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The Planets Only Push to Talk Satellite Radio
Mobility is a crucial element in interoperable communications for public safety. It allows emergency responders to contact one another while out in the field. It also means that employees in emergency operation centers can take their LightSquared satellite phones/two-way radios along if they are forced to leave the building in an emergency. The MSAT-G2 push…
New High Rate Data Service via Satellite - BGAN HDR
Naples Florida July 25th, 2013 – Inmarsat is releasing a new high speed data technology called BGAN HDR in September of this year. This service is geared for Higher Quality News Gathering, with streaming data speeds up to 650 Kilobytes per second and standard IP bandwidth potential of over 1 Mbps, up from 492 Kbps on…
The Deadliest Catch counts on satellite dispatch radio in Northern Alaska
The Situation While most folks opt for jobs that are safe and free from danger, there are others that choose careers such as mining, law enforcement, fire rescue, mining, crabbing, and more. It may come as a surprise to learn that Alaskan crabbers top the list of people with the most dangerous job. Crabbers are…
The ISatData Pro provides a unique satellite m2m global solution
If you are interested in learning everything there is to know about machine-to-machine (M2M) satellite communication solutions, you need look no further than the team of Inmarsat, Skywave and International Satellite Services. At the top of their services list is the low data rate solution known as the IsatData Pro, that gives users the capability…
What is the MSAT-G2 Satellite Radio?
The MSAT-G2 just might be the most underrated, over achieving communications satellite radio on the market today. Although understating its capabilities in this writer’s opinion, “blue collar” is another term one sometimes hears used to describe the MSAT-G2, more on that later. Originally launched in the mid 1990’s when satellite communications was truly in its…
What's so special about the MSAT G2 Dispatch Radio?
In less than 20 years, the mobile satellite communications business has evolved from a nicheMSAT G2 Satellite Radio market consisting of a very few very expensive options to today’s market, offering a wide variety of terminals supporting a near infinite range of functionality, spanning an equally confusing price point range. However, navigating the complexities of…
Solar Car Project uses BGAN Satellite Technology
Just recently completed, The World Solar Challenge was held in the outback of Australia. The race began October 6th in Darwin and finished on October 13th near Adelaid. Held every two years, this solar-powered electric terrestrial vehicle competition always faces the extreme challenges. This year was no different. Challenged with providing real time sharing of…
What Satellite Phone Should I Buy?
You’re in the market for a hand held satellite telephone? You have choices, not many, but choices nonetheless. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to stay within the same species of “fruit” when comparing your options… apples with apples, oranges with oranges, etc., easier said than done I know. Your sales agent…
Portable Satellite Internet and Voice to the Rescue in the Philippines
On October 18th the island of Bohol in the Philippines was struck by an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale. Damage is catastrophic. Communities on the island are devastated with more than 3 million people affected. ThereBGAN Hughes 9202 Satellite Internet is severe damage to thousands of homes as well as roads and other…