[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] Inmarsat has unveiled specifications, as well as pricing details, for its IsatPhone Pro handset, scheduled for release in June, the company announced April 13.
    IsatPhone Pro, which marks Inmarsat’s entrance into the global handheld marketplace, will have up to 8 hours talk time and up to 100 hours on standby. The handset will be dust, splash and shock resistant and is capable of operating at temperatures from -20 to 55 degrees Celsuis.
    While the Bluetooth-compatible handset is set at a suggested retail price of $699, Inmarsat said that pricing promotions are expected to bring the end-user price to $500-600. Retail airtime rates will be at around $1 per minute.
    “IsatPhone Pro raises the game in the satellite phone market. It works in just about any conditions, from rain storms to dust storms, from tropical humidity to freezing blizzard; it has a long battery life you can rely on when you’re in the middle of nowhere; a totally reliable global network connection with clear voice quality; and it’s something that anyone can pick up and use,” Helen Stalker, Inmarsat’s commercial director of global satellite phone services, said in a statement. 

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