Fauna & Flora
Can anyone offer advice on setting up a wifi hotpot for a team based on a very remote, flat, treeless island? I'm looking at a few options, including the following link, but would appreciate advice from anyone who has tried doing this. Our team will be in the field for 2-3 months (eradicating invasive alien species) and it's important for safety and morale that they can communicate with the outside world. Needless to say there is no mobile phone coverage here but we do have a uninterrupted view of the sky! Thank you
https://www.globaltelesat.co.uk/inmarsat-isathub-satellite-wi-fi-hotspot
17 April 2019 5:23pm
Hi Jenny,
Do you mind sharing the specific place they will be stationed or name of the country so that we can assist you to check out a good solution for your team?
17 April 2019 5:52pm
Hi Damian, The team will be on Sombrero island, which is part of Anguilla in the Eastern Caribbean. Thanks!
17 April 2019 6:07pm
Hi Jenny,
You can try to get a satellite sim card from the local area and a satellite router/device that can accommodate the satellite sim card. The Inmarsat is one of them. Perhaps the local providers at that area can advise as well.
I'm checking online on who could be the best satellite provider around that area.
In Kenya, we use one named (Moja) https://www.brck.com/moja/
18 April 2019 10:03am
Thanks1 The Moja system looks fantastic. I've neevr heard of anything similar in the Caribbean.
Damian