SATCOM OPTIONS

If you have avoided the convenience and safety of satellite communications on your vessel, it’s probably because you thought it was too costly and the equipment too bulky. I checked out Inmarsat’s Fleet One service as a possible solution, and here’s what I found.

First, some background. Inmarsat says Fleet One is a coastal service for sport-fishers and cruisers from North America to South America. It’s carried on its L-Band global constellation of satellites.