April 2009

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 Iridium 9505A End Of Life

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Iridium has announced the End of Life for the 9505A per May1st 2009.

Limited quantities will still be available, and Delta Wave will have a few in stock, as there is still a demand for them.

As this notice has arrived at this late date, if there are projected requirements that speficy 9505A's, please contact us at your earliest convenience, and we will do everything we can to ensure that we can meet your needs in the coming months.

Keep in mind that it is not 100% certain that we can get what we might need.

Also Please keep in mind that you do not need to take all units right away.

Thank you

Posted on Monday, April 27, 2009 by Tom Clark

 Inmarsat buys Stratos Global (Washington Business Journal)

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Stratos Global Corp. was bought by a subsidiary of Inmarsat plc, a British a British mobile satellite company.

"*"Inmarsat buys Stratos Global (Washington Business Journal)

Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2009 by Tom Clark

 BGAN LaunchPad Version 3.9.1 Now Available

Posted in Inmarsat Service Bulletins (RSS)

Dear BGAN Customers,

BGAN LAUNCHPAD VERSION 3.9.1 FULL INSTALLER FOR WINDOWS XP AND WINDOWS VISTA

We are pleased to inform you that BGAN LaunchPad version 3.9.1 is now available for download from the Inmarsat website at GET IT HERE. You will also be able to download this release through the BGAN LaunchPad Update feature from the 27th April 2009. Please see attached briefing note for more information and installation instructions.

Inmarsat recommends that all customers install this release.

Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2009 by Tom Clark

 New Thrane BGAN and FB Software Update

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To all concerned parties:

Important: Thrane new software version to fix registration failures within the I-4 Asia Pacific area.

Dear BGAN and FleetBroadband Customers,

Please be advised that new Thrane Thrane Software Versions are released and available for download from the Inmarsat website at http://www.inmarsat.com/support/BGAN and http://www.inmarsat.com/support/fleetbroadband
EXPLORER 700 Ver. 3.01
EXPLORER 500/300 Ver. 3.00
EXPLORER 527 Ver. 3.02
SAILOR 250, 500 and Explorer 727 Ver. 1.08

Thrane and Thrane have identified a problem with all Thrane and Thrane BGAN and FleetBroadband that causes User Terminals to attempt to access the Inmarsat network via an incorrect regional beam, resulting in failure to register. Users within the I-4 Asia Pacific region are directly affected and those travelling to I-4 Asia Pacific should also be aware of the need to upgrade.

Please note that no other manufacturer or terminal is affected.

More information on this release can be found in the Technical Bulletin document that is included in the download. This release will be available for download within one week through the LaunchPad update feature.

To register for this BGAN Software update email please complete the registration form on Inmarsat Download SIte

Posted on Monday, April 06, 2009 by Tom Clark

 Scheduled Network Service Degradation EMEA BGAN Family

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To All Concerned Parties,

Please note the below scheduled outage from Inmarsat.

From: Customer Service Notification
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 12:09 PM
Subject: Scheduled Network Service Degradation EMEA BGAN Family 070409 22:00 UTC #1

I would like to advise you of a scheduled outage in the I4-EMEA Satellite region on Tuesday 7th of April. The activity is required to optimise the operation of the Beam Pointing System. The activity will commence at 22:00 UTC and it will cause a small degradation to the EMEA traffic: no new users will be able to connect for up to ten minutes, existing users will be unaffected.

Reason for notice: 4F2 Satellite BPS optimization

Services affected: BGAN Family

Regions/Spots affected: EMEA

Date of outage: 7 April

Start of Maintenance period: 22:00 UTC

End of Maintenance period: 00:00 UTC

Single or Multiple Outage(s) duration(s): Single upset event 10 minutes degradation starting at 22:00 UTC

Outage Impact: No new users; no impact to existing users

Terminal Types affected: All

Actions needed by user: Retry to register, they will only experience delay in registration

Posted on Friday, April 03, 2009 by Tom Clark