steve, any thoughts on NERAY? their new global/portable ISDN data and satellite system.. the Nera WorldCommunicator, looks pretty interesting.
been doing some digging on european wireless & internet related cos.
and came across this one... Seems like maybe a compelling turnaround story in the making.
from their website:
nera.no
Nera WorldCommunicator -
Generating new ways of communicating
The first truly portable ISDN data and satellite system
As announced by Inmarsat at CeBit 18th of March, Nera SatCom AS will manufacture terminals for the new Inmarsat Global Area Network (M4) service. The Nera terminals will be commercially available from July.
The Nera WorldCommunicator will be the size of a laptop computer weighing less than four kilos, and it will provide ISDN functionality (64 kbps). This is primarily a product/service for data applications, but there is also a mini-M channel available for low-cost voice. The Nera WorldCommunicator will also have a built in DECT base station, an add-on feature giving the end user new flexibility.
The Nera WorldCommunicator will focus on ISDN, although other interfaces are available. Most applications for ISDN are easily transferable to anywhere in the world with this equipment. Whether a journalist wants to send live or still pictures from the field, a field engineer wants to create an extension to headquarter's Local Area Network or a geophysicist wants to send a report from the jungle - it should be as easy as plugging into the wall socket at home.
Morten Heiss-Schøyen, Nera, says:
"With smaller, more flexible and cost-efficient equipment and service, a much wider market can be targeted than for traditional Inmarsat services. Demands for data bandwidth, mobility and security are other driving factors, which indicate future success for these products and services. Nera Satcom will be the first on the market with a commercially available terminal, and we have a golden opportunity to establish ourselves as market leaders from day one."
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