2008-10-31
Following the successful launch of its third I-4 satellite on 18 August 2008, Inmarsat will be repositioning its satellites in order to optimise the network and deliver global coverage.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
During the satellite repositioning process, Inmarsat is making every effort to minimise any impact on customers. However, there will be two short service outages that will affect a small number of BGAN, FleetBroadband, SwiftBroadband and Satellite Phone Service users in a restricted area.
There will also be slight changes to spot beam coverage in the Atlantic Ocean Region-West for some maritime and aeronautical services.

I-4 satellite repositioning impact on BGAN users >>
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2008-10-24
Iridium Launches New, Powerful Satellite Phone
Iridium Satellite LLC has unveiled its smallest, most powerful satellite phone - the Iridium "9555".
The innovative, all-new design of the 9555 offers a significantly reduced size, a more hand-friendly form factor, an intuitive user interface, and new features such as an internally stowed antenna. It is compact, light and easy to use, featuring a brighter screen, a speaker phone, improved Short Messaging Service (SMS) and email capabilities, and an upgraded mini-USB data port. The new phone is engineered to withstand and perform well in the world's most rugged, remote and industrial environments, including being water- and shock-resistant. Combined with the only communications network providing truly global coverage, the 9555 delivers the reliable, secure, real-time, mission-critical communications service that Iridium users have come to expect.
Iridium is the only provider of truly global satellite voice and data communications solutions with complete coverage of the entire earth including oceans, airways and even Polar Regions. Iridium customers are organizations and individuals operating in some of the most remote and harsh regions of the world, from distant oil rigs to ships at sea and deserts. The Iridium 9555 utilizes the largest commercial satellite constellation in the world, consisting of 66 low-earth orbiting cross-linked satellites, and operates as a fully meshed network with in-orbit spares.
The 9555 design includes a menu-driven interface, making it very user-friendly for customers. Soft keys are utilized to allow for flexible menu choices and ease of navigation. Key features of the 9555 handset include:

• Lighter weight design - 27 percent lighter than 9505A handset
• Compact - 30 percent smaller than 9505A handset
• Internally retractable antenna for compact carrying
• Illuminated, weather-resistant keypad redesigned for ease-of-use
• A menu configurable in any of 21 languages
• Enhanced functionality for improved integration of messaging (short email and SMS)
• Additional address book fields for more phone numbers, email addresses and notes
• Programmable international codes for automatic dialing
• Built-in help function
• Integrated speakerphone
• Mini-USB data port
• Standby time up to 30 hours
• Talk time up to 4 hours

The 9555 handset will be available from Iridium service partners starting in November 2008. For more information please visit http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/iridium/35335/, www.iridium.com or contact us.

2008-10-24
Safeguard your data and data communication with Credant Mobile Guardian and Cranite WirelessWall
IDG Europe is proud to offer a complete solution for safeguarding your stored information and your wireless network. Credant Mobile Guardian is a product that safeguards your company’s information on every portable device. It uses a policy-based intelligent encryption technology which delivers Full Data Encryption for laptops, desktops, handhelds and external media as iPods and USB drives. Within one single management system the security administrator, can easily establish and enforce policies governing security applications and encryption on all mobile endpoints.

Cranite WirelessWall is a product that secures your wireless network, end-to-end. It is an encrypting firewall that protects your Access Point from being tampered with, by using a robust WPA2-Enterprise grade security.

Neither system interferes with the customer’s own encryption and no dedicated hardware is required.
More information>>


2008-10-17
Special offer on the T-55 Daylight Panel >>


2008-08-25
Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT) has confirmed the successful launch and acquisition of the third Inmarsat-4 satellite.
The satellite was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 18 August (4:43am 19th August, local time). Launch provider ILS confirmed successful spacecraft separation at 8:46am BST on 19 August.
The satellite is the third in the I-4 constellation and will complete the global coverage for Inmarsat's broadband services.
Далее here >>


2008-07-08
IDG Europe sponsors European Championship in ORC International and Göteborg Offshore Race.
IDG Europe in cooperation with ClearPoint Weather will sponsor the two sailing contests European Championship ORC International and Göteborg Offshore Race. Both contests are organized by Gothenburgs Royal Sailing Society and will be held at the 3-9th of August.
Thecontests will be located at Marstrand. Specifically on the west side of the island where wind and water will give optimum conditions for sailing. There will be sailing races both in the skerries and in the open waters with a maximum track length of 24 hours.
IDG Europe will offer all contestants a 30 days free trial version of Clearpoint Weather. After the races some versions can be bought with a rebate.





2008-07-04
New product PowerAck50. Extra power for your portable devices >>

2008-07-03
Thuraya-3 satellite commercially ready
The third Geo-Mobile satellite of Thuraya has successfully completed and passed all final ground and space network tests allowing commercial availabilty across the Asia-Pacific region from 9th June 2008.
Please see the new coverage map here >>

2008-06-27
Codan appoints IDG Europe its Swedish distributor for HF-Radios
IDG Europe has agreed to represent the Australian company Codan Ltd., which is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of equipment for High Frequency (HF) Radio, Satellite and Digital Microwave Radio applications.

