Title :
MSAT: mobile communications throughout North America
Author_Institution :
Transit Commun. Inc., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
The first regional Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) system, MSAT, is intended to provide diverse mobile communications services (including voice, data, and position location), to mobiles on land, waterways, and in the air. The author outlines the institutional relationships between organizations participating in MSAT, including private corporations and government agencies. He also reviews the regulatory status of MSAT in Canada and the United States, as well as international allocations
Keywords :
mobile radio systems; satellite relay systems; Canada; MSAT; Mobile Satellite Service; North America; USA; government agencies; institutional relationships; international allocations; mobile communications; private corporations; regulatory status; Artificial satellites; Base stations; Circuits; Government; Mobile communication; North America; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Space stations; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1989, IEEE 39th
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1989.40131
