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"Your satellite connection to the world."

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SatMagazineWorldwide Satellite Magazine September 2014 European Expertise AVASCENT + the European space industry... Visiting With STN Teleport... Forrester + the 4K stampede... NSR looks at European merger ambitions... Dr. Slaney of Ultra Electronics GigaSat... Sadtler + performance pay... Executive Spotlights: Bruno Dupas Of Kratos ISE The iDirect Executive Team Christian Allred, ORBCOMM Europe Kirill Makhnovskly, Orion Express Conversations with... Serge Van Herck, Newtec Craig Simon, FedEx Space Desk Frostad of Bridge Technologies... Freyer on signal degradation... Norsats Donnelly... Current Trends in Russian payTV... Spacecoms Keret ... SatServices Ulbricht... Mills of Inmarsat Aviation... Ray of NSSLGlobal... Drews of 2wcom... STAR Navigations Lamor... IBC2014s importance...

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Silvano Payne, Publisher + Writer Hartley G. Lesser, Editorial Director Pattie Waldt, Executive Editor Jill Durfee, Sales Director, Editorial Assistant Emily Constance, Reporter Simon Payne, Development Director Donald McGee, Production Manager Dan Makinster, Technical Advisor Mike Antonovich, ATEME Tony Bardo, Hughes Richard Dutchik, Dutchik-Chang Communications Chris Forrester, Broadgate Publications Karl Fuchs, iDirect Government Services Bob Gough, Carrick Communications Jos Heyman, TIROS Space Information Carlos Placido, Placido Consulting Giles Peeters, Track24 Defence Bert Sadtler, Boxwood Executive Search Koen Willems, Newtec Publishing Operations Senior Contributors Emily Constance Blaine Curcio Brian Donnelly Werner Drew Chris Forrester Simen K. Frostad Dan Freyer Jacob Keret John Kerkamp Jean-Louis Lamor Hartley Lesser Miranda Mills Matthew OConnor Sally-Anne Ray Bert Sadtler Dr. Andrew Slaney David Vaccaro Michael Ulbricht Pattie Waldt SatMagazine is published 11 times a year by SatNews Publishers 800 Siesta Way Sonoma, CA 95476 USA Phone: (707) 939-9306 Fax: (707) 939-9235 2014 SatNews Publishers We reserve the right to edit all submitted materials to meet our content guidelines, as well as for grammar or to move articles to an alternative issue to accommodate publication space requirements, or removed due to space restrictions. Submission of content does not constitute acceptance of said material by SatNews Publishers. Edited materials may, or may not, be returned to author and/or company for review prior to publication. The views expressed in SatNews Publishers various publications do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of SatNews Publishers. All rights reserved. All included imagery is courtesy of, and copyright to, the respective companies and/or named individuals. 4 SatMagazineSeptember 2014 Authors SatMagazine September 2014

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SatMagazineSeptember 2014 5 InfoBeam Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Dazzling Footage From TechDemoSat-1 ................................. Page 22 EuroconsultRevenues Report For FSS Now Published ................................................................................ Page 24 HarmonicSatellite Delivery Of Live + VOD + IBC2014 Solutions Demos ................................................... Page 26 Avanti Communications, Orbital Sciences + ArianespaceHYLAS 4 Creation To Star .................................. Page 28 Northrop Grumman + Cyber Security Challenge U.K.Talent Pool To Be Built ........................................... Page 29 RigNetGoing Deep Into The Cold Of The Barents Sea ............................................................................... Page 30 Cobham SATCOM: Brazil OKs Connectivity For King Air ............................................................................. Page 32

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8 8 SatMagazineSeptember 2014 InfoBeam 8 SignalhornA Stronger Executive Team ........................................................................................................ Page 32 Tyvak + Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)A One-Stop, All Encompassing Shop ................................... Page 33 C-COM Satellite SystemsAims For Maximum Coverage @ IBC2014 ........................................................... Page 34 SES: Capacity + Slots Cemented Into Place ................................................................................................... Page 34 Arianespace, Optus + MEASAT: The Return Of MEASAT-3b ......................................................................... Page 36 LiveWire Digital TechnologyBringing M-Link Live X + Newscaster To IBC2014 ........................................ Page 36 DigitalGlobe, United Launch Alliance, ATK + Ball AerospaceAll Fired Up + Somewhere To Go ............... Page 38 Optus + ITC GlobalCapacity Assured .......................................................................................................... Page 41

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9 SatMagazineSeptember 2014 9 InfoBeam AsiaSat, SpaceX + Space Systems/LoralAsiaSat 8 Launch Success ............................................................. Page 42 Russia + PeruA Hand Launch From ISS For Chasqui-1 ................................................................................ Page 44 NSSLGlobalA New Outlet For Services ....................................................................................................... Page 45 Advantech WirelessTaking A-SAT To The Floor With CAPEX + OPEX Savings ..................................... Page 46 Space FoundationAn Open Book For The Global Space Economy ............................................................. Page 48 Northrop Grummans Astro Aerospace + MDAStored Energy Monopoles For RADARSAT ...................... Page 50 Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) + InmarsatLondon HQ Set For Next Workshop ................. Page 51 Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC)Customers Climb In Number ...................................... Page 52 ChinaGaofen-2 Climbs To Orbit ................................................................................................................... Page 53 Orbital SciencesCygnus Takes Out The Garbage ..................................................................................... Page 54 Arianespace, SSTL, OHB Systems + European Space AgencyGalileos Have Gone Astray ......................... Page 56 9

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SatMagazineSeptember 2014 Features AVASCENT Analysis: Dual Trends In The European Space Industry: Consolidation + Dispersion ....................... Page 58 by David Vaccaro, Avascents Space Practice STN Teleport: A Decade Of History + A Castle Celebration................................................................................ Page 64 by Emily Constance, SatNews Reporter SatBroadcasting: The 4K Rush Has Become A Stampede ................................................................................. Page 70 by Chris Forrester, Senior Contributor NSR Analysis: A European Merger With Sky-High Ambitions .............................................................................. Page 76 by Blaine Curcio, NSR The Challenges Of Micro-VSAT Design ................................................................................................................. Page 78 by Dr. Andrew Slaney, Ultra-Electronics, GigaSat 10

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SatMagazineSeptember 2014 11 Features Careers: Paying For Performance Vs. Large Base Salaries ................................................................................... Page 86 by Bert Sadtler, Senior Contributor Executive Spotlight: Bruno Dupas, President, Kratos Integral Systems Europe ................................................. Page 88 SatBroadcasting: Exchanging Complexity For Simplicity .................................................................................. Page 94 by Simen K. Frostad, Bridge Technologies

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SatMagazineSeptember 2014 12 Features Executive Spotlights: The iDirect Executive Team ............................................................................................... Page 98 Mary Cotton, CEOKevin Steen, COOToni Lee Rudnicki, CMOGreg Quiggle, V.P. Combating The Challenges Of Ka-Band Signal Degradation .............................................................................. Page 102 by Dan Freyer, AdWavez Providing For The European VSAT Market: A Norsat International Perspective .............................................. Page 106 By Brian Donnelly, Norsat International The Ka-Band Charge: An Avanti Perspective ..................................................................................................... Page 108 by Matthew OConnor, Avanti Communications Getting From There To There: The FedEx Space Desk ................................................................................... Page 110 A Conversation With Craig Simon, President + CEO

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SatMagazineSeptember 2014 13 Features SatBroadcasting: The Current Trends + Prospects For PayTV Versus FTA In Russia ..................................... Page 112 Looking Forward To The Satellite Industrys Future .......................................................................................... Page 114 A Conversation With Serge Van Herck, CEO, Newtec Addressing The European Market: A Spacecom Perspective ............................................................................ Page 116 by Jacob Keret, Spacecom Advanced Technologies In Satellite Ground Stations: A SatService GmbH Perspective ................................... Page 118 by Michael Ulbricht, SatService GmbH Executive Spotlight: Christian Allred, Senior Vice President, International Business Development + .............. Page 120 GM, ORBCOMM Europe

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SatMagazineSeptember 2014 14 Features Powering The NexGen Of Inflight Connectivity: An Inmarsat Perspective ........................................................ Page 126 by Miranda Mills, Inmarsat Aviation SatBroadcasting: TV Receive Only (TVRO) In The 21st Century ..................................................................... Page 128 by John Kerkamp, Consultant, for Superior Satellite SATCOM Points To Ponder: From Devices To Super Yachts .............................................................................. Page 130 by Sally-Anne Ray, NSSLGlobal

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SatMagazineSeptember 2014 15 Features A Competitive Business Essential: Audio Networks Flexibility .......................................................................... Page 132 by Werner Drews, 2wcom Global Real-Time Tracking + Monitoring For Aircraft ........................................................................................ Page 134 by Jean-Louis Lamor, STAR Navigation Systems Group Executive Spotlight: Kirill Makhnovskiy, Director of Telecommunications Services, Orion Express ................. Page 136 EventIBC2014s Industry Importance .............................................................................................................. Page 140

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SatMagazineSeptember 2014 18 Advertiser Index 3rd Annual Space & Satellite Regulatory Colloquium ... Page 85 Advantech Wireless ..................................................... Page 2 Alpha Satcom Inc. ...................................................... Page 57 AMOS by Spacecom .................................................. Page 65 AnaCom, Inc............................................................... Page 111 ARABSAT ................................................................... Page 17 Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) ................................... Page 27 ATEME ....................................................................... Page 67 AVASCENT ................................................................. Page 63 AvL Technologies ....................................................... Page 47 Azure Shine Technology Co., Ltd. .............................. Page 21 Bridge Technologies ..................................................... Page 5 C-COM Satellite Systems, Inc. ................................... Page 35 Comtech EF Data ....................................................... Page 73 Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc. ............................... Page 51 CPI Satcom Products .................................................... Page 7 Gazprom Space Systems .............................................. Page 6 Gilat Satellite Networks ............................................. Page 61 Global Link Productions ............................................. Page 75 Globecast ................................................................... Page 13 IBC2014 .................................................................... Page 139 InformaVSAT Mobility 2014 ................................... Page 97 Intelsat ....................................................................... Page 71

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SatMagazineSeptember 2014 19 Advertiser Index MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd ................... Page 23 Microspace Communications Corporation ........... Page 53 MITEQ INC. ........................................................ Page 143 mitec VSAT ............................................................. Page 9 NABSATCON .................................................. Page 107 ND SATCOM ........................................................ Page 31 Newtec CY ...................................... Page 1, Page 3 + 37 NSR (Northern Sky Research) .............................. Page 45 ONE CONNXT ..................................................... Page 29 Optimal Satcom ................................................... Page 43 RRsat Global Communications ............................. Page 11 RUAG Space ......................................................... Page 16 Satellite Interference Reduction Group ............... Page 55 SatFinder ............................................................ Page 142 SATPRO ................................................................ Page 59 SatService GmbH ................................................. Page 19 Signalhorn ............................................................ Page 49 SSPIFuture Leaders Dinner ............................... Page 93 Superior Satellite Engineers ................................ Page 33 Tango Wave ......................................................... Page 41 Telecommunications Systems: Inc. ....................... Page 25 Teledyne Paradise Datacom, LLC ...................... Page 144 TERRASAT ............................................................ Page 39 Ultra Electronics GigaSat ..................................... Page 69 Viking SATCOM ................................................... Page 15 W.B. Walton Enterprises, Inc. .............................. Page 77 WORK Microwave ................................................ Page 20

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22 Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL): Dazzling Footage From TechDemoSat-1 Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has released a video from a camera mounted on an exterior panel of TechDemoSat-1, which shows the satellite moments after separation from the Fregat upper stage of its Soyuz-2 launcher, and as it begins its TechDemoSat-1 was launched on July 8, 2014, and is an in-orbit technology demonstration mission, carrying innovative payloads for British academia and industry. The video is approximately one minute in duration and may be viewed on SSTLs YouTube channel at this page: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Oaq0CtesItg&feature=youtu.be The video capture starts rolling approximately 30 seconds after TechDemoSat-1 is injected into orbit by the launcher, and was taken by an inspection camera mounted on the exterior of the spacecraft, with the lens trained on the satellites Antenna Pointing Mechanism. As the video rolls the camera lens captures mission, starting with a view into the darkness of free space. After 6 seconds of play, the Sun appears at with a black dot at the center where the image is saturated by the intensity of the light. As the Sun disappears from view, the satellites rotation reveals a spectacular vista of blue marble Earth (to the right), with the lens of French Polynesia. At 25 seconds into the video, the Fregat upper stage of the Soyuz-2 rocket appears as a gold object passing away from the satellite left to right at a distance of approximately 60 meters ( see photo above ). At 34 seconds, a white dot crosses the frame left to rightthis is almost certainly one of the other satellites that shared the ride into with the rotation of the spacecraft bringing the Earth back into view. Sir Martin Sweeting, SSTLs Executive Chairman, said, It is very rare to see actual footage of our satellites in orbit, and so viewing the video taken from TechDemoSat-1 moments after separation from the rocket has been a hugely rewarding and exciting experience for everyone at SSTL. We are delighted with the progress of commissioning the TechDemoSat-1 platform, and are looking forward to the next phasethe demonstration of a range of new technologies SSTLs Operations team have now completed the commissioning of TechDemoSat-1s systems as well as the commissioning of the payloads on-board this technology demonstration spacecraft. TechDemoSat-1 SSTLs Operations Center at the Satellite Applications Catapult in Harwell. The inspection camera on-board the satellite will monitor the behavior of key mechanical payloads, including the Antenna Pointing Mechanism, which is in view for the duration of this video. The camera was manufactured by SSTLs optics experts from COTS (Commercial-OffThe-Shelf) technologies and combines a color CMOS camera with a high performance machine vision lens. Both the camera and lens were stripped down and ruggedized to survive the vibration and shock loads experienced during launch. The camera system was optimized to give a image of the Antenna Pointing Mechanism and also the Earth in the background. The camera is connected to the spacecrafts High Speed Data Recorder which captures the data as well as allowing control over the camera settings. For additional information regarding the company, please visit http://www.sstl.co.uk Artistic rendition of TechDemoSat-1. Image courtesy of SSTL.

