Onderwerp: Bezoek-historie

1076 - Future Withdrawal Of Inmarsat-A Services By Inmarsat Ltd.
Geldigheid:06-06-2003 t/m Status: Geldig vandaag

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Ref. T2/7.01                                                                                                               MSC/Circ.1076

                                                                                                                                   6 June 2003

 

 

1 The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), at its seventy-sixth session (2 to 13 December 2002), noted information provided by the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO), namely that Inmarsat Ltd. had given more than five years notice of the scheduled withdrawal of Inmarsat-A services to take effect on 31 December 2007 and, having agreed that such information should be brought to the attention of Member Governments, instructed the Sub-Committee on Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue (COMSAR) to act accordingly at its seventh session (13 to 17 January 2003).

2 The MSC, at its seventy-seventh session (28 May to 6 June 2003), approved, as proposed by COMSAR 7, an explanatory note on a future withdrawal of Inmarsat-A services by Inmarsat Ltd. as from 31 December 2007, given in the annex.

3 Member Governments are invited to bring the annexed information to the attention of all parties concerned.

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Annex

 

INFORMATION ON FUTURE WITHDRAWAL OF INMARSAT-A SERVICES BY INMARSAT LTD.

 

1          Inmarsat-AistheoriginalanalogueserviceprovidedviatheInmarsatsatellitesandwasfirst introduced in 1982.

 

2          Thelasttype-approvalbyInmarsatforanewmodelofmaritimeInmarsat-Ashipearthstation (SES)wasgrantedin1991.  NonewInmarsat-ASESmodelshavebeentype-approvedsincethen.

 

3          Although  Inmarsat-A  SESs  are  approved  for  fitting  in  ships  as  part  of  their  GMDSS equipment;  however,  the  communication  capabilities  provided  by  Inmarsat-A  SESs  are  now provided  more  efficiently  and  effectively  by  other  types  of  digital  Inmarsat  terminals,  and  the number of Inmarsat-A terminals that remain in use on board ships is declining rapidly.

 

4          BearinginmindtheeffortsbeingmadebytheInternationalTelecommunicationUnion(ITU) topromotethemoreefficientuseofspectrumandtherequirementforInmarsatLtd.tohandbackto theITUtheCountryCodesusedforInmarsat-Aservicesbefore2009,InmarsatLtd.isplanningto launchnewsatelliteswithinthistimeframewhichwillnotbeabletosupportInmarsat-Aservices.

 

5          Inmarsat.Ltdhadformerlyindicatedthat5-yearsnoticewouldbegivenforthewithdrawalof Inmarsat-AservicesandhasnowinformedtheOrganizationthattheseserviceswillbewithdrawnon 31 December 2007.

 

 

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