SATCOM

SATCOM

SATCOM or Satcom may refer to:

* Short for Satellite Communications and used frequenty in the context of VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal)
* Communications satellites or comsats
* Satcom (satellite), one of the earliest geostationary communications satellites
* Used by some airliners to transmit ACARS messages
* Generic term for mobile telephony via satellite [i.e., aircraft and watercraft]
* A term often used as a shortcut for Self Assessment Toolkit for Compliance. An example is the SATCom product for compliance with Financial Services regulation or the mysatcom.net portal, which provides access to the online version
* Term used often to refer to Satellite Communications equipment and manufacturers: [http://www.satcomresources.com Satcom]


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