Inmarsat Share Discussion Threads

[andrbea] 23/9/2005 14:14

biggish buy (ca 608 000 quid) at 13.51 (190000 in volume)

[andrbea] 23/9/2005 13:43

thought so too, Whipround
and all isat-holders... :-)

"the www.howzitonline.com VoIP USB-based handset with the Inmarsat satellite modem to provide Internet and VoIP access in most parts of the world"

lovely jubbly!

[whipround] 23/9/2005 13:26

Excellent work Andrbea, you can have the afternoon off.

[andrbea] 23/9/2005 13:05

Glass says the interest in the product has been phenomenal. Already systems have been supplied to several mining, exploration and farming companies within days of the product's launch. We believe that sales of the system will be significant as it solves the communication problem that so many companies operating in Africa encounter.

[andrbea] 23/9/2005 13:04

further to post 235

The solution, Glass says, uses the HowzitOnline.com Voip USB-based handset. It has an Inmarsat satellite modem to provide Internet and Voip access in most parts of the world, at speeds of up to 144Kbps - almost three times the speed of dial-up.

[andrbea] 23/9/2005 10:58

Looking ahead, Segovia has set its sights on the on demand market, including first responders and Inmarsat users. The company already provides first responder support to the Army Corps of Engineers in all 50 states and four territories.

Previously, customers could contract for Segovia's Global Broadband IP Network Service on an annual basis. The company recently announced, however, that users could contract for service on an on demand basis. This means that Inmarsat users that have graduated to the need for broadband service, or first responder teams that only want to pay for service when they use it, now have a solution.


also segovia + us army

In military circles, the success of the Army's "Connect the Logistician" (CTL) program in improving the flow of vital supplies to warfighters Iraq is well known. The program, powered by the Combat Service Support Satellite Communications (CSS SATCOM) global VSAT-IP network, has become a major combat multiplier.
A key factor in CTL's success, observers say, has been an extraordinary level of collaboration between satellite network provider Segovia and the Defense Information Systems Agency, Army Network Command, Army chief information officer (CIO)/G6 and Army deputy chief of staff for logistics (G4).

[andrbea] 23/9/2005 10:39

with Voip fast outpacing trans-continental phone calls, this must represent a big earner IMO, over time, for the Inmarsat satellites:


"The satellite-based Voip calls cost a fraction of normal PSTN rates. For example, call charges per minute in US cents to the US are 4.25, the UK 5.04 cents per minute, Australia 5.01 cents, Canada 5.40 cents, Hong Kong 5.29 cents, China 5.58 cents and South Africa 10.04 US cents," says Glass.

The solution, Glass says, uses the HowzitOnline.com Voip USB-based handset. It has an Inmarsat satellite modem to provide Internet and Voip access in most parts of the world, at speeds of up to 144Kbps - almost three times the speed of dial-up.

[whipround] 22/9/2005 11:11

Another super-hurricane, another dollar. This time the American's disaster planning department should include some satellite communication. Must be good for Inmarsat.

[andrbea] 21/9/2005 14:34

Satellite Communication (SatComm), a supplier of satellite telephony solutions for Iridium, Inmarsat and Thuruya, has announced that in conjunction with www.howzitonline.com, an international VoIP service provider, it has developed a VoIP product that operates via satellite and which can be used in 145 countries around the world.

[andrbea] 21/9/2005 14:33

OnAir also announced the selection of Inmarsat's SwiftBroadband service and Thales' satellite communications system to support the airline passenger voice and data communication.

[whipround] 21/9/2005 09:24

20-09-2005 - Crews competing in this year's round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) - dubbed the 'Olympics of sailing' - will rely on Inmarsat for communication.

Inmarsat has been named as an official supplier of satellite communications to the race, in partnership with leading distribution partner France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC), and equipment manufacturer Thrane and Thrane.

[whipround] 21/9/2005 09:17

Hope so, it could be worse, could have bought prty! I think long term this co looks fantastic. So long as the next sat launch is fully insured.

[gswredland] 21/9/2005 08:11

should bounce back from this area?

[pawsnjaws] 20/9/2005 16:29

Good. Your both still here. I am out when you guys go!

[andrbea] 20/9/2005 14:52

it's not difficult whipround :-)

To amuse you some more:

Global satellite operators assemble in Bangalore


Tuesday, 20 September , 2005, 12:53

Bangalore: Satellite operators from around the world gathered in Bangalore on Tuesday looking to further reduce interference to satellite transponder capacity that is estimated to cause them loss of revenue in tens of millions of dollars per annum.

