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| |  Satellite Dish
VSAT Service |  BGAN Link
High-Usage | 
Standard BGAN Service | 
BGAN M2M
Service |
| Expected Monthly Usage | High Bandwidth Use
(over 500 MBs /month) | High Bandwidth Use
(over 5 GBs /month) | Between 20 to 500 MBs
per month | Between 1 to 20 MBs
per month |
| Monthly Service | iDirect, Tachyon
| BGAN Link Service | Standard BGAN Service | BGAN M2M Service |
| Average Monthly Cost | $399 per month | $3,575 per month (5GB) | $200 per month | $60 per month |
| Required Equipment | VSAT Satellite Dish | Hughes 9201 BGAN orExplorer 700 BGAN | Wideye Ranger or
Hughes 9201 M2M BGAN | Hughes 9502 M2M BGAN |
| Equipment Cost | $2,999 per site | $2,995 per site (9201) | $2,595 per site (Ranger) | $1,145 per site |
| Max Connection Speed | 5 Mbps Down
2 Mbps Up | 492 Kbps Down
492 Kbps Up | 492 Kbps Down
492 Kbps Up | 464 Kbps Down
448 Kbps Up |
| Minimum Billable Unit | 100 Kilobytes | 100 Kilobytes | 100 Kilobytes | 1 Kilobyte - A Great Deal |
Cost per polling remote device in plan.
(minimum billable unit) | $0.01 cents per
100 Kilobytes transferred | $0.03 to $0.08 cents per 100 Kilobytes transferred | $0.69 cents per
100 Kilobytes transferred | $0.01 to $0.02 cents
per 1 Kilobyte |
| Number of Polls per month in plan.(minimum billable unit) | Up to 30,000 polls per month on 3 GB Plan
(polls are 100 kilobytes) | Up to 50,000 polls per month on 5 GB Plan
(polls are 100 kilobytes) | 300 times per month (not recommend for polling.
(polls are 100 kilobytes) | 20,000 times per month on 20 Megabyte BGAN M2M(polls are 1 kilobyte each) |
| Cost Per MB Transferred | 10 cents per MB | 36 cents per MB | From $4 to $6 per MB | From $6 to $20 per MB |
Operational Temp For
Indoor Equipment (IDU) | 0° to 140° F
-18° to 60° C | -13 ° to 131° F
-25° to 55° C | No indoor unit
IDU is also ODU. | -40° to 167° F (not a typo)
-40° to 75° C |
| Operational Temp For Outdoor Equip (ODU)(Dish or BGAN Antenna) | -40° to 140° F
-40° to 60° C
(Standard VSAT stats) | -13° to 140° F
-25° to 60° C
(Hughes 9201 stats) | -40° to 167° F
-40° to 75° C
(Wideye Ranger stats) | -40° to 167° F
-40° to 75°C
(Hughes 9502 stats) |
| Wind Speed Tolerance | 60mph (100kph)
Needs to be secured well | Small profile - Rarely affected by wind | Small profile - Rarely affected by wind | Small profile - Rarely affected by wind |
| Rain Fade | Good performance in rain.
Snow buildup will affect connection. | Can take up to 25mm of
ice buildup before loss of network connection | Can take up to 25mm of
ice buildup before loss of network connection | Can take up to 25mm of
ice buildup before loss of network connection |
| Power Draw (12 volts) | iDirect modem pulls between 90 and 150 watts always. | 4 watts idle
30 watts burst transmit | 4 watts idle
30 watts burst transmit | 3 to 4 watts idle
0.01 watts hibernation
20 watts burst transmit. |
| TCP-IP Stay Alive(network stays up 100%) | 100% of the time. | 100% with Hughes 9201M2M only. | Hughes 9201 M2M - Yes
Wideye Ranger - Yes | Hughes 9502 - Yes 100% of the time. |
| Coverage Area | Global (except for extreme polar regions). | Global (except for extreme polar regions). | Global (except for extreme polar regions). | Global (except for extreme polar regions). |
| Certified Installer Required | Requires certified Installer | Can be operated by anyone | Can be operated by anyone | Can be operated by anyone |
| Firewall Security | Net Neutral. Customer provided firewall | Whitelist limits all traffic to only listed IP's - $0 | Whitelist limits all traffic to only listed IP's - $0 | Whitelist limits all traffic to only listed IP's - $0 |
Private Networking
Leased Line to NOC | Available | Available | Available | Available |
A BGAN terminal operates globally on the same network / service plan for up to 450 kbps up/down speeds.
