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8Mobile Satellite System Services8.1 OVERVIEWUntil the introduction <strong>of</strong> international maritime satellite communicationssystems (INMARSAT) to serve ships at sea, all satellite communicationlinks were between fixed locations. The introduction <strong>of</strong> maritime servicesserved to focus attention on the whole field <strong>of</strong> mobile communications <strong>and</strong>opened up a range <strong>of</strong> novel opportunities. These include1. St<strong>and</strong>ardization <strong>of</strong> system solutions; the most successful st<strong>and</strong>ardizedsystems is the Global System for Mobile Communications(GSM). The GSM architecture is based on terrestrial switchednetwork.2. Provision <strong>of</strong> personalized services <strong>and</strong> mobility as well as interactivetelecommunications systems (e.g., short text messaging)using small h<strong>and</strong>held terminals <strong>and</strong> the need for a single telephonenumber worldwide for a roaming traveller.Copyright © 2002 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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