohl, a SAP spokesman in the United States, confirmed that the German Federal Armed Forces is a SAP customer but declined to give further information about the project or about the company’s relations with the German Ministry of Defense, which oversees the Armed Forces.
Just last month, SAP announced it had won a contract with the U.S. government for a similar project. Under the three-year, $30 million deal, SAP has agreed to provide accounting software to the Internal Revenue Service as part of a larger information technology renovation project at the tax agency.
Software companies have been eagerly courting government contracts as businesses around the world cut back on investment in computer systems. On Wednesday, SAP competitor Siebel Systems said it has formed an alliance with government contracting giant Lockheed Martin to sell computer systems.
But SAP’s trouble with the German armed forces may be a warning call that government contracts are not always a walk in the park, particularly for a segment of the IT industry prone to project snafus and missed expectations.
“These federal deals operate in the glare of public scrutiny,” said Joshua Greenbaum, a technology analyst at Enterprise Applications Consulting.
“The kind of oversight that goes into government spending does pose a real problem to vendors when things go wrong,” Greenbaum added. “The idea that it’s a panacea to the software industry is stretching it.”
more > cnet.com
