DATA TRANSFER COST CALCULATOR
(COURTESY DELTA WAVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Example usage rates have been pre-entered. These rates do not necessarily reflect actual rates you are getting.
You may enter other usage rates for comparison purposes.
Enter File Size, And Usage Rate You Are Currently Being Charged, then select the size factor
(1 byte(1 BYTE = 8 BITS)
Iridium 2400 bps
Per Minute
Hours
Min.
Sec.
Cost
Inmarsat Fleet 33 9.6Kbps
Inmarsat BGAN 64K Streaming*
Inmarsat BGAN 128k Streaming*
Inmarsat BGAN 256k Streaming*
Inmarsat BGAN BIP**
Per Megabyte
Inmarsat Fleet 33 MPDS***
Per Megabit
(FOR ROUGH COMPARISON PURPOSES ONLY - ACTUAL TIMES AND COST MAY VARY DUE TO OVERHEAD AND OTHER VARIABLES WHICH MAY AFFECT ACTUAL DATA THROUGHPUT, THESE FIGURES ALSO DO NOT REFLECT DATA COMPRESSION SCHEMES)
NOTES
** Inmarsat BGAN BIP(BackGround IP)Is Charged On A Per MEGABYTE Basis, 50 KILOBYTE minimal, 10 KILOBYTE Increments. Data rates are up to 492Kbps. No duration is indicated as the time may vary considerably.
*** Inmarsat MPDS Is Charged On a Per MEGABIT Basis, In One KILOBIT Increments. Data rate is up to 64Kbps