Activation of airtime services
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SwiftBroadband USIM cards
The AVIATOR 200S system is delivered with four USIM cards permanently installed in the
SCM. The USIM cards are pre-authenticated by Inmarsat and identified by their unique
IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) number. The length of the IMSI is 15 digits.
The SCM is delivered with the USIM cards not yet activated for SwiftBroadband services.
For details how to activate the USIM cards contact your airtime provider. The IMSI number
is needed to activate the satellite communication service.
A fifth card is a Security SmartCard.
The contract for SwiftBroadband services with your airtime provider contains among other
items the following phone number:
• Direct phone numbers that is associated with the IMSI numbers of the installation.
Typically the service provider provisions the USIMs for both circuit switched and packet
switched services.
Service providers
You find a list of Service providers on Inmarsat’s web site under Aviation, Aviation
Connectivity services ((https://www.inmarsat.com/aviation/complete-aviation-
connectivity/).
To retrieve the USIM card ID (IMSI number)
With the system you receive the IMSI numbers of the USIM cards that are installed in the
SCM.
The USIM cards are permanently installed in the SCM. Do not remove or
replace the USIM cards.
The IMSI numbers are printed on a label on the SCM enclosure and printed on the
Certificate of Conformity letter belonging to the SCM.
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