What is a satellite phone and why would you need one?Satellite phones are mobile devices that do not receive their signal via terrestrial (land based) towers, but rather from satellites in orbit around the Earth.Outfitter SatelliteoffersIridium, Thuraya,Inmarsat GSPS,Inmarsat BGAN, andInmarsat FleetBroadbandsatellite phones/terminals.The functionality of satellite phones offered by Outfitter Satellite...

The Iridium satellite communications network periodically resets its Iridium L-Band count. This change is referred to as a time re-epoch, and consists of a one-time adjustment in time which will need to be manually corrected by subscribers. Iridium plans to reset the count on March 3, 2015 at 18:00:00 UTC.For...

If you travel in remote parts of Alaska, you need to prepare carefully. Experienced hunters carry a good rifle, a knife, food, cammies and increasingly a satellite phone. They know that depending on a cell phone in Alaska will often leave you unable to communicate in a life-threatening emergency. The...