Prepaid calling cards go satellite
Telenor customers can now use prepaid calling cards for Inmarsat Mobiq and Global Area Network (GAN) services, allowing customers to talk for as long and as often as they wish from their own prepaid account.
The Prepaid Calling Card provides access to units of Inmarsat airtime. The card automatically provides access to voice, fax, data and image transfer as well as e-mail and Internet services.
The new system is simple to use: no application procedures are required, the card is easy to verify and reload, the account balance can always be checked and the system is completely secure, as each Telenor Prepaid Calling Card has its own unique account number and PIN code. In addition, the Prepaid Calling Card system allows multiple users to access the same terminal, thus solving any billing problems which may occur.
“We are proud to launch this user friendly and easy solution for our customers, which makes prepaid communication via satellite as simple as placing a standard call, sending a fax or making data transfer,” said Anders Kallerud, Manager of Personal Communications for Telenor Broadband Services.
The Prepaid Calling Card is now available from Telenor dealers worldwide.
For further information on the Mobiq or GAN Prepaid Service Package contact:
Ms. Eunike Ditlefsen
Marketing Manager, Personal Communications
Telenor Broadband Services
Tel.: +47 22 77 80 19
Mobile: +47 909 23 556
Internet: www.mobiq.no or www.globalareanetwork.com
Information about the company and products:
Telenor Broadband Services is one of four core business areas within the Telenor Group and was established following the merger last year between the business areas Telenor Satellite, Telenor TV Distribution and parts of Telenor e-commerce.
Telenor Broadband Services is the largest distributor of analogue and digital television services to end users in the Nordic Region with 1.7 million subscribers. In 1999 the Broadband Services business area had 1 000 employees and an annual turnover of approximately NOK 2,8 billion. Telenor is the fourth biggest owner of Inmarsat Ltd., which provides a global mobile satellite network.
The Personal Communications group in Telenor Broadband Services, Div. Satellite Mobile is responsible for providing the whole portfolio of Telenor’s Inmarsat services via local dealers all around the world. Telenor is one of the absolute leaders in this global telecom niche market.
Telenor’s Mobiq is a small, lightweight satellite phone unit, designed to stay in touch when working or travelling anywhere in the world. It can be connected to a fax machine, PC or Palmtop, and makes it possible to sending and receiving
Regular phone calls
Faxes
E-Mail
Transfer of data
There are portable, marine, vehicle and fixed versions of Mobiq.
The Mobiq Global Mobile Communications service from Telenor is the fastest selling global mobile satellite in the 25 years history of Inmarsat.
Telenor's GAN (Global Area Network) integrates the corporate IT network with a global mobile communications network. This means that business critical information can be provided at both the bandwidth and speed that enterprises demand. Solutions such as remote LAN/WAN access, e-mail, e-commerce, Internet & Intranet access, image transfer and store-and-forward video can be used wherever needed - as well as high quality voice and fax.
