 2.25.09 Inmarsat Satellite Broadband Expansion Goes Live Mobile Broadband Network Goes Global 25-02-2009 - The era of global coverage for mobile broadband communications has arrived, following completion of Inmarsat's network-optimising satellite repositioning programme. The new global I-4 satellite network went live when broadband services were successfully transferred to the Inmarsat-4 (I-4) F1 spacecraft at 20:00 UTC on Tuesday, 24 February. The new global I-4 satellite regions are: I-4 Americas - from 98 degrees West I-4 EMEA - from 25 degrees East I-4 Asia-Pacific - from 143.5 degrees East. Also involved in the transfer were Inmarsat's satellite phone services (SPS) - IsatPhone, LandPhone and FleetPhone - which have now commenced operation on two I-4 satellites. As a result, satellite phone services are now available on both the I-4 EMEA and I-4 Asia-Pacific satellites. The restoration of services on the I-4 F1 brings Inmarsat's satellite repositioning programme to a successful conclusion. For more information about global coverage see the Support section of Inmarsat.com. Inmarsat website: www.inmarsat.com/coverage Courtesy of Inmarsat website media services: http://www.inmarsat.com/About/Newsroom/00024683.aspx?language=EN&textonly=False |
