Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network will be a key example of...
Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network will be a key example of how broadband can be deployed “immediately and cost-effectively for public safety and health care delivery” where terrestrial service isn’t available, said the company during a Dec. 3 meeting…
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with the FCC Public Safety Bureau, Office of Strategy Planning and Policy Analysis, and Broadband Task force. According to an ex parte filing, Inmarsat also said the National Broadband Plan should recognize that mobile satellite broadband can play a major role in public safety and telemedicine needs because it’s available everywhere in the country “regardless of density of population or local conditions.” The company also recommended satellite as a cheap way to deliver mobile broadband, which should be considered in future grants or universal service fund eligibility criteria. An “arbitrary speed cut off” shouldn’t be used when addressing mobile broadband services and should instead focus on producing an optimal and cost-effective broadband experience, said Inmarsat. The broadband plan should also include training programs that would help first responders and others learn to use mobile satellite broadband, the company said.