Inmarsat-B Services; Comparison Of Inmarsat Systems - Furuno Felcom 82 Operator's Manual

1. INMARSAT-B SYSTEM
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Inmarsat-B Services

The Inmarsat-B maritime satellite communication system provides digital
telephone (voice), facsimile, telex and data (9600 kbps) and HSD services. Use
of the latest digital technology means lower toll charges than in Inmarsat-A, since
high output power satellites are not required and data is transmitted at high
speed.
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Comparison of Inmarsat Systems

Inmarsat provides worldwide communication services for both maritime and land
subscribers, and consists of four systems, A, B, C, M and Mini-M. The following
table shows the services available with each system.
Service Inmarsat-A
Voice YES
Facsimile YES
Telex YES
Data YES
HSD YES
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Comparison of Inmarsat systems
Inmarsat-B Inmarsat-C
YES NO
YES NO
YES YES
YES YES
YES NO
Inmarsat-M Inmarsat Mini-M
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO