Stratos Introducing BGAN Mobile Satellite Service to Japanese Market

Stratos Global Corp. is broadening its partnership with Japan Digital Communications (JDC) to introduce Inmarsat's BGAN (broadband global area network) mobile satellite service to the Japanese market.

Stratos - which uses lightweight terminals to provide simultaneous, high-speed data (up to 492 kbps) and voice connectivity virtually anywhere in the world - says it's the world's largest distributor of Inmarsat's BGAN service; Tokyo-based JDC is one of Japan's leading providers of satellite equipment and services.

When Inmarsat introduced BGAN service in December 2005, the service was available to Japanese customers from Stratos and JDC, but only for use outside Japan.  Later, BGAN became available from the partners in South Japan, but now the two companies will make BGAN available throughout Japan when Inmarsat launches its third I-4 communications satellite, planned for next year.  07-01-2007.

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