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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (8313)	11/12/1999 2:35:00 PM
From: Rocket Scientist	Respond to of 29987

Inmarsat seems to be migrating toward higher data rate (up to 56/64kbps) applications using semi portable (9 pound, laptop computer size) terminals, in apparent recognition that it can't compete with G* in voice. stratos.ca This is done with relatively old (lower power) Inmarsat satellites New generation GEOs for ACeS and Thuraya will enable two way voice/LDR communication via using handsets similar to Gs (maybe smaller, if you believe the PR.) This leads to the question: if one applies high power GEO technology to data downlink, how portable can the user terminal on the ground be, especially if it's uplink (at low data rate) is via G? This approach takes advantage of the typically asynchronous nature of web interaction where speed of reception is much more important to the user than transmission.