- Ntɔkwa a ɛda wiase nyinaa so: Iridium 9575 Extreme (a.k.a. Iridium Extreme) de Iridium 66-satellite LEO network na ɛma satellite ntɔkwa fi pole kɔ pole, ɛma wubenya ntɔkwa mpo wɔ poles ne ɛpo a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri globalsatellite.us. Sɛnea ɛte sɛ GEO-based fon no, ɛnni voice delay biara, ɛma nkɔmmɔ tew na ɛnni geostationary systems no half-second ntɛm a ɛda ho no eweek.com.
- Asraafo-Grade Denhyɛ: Wɔbɔɔ 9575 Extreme no den paa, ɛhyɛ U.S. DoD MIL-STD-810F/G denhyɛ nsɛmma (shock, vibration, dust, humidity) mu na wɔde IP65 ama, ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛbotɔ dust ne nsuo a ɛretɔ den so iridium.com telemetry.groupcls.com. Ɛyɛ den paa – betumi agyina guare, osu, mfuturu, ne nsakrae a ɛyɛ den – enti wubetumi de di dwuma baabi a fon foforo bɛyɛ mmerɛw eweek.com.
- Nkwa Ho Mmoa (GPS & SOS): Saa handset yi betumi ayɛ wo nkwa ho mmoa. Wɔde GPS a ɛwɔ mu na ɛtumi kyerɛ wo beae ne SOS emergency button a ɛtumi soma distress call a ɛde wo beae kɔ. One-touch SOS no betumi ayɛ sɛnea wopɛ sɛ ɛbɛka GEOS emergency response center a ɛwɔ hɔ daa anaa obi a wopɛ, na ɛboa ma wobenya mmoa ntɛm wɔ amanehunu mu eweek.com. Ɛyɛ baako a edi kan wɔ satellite fon mu Certified S.E.N.D. (Satellite Emergency Notification Device) a RTCM de too hɔ, kyerɛ sɛ ne SOS beacon no bɔ search-and-rescue nsɛmma a ɛyɛ den so pulsarbeyond.com.
- Ntama, Adwuma Pa Ho Nhyehyɛe: Ɛyɛ ketewa na ɛyɛ mmerɛ sen Iridium mfoni a atwam, Extreme no dɔ ~247 g na ne tenten ne 14×6×2.7 cm telemetry.groupcls.com. Ɛte sɛ nnɛda smartphone biara nanso ne ho yɛ mpɛn abien na ɛyɛ duru kakra eweek.com – te sɛ 90’s fɔne kɛse bi. Nhyehyɛe no wɔ antenna kɛse a wobetumi atwe (bɛyɛ 3.5″) a wotumi gyina pintinn ma nsɛnkeka pa eweek.com, dennen Gorilla Glass monochrome display (200 nsɛmfua, da mu hunu na ɛwɔ backlight) iridium.com, ne keypad a nsuo ntumi mmfa ho na wotumi de guare anaa wotumi de yɛ adwuma wɔ nsuo mu anaa ahohuru mu iridium.com. Rubber grip a ɛte sɛ diamond-tread ne akata ho (sɛ SOS button so) ma ɛyɛ den wɔ afie adwuma mu eweek.com.
- Battery Nkɔsoɔ & Tumi: Battery a ɛka ho no betumi ama w’adi nkɔmmɔ bɛyɛ ~4 dɔnhwere anaa gyina hɔ bɛyɛ 30 dɔnhwere iridium.com – ɛbɛtumi aboa ma da biara nsɛnkeka nanso ɛyɛ tia sen mfɛfo bi. Battery foforo a ɛwɔ tumi kɛse (aftermarket) betumi ama nkɔmmɔ bere akɔ ~6.5 dɔnhwere na gyina hɔ akɔ ~40–43 dɔnhwere mackaycomm.com. Wɔkyerɛ sɛ wode battery no bɛyɛ dɛ na fa spare anaa solar charger kɔ akɔtɔ so akɔ akyirikyiri. Fɔne no betumi adi dwuma fi -10 °C kɔsi +55 °C, enti ɛtumi gyina nsakrae ahorow mu iridium.com.
- Nkɔmmɔ, Nsɛmma, ne Data: Iridium 9575 betumi ama w’adi nkɔmmɔ wɔ wiase nyinaa na wode SMS nsɛmma atumi asoma, ne data connectivity a ɛyɛ ketewa. Wobetumi asoma/anya email ketewa anaa de GPS coordinates (sɛ tracking) atumi asoma wɔ Iridium 2.4 kbps data channel so outfittersatellite.com. Ɛyɛ mmɔden ma web browsing, nanso ɛbɛtumi aboa ma nsɛmfua nkɔmmɔ anaa emergency nsɛm bere a biribiara nni hɔ. Mini-USB port a ɛka ho ne software betumi ama wode laptop atumi de email anaa Iridium AxcessPoint Wi-Fi accessory de, nanso data speed no yɛ ketewa.