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24 InfoBeam Euroconsult: Revenues Report For FSS Now Published According to Euroconsults newly released The Complete Analysis, the FSS industry 2013, corresponding to 2 percent growth Sixty percent of revenue-generating FSS operators experienced a revenue growth slowdown in 2013 after years of robust growth; 10 operators reported a revenue decrease in 2013, compared to only six operators in 2012. In order to re-energize revenue growth, satellite operators are increasingly exploring new revenue streams; in recent years the focus has primarily been on launching new satellites over emerging markets and investments in HTS systems or payloads, said Nathan de Ruiter, Senior Consultant at Euroconsult and Editor of the report. Eleven FSS operators offered HTS capacity to the market in 2013, satellite or payload within the next four years. Further, we have seen a growing number of regional operators such as ABS, APT Satellite, Arabsat, RSCC and Gazprom Satellite Systems with international expansion plans by launching new satellites outside of their region of origin. While M&A activity picked up in 2013 and more industry consolidation could occur in the near term, inorganic growth opportunities are understood to be limited and often complex for the majority of operators. As a result, they must increasingly pursue strategic partnerships in order to grow organically while nature of these partnerships varies widely; they include the joint use of satellites (e.g., ABS/SingTel and Measat/Azercosmos), the joint use of orbital positions (e.g., Arabsat/ EshailSat), bulk capacity lease deals (e.g. Eutelsat/Nilesat, Measat/Thaicom), as well as joint satellite procurement (ABS/Satmex). While the market structure of the FSS industry remains concentrated at the top, it has become increasingly fragmented at the bottom. At least three operators (Mexsat, FSS revenues in 2014, while 12 operators four years. The majority of these emerging satellite operators are backed by national governments that either want to boost the national telecom market or decrease dependence on foreign satellite operators. Based on our industry benchmark, the average FSS operator in 2013 had $237 million in revenue; 186 transponders leased of which 55 percent are used for video applications; 238 regular transponders and 16 Gbps of HTS capacity available for lease; 952 TV channels and 4 DTH pay-TV platforms broadcast over satellites; seven satellites in and two satellites under construction. 20 operators had revenue of more than $100 million, while Measat and Gazprom in 2013 More than 85 percent of all FSS operators increased the number of transponders leased throughout 2013 90 percent or more 32,500 TV channels and 146 DTH pay-TV platforms were broadcast by satellite operators in 2013 active and pre-operational FSS operators. The report includes publicly-listed and privately-held companies, global and regional operators. the only report available providing in-depth FSS satellite operators, summaries on 12 companies that will launch commercial satellites in the near future, and a global FSS operator ranking by revenues. In this years edition, Euroconsult has expanded the introduction section into a benchmark analysis to provide a better view of the competitive positioning of each FSS operator. Also expanded is the comprehensive satellite supply table with information on primary usage or anchor customer of each individual satellite. Euroconsult now offers users the ability to his report. For more information on pricing, please visit http://www.euroconsult-ec.com/shop

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26 Harmonic has announced that TTcomm, a supplier of teleport satellite services in Central and Eastern Europe, has selected an integrated video processing solution from Harmonic to support its satellite Leveraging Harmonics high-density, scalable video infrastructure solutions, TTcomm customers can now affordably deliver highthroughout Europe. The Harmonic solution was purchased from in Poland. We needed a reliable, proven video infrastructure solution that could scale up out additional channels and services without impacting the integrity of the video content, said Tomasz Chalimoniuk, CEO at TTcomm. Through a robust, scalable, high-density design, Harmonics integrated solution enables us to cost-effectively deliver more channels and services with amazing The solution leverages Harmonics marketleading Electra universal encoder, integrated with FLEX dual decoder module, to provide MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC encoding for up to four statistically multiplexed SD and HD services within a single chassis. The high-density Electra encoders lower TTcomms capital and operating expenses, simplifying the launch of additional television services while providing excellent video a scalable architecture that will grow as The solution integrates Electra encoders with Harmonics award-winning ProStream stream processor for statistical multiplexing of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 streams to increase Using the ProStream processor, the operator can support up to 64 services per statistically multiplexed pool, 16 pools per platform, and three pools within a single transport stream. The robust, extensible, and scalable ProStream processor supports multiplexing and scrambling of DVB Simulcrypt as well as AES scrambling applications. With a range of widely implemented industry protocols, the ProStream solutions scrambling technology guarantees the protection of TTcomms video content. The solution of Electra encoders and ProStream processors is controlled by Harmonics NMX Digital Service Manager video network management solution, which automated redundancy in centralized or distributed architectures. Time and time again, Harmonics awardwinning video infrastructure solutions have enabled operators around the world to launch additional revenue-generating services with a much shorter time to market, said Ian Graham, vice president, sales EMEA, Harmonic. Relying on an integrated solution from Harmonic, operators like TTcomm can seamlessly scale their services to accommodate new subscribers, increase subscriber satisfaction, and maximize their revenue streams. Harmonic will showcase its comprehensive line of market-leading solutions that optimize the production and delivery of high-value video services in the broadcast, payTV, and new media environments at stand 1.B20 during IBC2014 in Amsterdam, September 12-16. Additional featured demonstrations at Harmonics booth will include: A virtualized video infrastructure featuring the new Harmonic VOS architecture. Contribution and distribution solutions including the expanded Ellipse 3000 family of contribution encoders. A unique range of Ultra HD demonstrations, including a real-time Ultra HD encoding and streaming Harmonics HEVC-ready VOS platform. IP video innovation with ProMedia Origin stream packager/server, highlighting shift TV services to all screens. Production and playout with collaborative editing and 4K editing on the Harmonic MediaGrid shared storage system, as well as new developments in the Spectrum media server product line. Further information about Harmonic: http://www.harmonicinc.com/ For information regarding TTcomm, visit http://www.ttcomm.net/ InfoBeam Harmonics Electra encoder. Harmonics ProStream processor.

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28 signed contracts to purchase and launch The satellite will be built by Orbital Science Corporation, who built the HYLAS 2 spacecraft, which is currently outperforming beams positioned over Africa and Europe. Some capacity provides growth for existing markets, some provides brand new coverage between different markets. The satellite will also have four steerable beams, which could serve markets in Latin America or Africa. The system represents a continuation of Avantis strategy to prioritize Quality and Flexibility, and to ensure that customers receive World beating services at low prices. The satellite is scheduled for launch in the three month period ending April 2017. HYLAS 4 will be launched by Arianespace, with whom Avanti has enjoyed a strong relationship The total cost to build, launch and insure the satellite is expected to be 15-20 percent below market expectations. Avanti conservatively estimated a budget of of a bond earlier in the year to commence the project and now that all costs except for we are able to announce this saving. The company has also managed to secure a more David Williams, Chief Executive of Avanti, said, I am pleased to announce a continuation of a trusted and successful partnership with Orbital and Arianespace. The project is and low risk. With commercial services expected t o launch in 2017, Avanti has overwhelmingly the most powerful, broad and resilient Ka band coverage of Europe Middle East and Africa. Now that we are successfully selling services to the biggest telecommunications and media companies in our region, we have improving visibility over how we will continue to activate the underlying market demand on a large scale, Williams continued. This satellite is designed based on the us. The investment sends a powerful signal to our customers about our commitment to serve them throughout the entire continent of Africa. David Thomson, Chief Executive of Orbital Science Corporation said, This highthroughput/light-weight satellite will set a new dependability of Orbitals reliable GEOStar product line of over 45 geosynchronous spacecraft built or in production for many of the worlds leading operators. We look forward to contributing to Avantis future growth with the HYLAS 4 project. Stphane Isral, Chief Executive of Arianespace, said, After HYLAS 1 and HYLAS 2 were launched by Ariane 5 in November 2010 and August 2012, respectively, we are now ready to launch HYLAS 4 early in 2017. I want to personally thank David Williams for Avantis trust in Arianespace; this is a true recognition launch solutions, which we continuously improve to boost our leadership position on the market. We are also pleased to work with Orbital again; HYLAS 4 will indeed be the 27th satellite manufactured by Orbital and launched by Arianespace. The Avanti Communications Group infosite may be accessed for more information at http://www.avantiplc.com/ For more Orbital Sciences information, visit http://www.orbital.com/SatelliteSpaceSystems/ Details at http://www.arianespace.com/ for more launch information. InfoBeam Artistic rendition of Avantis on orbit HYLAS 2 satellite, launched in 2012.

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29 Northrop Grumman Corporation has entered into a collaborative partnership with Cyber commitment to promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, and to help build the The partnership brings together Northrop Grummans industry leading expertise in cyber security with the experience of Cyber Security Challenge in how to build new ways to inspire and nurture cyber talent at all ages. The competition program will be known in the U.K. as CyberCenturion and will enable young people interested in the world of cyber security and challenges that existing professionals have to grapple with on a daily basis. CyberCenturion starts in October with two game begins later in the year. It is played by teams of between four and six participants and involves downloading a virtual computer image full of vulnerabilities that could present opportunities for a cyber criminal. The teams have approximately six hours within vulnerabilities. The top six teams will advance CyberPatriot, created by the U.S. Air Force Association (AFA) and sponsored by the Northrop Grumman Foundation, is a cyber security competition that has been designed to inspire future professionals towards careers in cyber security and STEM. http://cybersecuritychallenge.org.uk/

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30 to serve a major global offshore drilling contractor, on an ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig operating in the The Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia. Oyvind Folge, RigNets Region Vice President, Scandinavia and Europe, said, With this latest contract renewal and bandwidth upgrade, RigNet has shown the ability to accommodate the communication needs for expanding offshore rig operations in the Barents Sea. RigNet has successfully upgraded the VSAT bandwidth for the rig to 8Mbps full duplex for operations in the Barents Sea close to 74 degrees north latitude. RigNet has demonstrated the capability to solutions with high uptime in the Barents Sea for several years. RigNet provides solutions ranging from fullymanaged voice and data networks to more advanced applications that include video conferencing and real-time data services to over 1,100 remote sites in over 45 countries on six continents, effectively spanning the drilling and production industry. A high-performance and secure network is a high priority for the oil and gas community, ensuring effective and reliable communications, both offshore and onshore, and access to business-critical IT applications. Through this contract, RigNet is delivering a fully-managed end-to-end IP network solution using VSAT technology for lastmile connectivity. RigNets fully managed network solutions ensures that the rig derives greater value from network services through increased standardization and innovation. The solution includes VoIP, enterprise data and Internet access services supported by 24/7 network monitoring and support from RigNets RigNet is a global provider of managed remote communications, telecoms systems integration and collaborative applications dedicated to the oil and gas industry, focusing on offshore and onshore drilling rigs, energy production facilities and energy maritime vessels. For more information, please visit http://www.rig.net/ InfoBeam

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32 solution has received Administracin cooperation with Cobham SATCOM partner Pro Star Aviation and includes the activation of the AVIATOR 200s built-in Wi-Fi option, offering access to an extensive range of communication capabilities aboard King Air models B200, B200C and B300 (Super King Air 350). The approval of the STC for use of the innovative Cobham system on Brazilian-registered aircraft adds to the FAA (Federal Aviation Authority) and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) STCs were also developed with Pro Star. Cobhams AVIATOR 200 is an exceptionally compact, lightweight system that offers reliable, affordable connectivity to provide users with a range of services including data, video and voice. With built-in Wi-Fi capability, the AVIATOR 200 allows aircraft operators to offer wireless connectivity on board, supporting the use of Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as laptops, tablets and smartphones. The AVIATOR 200 is the smallest and lightest system in Cobham SATCOMs cutting-edge SwiftBroadband product portfolio and uses Inmarsats SwiftBroadband 200 service. AVIATOR 200 simultaneously provides data speeds of up to 200 kbps and a single AMBE 2 channel for voice calls, providing a complete airborne communications solution previously unavailable to aircraft below a certain size. by Pro Star Aviation, which holds various business aircraft. Pro Star also has an STC for the AVIATOR 200 on the Pilatus PC-12 aircraft. The full Cobham SATCOM AVIATOR range includes the revolutionary AVIATOR S series, AVIATOR 700 and 700D, AVIATOR 350 with High Gain Antenna (HGA), AVIATOR 300 with Intermediate Gain Antenna as well as the AVIATOR 200 with LGA. Kevin Harriman, Pro Star Aviation General Manager, said, The AVIATOR 200 is the perfect choice for King Air operators as it offers the ideal broadband and voice solution and is small and lighter than other solutions. It is practical and affordable, and, with reduced hardware and installation costs, the AVIATOR 200 is everything you need to stay connected. Kim Gram, Vice President Aeronautical Business Unit, Cobham SATCOM said, The AVIATOR to aircraft of virtually any size as it utilizes a low gain antenna. We are particularly pleased to add the Brazilian approval to the FAA and EASA STCs already developed with Pro Star for King Air. This is a world-wide solution which can another key step forward in enabling more communications in the South America region. For further information about Cobham SATCOMs AVIATOR portfolio, please visit http://www.cobham.com/satcom Cobham SATCOMs AVIATOR 200. Signalhorn has strengthened its Executive Team with the appointments of Andy Frost has been with Signalhorn since 2003, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development. He was promoted to Vice President Strategic Business Development in 2012, applying a wide range of skills to a number of complex business and government negotiations and customer issues. He also retooled the companys sales department and built a strong administrative structure. Before joining Signalhorn, Frost served in a number of executive marketing and product management positions at leading and BT in the UK. Wrights previous executive positions include Vice President for NewSat of Australia; Vice President of United Networks in Kuwait; and Sales Director for Comstream of San Diego, CA. He has spent 38 years in the satellite communications industry, experience that includes designing and selling satellite systems in 69 countries. At NewSat, Wright closed over $200 million in new business and was named Sales Person of the Year. He will be based in Dallas, Texas. Signalhorn is a global provider of network services and communications solutions using terrestrial, satellite, and wireless technologies, with a 40-year history of continuous operations. Signalhorn infosite: http://www.signalhorn.com/

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33 Tyvak, a producer of nanosatellites and turnkey smallsat solutions, has formed a Small Satellite conference in Logan, Utah, leverages KSATs recently announced KSAT Light Network of ground stations with Tyvaks technical capabilities and innovative approaches to satisfy the entire service chain design, production, launch support, and ground station and operations services. This alliance with KSAT continues Tyvaks efforts toward providing a one-stop shop for customers looking for complete end-to-end smallsat services, said Marco Villa, Tyvaks An extensive network of cost-effective ground stations to send and receive data to and from satellites is, without doubt, one of the key pieces to maximizing the capabilities of the new generation of small satellites. Villa added. said, Tyvak offers innovative designs and out-of-the-box service solutions for this rapidly evolving market. Partnering with Tyvak allows KSAT unparalleled access to this market for our ground station network services, particularly the recently launched KSAT Light, low cost network. KSAT networks can handle and support Xand For further information regarding Tyvak, please visit http://tyvak.com/ For more iKongsberg Satellite Services, view http://www.ksat.no/

