![]() ![]() Working on the spot-beam coverage of the Inmarsat-3 satellites, the Inmarsat Mini-M offers global telephone, fax, and data communications in a lightweight, compact system. With this equipment, you can telephone, fax, and communicate data at almost any place in the world. ![]() A KDD group company (KTI) is considering the launch of a terminal rental service.The Inmarsat-Mini-M is a very small portable satellite telephone. The terminal must be purchased by the customer (priced at approximately 400,000 yen).KDD reserves the option to require a 30,000 yen deposit as handling charge (the full deposit is returned upon cancellation of service). No subscription fee is charged for a Mini M card.The rates for calls from Mini M terminal to another Mini M terminal or any INMARSAT mobile terminal are the sum of the communication rates above and the communication rates for the receiving terminal.Mini M Service rates are the same for all hours.Originating from Japan to Mini M terminal Originating from INMARSAT Mini M terminal (unit: yen)Ģ. Annual administration fee: 22,000 yen/terminalġ. Subscription fee: 43,000 yen/terminal (one-time fee) Consequently, it makes it possible to use a smaller antenna and in turn a more compact and lighter mobile terminal. The service is slated to begin in 1999.īy narrowing the radiation range of the beam from the satellite compared to a conventional global beam, spot beam features a stronger radiation power. Combined with an existing ground network, the service will allow anyone to communicate anywhere, at anytime using a hand-held terminal. Twelve satellites will be launched to put into intermediate circular orbit. The name of a next-generation hand-held satellite phone service being advanced by INMARSAT, KDD, COMSAT (U.S.), China, India, etc. See the attached information for details.) (The rates to and from Japan are the same for anywhere in the world. For example, a one-minute call from an overseas oil plant to Japan would cost 300 yen(30 yen per 6 seconds), which is much lower than the 520 yen charged for M service. They merely need to insert the card into a terminal rented abroad and enter the password and telephone number to gain access to the service. On an overseas business trip, a businessperson needs to carry only the business card-sized Mini M Card. The card is extremely convenient when a number of people use the same terminal because it eliminates the task of allocating the charges. By using the card, the communication charge is billed to the card number regardless of the terminal used for the communication. Called the INMARSAT Mini M Card, the card with a built-in IC is inserted into the terminal. ![]() In addition, KDD anticipates that, when smaller terminals are developed, the service will be attractive for a wide range of applications such as international business, overseas plants, academic investigation, and travels to remote regions of the world.įor the first time in an INMARSAT service, the Mini M Service features SIM (subscriber identify module) cards. Therefore, mass media will find the service useful as it can access from areas that lack communication facilities such as a desert or disaster-stricken area. The company plans to cover the entire world by next summer.Īs with the previous INMARSAT services, the Mini M Service provides direct access from the terminal to the satellite. KDD will gradually expand the service area as additional satellites are launched to cover the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The INMARSAT Mini M Service will begin in areas (e.g., Asia, Europe, Middle and Near East, and Africa) covered by the Indian Ocean satellite launched this April. The INMARSAT Mini M Service was made possible by using the new INMARSAT satellites using a spot beam technology** with high radiation power. Compared to an INMARSAT M service terminal with the size of an attache case and the weight 13 kg, it is much easier to carry and convenient to use. It is smaller than a notebook PC and weighs only 2.3 kg. The INMARSAT Mini M terminal is the smallest and lightest of all the existing portable earth stations. The INMARSAT Mini M Service is the first portable satellite phone service and is the precursor to the "ICO service*", which is a hand-held portable satellite phone service due to begin in 1999. Transmission speed for both services is 2,400 bps. KDD plans to begin the facsimile and data communication services next March. KDD (Japan's Global Communications) commenced today "INMARSAT Mini M Service", a portable satellite phone service that provides voice access from anywhere in the world. The First Portable Global Satellite Phone ![]()
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