- Ntɔsoɔ (Device & Service): Sɛ ɛyɛ premium satellite phone a, 9575 Extreme no bo yɛ bɛyɛ $1,300–$1,500 foforo ts2.tech (ɛkɔ so bɛyɛ $1,349 unlocked outfittersatellite.com). Saa sika kɛse yi kyerɛ ne duru ne Iridium global network no ho. Sɛ yɛde bɔ Inmarsat IsatPhone 2 ho a, ne bo yɛ dodoɔ no fã pɛ (~$700–$800) ts2.tech. Service plans yɛ ka ho bio: Iridium airtime yɛ sen cellular, nanso monthly plans wɔ hɔ (bi bɛyɛ $50–$150/bosome, ɛkyerɛ sɛnea minutes no te) na prepaid SIMs nso betumi de di dwuma eweek.com. Ɛwom sɛ ɛyɛ sika, nanso nnipa pii bu sɛ ɛyɛ akodeɛ pa ma emergency communication.
- Nkwan a wɔde 9575 di dwuma – Hena na ɔde di dwuma: Iridium Extreme yɛ akodeɛ titiriw ma asraafoɔ, akwantufoɔ, adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔwɔ akyirikyiri, nsuomfuo, ne mmusua a wɔboa bere a ɔhaw ba. Ne “baabiara” coverage ne duru ma ɛyɛ adeɛ a ɛho hia paa ma:
- Asraafoɔ & Aban: Wɔde di dwuma dodoɔ wɔ asraafoɔ ne aban adwuma mu wɔ wiase nyinaa. Ɛhyɛ military specs so na ɛwɔ Iridium 9575A variant a ɛyɛ special ma U.S. government (ne ho yɛ den sen pɔtee) iridium.com. Asraafoɔ a wɔwɔ baabi a nkurɔfoɔ nni anaa asomdwoeɛfoɔ de di dwuma de bɔ command-and-control ho ban baabi a nkɔmmɔbea biara nni hɔ. Ne secure SOS ne tracking betumi aboa ma nnipa ho yɛ den.
- Akwantufoɔ & Akyɛdeɛfoɔ: Efi polar expeditions kɔ high-altitude climbs, 9575 no yɛ nkwa akyirikyiri. Polar explorers te sɛ Preet Chandi de Iridium phone soma nsɛm fi South Pole iridium.com, na mmepɔw sofoɔ de kɔ mmepɔw a nkurɔfoɔ nni hɔ. Fɔn no global reach (ka Arctic/Antarctic ho) ne ne gyidie wɔ ahohuru mu ama ɛyɛ “akwantufoɔ dɔ so… a ɛhia connectivity baabiara a wopɛ wɔ asase so” ts2.tech. Akwantufoɔ dɔ so sɛ wɔbɛtumi afrɛ mmoa anaa ama wɔn dɔfo ate wɔn ho nsɛm fi baabiara a nkurɔfoɔ nni hɔ.
- Ɛho nsuo ne Offshore: Nsrahwɛfo, apɔnkɔfo a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ po so, ne wɔn a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ offshore no de Iridium di dwuma sɛ wɔn nkɔmmɔbea wɔ po so. Nkuto ketewa de 9575 (bebree de external marine antenna ka ho) yɛ nkɔmmɔbea a wɔde bɛnya nsɛm a ɛfa nsakrae ho anaa frɛ mmoa sɛ ɛho hia. Ɛda bi, ɔmanfo bi de Iridium handset yɛɛ nkɔmmɔbɔ interview wɔ po no mfinimfini Atlantic Ocean osat.com. Sɛnea ɛte ne sɛ, Inmarsat anaa Thuraya ho, Iridium mmɔ ho sɛ wobɛkyerɛ satellite bi pɛ wɔ po no ano – ɛyɛ mfaso kɛse wɔ nkuto a ɛrebɔ anaa wɔ polar nsuo so a ɛhe na ɛho network nni hɔ.
- Nkɔmɔfo a wɔwɔ akyirikyiri ne NGOs: Nsɛnhyɛsofo, adwumayɛfo wɔ ngo/gas ne mining, ne NGO adwumayɛfo a wɔwɔ aman a ɛredi nkɔanim de Iridium phone di dwuma ma nkɔmmɔ a ɛda so ne ɛho mmoa. Sɛ nhwɛso, nnipa a wɔboa nnipa wɔ Africa atɔe fam anaa adwumayɛfo a wɔwɔ Amazon mu de 9575 no bɔ nkɔmmɔ, siesie adwuma, na wɔtumi soma data baabi a cell network nni hɔ koraa. Fɔn no location tracking ho mfaso ne sɛ, adwumayɛfo a wɔwɔ akyirikyiri betumi de wɔn beae soma bere so anaa ama ɛno ara atumi yɛ breadcrumb trail a ɛkɔ headquarters outfittersatellite.com – ɛyɛ mmoa pa ma obiako a ɔyɛ adwuma.
- Ɛho mmoa ne Amanehunu Mmoa: Bere a ahum, asasewosow, gya ne amanehunu foforo biara bubu cell tower no, satellite phone te sɛ Iridium Extreme bɛyɛ “asetena akyirikyiri” epwired.com. Ɔkofo a wɔba kan ne nnipa a wɔboa no de di dwuma sɛ wɔbɛtumi akyerɛkyerɛ wɔn ho bere a network no atwa mu. Sɛ nhwɛso, California gya so nnipa de satphone dii dwuma bere a dumsɔɔ maa cell service no gyae yɛɛ adwuma eweek.com. 9575 no one-touch SOS ne ne den build yɛ adwuma pa wɔ amanehunu mu – ma wɔn a wɔboa no betumi afrɛ mmoa anaa mmoafo a wɔbɛfa wɔn afi baabi a ɛyɛ den. Sɛ emergency preparedness guide bi kae no, “Satellite phone no bɔ mmɔden yiye, ma amanehunu mmoafo… tumi kɔ so de nkɔmmɔ bɔ bere a ɛho hia paa.” epwired.com Emergency ops center bebree de Iridium si hɔ sɛ asetena akyirikyiri.