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34 Systems will be demoing new satellite antennas as well as offering free classes to ensure those investing in the companys equipment are obtaining the best service C-COM Satellite Systems will be displaying at IBC 2014. C-COM engineers have been busy developing smaller, lighter, more robust products that are built to endure in the most challenging environments. Preview the Next Gen iNetVu FLY-98 and the 981 antennas and controllers at their booth, #4.C55. The iNetVu FLY-98G Flyaway Antenna is a 98cm satellite antenna system, which is a Controller. This antenna provides fast satellite The antenna can be assembled in 10 minutes by one person. The antenna is convertible from Kato Ku-band, and vice versa. Yahsat and Avanti Approved ViaSat and Eutelsat Approved Generic (Avanti Approved, using Gilat and iDirect modems) Fits into 3 rugged cases under 32kg each 10-minute tool-less assembly Hot Swappable between Kaand Ku-bands Ideal for applications such as Broadcasting, Emergency Response and many others. The versatile and compact iNetVu 981 Driveaway Antenna is built either in Kuor Kaand is upgradeable and swappable to either band. can be mounted on the roof of a vehicle for direct broadband access over any with the iNetVuC Controller and minutes, anytime anywhere. The C-COM training at IBC will occur on September 15 and 16th. Seats are limited and The 2 day training session includes a catered lunch on both days as well as a iNetVu wcompletion of the class. Further information at http://www.c-comsat.com/ InfoBeam The iNetVu FLY-98G antenna. SES will be delivering DTH broadcast television across French-speaking countries in Sub-Saharan Africa for the Lom-based consortium of West African broadcasters The multi-year contract for two transponders will allow the new platform to deliver DTH television from its Bamako Teleport to member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (also known by its French acronym UEMOA). The roll-out start is on October 1, 2014, across Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Niger. SES will provide the satellite capacity on its SES-4 satellite located at 22 degrees West, the companys prime orbital slot for Francophone sub-Saharan Africa, providing 100 percent audience reach from urban to non-urban areas. channels, free-to-air (FTA) and encrypted, and will allow member countries to meet the global digital migration deadline of June 2015. Audiences will be able to connect to the existing national Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) networks and to receive content via satellite using a Dual Tuner receiver (MPEG4 and DVBS2/T2) included in the offer. Additionally, SES has announced that its subsidiary SES DTH do Brasil has signed with Anatel (the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency) for the Satellite Exploitation rights terms for two Brazilian orbital positions (48 degrees West and 64 degrees West). The Anatel auction occurred in May of this year and the execution plan documents were under review and were the driver, for the time being, for the auction and the signature. capacity available at 48 degrees West and at 64 degrees. At the 48 degrees West orbital position, SES will focus on multiple uses (FSS model, Fixed Satellite Services) and will operate in C-, Kuand Ka-bands. The 64 degrees West orbital position will be exclusive for DTH use (BSS, Broadcasting Satellite Services). The exploitation rights are valid for 15 years, renewable once during the same period. SES invested a total of R$ 59.8 million (approximately EUR 19.65 million) for these positions. SES infosite: http://www.ses.com

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36 has set the stage for a new phase of payload preparations at the Spaceport with Arianespaces next Ariane 5 mission, which is scheduled for a September liftoff carrying this multi-mission satellite and its Optus 10s delivery occurred as the Space Systems/Loral-built spacecraft landed at Flix Ebou Airport near the capital city of Cayenne, where it was unloaded from a chartered Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner for transfer by road to the Spaceport. To be operated by Australias Optus telecommunications service provider, Optus connectivity, telephone and data transmission services across Australia and New Zealand. Joining it on Arianespaces Ariane 5 mission in September is the Airbus Defence and Spacebuilt MEASAT-3b relay platform, designed to expand Malaysian-based MEASATs direct-tohome broadcasting as well as VSAT services to small terminals across Malaysia, India, Indonesia and Australia. MEASAT-3b was placed into storage at the Spaceport awaiting the availability of Optus 10 for the upcoming dual-passenger launch designated Flight VA218 in Arianespaces launcher family numbering system. The missions Ariane 5 was moved earlier in August into the Final Assembly Building at the Spaceport, where it is being readied for the integration of Optus 10 and MEASAT-3b. Follow Arianespaces launch activity at http://www.arianespace.com/ Artistic rendition of the MEASAT-3b satellite. LiveWire Digital is showcasing enhanced versions of M-Link Live X for live video transmission, and Newscaster, the professional solution for the delivery of HD LiveWire Digital will be sharing the stand with its global reseller, Network Innovations, a satellite communications integrator, who is focused on the provision and support of solutions that enable customers to communicate anytime, anywhere on the planet. Also featured at this event is a new, smaller footprint M-Link Exchange video receiver that is designed to help broadcasters better use space in their server rooms. Ideal for reporters on the move, M-Link Live X and Newscaster now come complete with fully integrated BGAN HDR Control enabling users to control their Cobham Explorer 710 satellite streaming terminal directly from their laptops and to choose from a range of guaranteed Streaming IP rates to meet all their data, voice and video needs. M-Link Live X automatically brings up and tears down the connection, enabling users faced with high call charges to make the most effective use of budgets. Live video is encoded at the maximum bit rate possible, making the best use of the variable bandwidth provided by BGAN HDR and maximizing the the link conditions. Dynamic feedback from the network provides real time information on the available bandwidth and is used to manage the Adaptive Bit Rate encoder. band satellite technology, 4G, 3G, DSL, other also available for use with the Inmarsat HDR and making the best use of the service. Reporters using M-Link Newscaster, the professional solution for the delivery of HD and SD store and forward video, can make use of the new background encoding feature. Files saved into the watch folder are automatically encoded, helping reporters pressed for time M-Link Exchange Server is designed to operate on the Windows Server 2012 platform and occupies just one unit of rack space, helping broadcasters better use space within their server rooms. With considerably more processing power, the new 1U Exchange server will provide the backbone of future M-Link receiver systems utilizing HEVC encoding and handling multiple live calls. The new M-Link Exchange server allows users to simultaneously ingest live video For further information, visit http://www.livewire.co.uk/

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38 Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services This was the fourth successful launch in six weeks and the 87th successful mission since ULA was formed in December 2006. This mission was launched aboard an Atlas V 4-meter-diameter payload fairing. The Atlas booster for this mission was powered by the RD AMROSS RD-180 engine, and the Centaur upper stage was powered by a single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10A engine. super-spectral, high resolution commercial satellite for earth observations and advanced geospatial solutions. This high spatial resolution multispectral satellite imagery is used for civil government mapping, land use planning, disaster relief, exploration, defense, intelligence, visualization and simulation environments. Congratulations to our commercial mission partners Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services and Digital Globe for todays spectacular launch of the Atlas V carrying the WorldView-3 satellite, said Jim Sponnick, ULA vice president, Atlas and Delta Programs. The teams dedication to mission success, one launch at a time, brought us to todays successful launch, delivering WorldView-3 to provide the next generation in earth imaging capabilities for DigitalGlobe. This launch marks ULAs tenth successful Sponnick. The ULA team remains focused mission success and on-time deliveries for our customers most valuable payloads. ULAs next launch is the Atlas V CLIO mission for the U.S. Government from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. ULA has successfully delivered more than 80 satellites to orbit that provide meteorologists in tracking severe weather, enable personal device-based GPS navigation and unlock the mysteries of our solar system. ATK provided critical launch vehicle and payload hardware for the Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services launch of DigitalGlobes WorldView-3 satellite aboard an Atlas V. Artistic rendition of the WorldView-3 satellite. Image courtesy of DigitalGlobe. The launch of WorldView-3. Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin + United Launch Alliance.

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39 Operating at an expected altitude of 617km, the WorldView-3 satellite will capture data-rich imagery that will enable customers to search for new sources of minerals and fuels, manage forests and farms and accelerate DigitalGlobes living digital inventory of the surface of the earth. Ball Aerospace designed and built the WorldView-3 satellite for DigitalGlobe. The highly engineered ATK products supporting both the Atlas V rocket and the WorldView-3 satellite are a testament to our portfolio of products and their integration capability, said Blake Larson, president of ATKs Aerospace Group. They demonstrate not only ATKs continued affordable innovation and execution excellence, but our leadership in the aerospace market. ATKs contributions to the Atlas V and WorldView satellite include cutting-edge technologies from across the company. Contributions include a large composite faring and retro motors for the rocket, and critical components on the satellite. For the Atlas V rocket, ATK produced the 10-foot diameter composite heat shield, which provides higher performance with lower weight, and essential protection for engine exhaust temperatures in excess of 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The assembly was Mississippi facility. This is the 46th Atlas V launch using ATK-built composite structures. This launch also marked the 13th successful these solid motors supported separation of built at ATKs Missile Defense and Controls facility in Elkton, Maryland. For the WorldView satellite, ATKs Beltsville, Maryland facility provided the heat pipe and thermal strap assembly to provide temperature control. As a leader in space thermal control technology, ATK has delivered over 50,000 heat pipes to the space industry with 100 percent on-orbit mission success. Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS) is the exclusive provider of Atlas rockets to all non-U.S. government customers. Lockheed Martin: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/

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40 With dedicated launch sites, unparalleled orbital insertion accuracy, and 116 consecutive successful launches to date, Atlas is unmatched for performance, reliability and schedule assurance. Ball Aerospace provided the spacecraft and an atmospheric correction instrument, integrated the remote sensing instrument and tested the entire system. The Ball Commercial Platform (BCP) 5000 spacecraft bus accommodates next-generation optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) remote sensing payloads, and is designed to remote sensing platform. WorldView-3 builds upon WorldView-2 and WorldView-1 technology by carrying forward the satellites advanced Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMGs). CMGs reorient a satellite over a desired collection area in 4-5 seconds, compared to 30-45 seconds needed for traditional reaction wheels. in space. The Ball-built Cloud, Aerosol, Water Vapor, Ice, Snow (CAVIS) atmospheric instrument will enable WorldView-3 to atmospheric interference. Ball was able to provide the CAVIS instrument at substantial cost savings by using the electronics design, focal plane methods developed for its Operational Land Imager (OLI) instrument on NASAs Landsat 8 mission. The Ball team was also able to reuse CAVIS instrument. WorldView-3s direct tasking capability allows select DigitalGlobe customers directly up to the spacecraft and execute delivery of the data directly down to their own ground stations. Additional information: http://www.digitalglobe.com/about-us/ content-collection#worldview-2 WorldView 3 under construction. Photo courtesy of Ball Aerospace.

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41 two-year agreement with global satellite network Under the agreement, Optus will provide ITC Global with expanded satellite capacity linking and downloading services via its major satellite facility, located in the northern Perth suburb of Lockridge, Western Australia. Optus Lockridge facility is both a domestic and international gateway for satellite services across Australia and regions to the west, around the Indian Ocean and into Europe. ITC Global specializes in satellite-based communications for industrial operations in extreme environments, including deep water energy exploration, remote mining and transoceanic shipping and is the worlds market leader in SATCOM networks to the mining industry, and the fastest growing provider to the oil and gas industries. The expanded agreement, which uses one of Optus 16-meter C-band antennas, will enable ITC Global to offer communication services to remote and harsh locations within these industries. Paul Sheridan, Vice President, Optus Satellite, said, The alliance highlights how Optus Satellite is making a difference within the region through vital C-band communication links. Chris Hill, ITC Global CTO The Optus Satellite team and the Lockridge Earth station continue to provide us with the levels of reliability and redundancy we absolutely our customers. The Optus infosite: http://www.optus.com.au/ ITC Globals infosite: http://www.itcglobal.com/ Artistic rendition of the Optus 10 satellite.

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42 vehicle, successfully lifted off from the Cape The spacecraft successfully separated from the launch vehicle 32 minutes after liftoff. AsiaSat in Hong Kong 54 minutes after launch. AsiaSat was moved into the geostationary orbit, some AsiaSat 8 is a Space Systems/Loral 1300 series satellite and has a design life of 15 years. With 24 Ku-band transponders and a Ka-band payload, AsiaSat 8 will co-locate with AsiaSat 7, where AsiaSat has established networks for service since 1990. AsiaSat 8s powerful Kuband beams cover China, India, the Middle East and South East Asia, with inter-beam AsiaSat 8 is designed to provide directto-home (DTH) television service, data broadcasting, and telecommunications services in Asia and the Middle East where it will help meet growing market demand and ensure the delivery of exceptionally high like to thank them for their excellent work and effort in making todays launch a success. In the coming weeks, we will work closely with Space Systems/Loral, our long-term partner, on the post-launch maneuvers and in-orbit testing of AsiaSat 8, said William of AsiaSat. The addition of AsiaSat 8 to us to serve a wider range of customers for advanced satellite services, from DTH, data broadcasting to broadband services. The AsiaSat infosite: http://www.asiasat.com/ The SpaceX infosite: http://www.spacex.com/ Artistic rendition of the AsiaSat 8 satellite. Image courtesy of MDA.

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44 launched a Russo-Peruvian CubeSat, This time, the ISS crew members extravehicular cosmonauts Artemyev and Skvortsov for the Expose-R experiment, took a swab from a porthole under the Test experiment, removed panels of the Endurance experiment and the third container of Biorisk one, and photographed the shield vacuum insulation on the surface of the orbital station. The cosmonauts completed a number of additional technical projects in a spacewalk that lasted 45 minutes. During the outside excursion, Artemyev CubeSat while standing on the ladder leading to and from the Pirs airlock on the ISS. The nanosat weighs in at 2.2 pounds (1kg) and is a 4-inch (10cm) CubeSat. language of Peruvian Indians. The spacecraft was developed by the students of the (Russian) city of Kursk and Peru over a period of three years. Various information has been threaded into the satellites memory. The CubeSat includes childrens drawings which, as a message to extraterrestrial civilizations, will be broadcast into open space. The launch of the satellite was tracked from the ground and a special antenna will be receiving telemetry data fed into the memory The satellite will have four monitoring sessions per day for a period of six months. Photo of the Casqui-1 CubeSat. Concept illustration of Chasqui-1 on orbit. The hand launch of the Chasqui-1 CubeSat by Cosmonaut Artemyev from the ISS. Photo courtesy of NASA.

