30 January, 2015 – Reaching the latest milestone, Britain’s Sky News successfully broadcasts the first live, on-air transmission via Inmarsat’s new Ka-band satellite network, Global Xpress® (GX). Partnering with Network Innovations (NI) and Inmarsat, Sky News was able to live stream HD video over the GX satellite (Inmarsat-5 F1) broadband network from Athens for the 25th January Greek election news coverage. This recent achievement comes just days before Inmarsat launches the second GX satellite, Inmarsat-5 F2, scheduled for lift-off on Sunday 1 February.
Staying ahead is the name of the game. As a broadcaster you need stable, on-the-spot coverage of breaking news in high quality. Delivered by a high-speed and robust satellite terminal that support your correspondents by being easy to carry, set up and use.
The IsatPhone 2 is the newest satellite phone on the market and the latest offering from Inmarsat. The IsatPhone 2 provides improved features and functionality. Improvements include faster registration on the network, higher environmental rating, better screen viewing, built-in E-compass, tracking, emergency button, and more.
Iridium GO! transforms your Apple or Android device into a truly global communications device. Iridium GO! is the first in a whole new category of personal satellite connectivity devices.
The Explorer 710 BGAN from Cobham is the lightest, smallest and fastest Class 1 BGAN terminal to date, with streaming rates up to 650kbp/s out of the box.
