Study on feasibility of SATCOM for railway communication

Final Report
GMDSS for maritime; SwiftBroadBand (SB) Safety for aviation
GMDSS for maritime; Aireon for aviation; other safety services for oil and gas workers (safety,
duty of care, etc.)
Governmental/defence services (in the future)
Safety services, often combined with crew welfare and corporate communications services
Present/future provision of
services for safety
communications
Yes No No reply
Figure 57: Present/future provision of services for safety communications
Finally, participants were asked whether their SATCOM solutions support the use of handhelds or
so-called satphones. 60% of the respondents answered affirmatively.
Doc.Nº: SRAIL-FNR-010-IND
Edit./Rev.: 1/1
Date: 16/02/2017
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