- Ntosoɔ Foforɔ (2024–2025): Iridium 9575 Extreme da so wɔ mmoa mu na ɛwɔ hɔ pii wɔ 2025 mu – ɛkyerɛ ne mfaso a ɛda so fi 2011 a wɔde too gua no. Iridium nsoromma ntwatoso no nyinaa yɛɛ foforɔ koraa wɔ 2019 (Iridium NEXT), na ɛboa ma ntwatoso no yɛ den na asɛm teɛ, na ɛnhia sɛ wotɔ fon foforɔ eweek.com. Extreme no firmware nso anya ntosoɔ mfe a atwam mu (wɔkyerɛ ma sɛ wode bɛma ɛyɛ adwuma pa ara, enti fa to so ntosoɔ no so reddit.com). Wɔ 2023–2024 mu, Iridium de nsɛm foforɔ bae te sɛ Iridium GO! Exec (portable hotspot) na wɔyɛ adwuma ne fon so nsɛm kɔ nsoromma so partnership investor.iridium.com, nanso 9575 no da so yɛ Iridium handheld titiriw. Wɔda so retɔn no wɔ mmɔden abien mu (standard tuntum anaa kɔkɔɔ a ɛda hɔ yiye) outfittersatellite.com, na ɛwɔ akyɛde bebree (solar charger, external antenna, ne afoforɔ) a ɛboa ma wode yɛ adwuma pii. Ɛho hia sɛ battery a ɛkɔ akyirikyiri fi adwumayɛfo foforɔ nkyɛn bae de boa ama tumi a ɛhia no mackaycomm.com. Ɛwom sɛ nsamankom nsɛm a ɛfa nsoromma so fon ho reba (te sɛ emergency texting wɔ iPhone anaa Android), nanso ɛno de, ɛyɛ nsɛm koro pɛ. Iridium Extreme no da so kɔ akyirikyiri de nsɛm kɔ nsɛm ba (two-way) voice, SMS, ne SOS a ɛda ho wɔ fon kɛse mu – ɛyɛ akyekyɛde a ɛho hia paa ma adwumayɛfo. Sɛ Iridium CEO no ka no, wɔn adwene da so wɔ so sɛ wɔbɛma “asomdwoeɛ a ɛkɔ wiase nyinaa… ma obiara a ɔwɔ cellular device no tumi nya ho mfaso” wɔ nsɛm te sɛ Iridium NTN Direct, nanso Extreme handset no na ɛyɛ adwumayɛfo lifeline a ɛda wo nsa so da investor.iridium.com investor.iridium.com. Kyerɛ sɛ, 9575 Extreme no yɛ adwumayɛfo a wɔasɔ no, wɔde no to mu, na ɔwɔ pɛpɛɛpɛ ama nsɛnnennen a 2025 de bɛba, na wɔwɔ stock na successor foforɔ biara nni hɔ da.
Iridium 9575 vs. Nsɛm Foforɔ a Wɔde Di Dwuma wɔ 2025
Ɛdɛn na Iridium Extreme yɛ sen ne mpɛnsɛmpɛnsɛmfoɔ a ɛwɔ hɔ seesei? Ɛha na yɛde ne mmerɛ ne mmɔdenbɔ bɔ nsɛm foforɔ a wɔde di dwuma no ho nsusui ho dwumadi:
| Satellite Phone | Mmerɛ | Mmɔdenbɔ |
|---|---|---|
| Iridium 9575 Extreme (Iridium) | – Wiase Nyinaa So Tumi: Ɛno nko ara na ɛwɔ wiase nyinaa so tumi, ka poles ne po so ho globalsatellite.us. Tumi de nkɔmmɔ bɔ baabiara a wowɔ asase so. – Denden & Nsuo Nni Ho Hwee: Ɛyɛ den paa (MIL-STD-810F, IP65) – betumi atim amanehunu (bɔ, mfuturu, nsuo a ɛretɔ) iridium.com. Wɔde ayɛ adwuma a ɛyɛ den wɔ afie. – SOS & Tracking: Wɔde SOS button a ɛwɔ hɔ daa 24/7 emergency response link, GPS beaeɛ kyerɛ ne online tracking tumi ahyɛ mu eweek.com outfittersatellite.com – ɛho hia paa ma nkwagye. – Nkɔmmɔ a ɛteɛ, Ntɛm: De LEO satellites di dwuma ma nkɔmmɔ a ɛteɛ a ɛnni ntɛm, kɔso kɔ intercontinental nkɔmmɔ so eweek.com. Nni “half-second pause” a ɛda ho wɔ GEO satphones ho eweek.com. – Nokwaredi a Wɔahu: Asraafo ne wɔn a wɔkɔ akyirikyiri de di dwuma mfe pii; wɔasɔ no hwɛ wɔ afie (ne akyɛde te sɛ external antennas, docking kits ho). | – Sika So Dodo: Sika so dodo (~$1.3K+) ne airtime no nso yɛ den ts2.tech. Nokwaredi no yɛ sika so, nanso wɔn a wɔn sika yɛ kakra betumi agyae. – Battery Nkɔsoɔ Tenten: ~4 dɔnhwere nkɔmmɔ (30h gyina hɔ) wɔ charge biara so iridium.com – sua sen nsɛm foforɔ (ehia spare anaa charge sɛ wopɛ sɛ wode di dwuma tenten). Battery a ɛwɔ tumi kɛse yɛ akyɛde mackaycomm.com. – Fom a Ɛyɛ Kɛse: So kɛse ne duru sen fon a ɛda so (te sɛ fon a atwa mu dada) satellitephonereview.com. Ɛsɛ sɛ wopue external antenna ansa na wode di dwuma. Ɛnyɛ fɛ te sɛ nsɛm foforɔ a wɔde hybrid yɛ. – Ntɛm Dodoɔ Data Speed: 2.4 kbps circuit-switched data pɛ – ɛyɛ papa ma nsɛm kɔkɔɔ/GPS pings, nanso ɛnyɛ papa koraa ma internet a ɛho hia data pii outfittersatellite.com. Saa fon yi so, ɛnni high-bandwidth ho kwan. – Indoor Adwuma Ho Nkɔsoɔ: Sɛnea satphones nyinaa te no, ɛhia sɛ ɛwɔ akyirikyiri a ɛda ɔsoro ho. Ɛrenyɛ adwuma wɔ dan mu, fam, anaa baabi a ɛda atifi (sɛ satellite signal nni hɔ) eweek.com. |
