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Commercial Satellite Phone Options
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Multiplies the Effectiveness of the Church with
Strategic Technologies that Conquer
Barriersto Reaching the World for Christ.
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Satellite Phones
Here and Now
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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
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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
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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
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Satellite Phones Up and Coming
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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
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From the Globalstar website at www.globalstar .com
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Satellite Phones
Launching Soon(?)
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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
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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
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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
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“…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