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45 NSSLGlobal Ltd, the independent service provider of satellite communications, The additional hub supports the companys ongoing commitment to expand its VSAT Kuband network when the opportunity arises. This latest teleport, NSSLGlobals seventh, will also help deliver improved connectivity for customers in the Americas, North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The teleport, which will work in tandem with NSSLGlobals Jacksonville teleport, will be integrated into NSSLGlobals DVBS2-RCS2 network and operate beams such as the Intelsat T11 USA. The new site at Southbury will also offer different opportunities to extend the current VSAT network and enhance NSSLGlobals Cruise-IP and Broad-IP services. Sally-Anne Ray, Managing Director, NSSLGlobal commented: As a company we are steadfastly growing our international presence to provide customers with seamless and continuous connectivity. This year alone, teleport in Perth, Australia has gone live and with the addition of the Connecticut teleport, we are truly growing our global reach. The Americas are a strategic area for us and we are committed to providing outstanding service in the region. The new teleport will help us to deliver this and will support our ever-growing customer base. went live on July 1st, and is available to existing and new customers. The NSSLGlobal infosite: http://www.nsslglobal.com

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46 demo of the nexgen Discovery Adaptive At the Advantech Wireless stand 1.A74, visitors will experience Advantech Wireless technologies and products. A-SAT is beyond dual mode DVB-RCS/ TDMA-SCPCthe product monitors channel use and switches the satellite access method and MODCOD seamlessly for the return channel to dynamically maximize the space Additionally, by having TDMA and true SCPC technologies in a single platform, the obsolescence are mitigated. We just love to innovate, and our A-SAT technology is a great example of that. We saw customers struggling to predict how to dimension their system in the face of constantly changing usage, so we solved it for explained Mark Lambert, VP Sales & Marketing, Managing Director EMEA Region at Advantech Wireless. During this event, Advantech Wireless will show multiple VoIP calls, a classic TDMA application that is suddenly joined by streaming video (notoriously Visitors will see the VoIP calls being sustained as the Discovery Hub switches between TDMA and SCPC (and between SCPC and TDMA) new situation. The Advantech Wireless infosite: http://www.advantechwireless.com/

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48 The Space Foundations The Space Report reveals that the global space economy revenue and government budgets in 2013, Commercial activityspace products and services and commercial infrastructuredrove much of this increase. From 2008 through 2013, the total has grown by 27 percent. Commercial space products and services revenue increased 7 percent since 2012, and commercial infrastructure and support industries increased by 4.6 percent. Government spending decreased by 1.7 percent in 2013, although changes varied Substantial space budget cuts in the United States outweighed gains in Canada, India, Russia, South Korea and the United Kingdom, all of which increased budgets by 25 percent or more. These new global space economic numbers come from the Space Foundations publication, The Space Report 2014: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity, which was released today. Data was compiled from original research and a wide variety of public and private sources, and analyzed by Space Foundation researchers. The 160-page book contains worldwide photographs, charts and graphs. Within are exploration and utilization, the challenges facing the space sector, the opportunities for future growth and the major factors that shape the industry. In addition, The Space Report includes an overview of each sector, information on space infrastructure, facilities, launches and programs. Some of the many interesting facts and analyses found in The Space Report 2014: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity: Launches and satellites 81 launch attempts took place in 2013, an increase of 4 percent from the 78 launches in possibilities for constellations of small satellites that Workforce As of December 2013, the Space Foundation Index was 94.22 percent above its value at inception in June 2005. The Space Foundation Infrastructure Index outperformed the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ during 2013, while the main Space Foundation Index and Space Foundation Services Index did not perform as well as the NASDAQ, but substantially better than the S&P 500. These indexes, which are updated daily on the Space Foundation website, are easy-toperformance of space industry companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges. The Space Report is published annually by the Space Foundation, which works with a leading to research and analyze government and industry trends in space activity. Learn more: http://www.spacefoundation.org/programs/ research-and-analysis/space-report

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50 Thirteen lightweight antennas that selfdeploy in 200 milliseconds have been delivered to support Canadas RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) by Astro Aerospace, a strategic business unit of and will be a critical part of the RCM Earth Observation satellites. The antennas will be integrated into the that will be used to provide an advanced speed data. The antennas were delivered to prime contractor, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA). The antennas have an adaptable and reliable applications and have been used in the Gemini and Apollo missions and in the most recent U.S. Air Force GPS satellites. The stowed package is one of the smallest available and most compact for a deployable antenna of a given size. For example, the 13 antennas used in the RCM stow in a low mass and compact 4-inch by 4-inch by 2.5-inch canister. The versatile antennas are available in monopole diameters from one-half inch to 1-3/8 inches and any length up to 25 feet. Dan Johansen, RCM program manager, Northrop Grumman Astro Aerospace, said, Our continued emphasis on breakthrough engineering has resulted in a 100 percent success rate on more than 1,000 units on satellite missions. For more information about Astro Aerospace products, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/ BusinessVentures/AstroAerospace/Pages/ default.aspx Northrop Grummans RADARSAT Constellation Mission antenna unit in deployed state. Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman. Artistic rendition of RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellites. Image is courtesy of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA).

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next workshop will be hosted The workshop will focus on the next steps in interference mitigation, such as using commercial interference initiatives applied to the military environment; VSAT Interference from TDMA/Burst Mode Systems, Geolocation and the spin-off technology ideas derived from the detection developments of Carrier ID. Participants will gain valuable insight into the current initiatives and the next steps, as well as having the opportunity to input into the discussion around new technology and what else the industry and IRG, in particular, should be doing to reduce satellite interference. We are pleased to be holding our next workshop at Inmarsats HQ, said Martin Coleman, Executive Director; the Satellite Interference Reduction Group. Inmarsat has been, and continues to be, a valuable supporter and contributor to all interference initiatives. Interference is an issue that affects the entire industry, said Mark Steel, Director, User Terminal Development, GX, Inmarsat. We are pleased to be hosting this important workshop, which we are certain will once and interesting discussions, helping us, as an industry, to progress those initiatives further. IRG is currently seeking speaking proposals for the workshop, which can be emailed to http://press@satirg.org For further information or to register, please visit http://satirg.org/irg-workshop-inmarsat-london/ 51

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52 thousand as a new domestic mass market affordable communications services via geostationary orbit spacecraft The satellite network provides Ka-band Internet access and has just received their services are available in the European part of Russia using the KA-SAT satellite (9 degrees East). the service will be extended to residents in the Far East and Siberia. From the second half of 2015, the Ka-band Internet access will be provided in the Central and South Ural Regions of Russia. The network operation will be supported by the two Russian two spacecraftExpress-AM5 that is already operating in the orbit at 140 degrees East and Express-AM6, which is due to be launched later this year. This project is giving rise to a new market for Ka-band services to satisfy the growing demand for affordable satellite Internet services from individuals and businesses. The average speed of user access to information resources is 6Mbit/s. The monthly average Services will be provided by the following partners (distributors) of RSCC: Ka-Internet ZAO Billing Solutions OOO (Raduga Internet brand) Web Media Services ZAO (HeliosNet brand) StarBlazer (StarBlazer brand) According to Deputy Director General for Innovative Development at RSCC Evgeny Buydinov, Ka-band satellite Internet is currently seen as a fairly high potential service, even in countries with well-developed ground infrastructure. According to our estimates, about 20-23 thousand users annually subscribe to this service in Russia. Once all the network segments have been brought on line, users will be granted satellite broadband access to information resources at any location across Russia from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka, at very attractive prices, absolutely regardless whether there are any cable connections available in a household. For us making contribution to this project is exciting and critically important. The latest Ka-band technologies improved consumer VSAT services to more and more people, said CEO of Ka-Internet, Vitaly Vashkevich. We appreciate colleagues from RSCC for the opportunity to start operating in the Ka-band Ka-transponders was put into service. Now we dont have a shadow of doubt about its operability in Russias environment, and we are looking forward to the RSCC Ka-band satellite network being launched by the Express-AM5 spacecraft, he added. The RSCC infosite may be reached at http://eng.rscc.ru/ Artistic rendition of Russias Express-AM5 satellite. Artistic rendition of the KA-SAT satellite.

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53 China has successfully launched its most The Gaofen-2, the countrys second highthe Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north Chinas Shanxi Province at 11:15 a.m. Beijing Time. The one meter long satellite was boosted by a Long March-4B carrier rocket. A small satellite from Poland was also carried aloft by the rocket, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND). The satellite will be used for geographic and resources surveillance, environment and climate change monitoring, precision agriculture, disaster relief and city planning. The primary users of the satellite will be the Ministry of Land and Resources, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, and the State Forestry Administration, according to the SASTIND. The Gaofen-2 is the second of seven satellites to be launched for Chinas indigenous highGaofen before 2020. The project was initiated in May of 2010. project, was launched in April 2013, and provides service for more than ten Chinese government departments including the ministries of land and resources, environmental protection and agriculture. Gaofen-1also assisted China with the nations search for the missing Malaysian airliner MH370 and played an important role in city development in Beijing, Hebei Province and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to the SASTIND.

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54 completed their third cargo delivery in the past 10 months, including the initial Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) The company also noted that it is nearing the launch of its third CRS mission of 2014, which is currently scheduled to take place in mid-October. The Cygnus spacecraft that carried out the cargo delivery mission for the second CRS mission was launched on July 13th. This mission, known as Orb-2, unberthed from the ISS on August 15th, completing a 31-day stay at the orbiting laboratory. Yesterday, Cygnus reentered Earths atmosphere at approximately 9:15 a.m. (EDT) marking the successful conclusion of the Orb-2 mission. Orbital originally developed the Cygnus cargo spacecraft as part of a joint research and development initiative with NASA. Cygnus consists of a common Service Module (SM) and a Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM). Orbitals third cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station concluded with the controlled reentry of Cygnus over the said Mr. Frank Culbertson, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Orbitals Advanced Programs Group. From start to mission. With three fully successful cargo delivery missions now complete, it is clear our publicprivate partnership with NASA is proving to be a positive asset to the productivity of the ISS. The Orb-2 mission began on July 13th when Orbitals Antares rocket launched Cygnus into orbit from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) located at NASAs Wallops Flight Facility in Eastern Virginia. The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket launches from Pad-0A with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, Sunday, July 13, 2014, at NASAs Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Photo is courtesy of NASA.

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55 Cygnus, which carried 3,669 pounds (1,664 kilograms) of cargo and science payloads, berthed with the ISS three days later on July 16. Prior to its departure from the station, the astronauts loaded the cargo module with approximately 3,550 pounds (1,615 kilograms) of items for disposal. Under the CRS contract with NASA, Orbital is using Antares and Cygnus to deliver up to 44,000 pounds (20,000 kilograms) of cargo to the ISS over eight missions through late 2016. For these missions, NASA will manifest a variety of essential items based on ISS program needs, including food, clothing, crew Preparations are already well advanced for the mission, which is scheduled to take place this coming October. assembly and testing at Wallops Island, while the Cygnus spacecraft is being prepared for shipment from Orbitals Dulles, VA production facilities to the Wallops launch site in September. heaviest cargo manifest yet, with 5,050 pounds (2,290 kilograms) of cargo and payloads to be sent to the ISS. The Antares medium-class launch vehicle represents a major increase in the payload launch capability that Orbital can provide to NASA, the U.S. Air Force and commercial customers compared to its heritage small-class space launch vehicles such as Pegasus, Taurus and Minotaur. The Antares rocket can launch spacecraft weighing up to 14,000 pounds (6,400 kilograms) into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), as well as lighter-weight payloads into higherenergy orbits. Orbitals newest launcher has completed four successful missions and is currently on-ramped to both the NASA Launch Services-2 and the U.S. Air Forces Orbital/Suborbital Program-3 contracts, enabling the two largest U.S. government space launch customers to order Antares for right-size and right-price launch services for medium-class spacecraft. For more information on Antares, please visit http://www.orbital.com/

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56 in French Guiana, an Arianespace Soyuz ST nominally, leading to release of the satellites according to the planned timetable, and reception of signals from the satellites. It was only a certain time after the separation of the satellites that the ongoing analysis of the data provided by the telemetry stations operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the French space agency CNES revealed that the satellites were not in their expected orbit. The targeted orbit was circular, inclined at 55 degrees with a semi major axis of 29,900 kilometers. The satellites are now in an elliptical orbit, with excentricity of 0.23, a semi major axis of 26,200km and inclined at 49.8 degrees. Both the Fregat upper stage and the two satellites are in a stable condition and position that entails absolutely no risk for people on the ground. The residual propellants on the Fregat stage have been purged and the stage was depressurized normally. According to the initial analyses, an anomaly is thought to have occurred stage, causing the satellites to be injected into a non-compliant orbit. Studies and data analyses are continuing in Kourou, French Guiana, and at Arianespace writing, all under the direction of Stphane Isral, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, in conjunction with the Russian partners in the Soyuz in French Guiana program (Russian space agency Roscomos and the manufacturers RKTs-Progress and NPO Lavotchkine), as well as Arianespaces customer ESA and its industrial partners, to determine the scope of the anomaly and its impact on the mission. Our aim is of course to fully understand this anomaly, said Stphane Isral, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace. Everybody at Arianespace is totally focused on meeting this objective. Arianespace, in association with ESA and the European Commission, will designate the exact causes of this anomaly and to draw conclusions and develop corrective actions that will allow us to resume launches of Soyuz from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in complete The Galileo satellites integration with Soyuz is shown in this series of photos, beginning with the upper composites transfer to the dedicated launch complex in French Guiana for this medium-lift launcher (left). At center, the upper composite is hoisted inside the mobile gantry, where it is integrated with Soyuz (right) to complete the launcher build-up for Arianespaces Flight VS09, now delayed as of this writing. Photos are courtesy of Arianespace. The fueling of the two satellites, enabling them to over the course of their 12-year lifetimes, took place on August 7th + 8th. Engineers donned protective SCAPE (Self Contained Atmospheric with hydrazine propellant. Photo is courtesy of ESA/Arianespace

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57 will coordinate its work with Russian partners in the Soyuz at CSG program. Arianespace is determined to help meet the European Unions goals for the Galileo program without undue delay. We would like to thank ESA, the European Commission and CNES for the very productive discussions since becoming aware of the occurrence of the anomaly. While it is too early to determine the exact causes, we would like to offer our sincere excuses to ESA and the European Commission for this orbital injection that did not meet expectations. Galileos FOC phase is being funded and executed by the European Union, which has designated the European Space Agency as the systems development and sourcing agent. Doresa and Milena were built in Bremen, Germany by FOC prime contractor OHB System and are named for children who were among those winning a European Commission-organized painting competition in 2011. Galileo satellites used for the systems In-Orbit Validation (IOV) phase, launched in pairs on French Guiana in October 2011 and October 2012. These four IOV spacecraft, launched on of the full Galileo system, clearing the way for the FOC phase. The complete Galileo constellation is to be composed of 27 operational satellites and three reserves, distributed along three circular Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) planes at an altitude of 23,222km., inclined interoperable with the existing U.S. GPS and Russian Glonass navigation systems, Galileo will become another cornerstone in global satellite navigation. The Arianespace infosite: http://www.arianespace.com pushed off by Arianespace aboard a Soyuz launch vehicle.

