Future Live: Advancements in Communication Technology 2025
Explore the fascinating world of communication technology at MOTAT's LIVE Day: Communications, taking place in Auckland, New Zealand, from September 20, 2025, to September 20, 2025. This event offers a unique opportunity for the entire family to delve into the history of technology, from room-sized computers to cell phones.
The event, suitable for children aged 7-12 years, promises a fun-filled day filled with interactive activities. Visitors can try their hand at being a switchboard operator, experience using a rotary phone, and even participate in an activity called Investigating satellite dishes, where an umbrella is used as a curved reflector to increase a cellphone's Wi-Fi signal.
Moreover, the event features a Telecommunications space, offering hands-on experiences with telecom equipment and technology. Here, you can learn about the role of communications satellites in sending and receiving radio signals for television, phone, or internet communications.
Communications satellites are essential for broadening the reach of communication beyond terrestrial limitations. They work as transponders in space, receiving signals sent from earth stations or user devices, amplifying and converting them, and then retransmitting them to another earth station or directly to end-user equipment like satellite dishes or phones.
For television, satellites broadcast signals directly to homes with satellite dishes, enabling wide coverage, including remote areas. For phone communications, satellites facilitate long-distance or mobile phone calls by relaying voice signals, making them indispensable in remote, maritime, or aviation environments where terrestrial networks are unavailable.
For internet, satellites provide broadband access by transmitting data between a network operations center (ground station), satellites, and user terminals with satellite dishes. This enables internet usage even in rural or isolated locations.
Satellites use specific frequency bands for these communications, such as C-band and Ku-band for TV broadcasting, offering a balance between range and reliability, and Ku-band and Ka-band for high-throughput internet access and mobile broadband.
Join us at MOTAT's LIVE Day: Communications to learn more about the evolution of communication technology and the fascinating world of satellites. For more information about the event, visit the website: https://motat.nz/events/live-day-communications-2025.
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- To deepen your understanding of communication technology, visit the interactive hands-on Telecommunications space at MOTAT's LIVE Day: Communications, where you can explore the role of satellites in broadband access, television, phone, and internet communications.
- Delve into the world of education and self-development at MOTAT's LIVE Day: Communications, where you can learn about the fascinating evolution of science and technology, particularly satellites, through engaging activities and hands-on experiences with telecom equipment.
