PR NEWS

Dec 11, 2009, post by Satellite News

Tariam has announced dramatic enhancements to its BGAN mobile broadband and satellite phone services

Speaking from their new offices and demo lab in Weston on the Green, Oxfordshire MD Andrew Walwyn said

 

“BGAN was already a unique and dynamic product, but X-Stream coming online takes it to a completely different level. Our peak streaming data rates on portable BGAN’s is now a minimum of 384kbps, right up to 450kbps on demand. These are the fastest ‘on demand’ streaming rates in the world of mobile satellite communications.

 

“Customers don’t need any special new hardware or different terminals to access the new services, any existing Thrane Explorer 700 or Hughes 9201 terminal will provide access to X-Stream. This is all with one unit, one IP address that works anywhere in the world”.

 

Tariam offers mobile broadband and voice connectivity globally via its BGAN services which provide synchronous broadband data up to half a megabit with simultaneous high quality voice calls, ISDN and G4 fax, all in one portable laptop sized unit.

 

Tariam BGAN customers can access the new X-Stream services straight away, but should ensure that they’ve downloaded the latest version of the free BGAN Launchpad software to ensure optimum delivery. Version 3.9.3 has just become available which supports Windows Vista and XP.

 

Andrew also said

 

“The availability of new X-Stream option coincides with the launch of our ecommerce facilities for BGAN, allowing customers to buy hardware securely online, as well as accessing online billing, invoicing and support through the same industry leading portal. The availability of X-Stream means customers can dispense with expensive SNG trucks and provide quality video streams from one compact unit.

 

“BGAN is a very important product for us, we’re investing a lot in new supplementary equipment for the platform, and it’s important that we have state of the art support services in place to give our customers the best possible BGAN solution”.

Nov 28, 2009, post by Satellite News

BGAN terchnology in the Philippines for the 2010 National Elections

Addvalue Technologies Ltd (the “Company”) has secured a contract to supply Smartmatic, a world-class leading supplier of electoral solutions and services, with 3,000 Wideye Sabre(TM) 1 Terminals for deployment in the Philippines for the 2010 National Elections (comprising the Presidential, Legislative and Local Elections) to be held on 10 May 2010 (the “Supply Contract”).

 

The Wideye Sabre(TM) 1 Terminal is a high quality, reliable, robust and easy-to-use terminal with flexible interface options. It features built-in Ethernet/LAN and RJ11 phone interfaces and can support both voice call and data transmission simultaneously.

 

The Commission On Elections (COMELEC) of the Philippines had previously signed a US$150 million contract for the automation of the 2010 National Elections with Smartmatic (the “Automation Contract”). The Automation Contract to provide voting machines, consolidation platforms and roll-out services was awarded after an ardous bidding and selection process by the COMELEC. In what will be one of the largest nationwide automated elections in the world, the Automation Contract is also the largest ever in its class being awarded to a private company in the electronic voting industry.

 

Pursuant to the Automation Contract, Smartmatic is to deploy 82,200 SAES1800 voting machines across a sizable proportion of the 7,107 thousand islands comprising the territory of the Philippines, and transmit all results electronically to over 1,700 canvassing and consolidation centers. In addition, it will train and place 45,000 support technicians, and manage all logistics and technical contingencies during the project, with the target of enabling electronic voting to some 50 million voters, including even those living in remote locations and difficult terrains.