Orion Satellite Systems

2020 has been a year like no other. But whilst COVID-19 has stolen our time and attention, at Orion we have achieved a lot in the last 12 months. From award-winning customer deployments, network upgrades and new solutions, when it comes to connectivity, 2020 has had many highlights. A fiery start to the year  Australia’s start to 2020 was tough. With major

If your organisation depends on connectivity to maintain operations, you must ensure you have strong network resilience. To ensure your connectivity infrastructure provides the necessary uptime, it is important to be aware of new and developing technologies, and the impact they have on the solutions available. One relatively recent innovation that is changing the network

It’s early December and across the country, the mercury is rising. The combination of the heat, Cyclone season and a common desire for staff to spend time with family over the Christmas period sees many resources sites move to essential staff only. With sites commonly found in arid and hot areas like Western Australia and

Both geo-remote connectivity and critical connectivity are important considerations within mining and supporting organisations. However, the role they play varies not only from project to project but also throughout each part of the project lifecycle. With large and small projects alike connectivity can often become an afterthought and get lost within the other elements to

We live in a connected world but for some organisations, their day to day operations depend on remaining connected 24 hours a day, seven days a week. At Orion, we refer to this as critical connectivity.  Major infrastructure such as hospitals and the healthcare system, state transport systems and emergency services all rely on critical

When it comes to connectivity, every organisation and government department has different needs. Likewise, every provider offers different services and solutions. This can make procurement processes harder, due to not being able to compare apples to apples. Government departments can find it especially difficult to identify the right connectivity partner. This is a result of

An innovative digital transformation and next generation systems upgrade being rolled out by Orion Satellite Systems represents the latest step in the company’s ongoing expansion, which will see $3 million invested in boosting network, product and staff support capability over the next six to 12 months. Orion Satellite Systems Managing Director, Shannon Fisher, said the

Do you understand what you are paying for when you sign up to a certain amount of bandwidth? More often than not, businesses purchase bandwidth based on a predetermined budget. Whilst this may seem like a sensible approach, the outcome generally leads to the business either discovering they don’t have enough bandwidth and needing to

As the global economy continues to stammer through a period of rapid and dramatic change, satellite connectivity providers have not been immune to the ramifications. In April, Shannon Fisher, Managing Director, IPSTAR ANZ (encompassing Orion) highlighted these challenges and impacts in a LinkedIn article, Satellite broadband bankruptcy filings a timely lesson for industry and customers.

In 2019 the West Australian Government launched a code of practice, the first of its kind, to address concerns around remote and isolated workers, specifically fly-in fly out (FIFO) staff. The mental health of FIFO workers had been a focal point for the state for some time, with more than 60,000 people in West Australia