Broadband Global Area Network
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broadband-global-area-network-0-10616718
title:
Broadband Global Area Network
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The Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) is a global satellite network with telephony owned by Inmarsat using portable terminals. The terminals are normally used to connect a laptop computer to broadband Internet in remote locations, although as long as line-of-sight to the satellite exists, the terminal can be used anywhere. The value of BGAN terminals is that, unlike other satellite Internet services, which require bulky and heavy satellite dishes to connect, a BGAN terminal is about the size
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Global satellite network
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband_Global_Area_Network
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date modified:
2024-04-25T23:32:55Z
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