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Articles tagged with: Inmarsat
Cellcrypt Enables Encrypted Mobile Phone Calls anywhere on Earth
Mobile phone security vendor, Cellcrypt says that it is now offering additional layers of encryption over inmarsat's broadband satellite services. Cellcrypt Mobile for Satellite solution provides end-to-end real-time encryption on smartphones, such as Nokias and BlackBerrys, to prevent private conversations from being compromised, enabling individuals within corporations and governments to converse in a highly secure manner without the need for specialised handsets. more
Related Tags: cellcrypt, encryption, broadband, security
Europe Licenses Two Mobile Satellite Operators
The European Commission says that it has selected two operators, inmarsat Ventures and Solaris Mobile, to provide mobile satellite services across Europe. The services, such as high-speed internet access, mobile television and radio or emergency communications, will be provided over a specifically reserved spectrum. more
Related Tags: european-commission, solaris-mobile, viviane-reding, satellite, mobile-satellite-services
Passenger In-Flight Mobile Use Exceeds 40% on Malaysia Airlines
Passengers on Malaysia Airlines are proving some of the world's most enthusiastic users of in-flight mobiles as they embrace the AeroMobile service. On some flights, passenger adoption has exceeded 40%. Data devices such as Blackberry are proving popular, with data traffic on some flights exceeding 2MB, the equivalent of 40 Blackberry users sending and receiving email. more
Related Tags: sms, roaming, rsa, privacy, ovi, blackberry, text-messages, in-flight, Malaysia
British Airways to Allow Mobile Phones on Business Flights
UK based airline, British Airways has announced plans to allow the use of mobile phones on one of its routes from London to New York. In addition to normal mobile phone use, internet access will also be possible from laptops fitted with GSM data cards. OnAir is providing the in-plane equipment to launch the service. more
Related Tags: rsa, london, wataniya, gsm, onair, UK
Saving Lives With 10-kilo GSM Phone Network
A ten-kilo GSM mobile phone network developed by European researchers will allow rescue workers to set up communications just hours, or even minutes, after a man-made or natural catastrophe. It will mean more lives saved. more
Related Tags: wi-fi, lbs, location-based-services, landline, satellite
Inmarsat Shars Rise After Harbinger Capital Approach
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Shares in satellite communications company inmarsat rose sharply Monday after it confirmed it had received a "very preliminary approach" from activist hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners. more
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Zambia Flood Victims Offered Satellite Phone Services
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has deployed 25 satellite terminals to help restore vital communication links in the aftermath of severe floods that have inundated low-lying districts across Zambia. more
Related Tags: gps, itu, satellite, Zambia
Inmarsat in Talks with 3 US Mobile Operators
Satellite operator, inmarsat is reported to be in talks with three US terrestrial mobile operators about launching a combined terrestrial and satellite service. more
Related Tags: verizon-wireless, verizon, satellite, USA
Uganda flood victims receive telecommunication links
The International Telecommunication Union has deployed 25 satellite terminals to help restore vital communication links in the aftermath of severe floods that have affected the eastern and northern regions of Uganda since August this year. Several districts were ravaged by torrential rains and flash floods that swept through the country taking lives, marooning over 140,000 people, destroying road and communication links, and submerging crops, compelling the Government to declare a state of emergency. more
Related Tags: gps, itu, satellite, flash, Uganda
Humanitarian Relief Charity Flies Telecoms Experts to Peru Earthquake Region
Related Tags: earthquake, tsf, satellite