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Inmarsat's New BGAN M2M Service Now Available from AST 15/02/2012

Today (16/02/12) sees the launch of Inmarsat’s new BGAN M2M service. Available from AST and compatible with the new Hughes 9502 terminal, BGAN M2M provides a low-cost solution to support real-time ‘machine to machine’ applications.

NEW Iridium Pilot now available from AST 07/02/2012

AST is pleased to announce the launch of Iridium Pilot.
Iridium Pilot is the next generation of maritime broadband voice and data communications, engineered for durability and reliability, providing exceptional performance. Powered by the Iridium OpenPort service and backed by an industry leading five-year limited warranty, Iridium Pilot is the ultimate communications solution wherever you may sail.

Inmarsat’s new BGAN M2M service available from AST 29/01/2012

AST is pleased to announce that February 15th will see the scheduled launch of Inmarsat’s new BGAN M2M service.

IRIDIUM EXTREME & AXCESSPOINT AID FELICITY ASTON’S ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 24/01/2012

Felicity, from Kent UK, set off in October 2011, taking with her two Iridium Extreme satellite telephones and an Iridium AxcessPoint device, provided by Applied Satellite Technology Ltd (AST), to enable her to keep in contact with her many Twitter and Facebook followers.

Hughes 9502 BGAN M2M Terminal 11/01/2012

Now available from AST the new Hughes 9502 BGAN M2M Terminal.

Hughes 9502 BGAN M2M Terminal is the world’s most cost-effective, all-IP BGAN machine-to-machine satellite terminal with exceptionally low power consumption.

Hughes 9202 BGAN Land Portable Satellite Terminal 21/12/2011

Hughes 9202 BGAN Land Portable Satellite Terminal, the world’s smallest class 2 BGAN terminal, is now available from AST.

BGAN X-Stream on EXPLORER 727 is Here 20/12/2011

A free upgrade for the EXPLORER 727 vehicular BGAN terminal is now shipping on all new terminals, and can be downloaded to existing terminals from ASTs Extranet.

Inmarsat IsatPhone Pro Short-dial Alert Feature 14/12/2011

New personal alert feature for Inmarsat IsatPhone Pro gives users emergency back-up, which improves their safety.

NEW Beam Dock Range for the Iridium Extreme Satellite Phone 27/11/2011

Beam have recently announced details regarding the new 9575 Extreme Docks, they will be launching a LiteDOCK Extreme, PotsDOCK Extreme and DriveDOCK Extreme. All are compatible with the Iridium Extreme satellite handset.

AST LAUNCH TRACKING SERVICE 21/11/2011

AST is pleased to announce the launch of their web based tracking service ONSAT-TRACK