The present document applies to Land Mobile Earth Stations (LMESs) and Maritime Mobile Earth Stations (MMESs)
radio equipment with an EIRP of greater than or equal to 15 dBW and less than or equal to 33 dBW and which have the
following characteristics:
• the LMES could be either vehicle mounted or portable equipment;
• these MMESs are installable equipment on ships;
• these LMESs and MMESs are controlled and monitored by a Network Control Facility (NCF). The NCF is
outside the scope of the present document;
• the LMES and MMES operate through geostationary satellites as part of a network providing voice and/or data
communications;
• these LMESs and MMESs operate with user bit-rates greater than 9,6 kbits/s;