June 9th, 2005
R-BGAN Extended coverage
Posted by
Ben in
Communications, Satphones
The date for the start of Regional BGAN transition to the Inmarsat-4 (I-4) satellite has been set for Saturday, July 9, 2005. What does this mean for end-users?
There will be a much greater coverage area including almost all of Africa (not just above the equator as now) and most of Asia too. It also means that some users may have to upgrade the software in their R-BGAN terminals in order to continue using the service.
Note the warning – “Do not complete the upgrade before the specified date otherwise you will lose service”.
Extended coverage map
Extended coverage map – more detailed [PDF, 429kb]
Instructions on how to make the transition and upgrade terminals
