TELSTRA STARTS SELLING IRIDIUM GO!® NATIONALLY

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 11 February 2016: Beam Communications has today announced Telstra will sell the innovative Iridium GO!^® nationally from today.

Beam Communications, a wholly own subsidiary of ASX listed World Reach Limited (ASX: WWR), designed and manufactures the product under an OEM arrangement for Iridium Communications Inc.

“Powered by the world's furthest reaching network, the Iridium GO!^® is a compact, rugged and portable device that provides global voice calling and SMS solutions and enhanced messaging and email  capabilities through optimised apps for any Android or iOS device,” Beam Communications CEO Michael Capocchi said.

“A major benefit of the Australian designed Iridium GO!^® is it enables satellite connectivity to the Iridium satellite network for mobile devices where terrestrial networks do not provide coverage or when they may become unavailable. ” Mr Capocchi said.

“Simply flip up the integrated antenna and the battery-powered unit connects quickly and automatically to the Iridium low-Earth orbit satellite constellation to extend the functionality of the mobile devices. It’s possible to connect and operate up to five devices within this area using the Iridium GO!^® application on each device, “ he said.

Iridium GO!^® supports a range of global communications, including: voice calling, SMS, email, social networking, photo sharing and SOS Alert and Tracking capabilities.

 

Iridium GO! App - iOS

“I like how the Iridium GO!^® can be taken anywhere.” Said Rick O’Brien from the Offroad Adventure Show.  “It’s small enough to fit in a pocket and, like other Iridium devices, ruggedized to withstand rain, sand, dust and rough use. It can be carried, easily stowed in a backpack or mounted in vehicles and for use in possibly any mobile applications.”

Iridium GO!^® with a Telstra Mobile Satellite service package is available now at Telstra retailers nationally and through the World Reach subsidiary, online satellite phone sales business, SatPhone Shop, www.satphoneshop.com.

A Complete Satcomms Solution

Ipswich, United Kingdom – 30 January 2014 – Two10degrees, a leading supplier of satellite tracking and communication solutions, today announced that its Global Alerting Platform (GAP) has been selected by Beam Communications to power their new Beam Tracking Portal (BTP).

GAP is a global messaging platform that provides software and services for lone worker protection, machine to machine communication, text messaging and track and trace. With support for an ever expanding range of satellite devices, GAP now integrates Beam’s most popular products including the IsatDock’s, Oceana 800, IridiTRAK terminals and the Iridium Extreme & 9555 Docking Stations.

Powered by GAP, the new Beam Tracking Portal comes with a rich set of web applications for use in a wide range of scenarios from personal tracking, telemetry, lone worker monitoring and integration with search and rescue authorities. The services extend to the world’s most remote and inhospitable regions, enabling communication and emergency alerting anywhere on Earth.

Davide Carpegna, Regional Director at Beam Communications commented, “We believe the combination of two10degrees’ software expertise with Beam's extensive product range and distribution network provides a complete solution and offering to the market.”

The partnership between Beam and two10degrees enhances their offering to the market through having a suite of dedicated products that will work out-of-the-box with an integrated tracking portal. With vast industry experience and knowledge, BEAM and two10degrees will together support the growing global demand for satcomms products and services.

“We are thrilled to have been chosen by Beam to support their Beam Tracking Portal, and excited about the future prospects our partnership will bring.” said Richard Prodger, CEO at two10degrees.

BEAM COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVES RUSSIAN APPROVAL FOR ITS IRIDIUM PRODUCT RANGE

Melbourne, Australia, June 3, 2013 -- Beam Communications Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited (ASX: WRR), announced today that its core range of Iridium® satellite products has received regulatory type approvals (homologation) in Russia.

Following the recent launch of services into Russia by OOO Iridium Communications ("Iridium Russia"), Beam is the first to support Iridium’s efforts in this new and emerging market by certifying its core range of Iridium docking, modem, tracking and antenna solutions.

Beam SatDOCK-G 9555

Russian authorities require all the equipment sold in Russia to be tested and issued official approvals that allow the equipment to be legally imported and to be used in the country.

"The combination of Beam products and the Iridium service offering now available in Russia provides a wide range of solutions for voice, data and tracking needs to be effectively serviced by the strategic partners appointed in Russia that will have access to Beam’s extensive product portfolio." said Michael Capocchi, Managing Director of Beam Communications.