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58 launch vehicle is driving this transition; it is Europes single most Europes share of the commercial launch market, to next-generation The European launch sector, challenged to become more cost-competitive, is consolidatingand likely upending geographically dispersed vehicle production patterns in the process. Yet a less obvious countervailing trend is also at work: a proliferation of national and even sub-national space initiatives that has been subtly reshaping the European space landscape since the turn of the century. These two trends, consolidation and dispersion, are interacting in nuanced ways; while they may offset each other in particular countries or regions, they are not necessarily in opposition. European market that is mature from a technological perspective, but more variegated and less predictable from a commercial or government stakeholder standpoint. The dynamic interplay between these two trends means that enterprises working in the European space sector will need to update their business models, take this much broader range of actors and market forces into account, and capitalize on the new opportunities they enable. A Fateful Moment In December, the European Space Agency (ESA) Ministerial Council will meet in Luxembourg, where it is expected to commit to a roadmap for the next-generation Ariane vehicle. Development of the Ariane 5 MidLife Evolution (ME), approved at the 2012 ESA Ministerial Council, is already underway. Designed by Airbus Defence and Space (formerly Astrium), the Ariane 5ME will yield a 20 percent increase over current payload capacity, lifting up to 11 metric tonnes to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO), and thereby replacing the Ariane 5 ECA SatMagazineSeptember 2014 AVASCENT AnalysisDual Trends In The European Space Industry: Consolidation + Dispersion

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Council is whether, and to what extent, to fund continued development of the Ariane 6, which would differ markedly from the Ariane 5 legacy design. Whatever ESAs decision, it will turn the page from one chapter of European space activity to the next. Versions of the Ariane 5 have been in operation see the artistic rendition to ), able to deploy two geosynchronous (GEO) price competition from SpaceXs Falcon 9. In response, European planners are considering next-generation designs to maintain or expand market share while increasing cost-competitiveness. European Launch Sector Consolidation European space industry. In June, Airbus and Safranthe two largest industry shareholders in Arianespace, owning a combined 39 percent of that companyagreed to a 50-50 joint venture. The partnership seeks to integrate the launch system design capabilities of Airbus with the propulsion expertise of Safran. The goal is to simplify organization within the Ariane production process, and create an integrated entity responsible for development through commercialization. Together, Airbus, Safran, and Arianespace seek to optimize their cost structures, both for continued development of the Ariane 5ME and future design and production of the Ariane 6. To that end, the Airbus-Safran joint venture has already proposed two new concepts for the Ariane 6 vehicle: the Ariane 6.1, a heavier-lift version capable of deploying up to 8.5 metric tonnes to GTO (enough to carry either one massive telecommunications satellite or two smaller ones); and the smaller Ariane 6.2, designed mainly to place Earth observation spacecraft into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), replacing Arianespaces current usage of Russian Soyuz rockets for this purpose. fundamental reductions in European launch development costs will return, or juste retour, whereby industrial contracts are distributed based on proportional investment by European member countries in the institution awarding those contracts. The impact of geographic return on ESA has been to spread space production among multiple countries, which shares the wealth but can also increase costs. Changes to this approach would likely result in consolidation of vehicle production at sites in France and Germany. While disruptive, the pressure to increase European cost competitiveness appears to be creating political room for this change. I have given industry best way of moving forward, with no constraints. On July 30, Airbus CEO Tom Enders echoed those sentiments. The management is tasked with a clear mission: to improve competitiveness of the future European launcher business, stated Enders. This objective is without alternative for me either we fundamentally drive change in this sector, or we risk becoming irrelevant very soon. Geographic Dispersion In European Space Activity Notwithstanding this industrial consolidation, any reductions in the geographic expanse of European launch vehicle supply lines may be tempered by an alternate trend: growth in national space initiatives among individual European countries. The UK Civil Aviation Authoritys unveiling at the 2014 Farnborough Air Show of eight potential sites for a British commercial spaceport offered the latest illustration of this trend. This commercial spaceport initiative is one element of the broader Space Growth Action Plan unveiled in April by the UK Space Agency. The plan names space as one of Britains Great Technologies, and aims to position the UK to capture 10 percent of the global space market by 2030, increasing the contribution of space activity to the British economy from an estimated billion today to billion by 2030. Although investments in the Space Growth Action Plan are largely channeled through the UKs ESA budget contribution noteworthy given British euro-scepticismits focus is business within the UK through de-regulation and smart investment in core space industries, such as launch and Earth observation. 60

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62 While Britain has been active in space for decades, its creation of a within the UK government, showcase links between space investment and technological advancement, and orient human capital development toward a high-skills economic cluster. The UK Space Agency is only the most recent example of European countries investing in their own national space initiatives for similar reasons. At least 10 such entities have been created across Europe since 2000, several of them in Central and Eastern Europe. Beyond national authorities, certain jurisdictions within European countries have also created localized space initiatives. In Belgium, for instance, the Walloon region has created Skywin, which has funded more than $100 million in aerospace projects and regional export promotion. Walloon is also one of 27 member regions of the Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies (NEREUS), a multinational group whose mission is to assist in the development of regional European space clusters. Against this backdrop, the July rollout of the UK commercial spaceport initiative might be viewed as an exclamation mark on a European space trend that has been gathering momentum for the past 15 years. ( .) tension in European space governance. The majority of European national consensus that individual European countries achieve more in space through pooling their resources for collective action. However, European nations are also hedging their bets: investing in their own national capabilities, or re-evaluating ESA space spending through the prism of their domestic interests. For instance, although the UK Space Growth Action Plan highlights increased British funding of ESA, its clear priority is leveraging that investment to enhance the British national space economy. This suggests a desire to set the ESA agenda as a founding member, and perhaps also to preserve ESA as the primary locus of European space decision-making, rather than ceding Conversely, six of the ten European national space authorities created since 2000Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and Sloveniaare members of the EU, but not of ESA (although several aspire to membership as ESA cooperating states). Rather than waiting for ESA to grant membership, or bowing to the priorities of France, Germany, Italy, and the UK, the largest ESA contributors, these small countries are formulating their own space Figure 1. European National Space Entities Introduced Since 2000

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63 futures. All are eager to join ESA and support its initiatives, but each is developing a distinctly national space approach as well, with emphasis on public-private partnerships, capital attraction, and workforce development. relationship between ESA and the EU, are agenda items at the 2014 ESA Ministerial Meeting, their resolution will be an ongoing process. Meanwhile, European national and regional space initiatives appear poised to proceed, and possibly increase, even as ESA continues as the primary driver of European space activity. The Reshaping Of The European Space Landscape While the future of the Ariane launch vehicle is of decisive importance, space sector, irrespective of ESAs decision. Europes space industry is simultaneously consolidating and shrinking its geographic base to cut costs while also undergoing a geographic proliferation of space activity at national and regional levels. The interplay between these dual forces of consolidation and dispersion is creating a more dynamic but less predictableand multiplyingset of market actors and forces. Companies will need to tailor their mediumand long-term strategies to changes in longstanding launch vehicle production activity among a larger patchwork of actors. While the multinational ESA space model is well-established, the multiplication and depth of national space initiativesand the opportunities they presenthave not yet been fully grasped by businesses in Europe or internationally. In this moment of change for European space activity, it is important for companies to understand the implications of the looming Ariane decision on the horizon as well as the business possibilities presented by the cumulative effect of the many decentralized national and regional decisions that are combining to reshape the European space landscape in 2014. For additional information regarding AVASCENT, please visit http://avascent.com/ About the author

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64 STN Teleport: A Decade Of History + A Castle Celebration hen the family-owned and operated Satellite Telecommunications Network (STN), based in Slovenia, celebrated their 10th year of successful business in the castle on an island as well as SatNews Publisher Silvano Payne, who Rewind 14 years and one can see just how much the Lovsin family has to celebrate. Their careers started not in the satellite industry, rather... attention after they were broadcast on a local television station. The station co-owners of the station. As viewership grew throughout Slovenia and beyond, the family decided to start broadcasting their content via satellite. As the lack of services in their region didnt offer such satellite broadcast distribution satellite, according to STN CEO Andrej Lovsin. decision to focus on becoming a full service teleport. In 2004, Satellite W 64 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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66 Telecommunications Network was bornwith only two employees, four ft.) of space in Slovenias capital, Ljubljana. to be increasedplay-out, turnaround and uplink expanded by more than 100 percent. STN then began to broadcast over four satellites, recruited new employees, provided technical infrastructure based on the latest available technology, and ensured services for 50 clients. Relocation of the teleport became crucial in 2006, when their premises increased its premises four-hundredfold and now provides services for more than 450 TV channels and 300 radio channels. Fast forward to June 2014 and the well deserved party for the STN team. A real celebration ensued, certainly an event all will remember. The most impressive thing to me was the cohesiveness and vision of the family, said Silvano Payne, of his time with the STN team. They work together as a family and all seem to be aligned with the same goals and objectives and how wonderful it is that they all contribute different talents and strengths. A major highlight of the trip was the visit to Bled, the island. It was fascinating, interesting and beautiful, added Payne regarding the and the natural beauty of the surroundings were extraordinary; plus, the entertainment was excellent. Guests were rowed to Bled Island and also visited Bled Castle, a medieval structure located six hundred feet above sea level atop a steep stone wall, where they were greeted by entertainers. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 Photo of Bled Island + Bled Castle, Slovenia. 66

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68 68 SatMagazineSeptember 2014 The existing facility has a capacity for 900 channels and the planned construction of EQC2 in the coming years will provide the ability to broadcast an additional 400 to 500 TV channels. Due to the long-term focus of the management team and their drive for further company growth, a crucial step and a strategic decision for the futurethe foundation for offering capacities for more than 20 new antennas, which range in size from six to 15 meters. has an extensive Rack Center and boasts one of the largest in the entire region, with more than one hundred-and-sixty 42U racks for client use, power supply within the secure rack room, with a cooling system that operates with triple redundancy. This ensures our customers a constant room temperature of 16 to 18 degrees Celsius at all times. Each rack is networks have virtually unlimited capacities and enable our customers to With such rapid growth, STN has brought in new technologies to ensure viability today and in the future. This includes full facility monitoring and automation in order to minimize human error. This is managed by centralizing the monitoring system. Centralization must encompass all of the components, all the paths from the entry point to off-air, into one user friendly system, followed by the addition of an automatic system control with the option of manual intervention, if necessary. I feel that, today, you really can have a near perfect monitoring and control If I concentrate only on broadcasting, then the three, big, future potential drivers that the industry is talking about are UHDTV (or 4k), h.265 and DVBS2X. However, what will happen is hard to predict. I think there are two scenarios: either UHDTV will pick up and be the nexgen HDTV, in which case the transition will take much longer than currently predicted, or; if the industry will really press forward with 8k, UHDTV will be a transitional standard used by a few premium channels to enhance their portfolio until 8k is adopted and crowned as the HDTV successor. In the last few years, STN has been concentrating on the large areas of the world where there is still a huge increase in demand for Satellite TV (satTV) and Direct-To-Home (DTH) services. Conventional satTV is essentially the only option; especially in areas where the OTT/IPTV trend is almost nonexistent. That said, OTT/IPTV services are becoming increasingly popular with the younger consumer and is an observable trend throughout Europe and North America. and how the company can adjust to the new markets and trends to divert the business resources where there is a growing demand. STN is particularly strong and has the agility to adjust to offer the services necessary to satisfy such increasing demand, Tomaz said. a global scale is integral to company success, added Mitja Lovsin. The operators who are working and concentrating only on certain geographical that most of the operators in our line of business are like thatthere are only a handful of companies that offer a global service, and STN is one of them. class service. However, all of them dont have the one little, but extremely resilience, due to their size, while STN can move and deliver services much faster than other competitors and this is extremely important for the customer(s) in todays fast moving world. the Ka-band system, an implementation that was highly successful and development plans we followconstant technological innovation. Some projects have been more challenging than others, but we have always had a superb feeling of satisfaction with our successful results, said Our pursuit is to ensure the highest possible success to all projects and to short term, but also in the future. Left to right. Managing Director Tomaz Lovsin; Operations Manager Janja Lovsin; CEO Andrej Lovsin; Sales Valerie Lovsin and Sales Director Mitja Lovsin.

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70 SatBroadcasting: The 4K Rush Has Become A Stampede TataSky) promised theyd be adding such services being added later this year, while TataSky already has a huge set-top market and wants to be ahead of TataSky, Dish TV and other DTH suppliers. Videocon d2h has approximately 11 million subscribers and the market is anticipating the company mounting an IPO later this year. Videocon d2h currently supplies 22 HDTV channels to subscribers and than that statement. The 4K Ultra HD DTH services will be available commercially very soon. The live preview of the 4K technology by Videocon the company said at a press event in Mumbai. K Ultra HD is the latest innovation in viewing technology. We have successfully previewed the service today and demonstrated our capabilities, said Saurabh Dhoot, a director at Videocon d2h. Videocon d2h, once again we have taken the lead with 4k Ultra HD services. 4K services previewed today will revolutionize viewing in this country. The nuances that the viewing differences will be unbelievable. However, Videocon might well be in something of a local race, given that TataSky already has a volume STB order in place, as stated earlier in my column. TataSky used a live 4K demonstration event in Mumbai on Friday, July 4th, to showcase the soccer game, transmitted in 4K around the world to various VIPs. TataSky CCO Vikrem Mehra reminded guests, When we launched HD in 2010, people doubted us, saying it wont work. As you keep enhancing the TV experience, the viewer will appreciate the efforts. So, Ultra HD is our endeavor in that area. A technology becomes popular when mainline payTV adopts it. TataSky has some 2.9m subscribers for its premium HDTV service out of a total subscription base of a claimed 13.5m. 4K, beamed to VIP showcase events, cinemas and, in some fortunate cases (notably South Korea, Brazil, Japan and some Gulf cities), even direct-toviewers. Most of the major satellite operators had a hand in moving the 4K signals around the world, including Intelsat, SES and Eutelsat. Moreover, the predictions for 4K/UHD-1 take-up continue to be robust. A 26.6 percent of all TVs shipped in three years, according to Digitimes Research. They believe that from 2013 to 2017, the number of UHDTV displays in use will grow from todays 1.5m units to 68.2m. Despite the higher retail prices, apparently consumers are buying into the technology, notwithstanding that some displays will not handle 60fps without a separate STB. Americans are increasingly replacing their onceenviable 50-inch TVs with even bigger screens; sized 65-inches and upwards. Buyers generally are opting for giant screenspushing sales of them up 50 percent in the past year while overall TV sales have faltered, according to current research from NPD Group. As prices fall, hardcore TV watchers and only been playthings for wealthier people. Vue Cinemas 4K Direct, by Eutelsat.

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TVs are more affordable than theyve ever been, so a supersized TV today is still far less expensive than smaller screens were three or four years ago, said Jamie Bastian, a spokeswoman for U.S. retail chain Target which expanded its selection of big-screen TVs to include 70-inch versions this year, up from last years 60-inches. screens are present in the living rooms of 86 percent of German homes, according to trade body GFU, although awareness of 4K/UHD is still low. Only 13 percent recognized the term 4K, and just nine percent were aware of the term UHDTV. Clearly, more consumer education is needed. Data Out Of Germany Globally, Ultra HD TV shipments will see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 160 percent from 2013 to 2017, soaring from 1.5m units to 68.2m, according to Digitimes Research. Digitimes Research also states that 26.6 percent of all TVs shipped in 2017 will be Ultra HD models, and in the 55-inch segment, more than 90 percent of the LCD TVs to be shipped in 2017 will deliver Ultra HD or even higher resolutions. As with other new types of video services, Ultra HD adoption will rely on compatible content and TVs to drive the market, according to Digitimes Research. While the current video industry environment is not ideal for Ultra HD TV, Digitimes Research argues that the expected support of Blu-ray Disc for Ultra HD content and increased user-created content will help demand take off in 2015. However, the active engagement of TV manufacturers will be the primary driving force of Ultra HD TV growth. Traditionally, new TV technologies, such as 3D and OLED, have been driven from the top end of the market, in terms of vendor support and pricing. Ultra HD technology, on the other hand, is being driven by panel makers in mainstream markets by a multitude of vendors, with the China market taking the lead. Based on this, leading global vendors such as Samsung and Sony may be forced to engage in Ultra HD TV price competition earlier than they would like. This means there is a chance become widespread in the overall TV market. Digitimes Research forecasts that in Roll-Up TV in three years For some years, demonstration models of so-called roll up TV screens have been shown at trade shows. Japans NHK research and development laboratory has even shown a small roll-away color TV screen that is contained within a pen. Now, South Koreas LG says it has successfully created an 18 inch screen that rolls up into a package thats smaller than a paper roll (3cm). The backplane of the screen is made of a high-molecular substance-based polyimide, measures 60 inches. One report suggests that even with a limit of 18 inches, it is likely that LGand perhaps its rivalswill be producing computer screens and tablets that roll up when they are not being used. Another major use would be in retail environments, wrapped around shop pillars, or on a circular stand. Not to be outdone, LGs South Korean rival Samsung is also working on the technology. Earlier this year at the giant CES show in Las Vegas, the company showcased a remote-control bendable screen, which could be curved by the user (within reasonable limits). 72

