User manual

FX 250 / FX 500 User Manual
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1 INTRODUCTION
The Skipper FX 250 / 500 User Equipment (UE) is a dedicated compact soluon specically
designed to meet the FleetBroadband ( FBB ) services for the marime environment
providing seamless ocean coverage from 76° North to 76° South. FBB is the marine version
of the highly successful BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) from Inmarsat.
Through a marime BGAN antenna, it provides constant, simultaneous access to voice
and high-speed data in a compact soluon. Allowing you to run online operaon systems,
and sll having access to email, intranet and voice calls - achieving greater operaonal
eciencies and signicantly reducing the cost of both business and crew communicaons.
1.1 Range of Services
• Email and webmail
• Secure communicaons
• Intranet and internet access
• SMS and instant messaging
• Videoconferencing and streaming
• Phone and fax services
• Large le transfers