Deliveries of the first RCOM-100 satphone equipment, designed for use with the Globalstar Satellite system, will begin this November, Arnav Systems announced at NBAA 2002. As detailed at the Puyallup, Wash. company’s exhibit (Booth No. 5843), this is an all-digital telephony system “that uses a true packet-data modem and Qualcomm CDMA digital modulation to deliver high-quality voice telephony without the time delay common to analog voice satellite systems and without the dropout associated with high bank angles and geographic positioning.” The RCOM-100 has an MSRP of $19,995, including the remote-mounted 2MCU satphone installation kit and antennas.
As an inducement for new customers, Arnav is launching a “Buy in ’02, Talk for Free in ’03” campaign. This will provide 12 months of free airtime under the company’s Silver Service Plan to the first 100 purchasers of the equipment. That plan, Arnav stated, which includes the basic monthly connection fee plus 60 minutes of airtime excluding tax and tariff, is priced at $100/month or a $1,200 value for a year. Subscribers qualifying for the promotional arrangement, Arnav indicated, can apply that Silver Plan value to the more extensive Gold, Platinum or Fleet Plans if desired.
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