In 2015, Iridium launched a Push-to-Talkservice. Iridium PTT immediately received the "Top Emergency Response Innovation" award at SATELLITE 2016. Formore on that see theMobile Satellite Users Association 2016 Mobility Satellite Innovation Awards. Iridium PTTusesmobile handheldsatellite phones instead of the bulky terminals currentlyused by Light Squared (MSAT) orInmarsat BGANpush-to-talk services. We...

UPDATED: December, 2021Do you have an unlimited cellular data plan? Many cellular users have unlimited or practically unlimited data plans. This explains why wasteful use of data on smartphones and tablets may not be much of a concern. Most Inmarsat BGAN users pay by the megabyte of internet access. For...

As you might expect, reducing internet usage onInmarsat BGAN terminalsis critical to controlling your budget. In order to achieve that you need to makechanges to your Mac'sconfiguration. So, here are somesimplechanges to reduce unnecessary background programs:Reducing internet usage by Macintosh computers In System Preferences > App Store, uncheck automatic updates....