Capsat Messenger by Thrane & Thrane
(limited availability)

Inmarsat M4 Terminals
Voice, Fax, and 64,000 bps Data

The Capsat Messenger (see specifications) is an Inmarsat M4 terminal that is no longer manufactured. A limited number of used units and rental Inmarsat M4 terminals are available from Outfitter Satellite (limited availability). Inmarsat BGAN services are intended to replace Inmarsat M4 service, but Inmarsat M4 will remain the only land portable Inmarsat high speed service available in the Pacific Ocean Region (POR) until probably sometime in 2009.

The Capsat Messenger is cased in a rugged magnesium housing. The Capsat Messenger was made with several different antenna versions: the Big Dish land portable antenna, the Tri-Fold land portable antenna, the Small Dish land portable antenna (pictured right), and the vehicular tracking antenna. The Small Dish and Big Dish versions are designed for high durability and may be used in permanent roof or wall mounted applications. The Tri-Fold version was the lightest and most portable version.

Inmarsat M4 terminals (also called Global Area Network or GAN) allow the user to bring an ISDN environment anywhere in the world. The Capsat Messenger includes a built-in handset, two RJ-11 ports, a USB port, and an external SIM card port. It supports 4.8 kbps voice and the following high speed service types: 64 kbps ISDN data, 56 kbps ISDN data, 64 kbps Speech, and 3.1 KHz audio. All of these services are billed by connection time. Some later versions of the Capsat Messenger supported Mobile Packet Data Service (MPDS), which was a packet data service with out a guaranteed data rate that is billed by the megabyte of data transferred instead of connection time.

Prepaid or Usage-Limited Services: Outfitter Satellite has the ability to configure a usage cap on these services as needed by the customer.

Videoconferencing Applications: A typical application of an Inmarsat M4 terminal is 64 kbps data supporting two way H.320 videoconferencing. Outfitter Satellite offers several different portable videoconferencing systems including the Tactical II and Tactical MXP by Tandberg and the Talking Head TH-1 by 7E. These systems can transmit video using one or two Inmarsat M4 terminals. The TH-1 requires an optional S0DA DUO multiplexer to combine two 64 kbps Inmarsat M4 terminals to produce a 128 kbps stream for higher quality video.

Vehicular Inmarsat M4 Terminals: Thrane & Thrane's Vehicular M4 system (shown right) provides voice and 64 kbps data or internet access while you are on the move. The tracking antenna system will maintain a constant lock on the satellite -- even while you are travelling. Full 128,000 bps communications can be achieved if your vehicle is large enough to support two vehicular antennas.

Secure Communications: Another typical application is secure voice, fax, or data communications. The Capsat Messenger supports secure STU III / IIB communications. The peripheral encrypting phone/data equipment required for this kind of application should be acquired through authorized government channels. Outfitter Satellite offers commercial-grade encryption by CopyTele (some export restrictions apply).

Related Products: There are a variety of related products and accessories some of which are no longer manufactured but may be available as used equipment on a limited basis. These include: the Nera World Communicator, Nera WorldPhone, EMS Storm, Inmarsat B, EMS Storm and Cyclone Inmarsat M4 terminals.

Thrane & Thrane "Back-Pack" Style Tri-Fold Antenna Sometimes it important to be able to carry your Inmarsat equipment long distances, but weight becomes a real issue when you are going straight up. Thrane & Thrane's compact Capsat Messenger Tri-Fold Antenna is under 5 kg (11 lbs) and comes in a rugged soft case with deployable padded arm straps.

Need to Pack 64 kbps Up a Mountain?      Rental Customer Testimonial: "As an owner of an outdoor adventure travel company...I want to thank you for the use of the satellite phone. We took a group of business executives to Tanzania, Africa to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. The satellite [phone] worked incredibly [well]. We were able to download pictures and daily dialogue with the use of this phone to my company's web page so that the world could follow us along on this adventure. Our web page hits went from about a 100 a month to over 4000 per month because of the use of your phone to send information to our page. We will be taking one of your phones on every adventure that we take because of its great reliability, ease of use and compactability. Thanks for such a great product and group of employees."    - John L.      (owner of adventure travel company)

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