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Short Message Service - Satellite phone networks

1 All commercial satellite phone networks except ACeS and OptusSat support SMS. While early Iridium handsets only support incoming SMS, later models can also send

messages. The price per message varies for different networks. Unlike some mobile phone

networks, there is no extra charge for sending international SMS or to send one to a

different satellite phone network. SMS can sometimes be sent from areas where the

signal is too poor to make a voice call.


Short Message Service - Satellite phone networks

1 Satellite phone networks usually have web-based or email-based SMS portals where one can send free SMS to phones on that particular network.


Satellite Internet access - Internet via satellite phone

1 Since satellite phones tend to have omnidirectional antennas no

alignment is required as long as there is a line of sight between the

phone and the satellite.


Kyocera - Satellite phones

1 In the past, Kyocera manufactured satellite phones for the Iridium network. Three handsets were

released in 1999 including one with an unusual docking station which

contained the Iridium transceiver and antenna, as well as a pager for the

Iridium network.


Qualcomm - Satellite phone network

1 Like other satellite phone networks Globalstar went bankrupt in 1999, only to be bought up by a group of investors who are currently running

the system


Satellite phone

1 A 'satellite telephone', 'satellite phone', or 'satphone' is a type of mobile phone that connects to

orbiting satellites instead of terrestrial cell sites. They provide similar functionality to terrestrial mobile telephones; voice, short

messaging service and low-bandwidth internet access are

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Satellite phone

1 More recent satellite phones are similar in size to a regular mobile

phone while some prototype satellite phones have no distinguishable

difference from an ordinary smartphone


Satellite phone

1 Internet service satellite phones have notoriously poor reception indoors, though it may be possible to get a

consistent signal near a window or in the top floor of a building if the roof

is sufficiently thin


Satellite phone - Geosynchronous satellites

1 Some satellite phones use satellites in geostationary orbit, which are

meant to remain in a fixed position in the sky



1 * Inmarsat: The oldest satellite phone operator, founded in 1979. It originally provided large fixed installations for ships, but has

recently entered the market of hand-held phones in a joint venture with

ACeS. The company operates eleven satellites. Coverage is available on

most of the Earth, except polar regions.



1 * MSAT / SkyTerra: An American satellite phone company that uses equipment similar to Inmarsat, but

plans to launch a service using hand-held devices in the Americas similar

to Thuraya|Thuraya's.



1 * ICO Global Communications: A satellite phone company which has launched a single geosynchronous

satellite which is not yet active.


Satellite phone - Locations banning satellite phones

1 In some countries, possession of a satellite phone is illegal. Their signals will usually bypass local telecoms systems, hindering censorship and wiretapping

attempts. These countries tend to score low on the Democracy index, with the exception of India, so a ban can be the

result of the state's desire for mass surveillance or that it lacks the technology

to intercept satellite phone traffic.


Satellite phone - Locations banning satellite phones

1 In 2012, new regulations governing the use of satellite phones inside Russia or its

territories were developed to fight terrorism by enabling the Russian government to

intercept calls.http://www.outfittersatellite.com/blog/i

nmarsat-bgan/satellite-phones-russia-iridium.html These regulations allow non-Russian visitors to register their SIM cards for use within Russian territory for up to 6

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Satellite phone - Security concerns

1 Thus satellite phones are not recommended for

high-security applications.


Satellite phone - One-way services

1 Some satellite phone networks provide a one-way paging channel to alert users in poor coverage areas of an incoming call. When the alert is received on the satellite phone it

must be taken to an area with better coverage before the call can be

accepted.


Satellite phone - Cost of a satellite phone

1 If a satellite phone provider encounters trouble with its network, handset prices will fall, then increase

once new satellites are launched



1 Among the most expensive satellite phones are BGAN terminals, often

costing several thousand US dollars. These phones provide broadband

Internet and voice communications. Satellite phones are sometimes subsidised by the provider if one

signs a post-paid contract but subsidies are usually only a few

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1 Since most satellite phones are built under license or the manufacturing

of handsets is contracted out to Original equipment manufacturer|

OEMs, operators have a large influence over the selling price.

Satellite networks operate under proprietary closed standards, making

it difficult for manufacturers to independently make handsets.


Satellite phone - Virtual country codes

1 Satellite phones are usually issued with numbers in a special List of

country calling codes|country calling code.



1 Inmarsat satellite phones are issued with codes +870. In the past

additional country codes have been allocated to different satellites but

the codes +871 to +874 have been phased out at the end of 2008

leaving Inmarsat users with the same country code regardless of which

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1 Low earth orbit systems including some of the defunct ones have been

allocated number ranges in the International Telecommunications

Union's Global Mobile Satellite System virtual country code +881. Iridium satellite phones are issued

with codes +881 6 and +881 7. Globalstar, although allocated +881 8 and +881 9 use North American

Numbering Plan|U.S. telephone numbers except for service resellers located in Brazil which use the +881

range.



1 Smaller regional satellite phone networks are allocated numbers in

the +882 code designated for International Networks (country

code)|international networks which is not used exclusively for satellite

phone networks.


Satellite phone - Calling cost

1 The cost of making voice calls from a satellite phone varies from around

$0.15 to $2 per minute, while calling them from landlines and regular mobile phones is more expensive



1 Making calls between different satellite phone networks is often

similarly expensive, with calling rates of up to $15 per minute.



1 Calls from satellite phones to landlines are usually around $0.80 to

$1.50 per minute unless special offers are used. Such promotions are

usually bound to a particular geographic area where traffic is low.



1 Most satellite phone networks have pre-paid plans, with vouchers ranging from $100 to

$5,000.


Satellite phone - Use in disaster response

1 Reporters and journalists have also been using satellite phones to

communicate and report on events in war zones such as Iraq.


SMS - Satellite phone networks

1 Unlike some mobile phone networks, there is no extra charge for sending

international SMS or to send one to a different satellite phone network


International Mobile Equipment Identity - Usage on satellite phone networks

1 The BGAN, Iridium Satellite LLC|Iridium and Thuraya satellite phone networks all use IMEI numbers on

their transceiver units as well as SIM cards in much the same way as GSM phones do. The Iridium 9601 modem relies solely on its IMEI number for identification and uses no SIM card;

however, Iridium is a proprietary network and the device is

incompatible with regular GSM networks.


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