Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network - BGAN is the world's first mobile satellite Internet service to provide simultaneous voice and the fastest broadband data through a single device globally. It's as portable as a laptop. Easily setup a high speed office in any remote location in a few minutes.

 

Features include:

1. Standard and Streaming IP
   
   Standard IP: Access corporate networks via a secure VPN connection at speeds up to 492 Kbps. Use email, the Internet and send large files as easily as when you are in the office.
   
   Streaming IP: BGAN offers guaranteed data rates on demand. Ideal for live video or video conferencing, you can select streaming IP on a case-by-case basis and choose the data rate to match your application.
   
2. High quality voice
   This includes calls to and from mobile phones. You'll also get voicemail, call forwarding, call hold, call barring and call waiting. Calls can be made using a standard desktop phone, peripheral headset or via a Bluetooth earpiece.
   
3. Text messages via your laptop
   BGAN enables you to send and receive texts - up to 160 characters - to or from any mobile phone.
   
4. Global coverage
   BGAN delivers seamless network coverage across 85% of the world's land mass.
   

   is This map depicts Inmarsat's expectations of coverage, but does not represent a guarantee of service. The availability of service at the edge of coverage areas fluctuates depending on various conditions.

   (National regulatory conditions may apply. Coverage does not cover the poles.)

5. Simultaneous broadband data and voice
   With a single BGAN device, you can access broadband data applications at speeds up to 492 Kbps and make a phone call at the same time.
   
6. High portability
   BGAN terminals are so compact and lightweight; the smallest BGAN terminal weighs less than 1kg.
   
7. Ultimate flexibility
   BGAN supports the latest Internet Protocol (IP) services and traditional circuit-switched voice and data. So it'll integrate seamlessly with your corporate network and support both IP and legacy applications. There are terminals for single users or teams and they can be used indoors and outdoors if there's a clear line of sight to the satellite.
   
8. Ease of use
   You can set up your BGAN terminal anywhere globally in a couple of minutes. The user interface is standard across all terminals and you don't have to worry about making calls through local telecom networks, because you connect directly to the satellite.
   
9. Complete security
   A network so secure, it provides communications to the military and the government. It also supports all major VPN products and encryption standards.
   
10. Trademark reliability
    BGAN is the most dependable broadband satellite Internet provider with a network proven to be more reliable than terrestrial mobile networks.

 

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