| Inmarsat IsatPhone 2 (Inmarsat) | – Bepɔw So Nnyina So Coverage: Betumi akɔ so wɔ wiase nyinaa gye polar mantam a ɛyɛ den (~latitudes a ɛwɔ 80° so) ts2.tech. Ma nnipa a wɔkɔ akyirikyiri, Inmarsat GEO satellite network no bɛma wɔn wiase nyinaa coverage. – Battery Tenten: Betumi akasa dodoɔ 8 dɔnhwere na 160 dɔnhwere gyina hɔ – ɛyɛ tenten sen sat phone biara ts2.tech. Eye ma akɔtɔ akyirikyiri a ɛnni hɔ sɛ wobɛhyɛ charge dodoɔ.<br>- Dibea & Dinn: Wɔka ho sɛ ɛma kasa dɛ na ɛnyɛ den sɛ call bɛtwa mu osat.com. Network no de satellite baako pɛ na ɛyɛ adwuma, enti sɛ wopɛ signal a, ɛyɛ dinn (ɛnyɛ sɛ satellite bebree na ɛda ho).<br>- Bɔkɔɔ & Denden: Mid-range bo ($700) ma fon a ɛyɛ den na nsuo ntumi mmu no (IP65). Ɛma w’anya biribi pa – “bepɔw so coverage wɔ mid-range bo so ne fon a ɛyɛ den” osat.com. Wɔde Bluetooth bɔ ho ma hands-free adwuma osat.com ne UI a ɛyɛ mmerɛw. – SOS ne Navigation: Wɔwɔ SOS button baako ne GPS location te sɛ Iridium. Interface no yɛ mmerɛw na registration yɛ ntɛm (~45s de nya signal) ma ɛboa wɔ nsɛnhia mu osat.com. | – Polar Coverage Nni Hɔ: Ntumi nnya signal wɔ Arctic/Antarctic a ɛwɔ soro (bɛyɛ 82°N/S so) ts2.tech. Ɛnyɛ papa ma polar akɔtɔ anaa baabi a ɛwɔ latitude tenten – Iridium na ɛyɛ papa wɔ hɔ. – Geostationary Lag: Ɛde geosynchronous satellites a ɛwɔ ~36,000 km akyirikyiri, enti frɛ no bɛyɛ sɛ ɛda ho adi sɛ ɛwɔ ~0.5 second ntɛm a ɛkyɛ. Ɛnyɛ sɛ Iridium a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ na nkɔmmɔ no yɛ den. eweek.com. – Directional Use: Ɛsɛ sɛ wode antenna no kyerɛ equator wim. Sɛ wowɔ nkuraase, nsuom, anaa atifi fam a, satellite no bɛda fam na ɛbɛyɛ den ama woanya signal. Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wode gu car so anaa biribi a ɛnam so a, ɛsɛ sɛ wode external antenna boa, na sɛ wopɛ sɛ wotu a, signal no betumi asesa. – Data Limitations: Ɛnni high-speed data – ɛde low-bandwidth nkutoo (~2.4 kbps anaa email kakra a ɛnam tethered mode so). Sɛ wopɛ internet a, Inmarsat wɔ separate device (IsatHub), nanso handheld no ankasa nntumi mfa internet. – Slightly Larger: IsatPhone 2 no yɛ ketewa kakra sen bi (ɛboro 300 g, na antenna no so tenten). Ɛyɛ den, nanso nnipa bi ka sɛ ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛfa. Ɛnni touchscreen anaa smartphone nsusui (yɛ adwuma nkutoo). |
| Thuraya XT-PRO (Thuraya) | – Extended Battery Life: XT-PRO no betumi adi dwuma 9 hours talk ne 100 hours standby – ɛyɛ satphone a ɛwɔ talk time tenten paa, ɛfata nkɔmmɔ tenten anaa mmere a wopɛ sɛ wokɔ akyirikyiri thuraya.com thuraya.com. – Navigation Capabilities: Ɛyɛ nko ara a GPS, GLONASS, ne BeiDou satellite navigation system no nyinaa ho bɛtumi adi dwuma thuraya.com. Ɛfata wɔn a wopɛ coordinates pɛpɛɛpɛ anaa navigation wɔ mmeaeɛ horow. Wɔso wɔ SOS button a ɛyɛ mmerɛw (ɛyɛ adwuma mpo sɛ phone no atɔ) ma emergency thuraya.com. – Rugged & User-Friendly: Wɔde Gorilla Glass ne glare-resistant color display ayɛ no ma outdoor visibility thuraya.com thuraya.com. Wɔde nsuo ne mfuturu ho ban (jet-water splash proof, dust-tight) ne shockproof ama sɛ wobɛfa den. thuraya.com. Ɛyɛ ketewa ma ɛbɛtumi atena wo kotoku mu na ɛwɔ keypad a ɛyɛ mmerɛw – ɛyɛ mmerɛw wɔ amanehunu mu. – Voice + Data + SMS: Ɛma ho kwan ma kasa pa ne krataa wɔ Thuraya ntamadan mu. Wobetumi de akɔtɔ laptop so de anya internet a ɛyɛ dɛ (Thuraya ntamadan tumi ma mobile data kɔsi ~60 kbps, ɛyɛ ntɛm sen Iridium 2.4 kbps). Eyi ma ho kwan ma wode email anaa messaging apps de yɛ adwuma bere a cellular ntamadan no nnim thuraya.com. Thuraya ntamadan no yɛ den wɔ ne mantam mu. – Dual SIM Option (Alternate Model): XT-PRO no deɛ, ɛyɛ satellite nkutoo, nanso Thuraya wɔ XT-PRO DUAL variant ne X5-Touch smartphone a, wobetumi de GSM ne satellite SIM nyinaa di dwuma ts2.tech. Eyi yɛ dɛ ma wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wode fon baako na di mobile ne satellite dwuma (XT-PRO DUAL no nso kasa bere dodo, ~11h) vsatplus.net. | – Regional Coverage Only: Thuraya satellites mmienu no kata Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, ne Australia, nanso NNKATA Americas anaa polar mantam osat.com. Ɛnyɛ dɛ wɔ North/South America ne po so a ɛnni ne ntamadan mu. Sɛ wokɔ wiase nyinaa a, ɛnyɛ dɛ gye sɛ wode fon foforo ka ho. – Geostationary Constraints: Sɛnea Inmarsat te no, Thuraya de GEO satellites na ɛyɛ adwuma, enti ɛwɔ ~0.5s kasa kyɛ ne sɛ ɛhia sɛ wuhu satellite no (a ɛda equator so) pɛpɛɛpɛ. Adwuma no betumi asɛe wɔ ntamadan no ano anaa sɛ biribi kata southern sky no so. – Ntɔnko wɔ Network ho: Wɔ kurow akɛse akyirikyiri a ɛwɔ ne mantam no, Thuraya signal betumi ayɛ mmerɛw sɛ biribi bɔ ho ban. Saa ara nso na, ɛnni inter-satellite handoff – sɛ wokɔ fi satellite no ani so (sɛ wopɛ sɛ wokɔ atifi fam kɛse), frɛ no betumi agyae. Ɛnni coverage wɔ atifi fam kɛse (75°N so na ɛkɔ). – SOS ho Nhyiamu Sɛe: Ɛwom sɛ ɛwɔ SOS button, nanso Thuraya emergency response coordination nni wiase nyinaa so tumi te sɛ Iridium (a ɛne GEOS di dwuma). Ɔdeɛ no, ɛsɛ sɛ wode emergency number hyɛ no ho – ɛbɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wode nhyɛ no ho ansa na asɛe. – Bɔ ho bo ne Boafo: Thuraya fon no bo yɛ dɔɔso ($800–$1000 ma XT-PRO), nanso airtime no tumi yɛ tenten wɔ sika so. Bio, efisɛ Thuraya deɛ ne market yɛ mantam mu, ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛnya n’afidie anaa boafo wɔ ne mantam ho akyirikyiri. Ɛnni boafo wɔ Amerika man mu. |
| Globalstar GSP-1700 (Globalstar) | – Bɔ ho bo so & Ketewa: Wɔka ho dodo sɛ “satellite fon a ne bo yɛ dɔɔso sen biara”, GSP-1700 bo bɛyɛ $500 (ɛyɛ deɛ ɛtɔ so kɛse a ne bo yɛ dɔɔso sen biara) ts2.tech ts2.tech. Saa fon yi nso yɛ ketewa na ɛnwene (bɛyɛ 200 g), te sɛ flip fon a nkɔsoɔ nni ho – ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobɛfa akɔ mmepɔw anaa akyirikyiri. – Nokware Nwom Kɔkɔɔ: Sɛ wowɔ coverage mu a, Globalstar frɛ no teɛ paa, te sɛ sɛnea cellular te. Network no de LEO satellites (te sɛ Iridium) nanso ɛde bent-pipe architecture kɔ ground stations, enti latency yɛ ketewa na nwom teɛ paa sɛ satellite link no wɔ hɔ. Echo anaa ntɛm so ntɛm nni frɛ mu. – Ntɛm Frɛ & Ntɛm Setup: Fon no kɔ register ntɛm (sɛ wowɔ satellite ne gateway ho) na ne dwumadi yɛ mmerɛw, te sɛ fon a yɛde frɛ. Battery no tumi ma ~4 dɔnhwere frɛ, 36 dɔnhwere gyina hɔ ts2.tech, te sɛ Iridium. Wɔ North America, service plans no ma minutes pii na ɛbo so sen Iridium anaa Inmarsat, enti ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobɛfa so. – Satellite Nkrataa Aboafo: (Kae: Globalstar na ɛma SPOT trackers ne Sat-Fi2 hotspot so.) Ɛnyɛ GSP-1700 fon no ara na ɛwɔ saa ho, nanso Globalstar ecosystem no ma one-way SOS messengers ne Wi-Fi hotspot (Sat-Fi2) ma data, a ebinom de bɔ fon no ho ma ɛyɛ adwuma kɛse. | – Coverage Map Nwene: Ɛnyɛ wiase nyinaa so. Globalstar network no kɔ North America, Europe, atifi fam South America, ne Australia mpoano, nanso ntɔnko wɔ hɔ wɔ Africa/Asia ne ɛnni adwuma wɔ poles ho ts2.tech. Ɛde satellites a wɔwɔ ground stations ani so, enti po kɛse ne akyirikyiri betumi ayɛ dead zone. Sɛ worekɔ baabi a Globalstar “white zone” no wɔ hɔ a, fon no bɛyɛ adwuma biara. – Ntɔn Ntɔn a ɛwɔ Network no mu: Bere a atwam no, Globalstar hwee ase na ɛyɛ den na asomdwoeɛ no so wɔ afe 2010 mmere mu efisɛ nsoromma no mu bi bubu. Nsoromma foforɔ a ɛto so abien no deɛ, wosiesiee asomdwoeɛ no, nanso network no da so gyina fam so gateway a ɛwɔ asase so. Bere a ɔhaw ba (anaa wɔ nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn nsupɔw so a gateway nni hɔ), ɛbɛyɛ sɛ wubetumi anhu connectivity koraa sɛ nsoromma no wɔ w’anim mpo. Ɛnyɛ den dodo wɔ wiase nyinaa ɔhaw mu sɛnea Iridium a nsoromma no yɛ cross-linked no te. ts2.tech – SOS Som a ɛwɔ Wiase Nyinaa Nni Hɔ: GSP-1700 no nni SOS button a wɔde abom (sɛnea Iridium/Thuraya/IsatPhone no wɔ). Sɛ ɔhaw ba a, ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔfrɛ anaa wode SPOT SOS device foforɔ na yɛ. Sɛ wode mfonini abien na ɛyɛ a, ɛbɛyɛ sɛ ɛyɛ den wɔ ɔhaw mu. – Abakɔsɛm Foforɔ & Data Nni Hɔ: Fɔn no ho nhyehyɛe yɛ dedaw (ɛyɛ 2007 bere fɔn) na ne screen yɛ ketewa na GPS nni ho. Ɛyɛ de kasa nkutoo; sɛ wopɛ data a, ɛsɛ sɛ wotɔ Sat-Fi2 unit foforɔ. Nanso, Globalstar data no so yɛ ketewa (bɛyɛ 9.6 kbps a compression nni ho). Sɛ wopɛ internet anaa texting a ɛboro SMS a, GSP-1700 nkutoo bɛma wo werɛ aho. |
Tɛbɔ: Iridium 9575 Extreme ne ne mpɛnnafo titiriw ho mmerɛ ne mmerɛwyɛ. Iridium Extreme no gyina hɔ ma ne tumi a ɛkɔ wiase nyinaa ne ne duru, na IsatPhone 2 deɛ, ne battery nkɔso ne ne bo so yɛ dɛ ma ɛkɔ akyirikyiri (nanso ɛnkɔ polar)osat.com ts2.tech. Thuraya XT-PRO deɛ, ɛwɔ smart nsɛm ne battery a ɛtɔ so tenten wɔ ne mantam mu, na Globalstar fɔn no deɛ, ɛyɛ boɔ ketewa so kwan sɛ w’akwantuo bɛkɔ ne coverage mu nkutoo. Biara wɔ ne ho adwuma: Iridium deɛ, ɔyɛ den wɔ wiase nyinaa, Inmarsat deɛ, ɔyɛ den wɔ wiase nyinaa ho a battery gyina tenten, Thuraya deɛ, ɔde nsɛm foforɔ brɛ ne mantam, na Globalstar deɛ, ɔma kasa nkutoo a boɔ yɛ dɛ. ts2.tech
Adwene ne Nkyerɛkyerɛ a Wɔn a Wɔnim Adwuma no Wɔ Wɔ ho
Wɔn a wɔyɛ adwuma no mu mpanin ne wɔn a wɔhwɛ nsɛm no so no, da so de Iridium 9575 Extreme no to so sɛ sat fɔn a ɛyɛ papa paa, nanso wɔka ne nsakrae ho asɛm:
- “Ɔyɛ Sat Phone a Wɔtumi Fa Nsa So a Ɛyɛ Papa…Ɛyɛ Adwuma Baabiara” – Satellite Phone Review: “Iridium foforo yi…nea ɔhwɛ ɔdɔ a ɔwɔ ma ne nnɔmma no, ɛreboa paa. Ɛyɛ handheld satellite phone a ɛyɛ papa paa wɔ gua no so seesei. Ɛyɛ adwuma baabiara a wopɛ sɛ wokɔ, ne nne teɛ na ɛyɛ mmerɛw na ɛyɛ den sɛ wode bɛyɛ adwuma… Nsakrae a wɔde abɛto so no, ɛyɛ sɛ wopɛ a wubetumi asesa akɔ so.” satellitephonereview.com Saa 2011 review yi (bere a wɔde Extreme bae no) kyerɛɛ nsakrae titiriw no: ɛkɛse ketewa, grip ne casing a ɛyɛ den, GPS tracking ne SOS a wɔde kaa ho, ne satellite signal a ɛkɔ so ntɛm sen Iridium a atwam no satellitephonereview.com. Mpɛn du akyi mpo, saa mfaso yi ma 9575 no so ara yɛ den wɔ gua no so. Nsɛm a wɔkaa ho a ɛnyɛ papa ne sɛ ne ho so da so yɛ kɛse (ɛ“yɛ ketewa na ɛyɛ hare sen kan de no nanso, ɛda so yɛ kɛse na ɛyɛ den te sɛ mid-90’s cell phone” satellitephonereview.com) ne charger a ɛyɛ mpataa abien – nsɛm ketewa a ɛnsɛ sɛ ɛka ho wɔ nsɛm pa a wɔkae no mu.
