"BGAN terminals are not allowed to be used on the open ocean on a moving vessel. Inmarsat has created the FleetBroadband service that uses the I4 satellites for maritime communication."
BGAN terminals can be used anywhere - even the middle of the ocean - the deal is that you have to point them at the satellite - the Fleet systems are basically the same units only with stabilized antennas to compensate for the movement.
OCENS has information and pricing on both systems
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"BGAN terminals are not allowed to be used on the open ocean on a moving vessel. Inmarsat has created the FleetBroadband service that uses the I4 satellites for maritime communication."
BGAN terminals can be used anywhere - even the middle of the ocean - the deal is that you have to point them at the satellite - the Fleet systems are basically the same units only with stabilized antennas to compensate for the movement. OCENS has information and pricing on both systems