Blogs
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…
Inmarsat Announces NEW Superfast Satellite Network
Inmarsat Announces Global Xpress™ the Superfast Network Offering Speeds Up To 50Mbps Much faster. Less expensive. High quality. These are some of the phrases being used to describe Inmarsat’s recently announced Global XpressTM service. By 2014 Inmarsat customers will enjoy a unique global portable satellite internet solution designed to address the growing maritime, energy, and…
Thrane BGAN Explorer 325
Explorer 325: Smaller, lighter BGAN terminal for Vehicular Use Offers Low-Cost Option The BGAN Explorer 325 is an entry-level portable satellite internet and voice terminal in the satellite communications-on-the-move market, one of the most rapidly-expanding markets in recent years due to the demand for constant access to communications regardless of location and situation. The new…
Plastiki Relies on FleetBroadband Satellite Communications
Plastiki Relies on FleetBroadband Satellite Communications to Deliver Environmental Message Portable Satellite internet and satellite voice communications enabled by a solar-powered Thrane & Thrane Sailor 500 FleetBroadband terminal were key components of a unique ocean voyage intended to draw world attention to the crisis of waste dumped in our oceans. The Inmarsat-sponsored Plastiki is a…