KDDI For Business: KDDI Inmarsat Service

Card Calling for Inmarsat

From Inmarsat-C mobile terminals, it is possible to transmit messages to telex, facsimile and data communications terminals at extremely low cost. Because messages are transmitted by a Store & Forward method, it will take a minimum of 5 to 10 minutes from the time of transmission until the time of reception.

Also users can take to use SatMail-C (Internet E-Mail transmission) Service.

SatMail-C

The procedure for using KDDI Inmarsat service from Inmarsat-C mobile terminals is as follows:

1.	Switch on the power, and "log in" to the Ocean Region serving your location.
2.	Select the desired type of network (telex, data communications, fax, etc.)
3.	Specify the other party's number.
4.	Dial telex number, data communications terminal number, or fax number beginning with the appropriate country code. When making a transmission to other Inmarsat mobile terminals, dial the Ocean Region code and the equipment ID number.
5.	Select the KDDI LES (Land Earth Station) code.

Network Type	Number of Receiving Party/Terminal	Answering Party/Terminal
Telex	Telex Country Code - Telex Number	Telex terminal
Facsimile (PSTN)	Telephone Country Code - Area Code - Telephone Number	Facsimile terminal
Data communications (PSDN)	DNID (Data Network I.D.)	Data terminal
Special Access Code	12	International operator assistance
	32	Medical advice
	33	Technical assistance
	38	Medical assistance

Ocean Region	Atlantic-West	Atlantic-East	Indian	Pacific
LES Code	003	103	303	203

	All Ocean Region	Atlantic-West	Atlantic-East	Indian	Pacific
Telex	-	584	581	583	582
Telephone, Facsimile	870	874	871	873	872
Data Communications Network	-	1114	1111	1113	1112

"Auto-Routing" functionality now enables users to have communications automatically routed to any ocean region by simply selecting the Universal Ocean Region Code"870" and determine the ocean region where the destination terminal is located.

This function is unavailable for communication to Inmarsat-A mobile terminal.

When sending a facsimile transmission to an Inmarsat-A mobile terminal, please dial "81" between the Ocean Region code and ID number.

As of Apr. 1, 2004
(tax exemption)

Destination		Comm. Type	From Japanese Terminals	From Foreign Terminals
			C (Yen)	C (US$)
			Every 256bit
To Japan		Telex	26	0.22
		Fax	26	0.22
		Data	26	0.22
To countries beyond Japan (The rates are the same for calls to all countries/areas.)		Telex	63	0.54
		Fax	30	0.25
		Data	27	0.23
To Inmarsat-A		Telex	71	0.61
To Inmarsat-A		Fax	44	0.38
To Inmarsat-B		Telex	62	0.53
To Inmarsat-B		Fax	35	0.30
Inmarsat-Fleet		Fax	33	0.28
Inmarsat-M		Fax	40	0.34
To Inmarsat-C		Telex	30	0.25
To Inmarsat-C		Data	30	0.25
Inmarsat-Mini-M		Fax	33	0.28
Other charges (charges is every reference or message)	Message status (every reference)	-	30 (31.5 (tax included))	0.25
	Call confirmation (every reference)	-	30 (31.5 (tax included))	0.25
	Notice form KDDI for undelivered	-	Free

*	KDDI Land Earth Station (LES) can be used from all four ocean regions (POR, IOR, AOR-W, and AOR-E). The rates are the same for calls from all these ocean regions.
*	Normal transmission rate consists of 32 alphanumeric characters per 256bit unit. If the ship terminal has a transmission rate of 1 character per 5 bits, it is possible to transmit 51 characters per 256bit unit.
*	The "header" portion of the message which contains various information such as the name of sender, address, etc., is also subject to charges. The "header" portion usually costs the equivalent of about three 256bit units.

Please note that the actual amount billed may vary from the sum of the individual charges including tax because the tax payable is calculated from the sum of the individual charges excluding tax.