LONDON -- Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has announced the launch of IsatPhone Link, a new global fixed satellite phone service.

Based on the award-winning IsatPhone Pro handheld satellite phone, IsatPhone Link will offer the same voice capabilities, and email and low-speed data services, in a fixed installation. The service will be available globally from 30th June 2011.

IsatPhone Link features a simple set-up that includes telephone, cabling up to 50 metres, and a small external antenna. It can support both single and multi-user capability, and is suitable for a wide range of environments.

Inmarsat is targeting the new service at its core market: sectors that typically operate in remote areas not served by terrestrial networks, such as oil & gas, mining, construction, utilities and aid & NGO. IsatPhone Link can be set up quickly, so is ideal for the early stages of remote field operation. It offers a reliable back-up to primary communications, or an affordable and easy-to-use communications service for workers onsite.

Inmarsat plc (London: ISAT)