Mobile and landline phone services were lost, and for more than 48 hours it was only possible to make contact on satellite phones, although many of these had also been lost.

移动和固定电话服务失灵超过48小时，人们只能通过卫星电话取得联系，然而这些卫星电话也大都丢失了。

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TS2 Satellite Technologies won a contract to deliver mobile BGAN services for U.S. Army soldiers stationed in Iraq.

日前，TS2卫星技术公司赢得一份合同，将为驻守在伊拉克的美国陆军士兵提供移动全球宽带区域网络（BGAN）服务。

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CAAC is planning to establish the aeronautical mobile satellite services (AMSS) communications system in China.

中国民航正在计划实施航空卫星移动业务(AMSS)通信。

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DUBAI, UAE, December 17, 2012 - Thuraya Telecommunications, a leading Mobile Satellite Services operator and Softbank Mobile, a telecommunications leader in Japan today announced they have signed an agreement with the goal of bringing mobile satellite communication services for Japanese business, enterprise, and consumer subscribers across Thuraya's satellite network.

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Inmarsat of London is the big daddy of mobile satellite communications services, and there are few more successful satellite TV companies in the world than British Sky Broadcasting.

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The mobile satellite services provider Iridium has ordered 81 spacecraft to upgrade its global network.

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