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2015, the penetration rate of Ultra HD TVs in the overall TV market will The Digitimes Research Special Report also looks at opportunities in the Ultra HD TV market from various perspectives, including developing trends in supply chain dynamics and technology trends in the TV System-on-Chip (SoC) and LCD panel industries. In addition, the report provides analysis of the competitive strategies for Ultra HD TV deployment for vendors from South Korea, Japan, China, as well as regional TV vendors. Agreeing Upon Standards July witnessed the important Digital Video Broadcasting group (DVB) publish allows for the over-the-air transmission of 3840 x 2160 resolution pictures at 60Hz and promises much improved color depth, with 10 bits per pixel rather for 4K TV services to launch both on satellite and over-the-air platforms across Europe, and beyond. This will be a huge step forward in new range of colors, higher frame rates, double the horizontal and vertical resolution and four times the number of pixels. As readers know, thats nine times as many pixels as an HD Ready 720p picture. The standard uses HEVC and offers about double the data compression ratio as compared to MPEG-4/H.264. This standard effectively means that, while the number of pixels the bandwidth. HEVC is the most recentlydeveloped compression technology and, among other uses, it is the key that will unlock UHDTV broadcasting, said Phil Laven, DVB Steering Board Chairman. This new not only opens the door to the age of UHDTV delivery but also potentially sets the stage for Phase 2, the will be considered in upcoming DVB work. While this is fantastic news for 4K enthusiasts, there are some caveats, incompatible with any of todays TV tuners, even those using brand new 4K TVs with HEVC decoding built-in. 73

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74 First upthe industry needs a SoC solution from companies such as Broadcom. These have been around now for some months in small production batches, and the sector is ramping up production (with companies such as Envivio and Elemental) to ensure volume production. Again, pre-production encoders and STBs were in use at Sochi, Brazil and other key sporting events this summer. On July 1st Broadcom announced that its BCM-7445 SoC was being used for the FIFA World Cup 4K test transmissions, handling 60fps, demonstrating that production volumes were underway. Incidentally, this BCM-7445 was developments will trickle down to the consumer electronics industry this coming winter in readiness for what many see as 4K/UHD-1 introductions during 2015-16. About the author Samsungs 4K demo, Boiling Eggs. Who? And, When? To date, the market has seen dozens of tests and trials. Public and commercial broadcasters, national networks and speciality payTV operators have experimented with 4K, and deem the new HEVCencoded systems a success. The debate over better pixels also seems to have been won with the DVB standard recommending 10-bit depth, exceeding the Digital Europe (the renamed EICTA, European Information and Communications Technology Industry Association) 8-bit proposal as a bare minimum. Asia South Korea is already there, along with Japan and Hong Kong. Akamai, for example, says that these three markets are far more prepared for 4K than the rest of the world. The situation (especially in South Korea and Japan) with DTH transmissions is every bit as strong, but needs suitably-equipped displays and/or STBs. South Koreas Homechoice is currently offering 4K on its new UMAX channel using ATEME encoders and China is a huge fan of 4K and wants the technology to succeed in order to underpin its own, low-cost, display export business. Japan said 4K would start with recent soccer games and will use a BS satellite as part of its governmentbacked NexTV-Forumahead of transmissions of 8K (which NHK is still testing) in 2016. Toshiaki Baba, from the Next Generation Television & Promotion Forum, explained in April that broadcasters NHK, Nippon TV, TV Asahi, TBS, Fuji TV, JSAT and WOWOW, have all come together with SkyPerfecTV to use their satellite capacity to beam 4K programming. North America The USA (and Canada) is trailing, said Akamai, and few cable MSOs are truly ready, as has been proven resulted in network near-collapse. Comcast says they can handle 15 Mbit/s comfortably and announced at Januarys CES that it would be transmitting in 4K later this year. Of course, DirecTV could go with gauge the likely enthusiasm from consumers and their have a material impact by 2016, and certainly sees itself as being in the forefront. DirecTV says it will provide 4K via Samsung Smart TVs.

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75 Latin America The FIFA World Cupnotwithstanding the humiliating defeat for Brazilnevertheless demonstrated a hunger for 4K from the continents soccer fans. The 2016 Olympic Games are but a heartbeat away for Brazil. Widespread test transmissions have taken place and most observers are quite happy with the results. Time will tell as to whether DTH or cable will take the lead. Europe The assorted tests and trials carried out with the Brazilian futbal broadcasts are being digested and analyzed, but the fact is that a few major public broadcasters (the BBC and Italys RAI, as well as France Tlvisions) have tested various 4K delivery methods. French music channel NRJ has just started a two-week 4K trial for Parisians, using DVB-T2 transmissions and handled by TDF. Sky Deutschland is generally seen as being in the forefront of the Sky family of channels and we might see announcements emerge at this coming Augusts IFA show in Berlin, followed by IBC in September. Industry insiders do not, however, see much happening until later next year. BSkyB is likely to be a slow-adopter of 4K. Their problem is that there are more than 10m STBs in the market (and about 3m remain in SD). However, a new quad-tuner box is under development with plenty of bells and whistles for the most gadget-hungry of the in August 2013, and rumor is to expect something from C+ by the close of 2015. Russias NTV-Plus might surprise us all and be an early adopter.

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76 NSR Analysis: A European Merger With Sky-High Ambitions shakeup in the coming months, following a proposed merger between three of the continents largest DTH platforms: NSR has noted in previous reports that the Western European DTH market However, now due to a combination of factors (namely what appears to be a reasonable asking price for Sky Italia) there appears to be in the works the creation of a massive DTH platform in Western Europe, with the proposed merger creating a platform that would capture nearly 50 percent of all platforms into one. This merger could lead to substantial changes in the Western European DTH market, most notably increasing bargaining power for this colossal platform when dealing with content providers, for example, the larger football leagues in Europe. This content is generally one of the largest components of operating costs for these platformsfor example, in 2013, BSkyB invested over .5 billion, or roughly 1/3 of overall revenues, into on-screen content. Therefore, by leveraging a subscriber base of almost 20 million, even a cost savings on content of 10 percent would translate to several hundred million pounds to their bottom line. With a lowpayTV penetration rate of ~16 percent, Germany/Austria is likely the market that stands to present the largest opportunities by virtue of lower costs to subscribers, better content through synergies between the three platforms, or a combination of both. DTH does have an excellent foothold in the country, with >50 percent market penetration among payTV households; however, with 84 percent of households still on freeto-air (FTA), this merger will likely spell opportunities for differentiation component of the company. If Sky Deutschlands payTV market share holds steady, and payTV penetration were to increase to 25 percent in Germany, this would translate to a subscriber boost of more than two million subs, or an increase of over 50 percent. For years, the industry has discussed DirecTV and DISH Network in the U.S. as the two big players in the global DTH industry by customer numbers and revenues. However, it now appears that this duo will become a trifecta, with the proposed merger of BSkyB, Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia creating a platform with 5 percent fewer subs than DirecTV, and 25 percent higher revenues than DISH Network. This new platform will transform the Western European DTH market, with the cost synergies, better content, and substantial market penetration helping to stem a stagnant economy and, many have left as an afterthought when assessing the global DTH growth picture moving forward. The NSR infosite: http://www.nsr.com/ About the author T

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The Challenges Of Micro-VSAT Design he High Throughput Satellite (HTS) market is expanding, usethe principal reasons this band is so popular for high data throughput spacecraft last December, which incorporates steerable spot beams. Preliminary GX tests show that high data throughputs are achievable on very small aperture terminals (VSAT). increased throughput from ever-smaller satellite terminals with reduced In this article, we attempt to highlight some of the various technical challenges within the Micro-VSAT design and offer solutions to those challenges. T 78 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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The Micro-VSAT a parabolic antenna that is smaller than three meters in diameter. The Micro-VSAT is typically a terminal incorporating an antenna that has the Designing low power, rugged, light, and high throughput Micro-VSAT systems presents numerous technical challenges. The words low power, light yet rugged with high data throughput seem contradictory, and band present further technical challenges, which can further compromise the size and weight of terminals. Micro-VSAT terminals are often called disadvantaged terminals. This is because small terminals are limited in data throughput, due to the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) limitations at a system level and due to EIRP use over the satellite. These limitations become more severe if the terminal reason for these imposed limitations is clear, it is important not to illuminate adjacent satellites and interfere with other users. Link Budget A link budget should be established for an operational scenario prior to the design of the terminals. A link budget is the accounting of all of the gains and losses from the transmitter, through free space to the receiver. The link budget accounts for the attenuation of the transmitted signal due to propagation, as well as the antenna gains, satellite transponder statistics, for the Micro-VSAT system need to be determined: 1. The minimum EIRP required 2. The minimum G/T required antenna or, the antenna (dB) characterization of antenna performance, where G is the antenna gain at receiving system in kelvins. G/T = Antenna Gain (dB) System Noise Temperature (dB) The noise temperature of the system is the summation of the antenna noise temperature and the RF chain noise temperature from the antenna terminal Block Down Converter (BDC), waveguide and cables all contribute to the system noise temperature and negatively affect the G/T value. Minimizing the noise factor of the LNA and BDC blocks and any system insertion losses in order to maximize EIRP and G/T is important to accomplish. The terminal EIRP and G/T should be selected that yields a Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) on the remote receiver (Hub) or terminal receiver side respectively, which is greater than threshold for the chosen modulation and coding scheme to decode the signal error free in the worst of atmospheric conditions. Reaching the desired EIRP is a trade-off between antenna size and the antenna to choose? The Choice Of Antenna Technology There are two broad categories for micro-wave antennas used in VSAT systems: 1. Parabolic 2. Flat Panel Parabolic Antennas cross-sectional shape of a parabola, to direct the radio waves resulting in Axial or Front Feed Offset Feed Cassegrain Gregorian Center Feed In the axial feed antenna system, the feed is located in front of the dish at the focal point. The energy from the radiating element is arranged so that the antenna system in a narrow beam, resulting in high gain. This type of Figure 1. Typical VSAT system block diagram SatMagazineSeptember 2014 79

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as it is easy to implement. However, the feed and its supports do block percent. The feed is directed backwards, so spill over sidelobes caused by warm Earth. This results in higher antenna noise temperatures (lower G/T). a paraboloidthe focus and feed are located to one side of the dish. The purpose of this design is to move the feed structure out of the beam path so it does not block the beam. The feed horn should be optimized for the focal point to dish diameter ratio (F/D), otherwise it either wont fully illuminate the entire dish, or in receive will see around the edges of the dish and pickup terrestrial interference. This type of antenna offers superior In the Cassegrain antenna design, the feed is located on or behind the dish and radiates forward, illuminating a convex hyperboloidal secondary This has the advantage that the waveguides and front end electronics do not have to be suspended in front of the dish. The feed is directed forward, so spill directed upward toward cold sky, rather than downwards to warm earth. This surface allows for opportunities to tailor the radiation pattern for superior however, the feed horns must have a narrower beamwidth (higher gain) and, hence, are longer. The Gregorian design is similar to the Cassegrain design except that the Gregorian and Cassegrain antenna architectures present packaging challenges on smaller VSAT designs. The center-fed design is commonly used in Micro-VSAT designs due to the ease of design and packaging. However, this design often results in poorer sidelobe performance, particularly for small antennas (<65cm) and Flat Panels Flat panels consist of an array of radiating elements. The individual transducer elements can each be independently driven. These probes or apertures are connected to specially adapted drive units that enable independent, simultaneous emission and reception along each channel. These units should also be able to affect, during emission and reception, the different electronic time delays for each channel. Electronic pointing is based on the use of these electronic delays along the feed network to each of the apertures. Varying the delays or phasing results in the users ability to point the beam in different directions without physically moving the antenna. Tactical terminals that are positioned Array (ESA) capability to point to multiple satellites. ( ) some of the most typical are: Printed on substrate (Microstrip and Stripline) Horns Opened waveguides Metal plates Slotted waveguides Metamaterials become greater. in antennas up to 15GHz (Ku-band). They are still relatively thin and incorporate multilayer systems. Figure 2 Various GigaSat VSAT systems. From left to right; front feed antenna, offset feed antenna and centre fed antenna. Figure 3. From left to right, Cassegrain and Gregorian antenna. Figure 5. From lef to right: Microstrip antenna and complex multi-layer strip-line distribution. 80 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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band). However, they tend to be thick and expensive to manufacture due to the production plastics and metallization processes to make the antennas light, Metamaterials are man-made materials that defy conventional wisdom as to how radio waves behave when moving from one medium to another. In normal convention, when electromagnetic waves move from a less dense to a more dense material, they will be refracted towards the normal. A metamaterial can have a negative refractive index. Using this concept, an antenna made from hundreds of tiny metamaterial elements can be individually excited and phased together to focus the radio waves that hit it. Thus, an ESA is formed by using software to control the phasing of its Parabolic vs Flat Panel Flat panels are a good option when considering Micro-VSAT designs where the antenna size is less than 60cm. Superior side-lobe performance can the transducer elements are driven. Flat panels are easier to package but Parabolic antennas are cheaper to produce and can be multi-band by simply changing the feed, orthomode transducer (OMT) and RF chain. For superior performance the parabolic antennas are often tuned for a the antenna would need to be segmented into smaller assemblies. The segmentation process can affect the shape of the parabola, particularly if the dish is not assembled correctly and will, therefore, negatively affect component in the system. Micro-VSATs will typically use SSPAs at powers up to 30W. There are two types of semiconductor technology used within the SSPAs; Gallium Arsenide (GaS) and Gallium Nitride (GaN). Power please refer to Table 1 ) and are able to withstand much higher baseplate operating temperatures and Figure 4. Flat array of radiating elements with 20cm and 40cm antennas designed and manufactured by Micro-Ant LLC. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 81

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in low power Xand Ku-band systems. GaN semiconductor technology is starting to become available in low power Ka-band systems, albeit at a much higher cost to the user the extra heat generated. This will also have the impact of necessitating a larger DC power supply within the VSAT terminal which has its own power supply unit (PSU). Sidelobe Performance + EIRP Limitations Antenna design should be such that most of the radiated energy is formed in the direction of the target. Inevitably, some of the energy will spill into other directions around the antenna, forming what is known as sidelobes of energy. The job of the antenna designer is to minimize these sidelobe The smaller the antenna, the wider the beamwidth of the radiated energy in the direction of interest. Table 2 shows a table of the gain of various different antenna sizes and the associated beamwidths at Ka-band. summarizes those limitations. shows an indicative sidelobe according to MIL-188-164B. It is clear to see from ( performance, which is actually good, but by its beamwidth. With this antenna, it is possible to safely transmit 5W of power in a 100kHz bandwidth. 100 times that of the 100kHz needed in the military band for the same operator. Therefore, careful consideration must be given to the terminals System Features Little has been said on the choice of a modem. This is because the modem customer base infrastructure. There are many board level modems that are a wide range of applications and markets, the emphasis should be to allow should not be underestimated. Another important aspect of Micro-VSAT design is to provide the user with assistance in pointing the antenna to the satellite. The primary aim is to possible with minimal training or technical expertise. To facilitate this, it is necessary to have three primary sensors on board the system connecting to a central processing unit (CPU); that is a GPS, a Compass and Inclinometer. With these three sensors, the CPU can know the current location, heading and inclination of the antenna and calculate where the user should point the simple trigonometry. The control card can incorporate an editable satellite data base in order to provide simple selection of the target satellite. A more detailed block diagram of a Micro-VSAT design can be seen in Careful consideration must be employed when selecting the control card, which should be powerful enough to add features such as web-servers, network management options and a colorful graphical interface (GUI). The software code should be portable to other control platforms to mitigate obsolescence. The control card should also contain a mixture of high and low level programming for complex code development and interface to low level peripheral devices respectively keypad entry, various displays and general rugged design, draw minimal power and cope with extended temperature ranges (-20 to +80). There are many platforms available on the market. Figure 7. Ka-band EIRP spectral density limitations. Table 2. The gain of various different antenna sizes and associated beam-width at Ka-band 82 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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Figure 9. Micro-VSAT block diagram Tight Integration Vs. Modular Tight integration of all of the electronics offers the lightest weight, most Material Properties Material properties and processing play a large part in the design of MicroVSAT antennas. Depending on the component part, there may be a number SatMagazineSeptember 2014 83

