NBS Maritime Inmarsat Fleet 33, 55 and 77 EOL
Inmarsat announced the End of Life for Inmarsat Fleet 33, Fleet 55, Fleet 77 and MPDS services.
The schedule is as follows:
| Service | EOL Date |
| MPDS (at Fleet 33, 55 & 77 terminals) | 31 December 2017 |
| Fleet 33 & 55 | 31 December 2018* |
| Fleet 77 | 1 December 2020 |
* Fleet 33 & 55 EOL date subject to further validation and may be scheduled earlier in 2018.
What is EOL?
“End of Life – EOL” is the time when the terminals associated with the retired services are deactivated on the network and the services are no longer available to customers.
Please be advised that activations of the Fleet 33, 55 & 77 services should cease at least three months prior to the respective EOL dates.
Why is Inmarsat ending Fleet services?
Inmarsat has retired several of their legacy services operating over their Inmarsat-3 (I-3) satellites during the last few years. The I-3 satellites are reaching the end of their lifespan and therefore it is necessary for Inmarsat to continue the end of life process of their legacy services, including Fleet services.
Inmarsat C services will continue and will be migrated to the Inmarsat-4 (I-4) satellites.
What we offer to our customers?
Customers are encouraged to migrate to one of the following maritime mobile satellite services which provide voice and IP data:
| Service | Performance Capabilities | |
| Thuraya Atlas IP
Try & Buy promo available in 2017 | Up to 444 kbps Standard IP Voice – Circuit Switch and VoIP options Streaming IP data 32, 64, 128, 256, 384 kbps SMS; 2 modes: voice/ data – non simultaneously Coverage – except the Americas | Position reporting/SMS Tracking/ Geo-fencing Wi-Fi Antenna Built in FIREWALL Built-in MAC filtering SOS Alert Button |
| Thuraya Orion IP
Try & Buy promo available in 2017 | Up to 444 kbps Standard IP data Streaming IP data 32, 64, 128, 256, 384 kbps VoIP option with additional VoIP gate accessory Wi-Fi Antenna DHCP server Coverage – except the Americas | |
| Fleet Broadband 500
| Up to 432 kbps Standard IP data Voice - Circuit Switch Streaming IP 32, 64, 128, 256 kbps; SMS Coverage – global except the poles | Group 3 and 4 fax Voice and data simultaneously '505 ' safety service |
| Fleet Broadband 250
| Up to 284 kbps Standard IP data Voice - Circuit Switch; Streaming IP 32, 64, 128, 256 kbps SMS Coverage – global except the poles | Group 3 and 4 fax Voice and data simultaneously '505 ' safety service |
| Iridium Pilot
| Up to 32, 64, 128 kbps preconfigurable IP data Voice - Circuit Switch Voice and data simultaneously Coverage – global pole-to-pole | |
| Inmarsat Fleet One
| Up to 100 kbps Standard IP data Voice – Circuit Switch SMS Voice and data simultaneously '505 ' safety service Coverage – options for regional and global | |
Who should customers contact for further information?
For further information, or to discuss migration options, please contact NBS Communications at below contact details:
Tel.: +359 52 683 700; email: mss@nbs-maritime.com
