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Global satellite communications systems: Answering Alaska's call for information.
From:
Alaska Business Monthly
| Date:
April 1, 2002| Author:
Williams, Colleen M.
| COPYRIGHT 2002 Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Wireless communications are a necessity in many parts of the Great Land. When land lines just won't or can't do the job, satellite systems are answering Alaska's business calls in the wild.
A satellite is a specialized wireless receiver/transmitter that is taken to space and orbits the Earth. Satellites are used for monitoring and forecasting weather conditions, broadcasting television signals, relaying Internet communications and for utilizing the Global Positioning S...
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