What is BGAN?

Your hook up to voice and high speed mobile satellite Internet anywhere on the planet.

BGAN gives you the fastest mobile satellite broadband data service in the world. And that's not even the half of it.

Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network - BGAN is the world's first mobile communications service to provide simultaneous voice and the fastest broadband data through a single device globally. Some terminals are smaller and more portable than your laptop. BGAN offers both single and multi-user terminals and you don't even need your IT department to set it up for you. You can do it yourself in less than 5 minutes.

Here are the top 10 features BGAN can offer you:

  1. Standard and Streaming IP

    Standard IP: Access corporate networks via a secure VPN connection at speeds up to 492 Kbps. Use email, the Internet and send large files as easily as when you are in the office.

    Streaming IP: BGAN offers guaranteed data rates on demand. Ideal for live video or video conferencing, you can select streaming IP on a case-by-case basis and choose the data rate to match your application.

  2. High quality voice
    This includes calls to and from mobile phones. You'll also get voicemail, call forwarding, call hold, call barring and call waiting. Calls can be made using a standard desktop phone, peripheral headset or via a Bluetooth earpiece.

  3. Text messages via your laptop
    BGAN enables you to send and receive texts - up to 160 characters - to or from any mobile phone.

  4. Global coverage
    BGAN delivers seamless network coverage across 85% of the world's land mass.

  5. Simultaneous broadband data and voice
    With a single BGAN device, you can access broadband data applications at speeds up to 492 Kbps and make a phone call at the same time.

  6. High portability
    BGAN terminals are so compact and lightweight; the smallest BGAN terminal weighs less than 1kg.

  7. Ultimate flexibility
    BGAN supports the latest Internet Protocol (IP) services and traditional circuit-switched voice and data. So it'll integrate seamlessly with your corporate network and support both IP and legacy applications. There are terminals for single users or teams and they can be used indoors and outdoors if there's a clear line of sight to the satellite.

  8. Ease of use
    You can set up your BGAN terminal anywhere globally in a couple of minutes. The user interface is standard across all terminals and you don't have to worry about making calls through local telecom networks, because you connect directly to the satellite.

  9. Complete security
    A network so secure, it provides communications to the military and the government. It also supports all major VPN products and encryption standards.

  10. Trademark reliability
    BGAN is the most dependable broadband satellite Internet provider with a network proven to be more reliable than terrestrial mobile networks.

Still eager to learn more about BGAN? Check out Inmarsat's award-winning five-minute promotional video.