Titan Desert racers. Photo: Hispasat

[Via Satellite 03-31-2016] Hispasat and Quantis’ Moroccan subsidiary Nortis have reached an agreement with Gaes Titan Desert by Garmin — a multi-stage mountain bike challenge — to become the race’s technology sponsors and provide needed satellite connectivity for the competition. This agreement will facilitate communications for the race’s organizers and for journalists.

The race takes place in the Moroccan desert, and the camps are located in remote areas where there is no terrestrial connectivity. Gaes Titan Desert by Garmin will have satellite Internet at their camps this year, allowing participants to connect with friends and family and to update their social network profiles. The race’s management will also use these Internet services as a security tool, and will allow the more than 20 media organizations covering the competition to send information, photos and videos, including live streaming, to their respective media outlets.

The 11th edition of the Gaes Titan Desert by Garmin takes place April 24 to 30, and includes more than 400 participants who have accepted the challenge to take on the mountains and desert of Morocco.