Inmarsat satellite-based global business solutions for remote and rural communications

Inmarsat, as the largest satellite communications provider for all mobile applications, has recently developed models for global business solutions (GBS), known as the Inmarsat-M4 system. With the appropriate software and hardware, M4 service supports all mobile data and ISDN solutions up to 64 Kb/s, including a secure encryption (STU III/STE) system. This service extends urban or mobile-based offices, such as a LAN, Internet and ISDN/PSTN, in rural locations using multimedia semi-fixed GAN (global area network) and BGAN (broadband GAN) portable and office applications. Inmarsat's land service enables users to create a virtual mobile and semi-fixed office or remote control room anywhere and instantly. It provides a range of voice, video and data applications with a reach that covers almost all of the world's land mass for governments, military, corporate, construction, agriculture, oil and mining, exploration, expeditions, newsgathering, SCADA monitoring and broadcasting, measurements and emergency associations in remote and rural environments