VSAT, Networking, and Hobby

New line in Bandai's Gunpla product is SD-EX. Recreating older SD Gundam in 100% new mold with better detail and articulation. Now, I did assemble SD-EX Gundam Exia (codename Gundam Seven Sword) The completed one (after did assembly, put stickers, and lining)  : Good new design and looks cool. Different proportion that old SD-Gundam, head is smaller and have legs 😄, although when looking it from behind, legs not good to see, as it look empty. Details are better than the old SD ,but with some elements missing from original Exia's design. First, it's no clear part at all. Second, GN condenser on the right and left hand are missing, replaced for shield's grip. Third, no iconic clavicle antenna at the torso 😑 This Exia are equipped with some weapons : GN Blade, GN Shield, and GN Sword, but not with Beam Saber. Now, it's pose time : As my review on it, this one is versatile kit to pose around with it...

Just recently watched back Star Trek Beyond ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2660888/ ), interested with its filler song when Capt. Kirk and his crews in USS Franklin fight swarm of drones near Starbase Yorktown; Captain James T. Kirk : Let's make some noise! Good song which sing by Beastie Boys which title is Sabotage and released on January 1994 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabotage_(song) ) With its appearance in Star Trek Beyond, it made this song played two times already on Star Trek francise. This song first appearance was at Star Trek (2009), played when little James Kirk drive an old car. And, we know why Capt. James T Kirk said this; Kirk : [ hears song "Sabotage" blaring, aimed to destroy Krall's attacking swarm ] It's a good choice.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is arguably at the peak of the hype cycle, but while much of the discussion is focused on the "things" themselves or the networks required to connect them, the real value of the IoT will come from the cloud and data analytics behind the scenes. The big idea of the IoT is that capturing data from devices is cool, but if we are just collecting data, it's just telematics. The real promise of IoT is how you tie that data together with insight and intelligent action. Technically, we've been connecting "things" for years for M2M apps like utility grid sensors and fleet tracking. And while we're now connecting more and more things with more sophisticated apps, the real change is what's happening behind the scenes. What IoT is really about now is large complex data flows, which is enabling new types of insight and business opportunities that previously weren't available. The "cloud" is the enabl...

A satellite link is a radio link between a transmitting earth station and receiving earth station through a communications satellite. A satellite link consists of one uplink and one downlink; the satellite electronics (i.e., the transponder) will remap the uplink  frequency to the downlink frequency. The transmission channel of a satellite system is a radio channel using a direct-wave approach, operating in at specific RF bands within the overall electromagnetic spectrum as seen below : The table below shown some key of physical parameters of relevance to satellite communication,  The frequency of operation is in the super high frequency (SHF) range (3-30 GHz). Regulation and practice dictate the frequency of operation, the channel bandwidth, and the bandwidth of the subchannels within the larger channel. Different frequencies are used for the uplink and for the downlink. Frequencies above about 30 MHz can pass through the ionos...

The IoT is expected to continue its trans-formative potential across industries in the foreseeable future, with 2016's momentum expected to lead spending in the IoT space. The major IoT opportunities will be in the deployment and management of IoT projects. This will lead to ad requirement for new skill sets which are currently scarce in the APAC region. There will also be a shift towards computing decentralization as the IT industry gradually shifts towards using more IoT technology. Example include P2P networks becoming more widely used, allowing connected devices to communicate directly with each other rather instead of being routed through a centralized data center. IoT will heavily influenced by "cloudification" and this will lead to its own set of challenges. These include the large amounts of data involved, realignment of existing processes and security solutions. Cybersecurity is also paramount as the security paradigm is increasingly shifting to ph...

The Internet of Things (IoT), also known as Machine-to-Machine (M2M), is hardly a new market for satellite Industry. M2M has been around for years in the form of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Aquisition), an industrial control system for remote monitoring and control. The M2M protocol is designed to be quite compact and data rates are low which have long made this technology cost effective over satellite. Where IoT differs is in volume. A typical SCADA system might involve a few hundred sensors across a pipeline network. Today's IoT system are scaled for thousands of endpoints, and are designed for flexibility in terms of bandwidth. For example, an IoT system may transmit low-resolution video but automatically switch to high-resolution video on a single camera when triggered by a motion sensor. Growth in IoT is projected to be astronomical : anything from 25 billion to 50 billion connected devices by 202, depending on which survey you read, f...