Fptl, Nec

Pacific Telecom

display the best

GIANT NEC once again joined forces with Fiji Post and Telecom at the recent Telecommunications Forum held in Suva in September. Together they clearly demonstrated the vast array of products, applications and services that are now on offer to customers in the Pacific.

The product that received the most attention was the INMARSAT-M port able terminal. It links with the global INMARSAT satellite network to provide reliable telephone, fax and data services to/from anywhere in the world.

It’s an indispensable tool that allows professionals to keep vital information flowing, even from remote areas where

communications are unreliable or during natural disasters when all lines are down.

Housed in a rugged weather-proof package about the size of a briefcase, the INMARSAT-M portable terminal con

sists of a flat foldout antenna, transceiver, handset and rechargeable battery. It’s about half the size and weight of conventional terminals.

NEC’s satellite portable phone in a briefcase is a long-sought solution for organisations that stress mobility, quick reaction and timely communications.

International business travellers can turn a hotel room into an office by linking the terminal to a facsimile or PC. Our terminal supports GUI fax and 2.4 bps data transmission, in addition to voice communication.

Also on display was NEC’s NEAX 24400 PABX system which has now found widespread use in Fiji and other Pacific islands. The NEAX 2400 PABX is a private automatic branch exchange and is one of the most sophisticated business telephone systems currently available on the market. It is loaded with a host of features including the facility for voice recorded messages, telephone conferencing between two or more par ties, private networking between com pany branches, cost cutting measures

including routing calls via the cheapest

route possible and automatic redialling of calls. □

FPTL’s Fred Caine: trying out the INMARSAT-M portable terminal