Glow Iridium Satellite Wi-Fi Terminal

Iridium Satellite Terminal and Wi-Fi Hotspot for Remote Land and Leisure Maritime

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RedPort Glow Iridium Satellite Wi-Fi Terminal

Live and play on the water? Stay in touch with the Glow Iridium Satellite Terminal. Easy to install, easy to use, easy to live with – Glow gives you the coverage of the Iridium satellite network with the power of RedPort hardware and services. Satellite-optimized voice, email, weather forecasts, social media and location sharing are at your fingertips, saving you airtime and connecting you easily. Plus, Glow is the world’s only marine-dedicated satellite phone with access to Iridium’s best service plans, including Unlimited and Double Data

 


 

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Iridium Satellite

Glow uses the Iridium satellite network to provide truly-global coverage and access to Iridium’s best airtime pricing, including Prepaid plans and Postpaid Unlimited and Double-Data plans, exclusively for recreational boaters.

 

 

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Voice.

Be heard. Anywhere.

Use your existing smartphone, Wi-Fi phone, or standard telephone (with optional adapter.) Glow’s included phone exchange will place calls from one end of the ship to the other, or around the world via Iridium’s global satellite network.

 

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Vessel Tracking.

Be seen. Anywhere.

Share your location with friends and family with RedPort Vessel Tracking service. Glow provides tracking data using GPS built directly into the dome, and a friendly web portal makes it easy for you and others to see your trip. Learn more about Vessel Tracking.

 

 

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Wi-Fi

Connect. Where you are.

Glow’s built-in Wi-Fi capabilities make it easy to connect all of your favorite devices to one simple hub: Mac, PC, iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod), and Android.

 

 

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Built for Boats

Glow’s single durable dome easily mounts outside, giving you maximum GPS and Iridium performance. An Ethernet cable provides power and optional connectivity.

 

 

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Voice Services

  • Onboard phone exchange (PBX) with up to four extensions and voice mail to create an onboard phone network
  • Up to four local simultaneous users; single simultaneous satellite call
  • Voice calls and text messages with any iOS or Android smartphone, tablet or computer using the XGate Phone app for iOS or Android
  • Compatible with analog telephones with optional adapter
  • Compatible with Ethernet and SIP Wi-Fi phones

 

 

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Data Services

  • Works with Iridium Mail & Web or any RedPort XGate-based data optimization service.
  • XGate services include:
  • Optimized Email access with an average of 20 times optimization
  • Point weather data
  • PredictWind weather forecasts
  • Photo compression and sending
  • Social media updating with Facebook, Twitter, and SailBlogs
  • Additional compatibility with popular marine applications including Expedition, iNavX, Weather4D, Ocean Imaging’s SeaView Fishing and more
  • Built in firewall blocks all unwanted data traffic to protect against runaway usage, while permitting XGate and other services.
  • Supported operating systems include all current versions of Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, iOS (iPhone, iPad), and Google Android

 

Glow Iridium Satellite Wi-Fi Terminal Specifications

Compliance
Regulatory FCC, CE, RoHS, AU/NZ
Performance Compliance MIL-STD 810G, IP66+ Compliant
Radome
Height 7.28” or 185mm
Diameter 7.08” or 180mm
Weight 4 lbs  or 1.8 kg
Power Supply and Consumption        
DC input Voltage 12V 2A DC
Power Requirements 18W
Power Adapter (Included) 110-220V AC to 12V 2A DC
12V DC Amperage Test: Power on and satellite idle: Peak: .45A/5.4W
Average: .26A/3.12W
12V DC Amperage Test: Power on to fully active bidirectional call: Peak: .95A/11.4W
Average: .74A/8.88W
Inrush Current: High resolution peak of ~11A for half a millisecond and tapers off
Iridium Impedance 50 Ohm
GPS Impedance 50 Ohm
Wi-Fi Impedance 50 Ohm
Environmental Conditions
Operating Temp 22° F to +158° F (-30° C to +70° C)
Storage Temp 22° F to +158° F (-30° C to +70° C)
Humidity 5% - 98% non-condensing
Operating Altitude: up to 10,000 ft (3000m)
Storage Altitude: up to 15,000 ft (4500m)
Radome Ingress Rating IP66 minimum
Icing (survival) Icing (survival) Max 25 mm
UV Resistance Anti-yellowing or discoloration plastics
Cable
Provided Cable 10m Oil and UV resistant
Mounting
Radome Mounting 1” - 14 threads per inch
Radome Connections
Connections 8-pin Quick Disconnect
Interfaces
Iridium Integrated Iridium 9523MW transceiver
Router Integrated RedPort Optimizer DHCP/NAT router
Additional Interfaces WAN, LAN
WiFi
WiFi 2.4GHz, IEEE 802.11b/g, 802.11n