"Russia has the same demands for communications as the rest of the world, only on a scale far greater than for any other individual country given the many remote areas and gaps in terrestrial coverage. Iridium provides the only satellite handset that works in every square mile of the territory of Russia – something that no other satellite company offers," said Dan Mercer, Iridium Vice President & General Manager, Europe, Middle East, Africa & Russia. "Beam’s proven portfolio of products, built on the global reach of the Iridium network, is uniquely positioned to address the country's communications challenges and meet strong customer demand throughout Russia."

Beam is a strategic Value Added Manufacturer of Iridium, specializing in voice, data and tracking terminals as well as satellite docking stations for the Iridium 9555 and Iridium Extreme handheld satellite devices.

Just 4 Kids Children Charity Relies on Satellite Phones in the Outback

“We travel extensively in remoteareas where it is no phoneservice. Satellite communicationis a life saver for us whensomething goes wrong”

Mark Louez, Motortrail Director

Just for Kids Inc. is a registered charity with focus on assisting disabled and disadvantaged children. With many different adventure trips to the outback in Australia they must rely on satellite communications. The worst nightmare for them is to be without communication in the middle of nowhere when a car breaks down.

Travel in remote areas

The organisation arrange several events to remote areas. “One fundraiser event to the geological center in Australia (Lamberts) saw us break two springs in our food wagon crossing from Cameron Corner to the Strzelecki Track, an extremely remote location in the middle of the desert, delaying our arrival at Arkaroola for the night.

Needing to feed 100 people a quick Iridium call to the chief at Arkaroola Village, some 400 km away in South Australia, we organized a meal for all of our personal that evening. We were also able to call our spring manufacturer in Queensland to make arrangements for a new set of springs to be sent to Alice Springs” said Motorail Director Mark Louez.

No mobile reception
Travelling in remote areas with a lot of people needs planning. Not just for food and accomodation but for any scenario that can go wrong. Reliable communication is essential to cover us for any emergency situation. With no mobile phone service and poor UHF and HF Radios during day periods satellite communications is the most reliable communication in the outback.

Car mounted PotsDock 9555

Just4kids Motortrails uses Beam’s PotsDock 9555 which is mounted in the car with a privacy handset. The Iridium 9555 handset fits securely in the docking station which also features phone charging, RJ11/Pots, GPS, tracking, bluetooth etc. The alert & tracking module can be configured to support periodic polling or emergency alert reporting.

    

Beam Announces a New Iridium^®-Based Piracy Solution for Secure Maritime Communication

Melbourne, Australia, June 19, 2012 -- Beam Communications Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited (ASX: WRR), announces a new satellite piracy solution for Iridium-based, secure communications on board a vessel.   

Beam’s new PotsDOCK Extreme Covert Piracy Solution utilizes the Iridium Extreme^® satellite handset and the Beam Covert Antenna system to provide a dedicated system for a safe room or citadel on board a vessel. The system ensures that essential communications on board the vessel, such as the ability to alert authorities in the event of a piracy attack, can be maintained even if all power or communication equipment has been cut off or destroyed by pirates.

The system couples the Iridium Extreme handset and the Beam Extreme PotsDOCK to provide the captain and crew with access to voice communications, tracking and alert functionality from the system. In the event of an attack, an alert can be raised and the vessel can be tracked immediately.

“As a catalyst for the new and innovative products that our partners bring to the maritime market – especially when it comes to addressing crew safety – we admire the Beam PotsDOCK Extreme Covert Piracy solution,” said Greg Ewert, executive vice president, global distribution channels, Iridium. “It not only works everywhere off the global, reliable Iridium communications network, but it is specially designed to enable connectivity for vessels in dangerous situations.”

“Over the past 18 months we have seen an increasing demand for Beam’s piracy solutions with the total number deployed getting close to 500 units,” said Michael Capocchi, managing director, Beam Communications.  “Safe and secure communication is extremely important for addressing the growing concern of piracy attacks on both commercial and leisure vessels. Beam specializes in anti-piracy communication solutions developed for the marine market and are certainly meeting these needs.”

The new PotsDOCK Extreme Covert Piracy Solution will be launched at CommunicAsia 2012 in Singapore 19-22 June (Beam’s stand no 1T2-03).