http://www.dca.gov.my/MH370/Preliminary%20Report.pdf
Search and Rescue (SAR). It was later established that the transmissions from (ACARS) through satellite ...
Safety recommendations. While the aircraft had the necessary communication equipment to provide information on its location, the last ACARS message ...
It is recommended that the ICAO examine the safety benefits of introducing a standard for real time tracking
This doesn't quite make sense to me: asking for something DCA claims existed. And why would Acars be via satellite where VHF was available?