ACeS

Satellite Communications Glossary

Satellite Communications — ACeS

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ACeS is a satellite-based mobile communications servicing Asia with mobile phone communications, as well as an interface with public switched telephone networks. The ACeS system provides wireless voice, Internet access, paging services, facsimile and data transmission. The system also has dual mode phones (GSM / satellite) that allow users to roam on GSM networks worldwide. The ACeS system uses a Garuda geo-stationary satellite with two 12-m antennas to provide 140 satellite spot beams that cover south-east Asia. Users can then move between spot beams while making a call.


Other topics in our resources on Satellite Communications related to ACeS include: 
 
  • Satellite Receiver
  • SCORE
  • Relay I
  • Satellite system
  • Communications Moon Relay I (CMR)
  • Sputnik
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  • Explorer I
  • Arab Satellite Communications Organisation (ARABSAT)
  • Syncom
  • Orbcomm
  • Ellipso
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  • Telstar
  • Courier
  • Echo
  • Comsat
  • Intelsat

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