Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network (“BGAN”)Arab Telecom and Internet Forum, 2006
Samer HalawiRegional Director, Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia
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Agenda
• A global NGN in a box
• Human dimension of BGAN
• Coming soon…
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Evolution of mobile telecommunications
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Evolution of mobile telecommunications
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And then came BGAN
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The birth of BGAN
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Embracing the planet
Only service to provide global coverage!
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The range of BGAN devices
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BGAN hotspots
• Easy to use
• Multi-user capability
• Global coverage
Create BGAN hotspot anywhere in
the planet!
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BGAN Hotspot – Desert!
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BGAN Hotspot – Desert Storm!
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BGAN Hotspot – City!
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BGAN Hotspot – Mont Blanc!
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Human dimension of BGAN
• Hurricane Katrina: Aug 05
• South Asia & Pakistan Earthquakes: Oct 05
• Bolivia Floods: Feb 06
• Philippines mudslides: Feb 06
• BBC: Feb 21, 06
• Niger humanitarian phoning operations: Mar 06
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BGAN on the seas…
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BGAN in the air…
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Conclusion