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We’ve launched our new website and we’re excited to introduce you to our new look
Welcome To Our New Site!International Satellite Services, Inc (ISS). is proud to announce the launch of our new website which coincides with our expanding role as a global leader in the Satellite Telecommunications Industry.For more than 21 years, ISS has been providing satellite voice and data solutions to individuals, businesses and emergency responders that operate…
Uses of the MSAT-G2 Satellite Radio for the Baja 1000 Race
November is here, and for off-road racers everywhere, that means one of the calendar’s most highly-anticipated events is just around the corner: The Baja 1000. Dating back all the way to the 1960s, the Baja 1000 is an off-road race held every year on the Baja California Peninsula, the final of a four-race annual series…
Frequent Users of Satellite Phones and Communication Devices
At International Satellite Services Inc., we’re proud to offer a wide range of mobile satellite phone, satellite push-to-talk, and portable internet solutions for those who require them. From our Iridium networks to our range of Inmarsat BGAN devices and many others in between, we have all the latest technology when it comes to satellite communications.There…
Research Scientists look to the FB150 Marine Satellite System
FB150 High Speed Satellite Service a “Winner” in Research Vessel TrialA FleetBroadband 150 (FB150) terminal, an Inmarsat 2009 entry in the marine satellite communications market, completed a successful three month trial aboard the New Zealand Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) vessel Kaharoa.The FB150 is designed for coastal merchant, small leisure, fishing, and government…
Inmarsat ISat Phone Pro
New Complete Specs on Inmarat’s IsatPhone Pro. This has everyone in the industry talkingThis new global handheld satellite phone due out in June by Inmarsat (IsatPhone Pro) has a longer battery life, clearer voice quality and will be priced more competitively than the competition.The above mentioned specs alone are enough to get everyone in the…
Test Your Iridium Satellite Phone
With Hurricance season upon us, International Satellite Services encourages you to test your Iridium Satellite phone to make sure it is in an operational status. If you own an Iridium satellite phone, just dial 00-1-480-752-5105 from your phone.If your satellite phone is working, you will hear a recorded message, along with quick tips on proper…
Where has all the good satellite support gone?
I hear it all the time from new customers, “I called several other companies but no one returned my call or the person we talked to at such and such company was rude and didn’t seem to care about our needs,” Although I appreciate the new business, it’s a shame the inquiring “could be” customer,…
Where's your Satellite Phone?
Every year seems to bring the same propagana from researchers and the media reporting another bad hurricane season ahead. Whether this prophecy proves true is impossible to determine until the storms actually wreak havoc in our backyards. However, you can prepare for the worst of storms should this season mirror 2007. Remember how unreliable cellular…
Cost Control Tips for BGAN
BGAN Cost Control tips and tricks: BGAN is incredible satellite communications technology. For remote communications, simultaneous mobile satellite voice and satellite internet have never been this feasible and user friendly. All this being said, the terminal must be managed so as to avoid getting high usage bills which can deter future usage. I have put…
BGAN Saves Lives
Philippines Search and Rescue Teams Aided by BGAN Satellite Communications Lives were saved after Typhoon Conson struck the Philippines on July 13, 2010, in part due to BGAN mobile satellite communications. A BGAN-powered emergency telecoms kit donated a few months earlier by an Inmarsat-sponsored aid agency was used by the Philippines National Disaster Coordinating Council…