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March 09, 2016
VSAT NEWS
SES deploys maritime VSATs on Bangladeshi floating hospitals
Jamalpur, India (SPX) Mar 08, 2016
SES S.A. and FRIENDSHIP, a non-governmental organisation, along with the technical assistance of Square Informatix (Bangladesh) Ltd, launched the first state-of-the-art Maritime VSATs on three of FRIENDSHIP's floating hospital ships - Lifebuoy Friendship Hospital, Emirates Friendship Hospital and Rongdhonu Friendship (formerly the Rainbow Warrior II) Hospital. SATMED, the newly deployed satellite-based e-health platform, will enable FRIENDSHIP to establish communications with national and internat ... read more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Quake-hit Nepal hands out free SIM cards to tourists
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