About The Inmarsat Network 

Inmarsat has been at the leading edge of satellite communications for nearly 30 years providing voice and high-speed data services to almost anywhere on the planet - on land, at sea, and in the air.

Inmarsat services are delivered through the most versatile and reliable satellite network in the world.

Inmarsat owns and operates 11 satellites in geostationary orbit 35,786km above the Earth, controlled from our HQ in London via ground stations located around the globe.

IsatPhone Pro - Handheld SatPhone

Inmarsat’s new global handheld satellite phone, the IsatPhone Pro, takes advantage of the world’s most advanced satellite communications network to provide exceptional quality and reliability.

Robust and with long battery life, the IsatPhone Pro is the only global handheld satellite phone to support Bluetooth.

The IsatPhone Pro is designed for professionals in a wide range of sectors including government and military, energy, construction, media and first response. The handheld has been designed specifically for Inmarsat’s I-4 satellite network.

LandPhone - fixed satellite phone

A low-cost, fixed voice service, which can be used indoors or outdoors as a private or business telephone, or as a payphone-type solution in conjunction with prepay cards. Connects to a standard telephone and remote antenna, and is currently available across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN)

Delivers simultaneous voice and broadband data communications via a lightweight, notebook-size device. Provides seamless network coverage across most of the world's landmass and offers Standard IP at speeds up to 492kbps and "on-demand" Streaming IP at up to 256kbps.

FleetBroadband

Our most advanced maritime service is designed to provide cost-effective, high-speed data and voice communications, including simultaneous voice and data, Standard IP with speeds of up to 432kbps over a shared channel, ISDN at 64kbps, and streaming data up to 256kbps.

Fleet 77, 55 and 33

These three maritime services offer a combination of global voice and fax communications, Mobile ISDN data at 64kbps and 128kbps, and our original always-on IP-based Mobile Packet Data Service (MPDS) for email, web browsing and other office applications.

FleetPhone  - maritime satellite phone

A low-cost phone service ideal for smaller vessels, consisting of below-decks equipment with an integrated voice handset connected to an omni-directional antenna. Available now in the Inmarsat-4 Indian Ocean Region and going global in 2009.

SwiftBroadband

Designed to meet the high-speed data communications needs of passengers, cabin crew and pilots in airliners, business jets and government aircraft. Offers a package of simultaneous voice and data, plus contended IP-based data up to 432kbps per channel and 64kbps ISDN. 

Swift 64

Provides bandwidth for applications such as high-quality voice, email, internet and intranet access, and videoconferencing, via its Mobile ISDN and IP-based Mobile Packet Data Service (MPDS) offerings.

Inmarsat A

The original Inmarsat system, which was withdrawn from service at the end of 2007. Based on analogue techniques, it provided global two-way telephony, facsimile, data and telex communications to the maritime community for a quarter of a century.

Inmarsat B

The first digital successor to Inmarsat A, capable of high-quality telephony, facsimile, data and telex services, and compatible with the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).

Inmarsat C and Mini C

A digital system based on a low-cost satellite terminal, providing two-way store-and-forward messaging, distress calling, EGC SafetyNET™ and FleetNET™, data reporting and polling. The system is approved for use under the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and mandatory for Solas-compliant ships operating outside Navtex coverage areas.

IsatM2M

A two-way burst messaging service enabling a wide range of machine-to-machine applications for tracking and monitoring remote fixed or mobile assets on a global basis - whether on land, at sea or in the air.

Inmarsat D+

The predecessor to IsatM2M. a two-way data communications service that uses very small equipment, with integrated GPS, for data transfer, remote monitoring, tracking and tracing.

Inmarsat M

The first briefcase satphone, introduced in 1993. Also available in the maritime market, as a smaller, digital alternative to Inmarsat B, offering two-way voice telephony, distress alerting, fax and data services at lower data rates.

Mini M

Introduced in 1995, based on digital technology and capable of two-way voice telephony, alerting, fax and data services. Operates only in the reduced coverage offered by the Inmarsat-3 spot beams, but its notebook size has made it one of the most popular Inmarsat services on land and at sea.

GAN

A precursor to BGAN, the Global Area Network (GAN) service offers high-quality voice, plus a combination of the 64kbps Mobile ISDN and packet-based MPDS data services via a portable terminal.  

Aero H / H+

Supports multi-channel voice, fax and data communications at speeds up to 9.6kbps anywhere in the global (hemispherical) beams of Inmarsat's satellites.

Aero I

Brings multi-channel voice, fax and data at up to 4.8kbps to corporate aircraft, military transports and regional airliners through smaller, cheaper terminals.

Aero L

Provides airline and government operators with global, real-time, two-way data communications, principally to support air traffic control and airline operations.

Mini M Aero

Suited to border patrol, coastguard, emergency services and remote-area operations applications. Supports a single channel for voice, fax or 2.4kbps PC data, SIM-card capability and STU-III encrypted voice.

Aero C

For non-safety-related text or data messages from anywhere in the world. With integrated GPS, it can be readily installed in corporate and general-aviation aircraft and helicopters, and offers two-way store-and-forward data communications, messaging, polling and position-reporting.

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