RedPort Adds Weather Forecasts to XGate Satellite Mobile Data Apps

Maryville, TN (PRWEB) January 28, 2015

RedPort Global, the leader in advancing satellite data speeds and VoIP services, today announced the launch of land and marine weather forecast data for users of XGate iOS and Android apps. XGate is the world’s leading independent satellite data acceleration service letting people easily and affordably access accelerated email, web, weather data, social media and blogging wherever they go.

“Satellite phone users are often in remote locations or on the water and need a quick way to access weather forecasts. Until now, that meant using an uncompressed weather app which might not work over satellite or narrowband networks, or it meant downloading GRIB files to a computer.” said Dr. Luis Soltero, CTO of RedPort Global. “Now, XGate users can quickly see weather forecasts right on their mobile devices with all of the speed and ease of use XGate is known for. It’s the perfect partner to more advanced marine weather software, and may be all a land user ever needs.”

XGate Weather is a quick way to get basic weather information at your fingertips.

Features include:

Multiple locations: current GPS location, location by airport code, or enter a specific GPS location

3-7 day user-selectable forecasts

1-6 hour display frequency

Metric and Imperial measurements support

Selectable weather parameters including: temperature; surface pressure; wind speed; wind direction; wave period; wave height; visibility; wave direction; rain; freezing rain; UV index; total precipitation; cloud cover; dew point; perceived temperature; thunderstorm probability; and more.

RedPort XGate subscribers can use the Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones, tablets and computers they already own to easily access accelerated email, the web, weather data and social media with these new BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) satellite terminals. XGate also works with other “Powered by RedPort” devices, including:

RedPort Optimizer, a satellite Wi-Fi hotspot that connects with any modern satellite phone via USB or Ethernet;

RedPort Aurora Iridium Satellite Wi-Fi Terminal

SatStation Wi-Fi docks for Iridium and Inmarsat

Other XGate services include:

Accelerated Email – Email service offers up to 20 times acceleration versus uncompressed speeds, saving up to 85% on satellite airtime

Accelerated Web Browsing – Compression uses a web proxy service to provide users with 3-5 times average web acceleration, while also blocking ads, checking for malicious sites and compressing images.

GRIB Weather Delivery – Users easily get free GRIB files via email from many online services, showing weather and oceanographic data with their compatible GRIB file viewer.

Social media – Users can post text and photos to Facebook and Twitter over satellite and cellular narrowband devices

Blogging – Users get free access to a Sailblogs premium basic account to help them share their adventures while travelling with their satphone

XGate Mobile Apps Compatible Operating Systems:

Apple iOS devices (iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch)

Google Android smartphones and tablets

RedPort XGate is also offered by leading satellite service providers as a white-label solution under other brand names, including: OCENS Mail, Network Innovations Speedmail, Satphonestore.com Satphone.Me, MVS MVSMail, SatLink from BlueCosmo/SatWorx, and XGate for Telecom Italia.

About RedPort Global



RedPort Global, the leader in advancing satellite data speeds and services, helps Fixed and Mobile Satellite Services providers and their customers by offering the industry’s fastest, most reliable and easy-to-use email, web, and other hardware and software services to maritime, oil and gas, first responder and business continuity users. The company’s products include XGate high-speed satellite email, WeatherNet weather and oceanographic data software, and vessel tracking systems. Ship to shore marine satellite solutions are offered as branded or white-label solutions for the world’s premier satellite data service providers. RedPort Global is a Global Marine Networks brand.

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