VIRGIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. NOW LICENSED TO OFFER BGAN
SATELLITE SERVICES IN CANADA
--Customers To Have Access To Inmarsat's Small, Lightweight,
Portable BGAN Satellite Terminals and Stay Connected
Anywhere In The World--
EDMONTON, AB - OCTOBER 17, 2008:
Edmonton-based satellite
telecommunications company, Virgin Technologies Inc., today
announced that it has been granted an Industry Canada
license to offer Inmarsat’s BGAN mobile satellite service to
individuals, organizations and government agencies across
Canada. Inmarsat’s BGAN service is newly available to the
Canadian marketplace. Virgin Technologies is now one of
only two licensed BGAN providers in Canada.
Virgin Technologies
specializes in innovative satellite telecommunications
solutions, typically used in VoIP telephone
services, secure VPN over satellite, remote site monitoring
and data reporting, and secure mission critical
communications. BGAN is an exciting new product and service
offering for our “on the move” customers, including
military, emergency responders, exploration and
construction, professionals, disaster recovery and news
gathering agencies. Inmarsat’s BGAN not only provides
broadband data and voice services, but it provides the
services via portable, lightweight satellite terminals –
some smaller than a laptop and weighing less than 1kg.
Virgin Technologies'
President & CEO, Robert Smibert, said the BGAN license is an
exciting move forward, in terms of market potential and
being able to now offer such portable, mobile connectivity
to the Company's existing and future customers. "Canadians have been waiting
for a portable, lightweight telecommunication solution that
can keep them connected anywhere they go on the planet,
facilitate multiple users, and enable them to transmit and
receive streaming video, voice, or other bandwidth-intensive
data," Smibert said. “Obtaining our Industry Canada license
enables us to offer this new BGAN service directly to
Canadians. We look forward to helping mobile professionals,
emergency responders, the military and other organizations
operate more efficiently and communicate with their roaming
personnel more effectively.”
BGAN is ideal for use in
remote areas of the world where wireless, terrestrial, cable
or other broadband telecommunication service is
unavailable. The various portable terminals, which range
from terminals weighing less than 1kg to vehicle-mounted
terminals, are widely used around the world. The satellite
terminals can facilitate multiple users and wireless
access. BGAN offers on-demand standard IP at up to 492kbps,
guaranteed data rates of up to 256kbps with streaming IP
service, voice, ISDN and SMS services. Inmarsat has
recently announced plans to introduce a new guaranteed IP
data rate that will deliver a minimum data speed of 384kbps,
which will be available on existing terminals by mid-2009.
For more information,
customers can contact Virgin Technologies or visit
www.virgintechnologies.com.
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About Virgin
Technologies
Virgin Technologies was founded in 2001 and is based in
Edmonton, Alberta. A leading provider of innovative
satellite telecommunications solutions, Virgin Technologies
services organizations, government agencies and
professionals across North America. The Company provides
industry specific satellite telecommunications and services
such as VOIP and VPN over satellite via its own
commercial grade satellite network, V-LINK.
For additional
information:
Jodie Tessier
Virgin Technologies Inc.
780.469.4470 ext.226
jodie@virgintechnologies.com
