Chapter 1: Introduction
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The Inmarsat BGAN system
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The BGAN services supported by SAILOR
®
150 FleetBroadband
Supported services
The BGAN services currently supported by the SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband comprise:
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A Packet-Switched (PS) connection to the Internet
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A Circuit-Switched (CS) dialed connection for voice
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Short Messaging Service (SMS)
Packet data service
The packet data service available for the SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband offers a
Standard IP
(background) connection where several users can share the data connection simultaneously. This
type of connection is ideal for e-mail, file transfer, and Internet and intranet access. The user pays
for the amount of data sent and received.
Circuit-Switched (dialed) service
The circuit-switched service available for the SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband offers
Standard Voice
,
which is a low-tariff connection for voice only. The voice signal is compressed to 4 kbps, which
reduces the bandwidth use and consequently the tariff.
SMS service
The BGAN system provides a Short Messaging Service (SMS) for sending and receiving SMS
messages to and from the terminal.
Supplementary services
The BGAN system also provides the following supplementary services:
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Call hold
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Call waiting
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Call forwarding
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Voice mail
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Call barring
Note
The SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband only supports one PS connection to the Internet at a
time per SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband system.
Note
The BGAN system only supports one external CS call at a time per
SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband system.
