Description
Most satphone handhelds (including the Iridium Go!) only provide you with a 2.5 Kbps connection. The first analog phone-line modems were 56 Kbps and the average webpage in 2017 was about 3 MB, implying it would almost take three hours to load the average homepage on a satphone.
If you are in need of a remote internet connection, enabling ‘real’ e-mail, WhatsApp, sending files and pictures and/or basic browsing, a satellite ‘broadband’ modem is the solution you need. You pay per Megabyte (‘shared’ connection) or per minute (‘private’ connection – stream). Which is not particularly cheap. But with special software it is possible to keep your MB-usage to a minimum: in example, e-mails and WhatsApp pictures can be really small. It is important that any background data-usage (i.e. auto-update) is turned off on your device. Contact us about our pre-configured Toughbooks for this purpose.
Cobham Explorer 510 / 540
Inmarsat Cobham Explorer 510 BGAN modem / Wi-Fi hotspot. The 510 includes a battery for mobile use, the 540 includes a pole mount for use on a fixed location.
- Simultaneous voice and data communications over BGAN
- High-speed data transfer up to 464 kbps
- Ethernet, USB, Bluetooth and phone/fax interfaces
- Lightweight, splash and dust proof design
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Explorer 510 package includes:
- Built-in Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery
- EXPLORER Softbag
- USB to Ethernet Converter Cable
- 100-240VAC Power Supply
- Multi-Language Quick Start Guide
Explorer 540 package includes:
- Polemount
- Security torx bit for back cover
- 2 Cable Glands and 1 Blanking Plug
- Allen key for polemount
- Multi-Language Quick Start Guide
Please add Inmarsat BGAN airtime units to use this device.
Hughes 9201 – Second Life
Ex-rental – Second Life, case shows clear signs of wear, but fully functional and in good technical condition. Slightly larger than the Cobham Explorer – about the size of a laptop.
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- Send cheap SMS-texts through the web-interface or with Inmarsat LauchPad software
- High-speed data transfer up to 492 kbps (transmit & receive)
- Simultaneous ISDN and data communications over BGAN
- Ethernet, USB, Wi-Fi and ISDN interfaces
- Robust, splash and dust proof design
Comes with:
- EU-charger
- Battery (Optional: new battery € 80,-)
- Optional: Car-charger € 50,-
Please add Inmarsat BGAN airtime units to use this device.
