ADVANTAGES OF UNIVERSAL CARD
A. BENEFITS
All-in-one Card for Prepaid Voice, Internet & Messaging
Vizada’s Universal Card™ is the first card of its kind in the market to enable users to make private calls, use the Internet & send SMS and email from a single card.
Key Benefits
- Enables prepaid service for voice, internet & messaging (SMS, email) with one card.
- Versatility: works with Inmarsat, Iridium and with ThurayaIP.
- Simplifies administration for managers of large numbers of terminals.
- Welfare: boosts crew morale.
- Simplicity: very easy to use, no need for training or user assistance.
- Financial control: complete control over call spending with pre-defined costs.
B. FEATURES
Multiple usage with versatile card
With Vizada’s Universal Card™ you benefit from the simplicity of a single prepaid service providing cost-effective voice, messaging and web usage over multiple satellite services.
- Call charged only when the person being called answers.
- Vizada’s Service Providers have access to call data records via the Universal Card Manager tool in The Source®.
- Two card formats to suit every need:
- physical card: a debit card with PIN concealed on the back of the card
- virtual card: PIN sent by secure email, avoiding potential delay or logistical problems and shipping costs.
- Prepaid messaging with version 7.0 and higher of Vizada’s free SkyFile Mail™ software.
Please note the limited lifetime of prepaid cards:
- Unused cards: expire two years after purchase, unless there have been one or several reloads (expiry one year after last reload).
- Used cards: expire one year after first usage, unless there have been one or several reloads (expiry one year after last reload).
C. PRODUCTS
For a wide range of terminals
Vizada’s Universal Card™ works with Inmarsat as well as Iridium terminals.
FleetBroadband: simultaneous voice, broadband data at speeds up to 432 kbps and streaming video up to 256 kbps.
OpenPort: simultaneous voice, data and streaming video up to 128 kbps**.
Fleet family: voice, fax, ISDN data up to 128 kbps and MPDS compliant with the GMDSS.
Iridium Maritime: voice, fax and data up to 9.6 kbps*.
Inmarsat B: voice, fax, data up to 64 kbps and compliant with the GMDSS.
Inmarsat Mini M: satellite phone for voice, fax & data up to 2.4 kbps.
GAN: voice, fax and data up to 64 kbps.
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Inmarsat Handheld: voice with Bluetooth for hands-free calling, GPS location data, voicemail, text and email up to 2.4 kbps
BGAN: simultaneous voice, broadband data up to 492 kbps, video streaming at 384 kbps and up.
ThurayaIP: broadband data up to 444 kbps and video streaming at up to 384 kbps, through a highly compact terminal**.
SwiftBroadband: simultaneous voice, broadband data up to 432 kbps and video streaming up to 128 kbps.
Swift: voice, fax, ISDN up to 64 kbps or MPDS for cabin. |
D. WHAT'S NEW
New generation Universal Card enables prepaid web usage
The Universal Card™ now enables you to use the Internet, in addition to making voice calls and sending emails and text messages – making it the most comprehensive prepaid communications solution in the MSS marketplace.
- At sea, the Universal Card lets crew members make voice calls, send emails and text messages, and access the Internet on board ship. Costs are charged directly to the crew on a single card, significantly reducing administration for IT & communications officers.
- On land, Vizada’s Universal Card can be used by personnel & staff in the field to make calls over all Inmarsat terminals and Iridium handheld satellite phones. Prepaid messages can be sent using SkyFile® Mail as well as over a web connection with BGAN and ThurayaIP terminals.
- Service providers can manage all aspects of the Universal Card in The Source® - ordering new cards, reloading credit, and monitoring traffic now including data calls.
For further inquiries about ISATPHONE PRO, please contact us. Thank you.
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