- Ntɔkwa ne Nkwa So Mfaso – eWeek: Technology writer Wayne Rash suaa Extreme no wɔ amammerɛ mu na ohui sɛ ɛyɛ den paa: “Iridium ahwɛ yiye sɛ wɔn satellite phone bɛwɔ hɔ ma wo sɛ wopɛ sɛ wode di dwuma wɔ amanehunu mu. Ɛyɛ den paa, ɛbɛtumi agyina nsuo a wɔbɔ no so, sɛ wɔto gu fam anaa dɔte kata so. Battery no betumi atim nnansa pii wɔ standby, na wubetumi akasa mfeɛnan.” eweek.com Ɔsɔree nso frɛ no ho tebea (“nnipa a mefrɛ wɔn ka sɛ frɛ no te sɛ papa cell phone frɛ” eweek.com) ne sɛ ɛnni ntɛm a ɛda ho wɔ Iridium network so. Ne nsusui kyerɛ sɛ sɛ wopɛ sɛ wode sat phone biara di dwuma a, ɛsɛ sɛ wopɛ open-sky tebea (wontumi mfrɛ fi basement anaa ship engine room mu) eweek.com, nanso Iridium Extreme yɛ adwuma pa ara sɛ wubenya line-of-sight. Rash ka kyerɛɛ sɛ kit no yɛ kɛse (travel charger a ɛwɔ international plugs, car charger, magnetic vehicle antenna, hands-free earpiece, holster, ne nneɛma foforo) na ɛyɛ sika a ɛbɛyɛ ~$1,150 (2021 mu) ho adwuma ma nsɛmpɛ nkɔmmɔ eweek.com. Ɔkyerɛɛ sɛ ɛyɛ ade a ɛho hia ma adwumayɛ nkɔso ne amanehunu ho pɛpɛɛpɛ, na ɔde nhwɛso te sɛ gya a ɛredwo kwaeɛ so a “wubetumi atɔ cell service…ne landline no a wonnim bere a ɛbɛkɔ,” na satellite phone nko ara na betumi “ama woanya nkɔmmɔ…sɛ nkɔmmɔ kwan foforo nyinaa atɔ.” eweek.com
- Ntɔaso ne Ntɔn Ntwatoso – OSAT & TS2 Space Amanneɛbɔ: Adwenefoɔ dodoɔ no ara bɔ Iridium, Inmarsat, Thuraya, ne Globalstar ho ntɔn ntwatoso de boa tɔnfoɔ. Amanneɛbɔ bi kyerɛwee sɛ: “Iridium ntɔn a ɛda wiase nyinaa so ne ne ntɔn Extreme ne 9555 ma w’anya nkɔmmɔ wɔ baabiara, nanso ɛyɛ deɛ ɛwɔ soro sika so; na Inmarsat IsatPhone 2 deɛ, ɛma w’anya ntɔn a ɛbɛn wiase nyinaa so wɔ sika a ɛda mfinimfini so ne fon a ɛyɛ den mu, na Thuraya deɛ… [ɛyɛ] deɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw sika so dodo, nanso ne ntɔn so yɛ ketewa paa.” osat.com Kyerɛ sɛ, Iridium yɛ deɛ wonni ho hia biara sɛ wopɛ ntɔn baabiara a, na IsatPhone 2 yɛ deɛ ɛyɛ sika so mmerɛw sɛ w’ankɔ hwehwɛ ntɔn wɔ polar mantam no, na Thuraya yɛ deɛ ɛbɛyɛ adwuma sɛ wotena ne ntɔn mu. TS2 Space amanneɛbɔ a wɔyɛe June 2025 so kɔɔ so kyerɛɛ Iridium animuonyam wɔ ntɔn a ɛda wiase nyinaa so ho: “Fon ne wɔn boɔ ne Iridium Extreme 9575 bɛyɛ $1,300–$1,500, Inmarsat IsatPhone 2 bɛyɛ $700–$800…Iridium deɛ, ɛda wiase nyinaa so kɔtɔ so, IsatPhone 2 deɛ, ɛda bɛn wiase nyinaa so, Thuraya… ntɔn no ntena Americas so.” ts2.tech osat.com Amanneɛbɔ no kyerɛɛ sɛ Iridium yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ ma wɔn a wɔkɔ polar mantam ne asraafoɔ, na Inmarsat yɛ deɛ adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔpɛ 160-hour gyina ho batri no pɛts2.tech ts2.tech.
