Iridium SBD data functionality (different thing than voice service, very short message sizes) is extremely useful for all sorts of SCADA. It's very easy to develop software and scripts for because you can talk to the SBD modem with a standard AT comment set from a command line, interactively while doing development, and then use the same technique having a piece of equipment talk to it in an automated fashion with AT commands at 96008N1.
On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 7:13 PM, Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes. That is a useful tool...many of my SCADA clients have them for > emergencies > > On Sep 21, 2017 8:07 PM, "Eric Kuhnke" <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> In a massive disaster or humanitarian relief situation, a satellite phone >> is also a useful thing for an organization's emergency kit. An Iridium >> handheld is not dependent on anything local to function and requires a lot >> less power than a ham radio setup (can be charged from a 10W to 20W sized >> folding solar panel, by USB interface). The LEO satellite-to-satellite ka >> band trunk network architecture of Iridium is not dependent on anything in >> your region functioning except your phone. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 7:02 PM, Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Two years ago I addressed the amateur radio networks exclusion from >>> First Net vision. Ham radio and short wave is being used in Puerto Rico >>> right now as cellular networks are mostly down. >>> >>> On Sep 21, 2017 7:44 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Short wave radio is used in Puerto Rico >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/09/arecibo- >>>> hurricane-maria/540600/?google_editors_picks=true >>>> >>> >>
