Mobile satellite plans and status
Abstract
A method for implementing a mobile satellite system (MSS) in the U.S. and Canada, and the services such a system would provide are described. The MSS is to provide mobile communications that are unlimited in range and unaffected by local terrain features. The system's communications can be either voice or digital, and the small, automatic transponders located in vehicles will respond automatically with the data needed to determine the location of the vehicle. Surveys reveal that there are markets for radio telephones and data and dispatch services. Consideration is given to the regulatory status of the MSS.
- Publication:
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IEEE Aerospace Electronic Systems Magazine
- Pub Date:
- March 1987
- Bibcode:
- 1987IAESM...2...20A
- Keywords:
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- Communication Satellites;
- Mobile Communication Systems;
- Technological Forecasting;
- Technology Assessment;
- Microwave Transmission;
- Radio Frequencies;
- Satellite Antennas;
- Transponders;
- Voice Communication;
- Communications and Radar