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SNAP Deployable Satellite Systems: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., today announced that it has received an additional $3.4 million of funding from the U.S. Army to provide additional Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) Access Point (SNAP) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Satellite Systems. These systems will support ongoing operations for the Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan (CSTC-A). This award is part of the U.S. ...
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Thuraya SG-2520

World’s First Satellite Smartphone

This sleek and stylish satellite phone combines satellite, tri-band GSM and GPS, with built-in GPRS, MMS and JAVA features. The GPRS feature allows an always-on access to internet. Users will be able to download and upload information using GPRS capabilities in the Thuraya satellite network anywhere in the coverage area, as well as on the GSM mode.

Additionally, the new satellite phone has high-end GSM features such as a built-in camera, video, a high resolution color screen and a multi-language support.

System
Thuraya, tri-band GSM (900, 1800 and 1900 MHz)

Enhanced GPS Services

GPRS Capabilities
Downstream up to 60Kbps
Upstream up to 15 Kbps

Fax and Data at to 9.6 Kbps (CSD)

Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email

Polyphonic ringtones

Phone Memory
Built-in 32 MB
SD-card memory slot

Connectivity
USB, Bluetooth, Infrared

Operating System – Windows CE

Weight
180 g

Display
262,000 colors

Resolution
128 x 128 pixels (1.5 inch)

Battery Time
Talk time up to 2.4 hrs
Standby up to 50 hrs

Language Support
English, Arabic, Farsi, French, German, Hindi, Spanish, Russian, Urdu and Turkish

Thuraya SG 2520 video from YouTube