Everything Satellite Phones

Buying a satellite phone is like buying any other electronic item. You need to identify your requirements, research the products available and then get the best deal you can find.

Globalstar is probably the world’s largest and most popular handheld satellite phone provider. High quality combined with low cost is the company’s USP.

Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite) satellite services were launched in 1979 to serve the maritime industry. However, Inmarsat shot to popularity and gained world recognition during the 1991 Gulf war when correspondents were able to report live from the war torn areas in Baghdad and Iraq.

Iridium satellite is often used synonymously with global satellite phone services and rightly so. Iridium is the only provider that makes available satellite voice and data solutions across the globe –including airways, oceans and even the Polar Regions.

There are several factors that differentiate satellite phones from cell phones. How they work, their utility and cost just to name a few.

As with most cell phone users, satellite phone users are also always looking to add new features to their phones. They are not as expensive as the phone itself and are certainly welcome by the recipient.

The decision to buy or rent satellite phones has to be made keeping in mind several factors. Satellite phones are often the only means of communication available to industries related to maritime operations, mining, oil and aviation.

Using a satellite phone service does not require the intelligence quotient of a genius and nor is it rocket science. Satellite phones are user friendly and mostly similar to cellular phones.

Once you have identified the need to own a satellite phone whether for personal reasons, philanthropic ones or commercial gains you also need to be cautious about the phone you select.