Commercial Satellite Phone Options

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Satellite Phones

Here and Now

THE FACTS• True Global Coverage

• Voice, Fax and Data services

• Service cost about $2.15 / min (humanitarian rate)

• 2400 bps Data Speed (actual throughput varies)

• Hardware cost - $2,500 - $3,000

• Notebook size terminal with flat, directional ant.

• The ONLY portable satellite terminal CURRENTLY in operation in many of the most remote parts of the world. (excluding the M4)

• Services supported by 4 GEO Satellites

• For more information, contact www.inmarsat.com

Mini-M

True Global Coverage through 4 GEO satellites

Thrane & Thrane Capsat

Nera World Phone

From the Inmarsat website www.inmarsat.org

                                           

THE FACTS• True Global Coverage

• Applications - Extends LAN (remote office) - E-mail - Web/Internet & Intranet Access - Video Conferencing- - Store and forward video - File and Image transfer

• Service cost about $7.00 / min

• 64,000 bps Data Speed (actual throughput varies)

• Hardware cost - $9,000 -$11,000

• Notebook size terminal with larger flat, directional ant. voice/fax/data

• Launched early 2000, growing market for high speed data.

• 4 GEO Satellites

• For more information, see www.inmarsat.com

M4

True Global Coverage through 4 GEO satellites

Thrane & Thrane Capsat Messenger

Nera World Communicator

From the Inmarsat website www.inmarsat.org

THE FACTS• Service Available in North America, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and North tip of South America

• Service Rates: $1 – $2.50 /min

• Data speeds up to 4800 bps

Logo from the Motient website: www.motient .com

Coverage Map from the Motient website: www.motient .com

• Hardware costs from $1,800 to $4,000 depending on type of unit.

• Notebook size terminals with flat, high gain, and mobile antenna types (mobile, marine, fixed terminals)

• Services supported by 2 GEO Satellites

• The AMSC satellite system is recommended by the US Navy , FEMA, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for communications during routine operations and Emergencies.

• For more information, check out www.motient.com

Satellite Phones Up and Coming

THE FACTS• Current services limited to North America and Western Europe. Planned availability by the end of 2000 in Australia, all Europe, parts of L. America, N. Africa, China

• Service cost averages about $2 /minute for calls (US to US) and $2.50 or more in all other countries.

• Data currently not available. Data speeds up to 9600 bps planned by the end of 2000.

• Small handheld and fixed units multi-mode cellular and satellite starting at about $1,200. -

• Service was launched in N. America, and Europe early 2000. Planned extension of coverage by the end of 2000. See map.

• Service based on 48 Low Earth Orbit satellites

• For more information visit www.globalstar.com

Graphics from the Globalstar website at www.globalstar .com

From the Globalstar website at www.globalstar .com

Satellite Phones

Launching Soon(?)

THE FACTS• Wireless voice, Internet access (through GMS), paging services, facsimile & data transmission (2400 bps).

• Dual mode user terminal (GSM / satellite) provides flexible access

• A user-friendly, shirt pocket sized handheld phone similar in size and weight to contemporary cellular handsets.

• Extends the reach of national telecommunications services where fixed wire-line infrastructure is currently not available.

• Coverage of over 11 million square miles and the most powerful commercial satellite.

• Roaming on GSM networks worldwide

• For more information, check out www.acesinternational.com  

Graphics from the ACeS website at www.acesinternational.com

ACeS Coverage Map

THE FACTS• Planned Global Service by 2002

• Planned Less than $1 / minute (quoted at $0.33 / minute).

• Planned Data Speeds from 300 to 9600 bps

• Planned Hardware costs of $1,000 -$2000 depending on type of terminal

• Handheld, mobile, and fixed terminals available.

• Operation is scheduled for early 2002

• Design based on 17 Mid-Earth Orbit satellites

• For more information, check out www.ellipso.com

                                

Ellipso Handheld

Pictures from the Ellipso Website; www.ellipso.com

THE FACTS• Services are currently limited to North America. Global coverage is planned by 2003

•Planned service cost is less than $1 / min.

• Small hand held dual gms/satellite terminals

• ICO’s service will be supported by 10 MEO satellites

• ICO filed for bankruptcy in the summer of 1999. They were recently backed by two of the world's leading telecoms entrepreneurs (Craig McCaw and Subhash Chandra) and merged with Teledesic.

• For more information, check out www.icon.com.

ICO hand held phonesFrom the ICO website; www.ico.com

From the ICO website; www.ico.com

Existing ICOroam™ coverage

From the ICO website; www.ico.com

“…60% of the population will be covered by cellular by the end of the 2000, due to various reasons, while developing countries which account for 70% of the world population, possess only 7 % of the world’s telephones…” (from the Thuraya website www.thuraya.com).

THE FACTS• Planned service Area: India, Central Asia, Middle East, Europe, North and Central Africa

• Planned service rate: Less than $1 / minute.

• Planned data speeds: 2400 bps – 9600 bps

• Hand held Dual-mode satellite and GSM mobile phone

• Planned launch of first Satellite in May 2000. Service planned to begin in September 2000.

• Service supported by 2 GEO satellites.

• For more information check out www.thuraya.com

Handset from the Thuraya website www.thuraya.com

Logo from the Thuraya website www.thuraya.com