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Inmarsat unveiled a full specification for its forthcoming world-wide handheld, IsatPhone Pro, that is unmatched from the satellite television cellular phone industry.

Focusing about the fundamentals of what users want inside a satellite television phone, it'll offer you the greatest mixture of world wide coverage, long battery existence, robustness, trustworthy system connectivity, obvious voice high quality, ease of use, and an extremely cut-throat selling price.

IsatPhone Pro could have the longest battery life around the market place, with up to 8 hrs talk time and up to 100 a long time on standby.

The handset is going to be essentially the most robust for the market place. It is dust, splash and shock resistant, with an ingress safety rating of IP54, and is capable of operating at essentially the most severe temperatures, from -20 C to 55 C.

It is the only satellite television mobile phone to assistance Bluetooth. The handset may be placed on its side, having a fully-manoeuvrable antenna, allowing effortless hands-free use. IsatPhone Pro has an intuitive GSM-style interface with a high-visibility colour screen, along with a larger keypad for simple dialling in gloves.

Inmarsat also confirmed that the suggested retail cost for IsatPhone Pro is US$699, although pricing promotions are expected to bring the end-user price to US$500-600. Retail airtime rates will likely be cut-throat at all around US$1 per minute.

"IsatPhone Pro raises the game within the satellite television phone industry," mentioned Helen Stalker, Commercial Director of Global Satellite Phone Providers at Inmarsat. "It functions in just about any circumstances, from rain storms to airborne dirt and dust storms, from tropical humidity to freezing blizzard; it carries a long battery life it is possible to rely on when you are from the middle of nowhere; a totally dependable global network connection with clear voice high quality; and it's some thing that anyone can pick up and use. And also you get all this at the most aggressive price tag point from the current market.

"What's far more, it comes from Inmarsat, the market place leader with the only worldwide satellite system with an operational existence into the 2020s. This definitely may be the greatest mixture."

Korea Telecom and RRSat have also been confirmed as distribution partners for IsatPhone Pro, taking the total to 13. They join AST, China Telecom, Evosat, MCN, MVS, Network Innovations, NSSL, Satcom International, Singtel, Stratos as well as Vizada.

Likely launch in June 2010, IsatPhone Pro is targeted mainly at expert customers from the federal government, media, aid, oil and gas, mining and construction sectors. It'll provide satellite telephony, with Bluetooth for hands-free use, voicemail, text and e-mail messaging. Area info will also be available for the user to appear up or send inside a text message.

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