EUTELTRACS: the European land mobile satellite service

Applying the mobile communications expertise of ALCATEL QUALCOMM under the overall network operation of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization, EUTELTRACS provides an integrated message exchange and position reporting service for the European transportation industry with the aim of increasing cost-effectiveness, radically improving efficiency and security, and enhancing business flexibility. This paper describes the architecture of the system, the message exchange and position reporting service, and gives an overview of the commercial deployment of EUTELTRACS and of the current regulatory situation for its operation within Europe