BGAN is a combined voice and broadband data mobile communications service delivered via a highly portable, easy-to-use device. Based on IP technology, BGAN makes it possible for users to connect their Laptop PC to the Internet or their corporate network at speeds up to 492Kbps. BGAN enables you to remotely access all the applications you would normally access from your desktop via a secure connection and you can even make a phone call at the same time.  BGAN offers seamless and continuous coverage in areas where terrestrial telecom networks are non-existent. Accessed via small, lightweight satellite terminals – about the size of a compact notebook PC – which are easy to carry, quick to set up, and simple to use.

BGAN is for anyone who would benefit from taking their office environment with them when they travel to locations where the telecommunication infrastructure is unreliable or non-existent. It is for users who want to run all their desktop computer applications- securely, reliably and at speeds to match terrestrial broadband networks – when their work takes them away from the office.  BGAN will help users to be just as productive away from the office as they are back at base and you do not need any special technical expertise to set up the service or use it. Journalists, military personnel, aid workers, survey crews, exploration teams and other established satellite users will especially welcome the superior performance and lighter load of BGAN terminals.  But other users, such as civil engineers, consultants, project managers, sales managers, anyone, in fact, who wants dependable, secure broadband access when travelling in locations with unreliable or no telecommunications networks – will now be able to reap the benefits of mobile satellite communications.

BGAN is quite simple to deploy and operate. It is possible to go from backpack to BGAN in 3 minutes or less. Check out the video from Inmarsat to the right to see for yourself.