Inmarsat bgan Equipment Comparison Matrix

HUGHES ADDVALUE NERA THRANE & THRANE HUGHES
RBGAN WIDEYE SABRE 1 WORLDPRO 1000 EXPLORER 500 HNS-9201
GMPCS ITEM # RBGAN-TERMINAL ADV-BGAN NER-WPRO TT-EXP-500 HNS-BGAN
Terminal Class: Entry Level / Limited Coverage Class 3 Terminal Class 3 Terminal Class 2 Terminal Class 1 Terminal
Terminal Size (mm): 300 x 240 210 x 140 200 x 140 300 x 200 365 x 275
Terminal Weight (kg): 1.6 kg 1.25 kg < 1 kg 1.3 kg 2.8 kg
Waterproof/Dustproof Specs: IP 54 IP 44 IP 44 IP 54 IP 55
Maximum Throughput:
Trasmit
Receive
144 kbps
144 kbps
240 kbps
384 kbps
240 kbps
384 kbps
448 kbps
464 kbps
492 kbps
492 kbps
Inmarsat BGAN Services:
4 kbps Voice
IP Data (shared channel)
Streaming IP 32 kbps
Streaming IP 64 kbps
Streaming IP 128 kbps
Streaming IP 256 kbps
Short Messaging Service (SMS)
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES*
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Voice Services Via VoIP Via RJ11 or Bluetooth handset/headset Via ISDN handset or Bluetooth handset Via RJ11 or Bluetooth handset, 3.1 kHz audio Via ISDN Handset
Terminal Connectivity Options
USB
Bluetooth (Class 1 / Class 2)
Ethernet
RJ11 (POTS Voice)
RJ45 (POTS Voice)
ISND (64 kbps)
WiFi (802.11b Hub)
YES
YES (Class 2)
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES (Class 1)
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES (Class 2)
2nd Gen (Q2-2006)
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES (Class 1)
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
Supported Operating Systems:
Windows 2000 / Windows XP
Mac OS 10.2 or Higher
Linux
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

Bluetooth Power Classifications:
Class 1: OdBm (1mW) - 20dBm (100mW)
Most powerful - sensitivity up to 100m
Class 2: -6dBM (0.25mW) - 4dBM (2.5mW)
Standard - sensitivity up to 10m