BGAN Streaming Services

Bundle Plans from Ground Control allow all BGAN services, including streaming services, to deduct from a bundle account at the below listed rates. A minimum of $1,500 is required to open a bundle account and there’s no maximum amount. Additional funds may be added at any time. The valid period is one year from activation.

All BGAN terminals have access to streaming services, which are unshared channels over the BGAN satellite link to the internet backbone. Live event broadcasters use streaming channels to avoid audio and video dropouts during a video feed. While streaming video is possible over the standard shared BGAN service, it’s sometimes unpredictable, and dropouts can occur.

Streaming services connect to the internet just like standard BGAN services do, but streaming services are charged by the minute of use, unlike standard BGAN services which charge by the megabyte transferred.

BGAN Bundle Plans
Other BGAN Services
Plan:
BGAN HDR Full Channel Symmetric
BGAN HDR Full Channel Asymmetric
BGAN HDR Half Channel Symmetric
BGAN HDR Half Channel Asymmetric
Streaming 450 Kbps - BGAN X-Stream
Streaming 256 Kbps
Streaming 128 Kbps
Pricing (USD):
$27.79 per minute
$23.40 per minute
$20.48 per minute
$15.14 per minute
$21.20 per minute
$15.14 per minute
$8.78 per minute
Service Speed (Upload x Download):
650 x 650 Kbps
650 x 64 Kbps
325 x 325 Kbps
325 x 64 Kbps
450 x 450 Kbps
256 x 256 Kbps
128 x 128 Kbps
Device Restrictions:
Explorer 710 BGAN terminal only
Hughes 9211 or Explorer 710 BGAN terminals only
Explorer 710 BGAN terminal only
Hughes 9211 or Explorer 710 BGAN terminals only
None
None
None
Service:
Standard BGAN Service
Voice Service to Landline
Voice Service to Cellular
Voice - BGAN to BGAN (worldwide)
SMS Messaging
Public-Static IP
Pricing (USD):
$4.89 per Megabyte
$0.59 per minute
$0.76 per minute
$0.44 per minute
$0.29 per text
$25 per month

Plan details


  • A minimum of $1,500 USD is required to open a streaming capable bundle plan.
  • All BGAN services are available and deduct from bundle funds at the above listed rates.
  • There’s no maximum amount that can be purchased and additional funds may be added.
  • A suspension alert will be issued to via email when 80% of funds have been spent.
  • Bundled accounts have a valid period of one year from activation.


BGAN HDR – 650Kbps Speeds

BGAN HDR, or ‘high data rates’, are available for the Explorer 710 BGAN Terminal and the Hughes 9211 BGAN Terminal with unshared channel speeds of 650Kbps. Note that only the Explorer 710 may use the 650Kpbs speeds in both directions (aka HDR full-channel symmetric). This is the fastest speed possible for any portable satellite terminals and increases the fidelity of live video broadcasting or the speed of a simple large file transfer from any location on the globe.

BGAN HDR Comparison Video

Using OBS Studio Freeware for Live Broadcasts

Our users have found success streaming live video over BGAN using ‘OBS Studio’ freeware to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook Live, and other live services. OBS Studio recommended configuration: 480P with a max bitrate around 650Kbps and a framerate of 30 or less.

Accessing connectivity options

Pictured is the Explorer 710 web interface screen (URL: 192.168.0.1) showing all data connectivity options. There are 4 types of HDR services available (HDR Half Asymmetric, HDR Half Symmetric, HDR Full Asymmetric, HDR Full Symmetric). For example, you can choose a fast upload channel, and a slower download channel with the Asymmetric services if streaming video one direction so you only pay for the data speeds you need.

The web interface of all BGAN terminals is used initiate streaming services as no software is required for connecting to the BGAN terminal web interface besides a browser. Streaming service are often greyed out since streaming services must be enabeled by Ground Control. This is to protect customers using pay-per-Megabyte service from accidentally selecting a streaming service… Only “Bundled Accounts” shown on this page may use streaming service.

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    Portable BGAN Terminals
    Mobile BGAN Terminals

    Streaming capabilities of all BGAN terminals

    Portable BGAN Terminal:
    Cobham Explorer 510
    Explorer 710 BGAN Terminal
    Hughes 9202M
    Hughes 9211
    MCD-4800 "The Football"
    Streaming Speeds:
    32, 64, and 128 Kbps
    32, 64, 128, 176, 256, 450 Kbps, and 650 Kbps
    32, 64, and 128 Kbps
    32, 64, 128, 176, 256, 450 Kbps, and 650 Kbps (650 Kbps Upload Only)
    32, 64, and 128 Kbps
    Access Web Interface URL:
    192.168.0.1
    192.168.0.1
    192.168.128.100
    192.168.128.100
    192.168.128.200
    Mobile BGAN Terminal:
    Cobham Explorer 323
    Cobham Explorer 325
    Cobham Explorer 727
    Hughes 9450-C10
    Hughes 9450-C11
    Addvalue Safari
    MCD-4800 "The Football"
    Streaming Speeds:
    32 and 64 Kbps
    32, 64 and 128 Kbps
    32, 64, 128, 176, 256 and 450 Kbps
    32, 64, 128, 176, and 256 Kbps
    32, 64 and 128 Kbps
    32, 64 and 128 Kbps
    32, 64 and 128 Kbps
    Access Web Interface URL:
    192.168.0.1
    192.168.0.1
    192.168.0.1
    192.168.128.100
    192.168.128.100
    192.168.1.35
    192.168.128.200

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