Intelsat General is a leading provider of a complete portfolio of mobile voice and data services to almost anywhere on the planet over the Inmarsat network. Inmarsat's worldwide constellation provides access where other communications systems may not work or offer coverage.

These services are used by agencies needing dependable mobile communications in places where the local network is unreliable or simply does not exist. Services are typically used in the following industries:

• Maritime


• Media


• Oil & gas


• Construction


• Aeronautical


• Government


• Aid

We currently offer the following Inmarsat Services:

• Lease services -- A lease channel may be dedicated to a single user or shared among a closed user group on a multi-year basis or for shorter periods.

• LandPhone -- A low-cost, fixed voice service, which can be used indoors or outdoors as a private or business telephone, or as a payphone-type solution in conjunction with prepay cards. Connects to a standard telephone and remote antenna, and is currently available across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

• Fleet 77, 55 and 33 -- These offer a combination of global voice, data and fax communications for email, web browsing and other office applications.

• FleetPhone  -- A low-cost phone service ideal for smaller vessels, consisting of below-decks equipment with an integrated voice handset connected to an omni-directional antenna.

• Swift 64 -- Provides bandwidth for applications such as high-quality voice, email, internet and intranet access, and videoconferencing.

• Inmarsat B -- The first digital successor to Inmarsat A, capable of high-quality telephony, facsimile, data and telex services, and compatible with the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).

• Inmarsat C and Mini C -- A digital system based on a low-cost satellite terminal, providing two-way, store-and-forward messaging; distress calling; EGC SafetyNET(tm) and FleetNET(tm); data reporting; and polling. The system is approved for use under the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and mandatory for Solas-compliant ships operating outside Navtex coverage areas.

• Inmarsat D+ -- The predecessor to IsatM2M. A two-way data communications service that uses very small equipment, with integrated GPS, for data transfer, remote monitoring, tracking and tracing.

• Inmarsat M -- The first briefcase satphone, introduced in 1993. Also available in the maritime market, as a smaller, digital alternative to Inmarsat B, offering two-way voice telephony, distress alerting, fax and data services at lower data rates.

• Mini M -- Introduced in 1995, based on digital technology and capable of two-way voice telephony, alerting, fax and data services. Operates only in the reduced coverage offered by the Inmarsat-3 spot beams, but its notebook size has made it one of the most popular Inmarsat services on land and at sea.

• GAN -- A precursor to BGAN, the Global Area Network (GAN) service offers high-quality voice, plus a combination of the 64kbps Mobile ISDN and packet-based MPDS data services via a portable terminal.

• Aero H / H+, I and L -- Supports multi-channel voice, fax and data communications at speeds anywhere in the global (hemispherical) beams of Inmarsat's satellites.

• Mini M Aero -- Suited to border and coastal patrol, emergency services and remote-area operations. Supports a single channel for voice, fax or data, with SIM-card capability and STU-III encrypted voice.

• Aero C -- For non-safety-related text or data messages from anywhere in the world. With integrated GPS, it can be readily installed in corporate and general-aviation aircraft and helicopters, and offers two-way store-and-forward data communications, messaging, polling and position-reporting.