About 40 experts from Intelsat, PanAmSat, NSS, SES Global, EUTELSAT, INMARSAT, AsiaSat, ArabSat, SatMax of Mexico, NahuelSat of Argentina, Star One of Brazil, CSS of Japan, Thuraya, Singapore Telecom and INSAT are participating in the three-day conference and meeting of Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG).

[andrbea] 20/9/2005 13:11

we're even being used in the himalayas:

Located on the border of Tibet and Nepal, 30 Kilometres West of Mount Everest, Cho Oyo's 8,201 metre summit makes it the sixth highest mountain in the world. Freezing temperatures, a summit at death zone (above 8000 meters), extreme weather conditions such as howling winds and burning sun light, all contribute to making Cho Oyo one of the most challenging mountain climbs in the world. Extreme areas are known to lack terrestrial communications infrastructure, as such, Zed uses the revolutionary Regional BGAN satellite telecommunications system supplied by Inmarsat, a world leader in the satellite telecommunications equipment.

[whipround] 20/9/2005 12:58

Took about a month for the last launch after the announcement that it was being prepared, Launch of next satellite then mid October for 85% coverage of the world.

[andrbea] 20/9/2005 09:38

"Meanwhile, Inmarsat, RHM, Mapeley, Aberdeen Asset Management, Ashtead Group, Gyrus Group and Insight Foundation Property Trust were promoted to the FTSE 250."

[martingb] 16/9/2005 16:38

High volume today (5m+). Biggest since 23-Aug.
Probably due to ISAT entering the FTSE-250 on Monday.

Looking forward to a blue day on Monday!

[andrbea] 16/9/2005 11:55

TCS Provides Communications Infrastructure for Joint Task Force Katrina

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TCS' SwiftLink 2300 uses commercially available satellite and terrestrial Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) networks to accomplish reach-back connectivity to a TCS SwiftLink Home Station located at the customer's facility. Network access to the global ISDN network is accomplished by simple interface to the included Inmarsat M4 GAN satellite terminal. The SwiftLink 2300 can be used to access the SIPRNET or NIPRNET for military customers. NSA Type 1 encryption is provided via a KIV-7 encryption device option. For TCS' customers with sensitive but unclassified requirements, commercial encryption is available.

[andrbea] 16/9/2005 11:53

FCC mandates seen as aid to telecoms in future disasters
'People should learn the lessons of Katrina,' says a Verizon official


SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 (COMPUTERWORLD) - A Federal Communications Commission mandate on network providers and related emergency communications policies would help telecommunications companies prepare for future disasters similar to Hurricane Katrina, industry experts said last week. "

[whipround] 15/9/2005 16:26

Presumably, once it is successfully launched then the share price will reflect the increased capacity, revenue and profitability of the new satellite and will jump accordingly or is it already in the price?

[whipround] 15/9/2005 16:01

15-9-05


Second Inmarsat-4 satellite arrives in US for final preparations before being shot into orbit from Pacific
15-09-2005 - Final pre-launch preparations made to second I-4 after the huge spacecraft is shipped in giant freighter plane to Long Beach in California.

The second Inmarsat-4 (I-4) satellite has arrived in California where it will undergo final preparations prior to being shot into orbit from a Sea Launch floating platform in the Pacific Ocean.

Once in commercial service, the satellite will deliver Inmarsat's new Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service in the Americas.

The huge spacecraft, weighing nearly six tons and the size of a double-decker bus, was shipped from Astrium's production facility in Toulouse, France.

Packed inside an air-conditioned container, it was transported in a huge Antonov freight aircraft for a 24-hour journey to California, including a re-fuelling stop in Canada.

The spacecraft will undergo fuelling and further checks at the pre-launch facilities of the Sea Launch organization in Long Beach, California, before being mated with the Sea Launch 6000 rocket.

It will then be loaded on to the Sea Launch assembly and command ship, Sea Launch Commander, ready for its voyage to the launch zone, where it will be transferred to the floating platform, Odyssey.

The Pacific location provides the most direct route to orbit, offering maximum lift capacity from the 'sling-shot' effect of launching close to the Equator.

From Isat website

[whipround] 15/9/2005 09:24

It seems that there is always a calamity in the world somewhere, requiring sat phones. Katrina, bandeh aceh, earthquakes in Iran/Turkey. Disaster planning will require increased provision of this technology throughout the world.