Satellite Mobile Systems (MSS)

Mobile satellite services can support areas from high-speed internet and mobile TV to disaster relief: reaching areas currently inaccessible by other means, and including cross-border and pan-European services. To make these services easier to implement, the EU has introduced harmonised use of radio spectrum in the 2 GHz band.

Mobile satellite services MSS provide two-way voice and data communication from hand-held terminals, where the final link to the subscriber is by satellite.

MSS operates at L-band—low enough in the frequency spectrum to avoid the rain fade associated with higher bandwidth Ku- and Ka-band fixed satellite systems. (Note: Ku and Ka bands are used for a limited set of similar applications, but typically have much larger terminals; more focused beams also result in the need for the terminal to track the satellite.)

ICASAT is capable of supplying Inmarsat and Iridium satellite phones and providing a wide variety of services related to voice calling, sms and internet over MSS systems as well.

Company	Model	Product Image	Properties and the application
Inmarsat	AddValue Wideye sabr		Broadband internet connectivity with low profile suitable for rural areas
	Hughes 9201		High speed broadband access for voice and video transmitting
	Hughes 9450		Full port Ethernet LAN access with very high speed access
	Thrane & Thrane Explorer 727		Highly mobile terminal suitable for cars and vessels with broadband connectivity
Iridium	Iridium Go		Very low profile, WiFi hotspot LEO-based internet access with very low transmission delay suitable for voice and video transfer