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handling, high stiffness for accurate antenna positioning and robustness resistance, UV resistance, low friction (for gears and bearings), high friction on the part. Common materials used may be grouped into metals, polymer and composite parts. Of the metals, aluminum and stainless steel are used for their light weight and corrosion resistance. Of the composites, popular tooling and skilled labor to manufacture the parts. Carbon Composites composite material is also electrically conductive, which assists in meeting also being rugged, making it a good choice for a radome design. Polymer parts are relatively low density and can have good bearing properties, but are generally not stiff, so care is needed when they are used in structural applications. Polymers are often a good choice for large volume Stiffness antenna pointing Rugged/robust operator handling, transit Weatherproof corrosion/UV resistance EMC shielding Lightweight airline and defence requirements Conclusion Many factors need to be considered when designing lightweight, highly portable, rugged Micro-VSAT systems. The link budget is key for analysis should be performed which will also affect the choice of antenna size and type. Every dB of performance counts within the system and so the choice of antenna technology and SSPA mounting position are crucial. The LNA and BDC and receive waveguide components have a crucial impact on the terminal G/T. The packaging challenges should also be factored into the design and often there is a trade-off between the micro packaging of the system and its performance. and weight of the Micro-VSAT. Higher transmit powers from the SSPA result not be an option in military applications and are often a common point of failure within a system. Finally, the choice of materials is the next crucial deciding factor in the VSAT design. A composite solution can often present the lightest weight, most rugged solution but it is labor intensive to produce. There are many trade offs to consider, all of which make the Micro-VSAT design a complex one. Advances in semiconductor and metamaterial technology will, no doubt, aid in bringing the size and weight down of future terminals. (airline carry-on, or hold checkable); for others, the priority is extended Electronics has vast experience in producing terminals that are tailor-made government and defence applications. satnewsinfo@ultra-gigasat.com For additional details, please visit the companys infosite at http://www.ultra-gigasat.com/ About the author Table 3. Table of material properties 84 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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86 Careers: Paying For Performance Vs. Large Base Salaries ompanies today must re-assess their talent needs in order to ensure they remain competitive The satellite communications industry faces challenges but remains ripe with opportunities. Great talent can make a huge impact. Employers need to get it right and make a great hire. To assist with career and leadership issues, SatMagazine asked Bert Sadtler of Boxwood Advisors and Executive Search ( www.BoxwoodSearch.com ) to provide his insight to our readers. We continue to see changes and transitions in business. One of the transitions is the migration from a salary based compensation model to a salary plus performance bonus compensation model. Driving this migration are business encourage employees to make the extra effort and achieve results with a sense of urgency, pay for performance models are replacing the salary based compensation model. While there is a capitalistic component to paying for performance, such marketplace. Isnt pay for performance really a good thing as an alternative to the large base salary for both the business and the employee? Whats the alternative? The alternative is called Large Base Salary. Whats wrong with the alternative? There is plenty wrong today with a Large Base Salary. Starting a new job with a large base salary sets up a new hire carrying a high cost for the company, without delivering any measurable value. If leadership determines that compensation without ever having a chance to deliver any value to the business. The large base salary served a previous business model when employees joined a business for a 20to 30-year career. Productivity could be measured over a longer timeframe and could be rewarded with a merit pay increase With the large base salary model falling no longer being a practical model, we are compelled to develop a more productive approach. There are, obviously, several schools of thought. What is common to todays approach is a simple paradigm. Businesses want value. Businesses want to receive something in return for their compensation. Businesses want to pay for the performance of their employees. Business do not wish to C SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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pay for employees who offer little or no performance. Businesses want their employees to perform for their compensation. Not all pay for performance best ones include: The goals to be accomplished aligned with the goals of the company If the goals are reached, the employees manager has reached his or her goals as well developed through a collaborative effort between employee and manager The program and goals are simple for the employee to understand Once attained, the employee knows what bonus will be earned and when The employee knows that when his or her goals are met the bonuses are paid. At the same time, if goals are not met, bonuses are not received, as they have not been earned In some cases, announcing a new pay for performance program without full evaluation can encourage unfavorable behavior. As one example of a recently announced pay for performance program, a Washington DC Area, Tier-1 government contractor has announced the implementation of The Bell Curve bonus program. You may remember the bell curve from elementary school. Your teacher determined that the results from a test revealed that the test was too hard and everyone in the class failed. The teacher then assigned an A to the student who scored the highest grade. The majority of the students would then received B and C scores and the lowest score in the class received an F. For elementary school, this may have been a decent approach. compensation program: If the team of employees being reviewed consists of all under achievers and under performers, some of them will receive an excellent rating. If the team of employees being reviewed consists of over-achieving, over performers, some of them will receive a poor or failing score. Clearly the business community has some work ahead if the bell curve is being considered as a bonus compensation model today. As for a Best Practices Approach, paying for performance should have no limitations. Encouraging employees to deliver incredible value should offer of employees. Under performing employees should not be rewarded. All each delivered incredible value. Implementing this type of performance-based bonus compensation plan would regard this investment in time as unproductive and time consuming. We would counter with: How unproductive is rewarding under-achieving program is weak? I have found the MBO (Manage by Objectives) model to work well for Pay for Performance bonus compensation. Similar to the bell curve, MBOs have been used as business models for years. The idea is not innovative. MBOs are designed to pay employees who perform and incentivize employees to perform to be paid. Implementing the MBO bonus compensation order for the business to reach its goals. Every business, to be successful, must generate more revenue than what is being spent. While it would be ideal to pay employees a bonus when business. Assuming there is proper alignment, if each employee excels in their respective role, the business can be expected to be successful. The Pay for Performance MBO model works with small, medium and large businesses. Through a collaborative effort, employees and their manager develop four to six critical goals that must be completed within the next six months. The manager then assigns a range of bonus amounts to each of the goals. Higher priorities are assigned a higher bonus amount. At the close of the six or 12 month cycle, measurements are taken against the goals, a bonus award is calculated and paid. Then, a new six or 12 month cycle begins with either new objectives or a continuation of the previous goals. Additionally, it is understood that an additional discretionary bonus exists for extraordinary accomplishmentsthis communicates to employees that there is no cap, or limit, to rewards and there should be no cap or limit for extraordinary efforts. Todays marketplace seeks value. Large base salaries are viewed more as an expense and less as a value to a business. Paying for performance speaks about value. Rewarding for results speaks about value. Collaboration between employee and manager toward the development of goals results in a mutual investment in achieving the goals. This delivers value to the business with employee accountability as well as pay for performance. How much is the large base salary or ineffective bonus program costing your business? Good hunting. About the author reached at: BertSadtler@BoxwoodSearch.com About Boxwood Search 87 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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88 he opportunity to discuss trends on the ground, from service quality to signal assurance, was recently afforded SatMagazine with the president of SatMagazine solutions. What are the driving trends in the industry that are affecting the way we think about satellite ground systems? Bruno Dupas the satellite and terrestrial network segments. People may know us best for a particular product that they work with, such as our EPOCH IPS product for satellite command and control, but they sometimes arent aware of the full range of solutions we offer, such as the industrys leading carrier monitoring product, Monics, from our SAT subsidiary; signal processing solutions from our RT Logic unit; network monitoring and control from Kratos Networks; as well as ground station and antenna integration services. Our goal is to be a trusted partner to help assure the complete availability, reliability, security and control of everything that happens between the satellite through the ground system, and between our customers and their customers. Completeness is important to us as one of the most important strategic trends we are hearing from customers, and that includes commercial satellite operators, governments, defense agencies, broadcasters, service providers and others around the globeis a heightened interest in taking an end-to-end approach across systems in order to optimize performance and value. Value is key, as the worst kept secret in the industry is the need to lower and control costs; to do more with less as our government customers are fond of saying. Now, when people say that, they are usually intending to emphasize the with less side. We are working market, that competitiveness in the ground segment will SatMagazine in particular? Bruno Dupas As Europe is among the most mature markets, its probably more true here than almost anywhere else. With no new satellite generally speaking, European satellite operators are adding capacity in other markets, including Africa, South East Asia and the Middle East. Some of the newer technologies, such as Kaband, are getting slow starts. On the government side, agencies continue to face budget constraints, and military spending is shrinking, despite the fact that some areas such as cybersecurity and communications are relatively safe. While that sounds like a litany of problems, this is an environment that presents opportunity for companies such as Kratos if customers can be helped to meet their objectives. For example, on the military side, the pressure on prices is leading to growing interest in COTS products; and major SATCOM systems, such as Paradigm in the UK and Syracuse in France, are facing critical decisions as Executive Spotlight: Bruno Dupas, President, Kratos Integral Systems Europe T 88 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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In the Middle East things are a bit different, although many of the business objectives are the same. The markets there are not as affected by the budget constraints, and we see many commercial opportunities. The Gulf Council Countries, for example, have projects for sports events, such as the World Cup and the Dubai 2020 World expo. There are also needs in the security arena: military networks, regulatory compliance and more. This is a dynamic area driven by long term investments. What both markets have in common is that they are looking for innovative solutions that add value or reduce costs, and both are taking an increasingly holistic approach to service delivery. SatMagazine Bruno Dupas In many different ways, in part because there are so many pieces involved. I think that as the marketplace matures we are seeing a renaissance in innovations, and it isnt always in the obvious places we expect. People are the needle, not just incremental change. Kratos provides a wide range of products and solutions across the ground segment, including command and control, RF interference mitigation and end-to-end satellite and terrestrial network management. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 89

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Our customers who are satellite operators and service providers are battling on growth for services such as DTH and cellular backhaul. In many cases its the ground system and network capabilities that can provide them with the competitive advantage. Id say some of the most interesting areas our customers are talking to us about are signal assurance, virtualization and Service Quality Management (SQM). SatMagazine Bruno Dupas Satellite and teleport operators, whether commercial or government, work between two goal postsimprove service and control costs. In between, they are wrestling with an environment of increasing complexity, greater expectations and technology convergence. SQM is a different way of looking at network monitoring and assurance that shifts from a devicecentric view to a service delivery orientation. SQM focuses on understanding the customer experience and being able to provide real-time views that show how changing conditions impact end visibility across transport vehicles, and once you have such, you have or user experience. To address the needs of our customers, we recently introduced an SQM solution that combines our Compass Satellite Monitoring and Control products with NeuralStar enterprise management, and which can even read in data from Monics signal monitoring system. This solution maps the entire network to the services being provided and allows operators to see and understand the true business implications of services to particular customers. As a result, operators are able to do far more to maintain service levels, curb revenue leakage and head off problems before they affect customers. NeuralStar SQM is united by an architecture that incorporates distributed data collection, abstraction, integration, analysis and correlation for end-toend management of the IP, RF and space environments. SatMagazine Bruno Dupas to-end strategy. When you can integrate the M&C system with the Carrier Monitoring solution, it enables signal assurance as an integral part of system management, including greater control over SLA commitments. You can take it even further if you wishfor example, we have worked with leading planning system vendors to streamline and automate the process of allocating bandwidth and scheduling non-essential services during peak the plan and begins monitoring the new service. By mapping the network to the services being provided, Kratos new NeuralStar SQM product helps improve service quality assurance and deliver visibility into customer impacting conditions. 90 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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Together, Monics and Compass automate the uplink power control and related processes. Operators immediately receive validation that the service has been properly set up and NeuralStar automatically begins collecting data from both, and from applicable VSAT management systems for overall reporting and a real time picture of service availability. At the end of the day, SQM is about getting the most value from the entire system, and that includes signal integrity. With RF interference (RFI), for example, the new frontier is not just about identifying and locating interference, its about canceling it as well. About 95 percent of interference carrier-under-carrier signal analysis, geolocation, and Carrier ID (CID) help tremendously with a low cost, high value solution. Our Monics product employs a powerful approach to CID using Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK) spread spectrum modulation, differential encoding, operators detect, identify the source of the problem. We are also working on new cancellation technologies that will enable carriers to stay one step ahead of the interferers, even when intentional. The military often refers to these sorts of challenges as protected comms and they are onto commercial systems. You can go even further with this concept. Consider how much EPOCH IPS. One of the other important areas we are working on is helping For example, combining telemetry data with satellite RF behavior information allows operators to more accurately trend the performance satellite transponder telemetry data, setting up alarms in the M&C system for correlation in the C2 system can save time and effort wasted chasing down false problems. SatMagazine Bruno Dupas security is good. In terms of ground systems, one element many people are looking at is virtualization and cloud applications. With virtual systems, all software can reside in a central processing center accessed via thin clients. This greatly reduces O&M costs by eliminating software on end-user computers, lowering maintenance and support expenses and making systems upgrades far easier. As systems can be run in the cloud on dedicated serverswhether a secure environment at the operators facility or a third-party server farm reliability can be increased through automated redundancy and the ability to easily add processing power as needed. Some of our customers have already implemented fully virtualized facilities. At Kratos, we have been working to support virtualization across our product lines, such as providing anywhere access though our Webic ability to manage virtual systems in our network products. In addition, we are moving to virtualize many hardware-based ground station functions such as telemetry signal processing, interference monitoring and antenna assets by separating the signal processing from the RF/antenna systems. enable better planning of the spectrum and support faster deployment of new services, thereby reducing costs and increasing margin on bandwidth. Any tool that can help customers manage their capacity in a more optimized way will increase the revenue they get from that capacity. SatMagazine Bruno Dupas reasons. The jury is still out of coursemany of the efforts are still education or research driven, such the UKs UB50 project. Many are demonstration projects or startups looking for funding and have yet to prove a market need. However, there is no doubt that smallsats represent a hotbed of innovation for certain applications and are bringing new players and business models into our industrythat cant help but lead to new ideas. Just look at how Certainly, reduced cost is the primary driving factor. More than just the on orbit hardware, smallsat manufacturing and launch costs are orders of magnitude lower than the larger satellites. The implications for ground systems are commensurateyou cant spend a million dollars or more on a C2 system when the whole satellite only cost US$500,000, not to mention level of robustness, reliability and security. small satellite-friendly solutions in other areas, such as telemetry RF signal processing. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 91

