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Satellite Mobile Phones


AEL Category: 06. Interoperable Communications Equipment

AEL Title: Phone, Satellite Mobile

AEL Number: 06CC-03-SATM

SAVER Project: Satellite Mobile Phones

Satellite mobile phones utilize satellites to communicate with landline, cellular, or other satellite phones. By communicating through satellites, responders are able to coordinate rescue and recovery efforts in remote locations where there are no landline or cellular networks or in areas where existing networks are overloaded or out of service.

Find this project in the FEMA Authorized Equipment List and InterAgency Board Interactive Standardized Equipment List.

Attachment Ext. Size Date
Satellite Mobile Phones Market Survey Report (April 2016) PDF 1.15 MB
Satellite Mobile Phones TechNote (June 2015) PDF 435.83 KB
Last Updated: 01/31/2023
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