Roaming Around the Marina
Today’s Wall Street Journal discusses a problem many wi-fi users will recognize. Dead spots around you property where you can’t get a signal. The same problem occurs at marina’s offering Wi-Fi. Depending on your...
Category: Communications
Pay harbour taxes and mooring fees by SMS
Technology is entering the boating world in many ways. The city of Amsterdam just announced (in Dutch) they will collect harbour/water taxes by SMS, cutting back on administration efforts and increasing ease of use....
EPIRBS — How To Be Heard
In Ocean Navigators’ eNewsletter EPIRBs (emergency position indicating radio beacons) are explained. A very interesting read (not online yet), and a necessary one if you’re thinking of buying/using one. It stresses the importance of...
Deserting the Corner Office
Straightforward column in Yachting that discusses the different options for connecting your boat to the internet. As we know, different options are available depending on your specific requirements. Expect more developments in the near...
Seamless internet connectivity on board
Several companies are offering solutions that allow users to seamlessly roam between different types of (data and voice) networks, based on availability, but also preferences like bandwith and cost. Typically these solutions are hardware...
Wi-Fi, afloat on a boat
Altough not very different then some of the more off-shore Wi-Fi initiatives in the (at least) US, I really like this example of ubiquitous wireless internet in India. Let’s see if we can make...
Surfing at Sea
Ocean Navigator runs a nice review of several systems currently available for accessing the internet while at sea. Although they miss important (future) players like Boeing’s Connexion and Sea Tel’s WaveCall, it’s still worth...
Wired for the World
When planning to sail around the world, or even just a part of it, it is important to consider different international power requirements, especially since many yachts are fully loaded with all kinds of...
Automatic Identity System
In order to make sure that you’re always seen by big ships and that they see you, install an Automatic Identity System. It might help prevent collisions that occur every now and then and...
TeleSea Blue Satellite Broadband
Internet@sea developments are happening in a fast pace. Again, we have a new entrant to this market, TeleSea. Although some of these players are very much focused on US coastal waters, I expect more...
