SOP 202 Iridium Satellite Phone Provisioning
Standard Operating Procedure
Updated: Apr 27, 2017
DOCUMENT NUMBER: SOP202
TITLE: Iridium Satellite Phone Provisioning
PURPOSE:
This document describes the provisioning and testing of Iridium Satellite phones. It is intended for all Greenland and Alaska field site personnel.
BACKGROUND:
A satellite telephone, satellite phone, or satphone is a type of mobile phone that connects to orbiting satellites instead of terrestrial cell sites. They provide similar functionality to terrestrial mobile telephones; voice, short messaging service and low-bandwidth internet access are supported through most systems. Depending on the architecture of a particular system, coverage may include the entire Earth or only specific regions.
DETAILS:
Components Required for Testing
• Activated sim chips with phone number labels from IT&C staff • Preconditioned and charged batteries • External iridium egg antenna deployed outside in order to receive satellite signal inside the building • Updated Iridium phone number cheat sheet and Quick use guide
Iridium Satellite Phone Testing Procedures
• Insert activated SIM chip into satphone • Insert a preconditioned and charged battery into the satphone.. • Place battery cover on the satphone
• Connect the satphone being tested to the external iridium egg antenna using a stubby antenna connector • Turn on the satphone and allow the registration process to complete
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• Make a phone call using the satphone to a known number (ie your cellphone number, land line or a known working Iridium phone) • Make a phone call using your cellphone number, land line or a known working Iridium phone to the satphone being tested. • Adjust the iridium phone audio speaker to highest volume • Set the iridium phone to Ringer only and adjust the ringer to the highest volume • Turn call Forwarding off • Per each phone, adhere the phone number label to the front of the Iridium phone • If above test passed, continue onto next section. If test failed, replace failed component and start test procedures over • If unit cannot pass the tests even after replacing failed components, then return unit to IT&C staff.
Items Included in Iridium Satellite Phone Kit
• ● 1 Hard Case • ● 1 Sea to Summit waterproof bag
• ● 1 satphone • ● 1 phone case • ● 1 set: manual, Quick use guide, Iridium quick phone list • ● 1 telescoping antenna • ● 1 magnetic hockey puck antenna • ● 1 stubby antenna adapter • ● 1 Iridium phone sim chip • ● 2 batteries
• ● 1 AC charger • ● 1 12v charger
Instructions
• • Affix a tag through the case lock loops and write the assigned phone number onto the tag. • • If assigning to a group, write the group name on the tag. • • NOTE: Kit MUST be issued to groups as kitted with all accessories listed above. No Exceptions
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Optional Items
• ● 1 Serial to USB
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