Journalist relies on BGan

'Photojournalist Chris Jackson, who was honoured for his part in helping to save the life of a US marine, regularly uses BGAN to transmit footage back from war zones.

Chris Jackson was embedded with 2nd Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines in Afghanistan last August when the Humvee vehicle in which he was travelling hit 22kgs (50lbs) of explosives, severely injuring vehicle commander Sergeant Courtney Rauch.

Jackson was thrown out of the vehicle by the force of the blast. Despite suffering shrapnel wounds, he rushed back to the vehicle to pull Sgt Rauch out and carry him to safety.

Live broadcasts
He was rewarded with a Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, the second highest award given to civilians by the navy.

Jackson has been reporting from war zones since soon after 9/11, and is expected to return to Afghanistan for another six-week embed.

He uses Panasonic and Sony cameras, edits footage using Final Cut Pro on a Mac laptop, and sends the package back to base via BGAN. For live broadcasts, he uses BGAN in conjunction with Streambox software. '

Source: Inmarsat