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SATELLITE-BASED COVERAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
CONT

Satellite coverage by the MSAT-1 satellite is available across North America including wide-area wireless communications on land, sea, or in the air, throughout North America, Central America, northern South America, (Venezuela and Colombia), the Caribbean, and up to 400 kilometres (250 miles) offshore.

Key term(s)
  • satellite based coverage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
CONT

Lorsque la SITA (Société internationale de télécommunications aéronautiques) n'était pas en mesure d'assurer la couverture, elle sous-traitait à la société Aeronautical Radio Inc. (ARINC), qui est le principal fournisseur de services aux États-Unis, ainsi qu'à l'Organisation internationale des télécommunications mobiles par satellites (INMARSAT) pour la couverture par satellite.

Spanish

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