Organizations: INMARSAT: improving maritime communications

Olof Lundberg

Marine Policy, 1984, vol. 8, issue 4, 337-346

Abstract: Improving maritime communications is the raison d'être of INMARSAT, of which 40 countries are now members. INMARSAT operates the world's only commercial satellite system devoted to international mobile communications. This article describes the system and the services which can be provided through it, and covers the policy issues of interest to INMARSAT. It concludes by considering the future of maritime mobile communications via satellite.

Keywords: Satellite communications; Maritime communications International organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1984
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