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GMPCS Orders Broadband Satellite Terminals for Inmarsat BGAN Service |
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla., July 29, 2005/Satnews Daily/ ― GMPCS, a full service provider of global mobile personal communications via satellite, announced on Thursday it has placed the first order of 1000 units of for personal broadband satellite terminals for the Inmarsat BGAN service from Nera SatCom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nera.
GMPCS said the Nera WorldPro 1000 terminal will enable customers of GMPCS to connect to Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service at speeds of up to 384 kbps from 85 percent of the world's land mass. The service is scheduled for availability from the fourth quarter of 2005 and will enable users to access both voice and data communications simultaneously from a single satellite terminal.
“Inmarsat's BGAN service has the potential to revolutionize mobile satellite communications, offering high-speed data connectivity and voice communications from a terminal half the size of a laptop computer,” said Craig Van Wagner, president and chief executive officer of GMPCS. He said GMPCS wants to have the equipment on the shelf and ready for distribution immediately upon commercial availability of the BGAN service.
Measuring only 15 x 20 cm and weighing less than 1 kg, the Nera WorldPro 1000 is the smallest broadband satellite communications terminal on the market. Designed specifically to be easy to carry and easy to use, the terminal is targeted at users in the military, aid and media sectors who need instant access to broadband communications in areas with poor terrestrial communications infrastructure. Both wireless and wireline options for connecting computers and voice handsets provide optimal flexibility on location.
GMPCS' order for the Nera WorldPro 1000 comes only a month after the product was launched on the market. The order for 1,000 units will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2005.
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