COBHAM AVIATOR 700 - Aero Services - Background Information; Call and Data Services

Chapter 1: Introduction
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Introduction
Aero services — background information
Call and data services
The geostationary satellites are your connection to the Internet and
telephone networks. They are situated above the equator. Geostationary
means that the satellites are stationary in relation to Earth, i.e. they rotate at
a speed that matches the rotation speed of the Earth. The satellites are run
and managed by Inmarsat. Inmarsat is the leading provider of global mobile
communications services. Inmarsat keeps track of which units are logged
on to the system, assigns a free channel and manages the data when a
network connection is established or a call is made.
With the AVIATOR 700 system you can use the services SwiftBroadband,
Classic Aero and Swift64. They are accessible worldwide, except the
extreme polar regions. They are represented on the following satellite
types:
• SwiftBroadband: Four I4 satellites
• Classic Aero: Four I4 satellites and four I3 satellites
• Swift64: Four I3 satellites
Satellite
type
Short
name
Full name
I4 AMER Americas
MEAS Middle East and Asia
APAC Asia Pacific
EMEA
(Alphasat)
Alphasat (covers Europe,
Middle East and Africa)
I3 AORE Atlantic Ocean Region East
POR Pacific Ocean Region
IOR Indian Ocean Region
AORW Atlantic Ocean Region West