Inmarsat B

Mini-M

Iridium

Inmarsat B is a global communications system that extends modern digital technology to the mobile satellite communications field. The INMARSAT B service uses digital technology to make more efficient use of satellite capacity and therefore a more cost-effective communication solution Inmarsat B offers very high quality voice, telex, medium and high-speed data (64 kbps), and fax for much less than the traditional Inmarsat A service. Inmarsat B offers all the applications currently available with Inmarsat A.

Typical industries that use Inmarsat B service are offshore exploration, cruise ships, deep sea shipping and government agencies. Inmarsat-B also constitutes one of the elements in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).

WeeLee International is pleased to be able to offer: Nera Saturn Bm Inmarsat B system to our customers.

The Nera Saturn Bm provides the heart that powers the communications services between a ship and the outside world. It communicates via Inmarsat-B, the efficient, all-digital and global Inmarsat system that support telephone and telefax services, telex and Internet and LAN access, as well as the emergency services required for deep-sea and passenger ships. The Nera Saturn Bm is a world leader. It consists of a sensor-stabilised antenna above decks and an electronics unit and its peripherals below decks, usually on the bridge of a vessel.

A typical installation offers:
· Telephone 16.2 kbps voice
· 9.6 kbps Group 3 (G3) telefax.
· 9.6 kbps data communication (ASD).
· 56 or 64 kbps data communication (optional).
· 50 baud telex (optional).
· STU II (optional).

Nera Saturn Bm special features

· Telephone book holding up to 99 numbers of up to 22 digits each.
· Traffic logging and access code.
· Credit card Phone and Pay Phone (Charge tone) support.
· Restricted dialling and restricted LES.
· Full safety and distress alarm facilities as specified by the IMO/SOLAS.
· Direct dialling from data equipment using ITU-T V.25bis protocol.
· GPS interface.
· Gyro interface (Step-by-step, Synchro and NMEA).
· Downloading of differential GPS information and similar broadcast information (optional).

Additional optional features, operating within satellite global beams, include:

· Configuration to serve as a Leased Gateway via the Inmarsat second- and third-generation satellites at 25 °E, 109 °E and 98 °W.