BGAN is the world’s first mobile communications service to deliver broadband data and voice, simultaneously, through a single, truly portable device anywhere on the planet.
Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network - BGAN - is the world's first voice and broadband data mobile communications service accessible anywhere on the planet. Delivered via a highly portable, easy to use device, it is also the first mobile service to offer guaranteed data rates on demand. These innovations enable BGAN to extend the boundaries of the broadband mobile office that 3G cellular services are only starting to deliver.
Features
- High-speed wireless IP data and circuit-switched network
- A range of smaller, lighter-weight terminals
- Shared capacity IP data rates up to 492 kbps
- Streaming IP data rates up to 256 kbps on demand
- Familiar GAN-standard 64 kbps ISDN and 4.8 kbps voice
- Support for supplementary services, e.g., call hold, call waiting and voicemail
- Simultaneous voice and data traffic
- Support for legacy applications and a platform for new IP-based solutions