IDG Europe will primarily market Codan´s military HF-Radio 2110M Manpack Transceiver. With its long battery life, great durability, and light weight it is ideal for mission critical operations. It can be delivered with GPS, frequency hopping, voice encryption and advanced Automatic Link Establishment (ALE), for Безопасная связьs as well as interoperability with other military transceivers. A series of demonstrations and seminars will be arranged.
More information >>

2008-06-24
Iridium Openport, a new product for the maritime market
Iridium OpenPort is a new product from Iridium, specially designed for maritime voice- and data communication. OpenPort will be launched during autumn 2008 and is the world’s first global high-speed network. It offers an always-on internet connection and up to three phone lines which can be used simultaneous. OpenPort gives you a bandwidth from 9,6 kbps up to128 kbps and you pay by transmitted megabyte. Its antenna is in the same size as an ordinary boat radar and can easily be installed, since it does not contain any lose parts. The antenna does not need any stabilizing platform and is connected with an ordinary Ethernet cable. What makes Iridium OpenPort unique is the access to good bandwidth and global coverage from pole-to-pole
Далее at iridium product pages >>




2008-05-15
Dial '870' for all Inmarsat terminals
From 1 January, 2009, phoning Inmarsat mobiles will be easier than ever. All Inmarsat services have now been brought into line with our most advanced voice and high-speed data services, such as BGAN, FleetBroadband and SwiftBroadband. Just dial the Inmarsat country code +870, followed by the Inmarsat Mobile Number, to reach any Inmarsat customer anywhere in the world. You can now use the +870 country code for all Inmarsat services, including:

• Fleet 33
• Fleet 55
• Fleet 77
• Inmarsat B
• Inmarsat M
• Inmarsat Mini M
• Inmarsat GAN

Thuraya, provider of handheld mobile satellite services, is preparing to operate commercially in Asia-Pacific markets when the Thuraya-3 satellite becomes fully operational.

Thuraya’s expansion towards East Asia will allow it to provide its proven and highly affordable voice, IP and rural telephony services to thousands of private, public and business customers in the densely populated Asian region.
Lift-off took place at the equatorial launch site at 154o West Longitude, making it Sea Launch’s 25th mission. A 72-hour countdown took place for the launch of the 5,180 kg (11,420 lb) Thuraya-3 satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit, on its way to a final orbital location of 98.5 degrees East Longitude.

We congratulate Thuraya on the successful launch of the Thuraya-3 satellite!
More information: http://www.thuraya.com/content/thuraya3.html

2007-10-17
IDG Europe AB satcom seminar 2007 >>

2007-08-14
T-20F Soft Case for protecting your T-20F panel >>

2007-04-12
New job vacancies at IDG Europe (Swedish) >>


2007-03-15
GSMK CryptoPhone 300 with encrypted SMS and Voice.
The all-new GSMK CryptoPhone 300, to be unveiled tomorrow at CeBIT 2007 in Hannover, is the first secure telephone that features encrypted voice, encrypted SMS, and an encrypted storage subsystem for contacts, messages, and keys.

THE NEW PRODUCT: The CryptoPhone 300 is a quad-band PDA phone with an auto-sliding QWERTY keyboard, thus allowing for easy and comfortable message entry. The CryptoPhone 300 features a large 2.8" screen and an elegant black color scheme. Its quad-band GSM engine makes the CryptoPhone 300 suitable for truly global use with all of the world's GSM networks.

NEW MESSAGE ENCRYPTION FEATURE: Starting with the new GSMK CryptoPhone 300, GSMK is making short message service (SMS) encryption available for its new products, in addition to encrypted voice. Based on the same strong encryption algorithms used for GSMK CryptoPhone voice encryption (4096-bit Diffie-Hellman mechanism for the initial key exchange, and the hallmark 256-bit AES256 and Twofish message encryption), the CryptoPhone 300 features SMS encryption (regular and long SMS, including self-destructing "eyes only"
short messages) and a fully encrypted storage subsystem for contacts, messages, and keys.

VOICE ENCRYPTION IMPROVEMENTS: On the encrypted voice side, the CryptoPhone 300 also features the new "fast mode" that was introduced with the CryptoPhone G10i. In case of transmission errors caused by poor connections, "fast mode" eliminates delay build-up in bad network coverage conditions and greatly improves overall performance especially on a number of South American and Eastern European GSM networks.

Shipping of the new product will start on May 15.


2007-02-27
IDG Panels on the Moon?
"As part of NASA’s effort to return to the Moon and establish a permanent human presence, the Aerospace Corporation has been asked to collect data on Earth-based systems that are similar or analogous to possible surface systems to be used in a Moon colony. Your Portable Daylight Panels (Manpacks) system was identified as a good candidate for analogy to some of the systems that will enable a lunar colony"

2007-02-23
Thuraya SG-2520 satellite smart phone now available. >>

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