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Commercial Satellite Phone Options. ?. MAFlink Multiplies the Effectiveness of the Church with Strategic Technologies that Conquer Barriers to Reaching the World for Christ. Satellite Phones H ere and Now. Mini-M. From the Inmarsat website www.inmarsat.org.
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Commercial Satellite Phone Options ? MAFlink Multiplies the Effectiveness of the Church with Strategic Technologies that Conquer Barriersto Reaching the World for Christ.
Mini-M From the Inmarsat website www.inmarsat.org True Global Coverage through 4 GEO satellites • 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 Thrane & Thrane Capsat Nera World Phone
M4 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 True Global Coverage through 4 GEO satellites Thrane & Thrane Capsat Messenger Nera World Communicator
Logo from the Motient website: www.motient .com • 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 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
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
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
Ellipso Handheld • 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 Pictures from the Ellipso Website; www.ellipso.com
From the ICO website; www.ico.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 phones From the ICO website; www.ico.com Existing ICOroam™ coverage From the ICO website; www.ico.com
Logo from the Thuraya website www.thuraya.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