Glocom GX-9 FleetBroadband FB250 Class Terminal

The Glocom's GX-9 is an Inmarsat Fleetbroadband FB-250 class, user terminal designed to support a variety of broadband global area network services including IP packet data (up to 384kbps in shared channel), Streaming (8,16,32,64 and 128kbps), 3.1KHz audio or fax and secured voice, and low-rate AMBE telephony circuit-switched voice services. GX9 operates under the Inmarsat 4th generation satellites on global coverage.

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GX9 consist of two separate modules: ADE (Above Deck Equipment) and BDE (Below Deck Equipment) and connected by a coaxial cable. The ADE features a helical antenna, a 3-axis stabiliser with automatic satellite tracking, a GPS receiver, and a front-end RFU. The BDE contains an enhanced FB250 core module with crystal oscillator durable for the marine shock/vibration environment, a wide range (11 to 32 vdc) DC?DC Power Module and interface Module housed in a ruggerised chassis shock mount for desk top or rack installation. The GX9 ADE is shielded in a compact, fibreglass cylindrical dome roughly 27cm in height and 33cm in base.