Talk:International Mobile Satellite Organization

Some people think Inmarsat is a bully and there is some article that seem to support the claim. [1], [2], [3] and [4]

Some people think vague disparagement is food for Wikipedia. In April of 1999, Inmarsat was fully privatized by transferring its assets and operations to Inmarsat Ltd., a U.K. corporation that enjoys no privileges or immunities.(cuddlyable3)84.210.139.189 18:03, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

incoming calls

does the caller pay all the cost? or is it split between caller and callee or what? Plugwash 12:39, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No callee always pay... If you dial an inmarsat terminal you will be charge for it, not the owner of the terminal.

Page move

I have requested that this article be returned to the name of the company. Noisy | Talk 12:25, 22 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the debate was no consensus. -- tariqabjotu (joturner)

Requested move

International Mobile Satellite Organization → Inmarsat plc – Rationale: In line with company name. Noisy | Talk 12:14, 22 July 2006 (UTC) (copied from WP:RM, please complete all steps of move request)

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Oppose unless plc is dropped; see Wikipedia:Naming conventions (companies). --Dhartung | Talk 11:18, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Discussion

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The current reference "International Mobile Satellite Organization" no longer refers to Inmarsat as described in the article, but to a separate organization commonly referred to as IMSO. IMSO is a regulatory body, working in conjunction with and reporting to the International Maritime Organization, a UN body. IMSO's primary responsibility is to ensure that Inmarsat plc meets its obligations toward offering free-of-charge satellite safety services under the GMDSS (global maritime distress and safety system) umbrella, at a defined quality standard, to ships and aircraft. IMSO and Inmarsat were previously a single entity, originally called the International Maritime Satellite Organization and abbreviated as Inmarsat. "Maritime" was later changed to "Mobile". Inmarsat and IMSO were separated as part of the arrangement to commercialize Inmarsat in the 1990s. The term "Inmarsat" is now a name in itself and is no longer considered an acronym. Either "Inmarsat" or "Inmarsat plc" would be correct names for the organization described in the article; "International Mobile Satellite Organization" is incorrect as it refers to a different entity entirely.

Data-only charging?

"Newer services using IP technology feature an always-on capability where the users are simply charged for the amount of data they send and receive rather than the length of time they are online."

It is unclear whether the above means "Newer services by Inmarsat..." or "Newer services than Inmarsat's..." ? I think the latter because I cannot imagine Inmarsat charging zero for a provided but unused data connection. (cuddlyable3) 84.210.139.189 14:44, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

anony-note: re-check the geo-position for the inmarsat-3F4 sattelite, it's vastly different from the one currently stated