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BGAN

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BGAN

(Broadband Global Area Network) A mobile satellite network service launched in 2005 from Inmarsat plc that allows users around the world to connect to the Internet or a corporate network. The two geostationary (GEO) Inmarsat-4 satellites provide a secure VPN for both packet-switched and circuit switched services for simultaneous voice and data at approximately 500 Kbps. Especially useful where telecom/cellular networks are poor or non-existent, the remote user needs only a laptop and a small, portable BGAN terminal device to connect.

Regional BGAN
The precursor to BGAN, Regional BGAN (R-BGAN) is an IP-based service for e-mail and Internet access. R-BGAN provides a shared 144 Kbps channel across Europe, Asia and Africa. See Inmarsat and GEO.



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With Terralink's leased line service, Telenor can guarantee up to 256 kbps bandwidth for BGAN customers using IP streaming services.
These enhancements will dramatically improve the robustness of BGAN in an on-the-move environment.
Inmarsat BGAN is a next-generation satellite service that provides broadband coverage across 85 percent of the world's land mass and 98 percent of the world's population - including the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Indian sub-continent, most of Asia Pacific and Western Australia.
 
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