Broadband Global Area Network
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Broadband Global Area Network or BGAN for short, is a global Satellite Internet Network with telephony using portable terminals. The terminals are normally used to connect a laptop computer to Broadband Internet in remote locations, although as long as line-of-sight to the satellite exists, the terminal can be used anywhere.
The value of BGAN terminals is that unlike other satellite Internet services which require bulky & heavy satellite dishes to connect, a BGAN terminal is about the size of a laptop and thus can be carried easily.
The network is provided by Inmarsat and uses three geostationary satellites called I-4 to provide almost global coverage.
[edit] Also see
- Digital video recorder
- Electronic News Gathering
- WLAN
- Satellite television
- Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service
- Digital Terrestrial Television
- Sports channels
- Satellite relay
- Basic Interoperable Scrambling System
- Satellite truck
- Communications satellite
- Datacasting
- Basic Interoperable Scrambling System
- Satellite truck
- Broadband Global Area Network
[edit] Reference
- see Wikipedia BGAN [1]
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