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Satellite Phone Saves
Explorers' Lives
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Friday, 27 January, 2003
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| The rescue
of two explorers from the notoriously dangerous and icy waters of
the Antarctic pays testament to the invaluable service that an Iridium
Satellite Phone provides. |
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| RECORD ATTEMPT |
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When making provisions
for their attempt to land a Robinson R44 Raven helicopter at the South
Pole, the two experienced adventures, Steve Brooks and Quentin Smith,
looked to Mobell to supply the solutions to the communication problems
that arise when travelling in one of the world’s most inhospitable
climates.
Not only does the Iridium Satellite
Phone provide a reliable and truly global telephone service but also,
and of equal importance, it provides peace of mind. |
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| LIFE SAVING
PHONE CALL |
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Thus when Brooks
and Smith were forced to ditch their helicopter and bail into a life
raft, they were able to raise the alarm by using the Iridium Satellite
Phone to call Steve’s wife 8,000 miles away in London.
Nine hours adrift later they were picked up safe and sound, save for a
bit of a chill, by the Chilean Navy. Without the valuable satellite link
the consequences could have been fatal. |
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| IRIDIUM NETWORK |
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The service is
possible from such remote locations by utilising a network of 66 different
satellites orbiting the Earth at an altitude of 450 miles and, travelling
at a staggering 16,832 miles per hour. At that speed the planet can
be completely circled every 100 minutes by each satellite.
Such is the configuration that an Iridium handset can be in contact with
at least one of those satellites from anywhere on the globe. The only constant
that the user has to adhere to is that the handset antenna must always
have a clear line of sight to the sky.
In areas such as the Antarctic, mobile phones linked to conventional networks
would be completely unusable.
So if like Steve and Quentin you are thinking of embarking on adventure,
be it the South Pole or just the South Downs, by taking an Iridium Satellite
Phone you can be safe in the knowledge that help is only a call away, and
you never know, It could make the difference between life and death. |
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