Introduction; About This Manual; Terms To Know - Iridium 9801 Installation Manual

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Introduction

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About This Manual

Terms to Know

Thank you for purchasing the state of the art Iridium Openport
Terminal. Iridium is the only provider of truly global satellite voice and
data communications solutions with complete coverage of the entire
earth including oceans, airways and even polar regions. The Iridium
Openport Terminal delivers reliable, secure, real-time, simultaneous
high quality voice and up to 128kbit/s data connection to the Iridium
satellite network from any point on the globe.
This manual provides you with complete information on the use of
the Openport Terminal. This includes the following:
• Starting the system
• How to make and receive voice calls
• How to transfer data across the Internet
• System Administration
• Troubleshooting
ADE: Above Decks Equipment, the radiating unit.
BDE: Below Decks Equipment, the user interface unit.
ISU: Iridium Subscriber Unit, The ADE and BDE together.
POTS: Plain Old Telephony System
SIM: Subscriber Identity Module
PSU: Power Supply Unit
Provisioned: A term used to indicate the SIM card is activated for
voice and data connection. This can only be done by the Service
Provider.
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