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RE: I don't buy it (radio compromise).

Comment comment by Dereck on 21 September 2006

Interesting....I was under the impression that BGAN was used my Military orgs (maybe its just PMC's). BGAN as a service can meet NSA crypto standards, "Michael Butler, Chief Operating Officer of Inmarsat, said: “Inmarsat has a long history of providing the US Government with mobile satellite communications that, when combined with NSA-certified Type 1 encryption devices, can be secured to the highest level. With our BGAN service launch, planned for later in 2005, we will offer these customers unparalleled mobile broadband IP service, and it is essential that this capability can be similarly assured for government users."

I know in oil and gas applications BGAN is used for Out-of-Band type management of control and automation systems. There are some real benefits to mobile IP devices like BGAN modems. If you have a lender that provides Type 1 IP encryption you can be mobile as you want with data and voice (especially if your using a soft phone). I would guess your British friends were using something similar to BGAN shared via 802.11b router and VoIP phones.

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RE: I don't buy it (radio compromise). by VnutZ :: NR8

Ahhh ... I didn't recognize BGAN as anything familiar - even after following a link to read on it. INMARSAT is used by the military, but not as a mainstream tool of communication. Satellite based communications are somewhat restricted due to bandwidth, availability and cost.

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