SWIFT 64 Installing Swift64
Compared with conventional radio, satellite communications is a complex process demanding the successful interworking of several systems in space,
in the air and on the ground. The installation, approval
and activation of new satellite equipment in aircraft are governed by Inmarsat rules designed to ensure that performance meets specification and that there are no undesirable effects on the Inmarsat system and other users. Swift64 installation work will be subject to procedures tried and tested on a wide range of airframes and equipment since the early 1990s.
Because Swift64 was designed with the needs of existing users in mind, the avionics units will work through the high-gain antennas already installed on large numbers of airliners and corporate aircraft to support Aero H services. This will yield significant savings for current Aero H users upgrading to Swift64 by minimizing installation time and aircraft downtime.

Experience with Inmarsat's earlier very successful aeronautical services indicates that Swift64 will be retrofitted to existing aircraft and, increasingly, specified by operators buying new aircraft or installed as standard by the airframe manufacturers.

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