Inmarsat unveiled a complete specification for its forthcoming world-wide handheld, IsatPhone Pro, that's unmatched in the satellite television phone market place.

Focusing around the fundamentals of what customers want in a satellite television phone, it will offer the ultimate mixture of world wide coverage, extended battery life, robustness, dependable system connectivity, clear voice good quality, ease of use, and also a highly aggressive cost.

IsatPhone Pro may have the longest battery lifestyle about the market place, with as much as 8 hrs speak time and up to 100 several hours on standby.

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

It will be the only satellite cellular phone to help Bluetooth. The handset could be placed on its side, using a fully-manoeuvrable antenna, enabling effortless hands-free use. IsatPhone Pro has an intuitive GSM-style interface using a high-visibility colour screen, and a larger keypad for uncomplicated dialling in gloves.

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

"IsatPhone Pro raises the game inside the satellite telephone marketplace," stated Helen Stalker, Commercial Director of World wide Satellite Cellular phone Providers at Inmarsat. "It works in just about any circumstances, from rain storms to airborne dirt and dust storms, from tropical humidity to freezing blizzard; it carries a lengthy battery life you can rely on when you're in the middle of nowhere; a totally reliable international system connection with obvious voice excellent; and it's something that anybody can pick up and use. And also you get all this at probably the most aggressive price tag point from the industry.

"What's much more, it comes from Inmarsat, the market leader while using only world wide satellite television network with an operational life into the 2020s. This actually is the best combination."

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

Planned for launch in June 2010, IsatPhone Pro is focused primarily at expert customers inside the government, media, aid, oil and gas, mining and construction sectors. It'll provide you with satellite telephony, with Bluetooth for hands-free use, voicemail, text and e-mail messaging. Area data will also be offered to the user to look up or send in a text message.

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