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"The satellite phone used by the "freighter folk" on Lost looks like no satellite phone out there ... yet. But a new sat-phone company, MSV (Mobile Satellite Ventures) has developed a prototype phone that looks strikingly like the touch-screen satphone Naomi used to call for help when she fell into the hands of the Oceanic 815 survivors.

The L-Series satellite phone will be available in 2010, according to MSV spokesman Tom Surface. It will use a new hybrid satellite/cellular system based on two satellites that MSV is launching in 2009, and it will slide between cellular coverage when it's in range and satellite coverage when no cell service is available. MSV will make a deal with a US-based cellular carrier to sell satellite/cellular service under the carrier's brand, Surface said.


MSV had non-working models of the L-Series at its booth. According to the phone's spec sheet, it will have a 320-by-480 multi-touch screen; smartphone style applications; high-speed Internet access with Wi-Fi, cellular, and satellite connectivity; a Web cam; and a speakerphone. Unlike most satellite phones, it will be only .6-inches thick.

There's one big difference between MSV's phone and Lost's, though. The MSV phone will get satellite access only in North America, because that's where MSV's two satellites will cover, Surface said.

MSV is also developing a ruggedized satellite phone, the R-Series. Shots of the L-Series and R-series prototypes below. (Last photo credit to Lostpedia.)"



http://www.gearlog.com/2008/04/ctia_2008_msv_makes_lost_satel.php


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Posted: 2008-04-07 23:29:58
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