The wind has dropped to 5 knots, but this does not please me, I know from experience that after a lull there will definitely be a headwind.\u201d<\/p>\n
News from our partners: Satellite communication Iridium.<\/p>\n
While Fedor Konyukhov crosses the oceans, Iridium tries to keep up with him. \u00a0All satellites of the second generation \u201cNext\u201d have already been launched into orbit, and we all have noticed an improvement in voice communication quality. \u00a0Voice communication quality is now the same as from a mobile phone call, despite the fact that Fedor is in the Southern Ocean.<\/p>\n
During most of Fedor’s expeditions, there is not a large choice of telecom operators. \u00a0Since almost all of Fyodor’s expeditions are around the world, he also requires a global connection, which should literally work everywhere. \u00a0The map shows the location of the Iridium satellites over the South Pacific. \u00a0The region where Fedor Konyukhov is currently located has 100% coverage.<\/p>\n
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\n <\/figure>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nDuring the 21 years of operation, Iridium kept improving the handset design, new trackers capabilities have appeared, and our \u201cIridium GO!\u201d became a fundamentally new technology. \u00a0The main advantage of \u201cIridium GO!\u201d is that you can conveniently use your familiar smartphone while connecting it to a satellite network. \u00a0This year Fedor is testing the \u201cBysky\u201d satellite messenger. \u00a0He writes messages from a regular smartphone and sends them via \u201cIridium GO!\u201d devices. \u00a0Imagine you are lying in a tent on a slope of the Everest mountain or on drifting ice of the Arctic Ocean and sending SMS messages from your regular smartphone, while your family and friends receive these SMS messages via their mobile or wi-fi networks. \u00a0In the future, it will be possible to attach photos to messages via \u201cBysky\u201d.<\/p>\n
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\n <\/figure>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nWe really hoped that Fedor would be able to send photos, but at a data transfer rate of 2.4 kbit \/ s, you need to wait 20-30 minutes for each photo to go through, even longer on a constantly rocking boat. \u00a0With the advent of the \u201cIridium Certus\u201d service, we are expecting a breakthrough in expanding the range of subscriber devices, their functionality and services.<\/p>\n
The company makes its debut with the services of \u201cIridium Certus\u201d, where the new subscriber terminals will increase the speed of data transmission, which will bring the possibility of the video broadcast, and further improvement of the quality of voice communication. \u00a0The new services were launched by the \u201cIridium Certus 350\u201d service, which provides Internet and high-quality voice communication services for compact terminals designed specifically for the maritime, aviation and land networks.<\/p>\n
The key word is\u00a0compact<\/i>\u00a0terminals and antennas. \u00a0On large yachts and ships, it is already possible to send photos and even videos via satellite channels without any problems, but it is impossible to install a powerful antenna on a rowing boat. The antenna currently installed on the \u201cAKROS\u201d rowboat is the size of a mug.<\/p>\n At the end of the year, the \u201cIridium Certus 350\u201d terminals will be upgraded to the next speed class \u201cIridium Certus 700\u201d (352\/704 Kbps) using software updates. \u00a0We also expect terminals with a bandwidth of 1400 Kbps. \u00a0The world of extreme travels will become closer and more accessible.<\/p>\n At the next stage of its round-the-world expedition on the \u201cAKROS\u201d rowing boat, Fedor will have the opportunity to test new \u201cIridium Certus\u201d devices. \u00a0In the future, video broadcasts from anywhere in the world will be possible via a satellite phone.<\/p>\n Team Iridium Russia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A message from Fedor Konyukhov. \u201cThere is no significant news, except that today is the 85th\u00a0day in the ocean or more than 2 thousand hours on board the \u201cAKROS\u201d rowing boat. \u00a0Thank God, I am alive and well, the boat is also in order, although overgrown strongly: starting from the waterline and down below the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![](\"https:\/\/konyukhov.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20180905_093507619.jpg\")
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