[SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) and iOra Ltd, a leading provider of data replication solutions, have joined forces to offer…
…Inmarsat distribution partners and customers a new and better way of delivering content to the network edge. Tailored to meet the needs of customers operating in remote locations such as Africa, the combined Inmarsat and iOra BGAN Geo-Replicator offering enables organizations to more efficiently deliver content—whether it be email or bandwidth-hungry files transferred using SharePoint, or other applications—to branch offices, project sites and other remote users. With the BGAN Geo-Replicator, remote users benefit by having access to new applications and web portals that would otherwise only be available at the central or hub office.
The BGAN Geo-Replicator solution is targeted at organizations around the world operating in the construction, oil, gas, offshore, mining, NGO, maritime and defence sectors that require resilient and reliable real-time broadband connectivity allied to a cost effective means to deliver content across online platforms and web portals.
Alastair Bovim, Managing Director, Inmarsat Africa, said, “Its patented replication and compression technology greatly reduces the volume of content organisations have to send over a given connection and with its unique virtualisation technology, organisations can replicate websites, portals and SharePoint to users in places where communications are disconnected, unreliable and slow. For example, for military customers, enabling teams in the field to have access to information is vital. With Geo-Replicator mission-critical information can be easily delivered from HQ to operational and mobile command teams in the field.”
BGAN is delivered over Inmarsat’s proven L-band network, guaranteeing that a connection can be maintained even during extreme weather conditions, making it ideally suited for typical office applications. iOra’s technology is proven in a wide range of deployments for delivery of business and mission critical data in maritime, government and defence sectors. To learn more, meet Inmarsat executives at Africa Aerospace and Defence 2012: September 19th through 21st, in Pretoria.
