Satellite communications is not just for humans. In recent years Iridium satellite communications in particular has become a common choice for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. Conventional terrestrial cellular networks can fail due to weather, earthquake or other regional emergencies. M2M applications need to be highly reliable, so M2M satellite communication equipment...

Effective August 25, 2016, the following terminals should be considered for firmware upgrade. Hughes 9502 M2M firmware version 5.9.9.4 is arecommended firmware upgradethat includesMEAS satellite regionsupport, an improved Web MMI, and NAPT Mode. New firmwarecan be downloadedusing anover-the-air download from the Inmarsat BGAN M2M upgrade server or from the Inmarsat...

Most people rent Iridium satellite phones for a one-time need such as a huntingor vacationtrip. A satellite phone is especially relevant if you are traveling to a remote location like Alaska where cellular communication is unavailable. Sometimes, it can be critical to make a phone call because of a healthemergency....