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Preorders are starting now for the first generation of devices featuring the new Iridium Certus sevice platform. The Iridium Certus platform utilizes the new Iridum NEXT constellation to service a wide-ranging set of aviation, maritime, and land mobile communication needs. Iridium Certus will provide uncompromising coverafe and even a range of speeds to eventually reach 1.4 Mbps.

Handheld Satellite Phones are absolutely necessary when a disaster strikes and all lines of communications are unavailable.  But if you have a team of 3 or more, a satellite phone with Push-To-Talk may be a better fit.  With the Iridium PTT, not only can you place calls, but your entire team is a push away from communicating.

Inmarsat has announced the End of Life (EOL) dates for its Fleet 33, 55, and 77 devices. After these dates these legacy fleet devices will no longer be covered under the Inmarsat network and users will find that they will no longer be receiving/transmitting data.

As these EOL dates approach users should consider migrating to a newer satellite broadband device. These newer devices are more reliable and provide a...

When choosing a satellite internet solution prepare to be bombarded with language consisting of MB's, GB's, Kbps, Mbps, MIR, CIR, 4:1, 8:1, FAP and so on... If you understand this uber-techie lingo then a thorough satellite internet proposal complete with bandwidth numbers, contention ratios and data consumption limits is just ...

Live and play on the water? Stay in touch with the Glow Iridium Satellite Terminal by RedPort. The Glow provides easy-to-install and easy-to-use access to the Iridium network, combined with the power and reliability of RedPort hardware services. Being on the Iridium network the Glow is the world’s only marine-dedicated satellite phone with access to Iridium’s best service plans, including Unl...