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The changing face of satellite communications

TC Communications’ CEO Todd McDonell interviewed on Sky News about the changing face of satellite communications Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq5kYMZQOms

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We’re finalists in this year’s ARN IT Industry Award

TC Communications is pleased to announce that we have been named as a finalist in the Telecommunication category of the ARN IT Industry Awards 2011. The awards will be announced at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney on the 22nd of September. … Continue reading

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Grey Nomads Photo Competition: Gary Duncan wins an IsatPhone Pro

We recently teamed up with The Grey Nomads website to offer an IsatPhone Pro as a prize in a photo competition. A couple of weeks ago Gary Duncan won that competition with this photo: To read more about this story, … Continue reading

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Win an IsatPhone Pro

  To celebrate the launch of the new ten part series ROAM, a travel show about destinations not found in your average guidebook, National Geo Adventure are giving away an IsatPhone Pro. Follow this link to their website to enter … Continue reading

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Using your IsatPhone Pro in Australia and the US: some tips

Customers who buy IsatPhones in Australia should know that – because it’s not a requirement for satellite phones – the IsatPhone Pro doesn’t support short-code emergency dialing from this country (e.g., 000 or 112). This isn’t specific to Australia. The only place … Continue reading

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Global roaming costs and IsatPhone Pro

Asher Moses, the technology editor for the Sydney Morning Herald (and associated Aussie newspapers), has written an article about how Australia is the third most expensive country in the world for international data roaming. Australians are being slugged global roaming … Continue reading

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Our adventure with Saltmotion gets picked up Inmarsat newsletter

The latest Inmarsat Inside Track newsletter contains a story about our ongoing fun with Joel Coelman and Saltmotion photography. And yes, BGANs can be fun. Though maybe not as fun as this:

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New Inmarsat website for IsatPhone Pro

Inmarsat has launched a new web page – isatphonelive.com – that collects everything customers need to know about the IsatPhone Pro. Service specifications, socal media engagement links, and dealers by country are all there.

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TC, 20 years, and the IsatPhone in Defence magazine

We’re very proud that 2011 marks 20 years of TC Communications. We’re also very excited about how the IsatPhone Pro has taken off here in Australia, and proud that we’re the first Australian-owned Inmarsat Distribution Partner for it. And we’re … Continue reading

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Sanctuary Cove and MySailing

We’ll be at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in Queensland next week. It’s always a fun show. We’re excited about some of the offerings for the show this year, and keen to see what captures people’s interest. So is … Continue reading

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