What’s for you?

The process of choosing the appropriate satellite system for your requirement might seem a difficult one for those not familiar with the different networks and options. We at Satphone aim to make this process as straightforward as possible.

Below are brief comparisons of the features and coverage of the six most popular networks. Please call a sales consultant on 0800 747 6 747 to find out exactly what would best suit your requirements.

	Iridium More	Inmarsat Land More	Inmarsat Maritime More	Inmarsat Aviation More	Thuraya More	Globalstar More
Coverage	Global (except North Korea)	Global (excluding Polar regions)	Global (excluding Polar regions)	Global (excluding Polar regions)	Europe (excluding northern fringe), Africa (excluding Southern Africa), Middle East, Indian Sub Continent, South East Asia and Australia	The Americas, Europe, N. African coast, Russia and former soviet republics, Middle East, Australia and N. Zealand
Voice service	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Data service	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Max data rate (bps)	2.4k	492k	432k	432k	9.6k or 60k	9.6k
Text message receive	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Text message send	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Prepay tariff	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Postpay tariff	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Satphone UK (satphone.co.uk) are specialist satellite phone suppliers of Iridium phone, Thuraya phone, Inmarsat phone and Inmarsat bgan satellite phone high speed data terminals.

Satphone.co.uk also offer prepaid and postpaid satellite phone airtime and SIM cards for Iridium 9505A, Iridium 9555, Iridium 9575, Thuraya XT, Thuraya Hughes 7101, Thuraya so-2510, Thuraya sg-2520 with GSM and GPS option, and Inmarsat, Thrane and Thrane Explorer 500, Explorer 300, Explorer 700 and Fleet 77, Fleet 55, Fleet 33, Fleet Broadband FB 250, Fleet Broadband FB 500 and Thuraya DSL. Callmonitor Limited, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 4ND, England, UK. Satphone.co.uk offer rental and hire of Iridium, Inmarsat and Thuraya satellite phones on the Satphone UK web site.

Please note that satellite telephones require a direct line of sight from the antenna to the satellite. Therefore, phones do not work inside buildings or vehicles unless used with an external antenna. Service in outdoor locations with trees, hills, mountains, buildings or other similar structures or geographical features may impair or prevent the use of satellite communication equipment.

Please note that text messaging service on satellite phones may not be possible to terrestrial mobile phones.

What’s for you?

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Satphone UK (satphone.co.uk) are specialist satellite phone suppliers of Iridium phone, Thuraya phone, Inmarsat phone and Inmarsat bgan satellite phone high speed data terminals.