Stratos
Receives
Advance
Orders
for
Over
1,000
of
Inmarsat's
New
Handheld
IsatPhone
Pro
April
13,
2010
Stratos
Global
Corporation,
has
received
advance
orders
for
more
than
1,000
of
the
IsatPhone
Pro,
Inmarsat's
new
handheld
satellite
phone
-
the
first
in
the
Global
Satellite
Phone
Services
(GSPS)
family
which
will
be
commercially
available
in
June.
Stratos
will
stock
its
warehouses
around
the
globe
with
the
IsatPhone
Pro
to
quickly
and
efficiently
meet
customer
demand
as
inventory
is
available
during
and
after
the
June
launch.
Numerous
successful
Inmarsat
GSPS
calls
were
made
last
week
by
Stratos
as
part
of
the
pre-launch
testing
program.
Inmarsat
GSPS
from
Stratos
will
offer
a
competitive
alternative
to
the
handheld,
fixed
and
maritime
phone
solutions
now
available
in
the
marketplace.
The
services
will
offer
high-quality
voice
connectivity
via
small,
affordable
equipment
-
ideal
for
remote
workers
in
the
oil
&
gas,
mining,
government,
media
and
first-responder
communities.
Inmarsat
GSPS'
full
global
coverage
is
made
possible
by
the
latest-generation
Inmarsat-4
(I-4)
satellites,
which
are
among
the
world's
largest
and
most
advanced
communications
satellites.
The
I-4s
were
designed
with
IP
communications
in
mind
and
are
optimized
to
deliver
high-quality
and
reliable
data
communications,
well
into
the
2020s.
From
service
launch,
customers
using
the
IsatPhone
Pro
will
benefit
from
The
Stratos
Advantage,
a
wide
range
of
value-added
services
that
ensure
optimal
communications
performance
and
cost
efficiency.
The
foundation
of
The
Stratos
Advantage
is
Stratos
Dashboard,
which
will
enable
customers
to
manage
their
use
of
satellite
airtime
by
providing
real-time
information
on
voice
and
data
traffic
used,
with
associated
costs.
Stratos
Dashboard
will
further
enhance
the
user
experience
of
these
new
phone
services
by
providing
instant
provisioning,
as
well
as
rebilling
and
reporting
options
to
minimize
unexpected
invoices
and
potential
financial
risk.
Stratos
Dashboard
supports
both
postpaid
and
prepaid
rate-plan
options.
Stratos
President
and
CEO
Jim
Parm
said,
"The
large,
advance
sales
commitments
we
have
received
for
the
IsatPhone
Pro
are
very
encouraging.
These
customers
know
that
Stratos
already
has
built
a
strong
global
customer
base
in
the
satellite
phone
market.
They
are
confident
that
we
will
provide
them
with
reliable
equipment,
affordable
airtime
and
innovative
value-added
services
to
ensure
the
best
possible
performance
from
these
important
new
offerings."
