Appendix h – system description cont’d, General, Net service provider – Magellan GLOBAL SATELLITE TELEPHONE User Manual

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WorldPhone – Chapter 5. Appendices

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Appendix H – System description cont’d

System description cont’d

General

The WorldPhone terminal provides direct telephony, telefax, NIMS
and data connection to international public networks via the
Inmarsat 3 Spot Beam satellite system.

The WorldPhone terminal consists of:

Telephone Unit (TPU).

Universal AC adapter (WorldPhone Portable only).

Antenna Unit (AU) including RF transceiver.

Power Supply (WorldPhone Marine and Voyager only).

The operating functions are conducted on the telephone panel.
Only a single coax cable links the Telephone Unit and the Antenna.

Net service provider

The Net service provider issues your user licence and an IMN
(Inmarsat Mobile Number) phone number. It is also responsible for
the billing of calls (charges).

To make an outgoing call, you use a standard international telephone
number with the 00 prefix. The WorldPhone terminal receives incom-
ing calls via the IMN phone number.

Path established by

the WorldPhone

terminal via satellite.

Additional equipment

Telefax

PC

Telephone

Telefax

Public
Telephone
Network

PC/modem

WorldPhone
Portable

Figure 3 Communication path.

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