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European firm introduces cordless Iridium satcom

Cordless cabin telephony with global connectivity at an affordable price is the promise of Belgium’s Orb’Phone, a division of Euro GSM.

By Bernard Fitzsimons

October 12, 2007

Cordless cabin telephony with global connectivity at an affordable price is the promise of Belgium’s Orb’Phone, a division of Euro GSM.

Orb’Phone managing director Yves Hendrickx said that the system was designed to overcome some shortcomings in existing satellite telephone systems, namely the limited number of lines they offer; that they usually cannot offer truly global coverage because of their reliance on geostationary satellites, which in turn demands a sophisticated antenna; and that they are expensive both to install and to use.

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