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Inmarsat Service is a telecommunications service that links Inmarsat mobile terminals and telephone, telex and data terminals via Inmarsat satellites positioned in stationary orbits.
Inmarsat mobile terminals can be broadly divided into terminals installed on ships and portable terminals for use on land. Depending on the functions required by the user, there are seven types of mobile terminals: Inmarsat-A, Inmarsat-B, Inmarsat-Fleet, Inmarsat-M, Inmarsat-Mini-M, Inmarsat-M4 and Inmarsat-C.
Inmarsat mobile terminals can be broadly divided into shipboard equipment and portable terminals for use on land. Depending on the functions required by the user, there are seven types of mobile terminals: Inmarsat-A, Inmarsat-B, Inmarsat-Fleet, Inmarsat-M, Inmarsat-Mini-M, Inmarsat-M4 and Inmarsat-C.
Below is a description and the features of each type:
From Inmarsat-C mobile terminals, it is possible to transmit a message (alphanumerical characters) to a land-based facsimile terminal; however, it is not possible to transmit a facsimile from a facsimile terminal to an Inmarsat-C terminal.
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