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Detailed Product Description

  Asia Cellular Satellite (ACeS)

The Asia Cellular Satellite (ACeS) is owned by ACeS International Ltd, a consortium that includes Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) of the Philippines, the Pasifik Satelit Nusantara of Indonesia, Jasmine International of Thailand and Lockheed Martin of the USA.

The ACeS system uses the most recent technological breakthrough to maximize its communications capability. The system is comprised of one geosynchronous satellite, a Satellite Control Facility (SCF), a Network Control Center (NCC), gateways that interconnect with terrestrial telecommunications networks worldwide, and the user terminal. The ACeS Garuda 1 Satellite is considered one of the most powerful satellite systems ever built for commercial use. The Garuda satellite built by Lockheed Martin, features two 12-meter antennas, on board digital processing and up to 140 spot beams covering the whole of Asia. It is also capable of supporting 11,000 simultaneous telephone voice channels and up to two million subscribers.

The satellite reaches the stretch of Papua New Guinea to Pakistan, around Japan and China down to Indonesia.

The Satellite Control Facility monitors and controls the satellite while the Network Control Center consists of the hardware, software and facilities required in the management and control of the ACeS telecommunication system resources. The SCF and NCC, located at the ACeS facility in Batam Island, Indonesia, share a 15-meter parabolic antenna.

The ACeS gateways provide the primary interface between the ACeS system and other terrestrial communication networks such the Public Switch Telephone Netwok (PSTN) and Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN). The ACeS system provides commercial service in the Asia-Pacific region thru its three national gateways in the Philippines, Indonesia, and in Thailand.

 

Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) SMART Link Prepaid SIM Card With PhP25 pre-load The SIM card contains information on account balance and has its own Mobile Identification Number (MIN) that serves as your telephone number.  SMART Link SIM cards are available at nationwide, at    and authorized

 

Cards

SMART Link Prepaid Cards are available in three denominations - PhP300, PhP500, PhP1000.   You can buy them at any  nationwide, at   and authorized .

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SMART Link Philippines call charges varies in 3 zones: Zone A (Economy Zone) which covers Southeast and Northeast Asia, Zone B (Maritime Zone) which covers South Asian and East African maritime regions and Zone C (Premium) which covers mostly Middle East, Africa, East Asia and Parts of Australia. Zone A is covered by the ACeS Garuda Satellite while the coverage in Zones B & C is provided by the INMARSAT F1 I4. Call Rates when calling from ZONE A   Call Type   Rate per minute Calls to Philippines (PLDT, SMART & Talk 'N Text) PhP 15.00 IDD Calls  - US$0.40  - US$0.50  - US$0.85 Incoming Calls PhP 15.00 Balance Inquiry PhP 1.50 (per call) Call Rates when calling from ZONE B   Call Type   Rate per minute Calls to Philippines (PLDT, SMART & Talk 'N Text) PhP 30.00 IDD Calls  - US$0.65  - US$0.80  - US$0.85 Incoming Calls PhP 30.00 Balance Inquiry PhP 4.00 (per call) Call Rates when calling from ZONE C   Call Type   Rate per minute Calls to Philippines (PLDT, SMART & Talk 'N Text) PhP 40.00 IDD Calls  - US$0.85  - US$0.85  - US$0.85 Incoming Calls PhP 40.00 Balance Inquiry PhP 7.00 (per call)

Coverage Area The ACeS-INMARSAT Blended Coverage

SMART Link now covers more lands and seas thus providing connectivity to more people. With the combined strength of two prominent satellite service providers  and , SMART Link has become more far-reaching, more powerful and more responsive to the communication needs of people in the lands and seas of these regions:

• Asia
• Middle East
• Africa
• Parts of Russia
• Parts of Australia