- Nnipa a wɔde di dwuma ho nsɛm: Nnipa pii a wɔde di dwuma kɔ so kyerɛkyerɛ saa nsɛm yi wɔ forum ne blog so – wɔkamfo Extreme “baabiara, bere biara” ntɔn no sɛ nkwa gyefoɔ, nanso wɔka ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wodi ne batri a ɛyɛ ketewa no ho dwuma. Ebinom aka sɛ fon no interface ne ne akyirikyiri ketewa yɛ sɛ atade dada wɔ smartphone a ɛda so no ho, nanso sɛ wowɔ kwaeɛ mu anaa wopɛ boa wɔ amanehunu mu a, obiara nnka Instagram ho asɛm. Wɔn a wɔwɔ prepping ne off-grid mu no, 9575 nya nidi wɔ ne dwumadi a ɛda hɔ adi ho; sɛdeɛ ɔbaako kaeɛ no, nea ɛho hia ne sɛ “ma software no so ntɛm, sɔ hwɛ na ma batri no so da so” reddit.com – ɛno na wubetumi agyina so bere a ehia.
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Iridium 9575 Extreme abɛnya din sɛ ɔyɛ akyɛde a ɛyɛ den paa ma nkɔmmɔ a ɛbɛkɔ baabiara, mpo sɛ yɛrekɔ 2025 mu. Ne boaboa ho ano a ɛwɔ wiase nyinaa so ad coverage, ne ho yɛ den, ne nsɛnnennen a ɛwɔ so (SOS beacon, GPS tracking) na ɛma ɔda ho adi wɔ satellite fon no mu. Ɛwom sɛ ne bo yɛ den na ɛnni nkɔso wɔ kasa bere anaa data ntɛm so, nanso ɔyɛ nea ɛho hia paa: ma nkwa kwan wɔ beae ne nsɛm a biribiara ntumi nyɛ adwuma no. Fi bepɔw atifi kɔsi polar icecaps, fi ɔko beae kɔsi amanehunu beae, Extreme no akyerɛ ne ho sɛ ɔyɛ satellite fon a ɔtumi gyina nsɛnnennen so na tumi gye nkwa ankasa.
Ɛda no adi sɛ ɛnnɛ a teknɔlɔgyi no retu mpɔn ntɛm saa, fon a wɔbɔɔ no mfe du akyi no so ara na ɛda so yɛ nea ɛdi kan ma nkɔmmɔ a ɛho hia paa. Iridium de 9575 no ayɛ ho fɛ so ara wɔ network nsakrae ne nsɛnnennen a ɛte sɛ SOS monitoring a ɛde ne tumi di dwuma so. Nneɛma a ɛte sɛ IsatPhone 2 yɛ fɛ ma wɔn a wopɛ coverage kɛse a ɛnni bo, Thuraya XT-PRO yɛ fɛ ma wɔn a wopɛ nneɛma pii wɔ beae bi, ne satellite messengers foforo yɛ fɛ ma nkɔmmɔ a ɛyɛ text nkutoo – nanso sɛ wopɛ nkɔmmɔ a ɛyɛ kasa ne fon a ɛyɛ den a, Iridium Extreme no so ara na ɛdi kan. Sɛ review bi ka kyerɛɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ: “Ɛyɛ adwuma baabiara a wopɛ sɛ wokɔ… na ɛyɛ mmerɛ ne mmerɛw sɛ wode di dwuma.” satellitephonereview.com Wɔ 2025 mu, saa mmerɛ ne tumi a ɛwɔ so no na ɛma Iridium 9575 Extreme yɛ adamfo pa ma wɔn a wopɛ sɛ wokɔ baabiara a kwan to atwa, na ɛyɛ ɔpɛsɛmenkommere a wɔde sua sat fon foforo ho.
Ns source:
- Iridium Communications – Iridium Extreme 9575 Product Page & Specs iridium.com iridium.com
- eWeek – “Iridium Extreme 9575 Phone Review” (Wayne Rash, 2021) eweek.com eweek.com
- Satellite Phone Review – “Iridium 9575 Extreme Review” satellitephonereview.com satellitephonereview.com
- TS2 Space – “Satellite Phones: A Comprehensive Report” (2025) ts2.tech ts2.tech
- Global Satellite (GlobalSatellite.us) – “Which Satellite Phone Has the Best Coverage? (2024)” globalsatellite.us globalsatellite.us
- OSAT (satellite provider) – “Comparing Iridium, Inmarsat, Thuraya Phones” (Guy Arnold, 2023) osat.com osat.com
- Thuraya – “Thuraya XT-PRO Product Page” thuraya.com thuraya.com
- Outfitter Satellite – Iridium Extreme 9575N Description outfittersatellite.com outfittersatellite.com
- Apollo Satellite Blog – Iridium Extreme overview pulsarbeyond.com (SOS certification)
- EP Wired (Executive Protection) – “Satellite Phones Explained” (Dec 2024) epwired.com
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