Commercial Satellite Phone Options

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Commercial Satellite Phone Options
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MAFlink 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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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
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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
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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

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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.
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• 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
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• Graphics from the ACeS website at
  www.acesinternational.com

ACeS Coverage Map
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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
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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
• ICOs 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
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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 worlds 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