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we also see the smallsat community as a laboratory that will test ideas on a smaller scale. This will, in turn, enable more innovation and faster adoption of For example, we are seeing ConOps for smallsat missions that include full lights out operations. Thats something youd never attempt with a billion dollar satellite, but this technology will help us learn more about, and improve, automation capabilities that can be applied safely to large satellites in the future. SatMagazine Bruno Dupas Absolutely. Look, providing more performance at lower cost is the story of all high technology industries, whether youre Apple or Google or Eutelsat or Kratos. Its the business were in and its where we look to innovate for our customers. When we imagine what the ground station of the future looks like, we see an underlying architecture that maximizes integration across all system components, optimizing each piece for performance and value and maximizing the intelligence that can be applied to help our customers serve their customers. Sometimes that may be a small, targeted solution, such as StreamMon, a new product we just announced that supports low-cost SLA validation for video service providers, up to a strategic solution to enhance end-to-end service management across global operations with NeuralStar SQM. At the end of the day, we see our solutions as a way to help our customers achieve competitive advantage. For further information regarding Integral Systems Europe, please visit http://www.integ-europe.com/ 92 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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electric power was seen as the coming technology, expected by many to be a replacement for the steam engine as a source The electric motor had many advantages compactness, smooth power delivery, few moving parts, almost silent operation, and no need for ancillary mechanisms. Pollution was rarely thought about in those days. However, another advantage of electric power became By Simen K. Frostad, Chairman, Bridge Technologies SatBroadcasting : Exchanging Complexity For Simplicity SatMagazineSeptember 2014 94

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evidentelectricity was clean at the point of delivery. The future King electric-powered launch (the largest electric boat ever built) as a state-ofthe-art platform for discreet romantic trysts on the River Thames. However, as we all know, the appealing simplicity of electric motive power rival: the internal combustion engineand weve been living with that beast ever since those days. Consider the comparison between the simple, mechanically elegant electric motoroften not much larger than a watermelonand the ridiculously complex internal combustion engine, with its ignition systems, radiators and cooling pumps, oil pumps, battery and electric supply... all to support the essentially simple act of No wonder car manufacturers today hide this engine under a sleek black cover that says to the car owner: dont even think about tinkering with this stuffmodern car maintenance is just too complex for anyone but an expert mechanic armed with computerized diagnostic systems. and managed, so that we are to remain on the road and are able to travel from A to B. Car manufacturers have had more than 100 years to perfect their complicated creations. The best of todays cars do so much selfmaintenance, self-monitoring and routine decision-making that the driver has much more bandwidth left over for the task of drivingor playing with their smartphone. Car makers have done a good job of taking the potentially distracting effects of complexity away from the driver and providing a driving environment that aids good decision-making. In an even more complex machinethe aircraftmanufacturers have long understood that the design of instrumentation systems and the ergonomics of the cockpit are monitor, any undue complexity in the way information is presented can be life-threatening. Im not about to suggest that lives could be lost in digital media provisioning if monitoring systems dont keep decision-making simple for those who maintain them. However, a lot of revenue, and, ultimately, correction of errors. The digital media delivery chain is not, unfortunately, like an electric motor: the chain is more like the internal combustion engine, with a lot of heterogeneous parts bolted together and interacting more or less successfully. If digital media engineers have to lift the lid, peer into all the complexity and grope about with a torch and spanners whenever theres any problem, such is not a good recipe for keeping the show on the road. Similar to todays car owners, engineers need complexity to be intelligently mediated so that the really important, decision-supporting, information is directly where they can access the data at all times. There are many ways in which media businesses are looking to exchange complexity for simplicity. For satellite operators, one way that has emerged in the last year is decentralization. This entails a more The more or less universal model for operators, until now, has been to have uplink production chains consisting of primary and secondary circuits primary circuit prompts the operator to switch to the backup, either using a switch in a semi-manual process, or with limited automation via NMS triggers. Production is all done in a central facility and the modulated Operators are now looking at distributed architectures in which the modulation and some of the multiplexing is done close to the antennae. More sophisticated automated redundancy switching is also done at the antenna site, just before the transmit booster. This infrastructure model is possible as a result of greater intelligence in switching hardware such engenders in the viability of a distributed, hands-off, automated redundancy strategy. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 95

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The autonomous or semi-autonomous intelligence at each decentralized in the system as a whole. Any failure in the central system is now survivable and will not affect data elsewhere in the production pipeline. We launched the Bridge Technologies VB273 Intelligent Switch to provide provider. The VB273 employs a combination of full-blown ETR290 analysis, a high-performance RF monitoring capability, and a decision engine that scope and subtlety of the analysis available allows a much more nuanced Whereas previous generations of redundancy switches were designed to intervene on a limited set of conditions, such as complete loss of signal, the VB273 can detect a wide range of errors and act accordingly. This capacity allows operators to bring switching rules more into line with current operating realities. production chains, the redundancy switch can automatically check the redundant chains to see if the problem exists there as well and switch to one of them if CAS is intact. Switching is therefore available on the basis of services (such as CAS) as well as on simple hardware operation. Further redundancy can be built into the decentralized model by transporting data redundant IP chains. or patch in hardwired changes. This means lower costs and less reliance on specialized skills. Changes can also be made remotely at any time and A variable degree of autonomy can be useful. Intervention may be necessary to override the default settings for autonomous operation in certain situations, to make changes to the way individual antenna sites or groups of sites work. To achieve this, the decentralized infrastructure can be designed to allow control of switching from the central NMS, or by intelligent automated switching, or by a completely manual override at the transmitter site if an engineer is present. design, more intelligent switching opens up the possibility of a new decentralized model for satellite operations using better standardization of hardware. Operators can now design lower maintenance and more uninterrupted service. Simplicity is a state of mind, a way of reducing the load and minimizing distractions that make us less productive. You can apply the idea of simplicity in many ways: from streamlining complex infrastructure and using intelligent hardware with autonomous decision-making capability, to recent announcement of the Energy 2020 initiative by SCTE and a group of cable operators, aimed at reducing energy consumption through better always been a key design goal for us: for example, our high-performance hardware probes consume just 35W, compared to the hundreds of watts KISS used to be a maxim for anyone presenting information or making a speech. Theres nothing stupid about dealing with complexityfor most of us, its unavoidable, but its smart to keep the complexity simple if you know how to accomplish that task. For additional information regarding Bridge Technologies, please visit http://www.bridgetech.tv/ About the author The Bridge Technologies VB273 Intelligent Switch. 96 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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Executive Spotlights: The iDirect Executive Team Mary Cotton, Chief Executive Officer Kevin Steen, Chief Operating Officer Toni Lee Rudnicki, Chief Marketing Officer Greg Quiggle, Vice President, Product Management 25 years of technology leadership, creating and driving Prior to joining iDirect, she served as Senior Vice President for SAP, one of the worlds largest business application software companies. Cotton joined SAP in 2005 after she orchestrated the sale of Frictionless Commerce, a provider of supplier relationship management software, where she served as CEO. Prior to SAP, Cotton held several top management positions, including COO and CFO, at Aspen Technology Inc. (AspenTech), a provider of software and services that helps companies improve their manufacturing processes. There she executed a growth strategy that built AspenTech from a $6M private company to a $320M publicly traded, international solutions provider. The strategy focused on continued product development and SatMagazine (SM) Mary Cotton When I joined iDirect in 2007, the company had established a remarkable track record of innovation. The introduction of an IP-based satellite industry. And this helped transform satellite from a technology of last resort to a powerful solution that can handle core network applications and take broadband into the heart of critical enterprise, military and public sector operations. That was a major game changer for service providers, as they now had the technology to generate new demand for satellite connectivity. However, we understood that success would not be possible if we didnt also address long-standing barriers to cost. As a result, iDirect designed its platform in to do so affordably. I stepped into a company that had tremendous momentum and we focused on the next area of innovation to create the widest possible market for our partners. We expanded the capabilities of our platform through iDirects clear leadership in military, aero, mobile backhaul, maritime, and oil and gasall of which are high-value markets for our partners. built a thriving company on iDirects original vision, and we have shaped Where were focused now is on taking satellite mainstream. Part of that involves capitalizing on the HTS opportunity before us todayto open markets and lower costs even further. This plan also involves advancing satellite technology to become an integral part of the end-to-end network. piece to building a truly connected world. Another key to iDirects success is our loyal customer base. Understanding We are 100 percent focused on developing the ground infrastructure technology that allows our partners to build the most optimized satellite networks, differentiate their services, seize new revenue opportunities and lower their TCO. Theres no doubt that our customer service mindset is a prime differentiator and a big competitive advantage for iDirect. M 98 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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Of course, we owe a great deal of iDirects success to our people. We have extremely talented people across the organization who drive our development, our product portfolio and market expansion going forward. SatMagazine Mary Cotton Hands down, the biggest challenge that this industrynot just iDirect some time. Internally, we knew that this would have a huge impact on our partners. We made some pretty aggressive moves early on to scale and support our partners through the HTS transition. We doubled the size of our engineering team. We introduced a major redesign of the core technology that powers our platform to scale to higher throughputs and larger deployments. We became a multi-product line organization, expanding our platform and enabling major HTS operators with Velocity. Plus, were investing heavily in the capabilities of our Network Management System. This enables our partners to reach new levels of business and network performance, while giving them innovative tools to continually deliver new, differentiated value to their customers. and transforming into a multi-product organization was no easy feat. But at the end of the day, were executing a very exciting and ambitious game plan to ensure HTS is an opportunity for iDirect partners. The payoff is well worth the growing pains, being able to diversify and expand the market on a whole different level. Theres a lot at stake. Our partners tell me personally that theyre literally building their business on iDirect technology. We work hard to continually provide more value, more services, more training, and more enhancements to help partners expand their business and get the most from their investment in iDirect. SatMagazine Kevin Steen Our focus is capitalizing on the market opportunity in front of us. And putting the right people, processes and products in place is critical to achieving this goal. When I look at necessary priorities for ensuring we execute on a higher level, I see it impacting the company on multiple levels. First and foremost, we are investing in capabilities to bring products to market more rapidly. We want to open new doors of revenue opportunity for our partners and ensure they are in the best position to deliver the We are accomplishing that through technology partnerships and licensing agreements, as well as through our own internal rapid development. with third party technology providers to embed their solution within ours in addition to leveraging our buying power to drive down our internal costs. Both of these lower the total cost of our solution and speed our time to market, which is absolutely critical today. My team is also focused on increasing our level of customer support and technical expertise. As our partners continue to expand their operations, we must never miss a beat in being able to provide the level of support they need to reach that next level. Our customers are at critical stages in their growth cycles, and if we cannot provide the level of service necessary to support such growth, everything else simply doesnt matter. SatMagazine Kevin Steen We talk a lot about the changing connectivity landscape and how it is becoming more complex. We must scale as an organization in order to support this complexity for our customers. That means strategically leveraging resources and being more proactive in problem solving being ahead of the game, if you will. In addition, we are focused on implementing strategies to support a larger customer base without the need to increase headcount. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 99

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When you talk about legacy customers, our products have always been backwards compatible, so that path to growth is always present. But I should point out that roughly 80 percent of our customer base is operating on Evolution. That speaks volumes to the fact that our customers see the value in upgrading and leveraging added business capabilities of nextgeneration technology. SatMagazine have precedence? Kevin Steen and works with product development to create products that match those opportunities. But it never even gets to that point if the business helping our partners grow? Achieve greater operational excellence? Better development and product development are conscious of that notion and help guide iDirect to the most effective decisions that solve real business needs for our customers. SatMagazine reposition satellite? Kevin Steen The satellite industry has long espoused its role as part of this truly been more crucial. The role of the service provider is changing. Every end user expects to pick up any device and perform any function in any region or situation around the globe. That means the service provider no longer runs a networkthey provide global IP connectivity. And satellite has a critical role to play. Things such as global reach, immediacy, resiliency and securitysatellite makes this all happenand has made it all happen. We need to be talking up the stories related to satellites growth and development, satellites use cases and future opportunities. We need to relay the message that these arent just good ideas, but rather real life success stories that only satellite can meet. SatMagazine Toni Lee Rudnicki As Mary said, HTS is changing every facet of how the satellite industry does business. That means a shift in the value chain, business models and the overall landscape for satellite. An important goal for marketing at iDirect is to help lead this transformation from a technology and an education standpoint. We want to be a leading voice on issues such as how to get HTS right, how to enable global service roaming for mobility applications and how to identify and capture emerging opportunities. On a larger scale, HTS is a springboard to take satellite mainstream. Satellite is poised to expand beyond niche status and play a more vital role in global communications. Again, technology and education are critical and then convey a new narrative around satellites strategic value to reach a broader audience. SatMagazine Toni Lee Rudnicki What is really exciting to think about is the explosion of mobile growth that is expected to occur worldwide. When Ericsson comes out with projections that the total number of mobile subscriptions will grow from 6.8 billion to 9.2 billion by 2019, you begin to realize that satellite must play a role in growing this connected landscape. additions by the end of 2019. Now match that growth with numbers for HTS and markets for small cell for backhaul, and you see the bright spots clearly illuminate. Beyond that, in two years we are expected to see 26,000 maritime vessels relying on VSAT as their primary means for connectivity, according to COMSYS. Five years after that, satellite services in the military could reach that, aeronautical satellite services will hit $3.4 billion, again a projection by NSR. SatMagazine products stand out? 100 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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Toni Lee Rudnicki any opportunity in any market they desire to enter. The element that routinely inhibits business growth is uncertaintythere is simply no place for uncertainty in a market that is exploding with opportunity. Any moments you spend wondering whether or not your technology will allow you to pursue an opportunity could end up costing you that opportunity. We take great pride in our history of working with customers, listening to their needs, and providing them with technology that helps grow their business by any means necessary. That type of assurance will always rise above the noise in the market. SatMagazine opportunities ahead? Greg Quiggle As Toni Lee mentioned, we are experiencing a market exploding with diverse opportunity. With such diverse opportunity comes a much broader any opportunity on the table, and therefore we have formulated a dual product line strategy to ensure that never happensnot today, not 10 years from now. Velocity is for satellite operators deploying HTS, while Evolution remains the core platform for the majority our network operator partnersand we continue to make enhancements to the platform. Both product lines are managed by a new Network Management System, Pulse. What is so exciting are the ways in which Pulse can enable greater scale, provide more customer value, and integrate with the broader telecom ecosystem. SatMagazine a dime? Greg Quiggle I would argue that it isnt so much that priorities are changing on a dime, but that they are diversifying at a new pace. The industry is changing and new innovations are coming, and with this we need to be laser focused on enabling our customers to succeed. That speaks to the dual product line strategy I mentioned earliertwo product lines designed to help our customers adapt to the changing demands happening in the market. Rather than tying our customers hands to help them keep their options open. And thats what its about: to have options at whatever pace the market might be changing. SatMagazine Greg Quiggle The biggest challenge is the satellite industrys overall image. The stigma has always been that satellite is too costly, too niche and doesnt provide a good user experience. While these all are statements that may have been true, to some degree, in the past, if you take a close look at what far different. Take cost, for example. Weve long heard that the price of satellite capacity is simply too expensive. HTS is lowering that cost substantially. We will continue to target costwith ground-space integration measures being the next phase. When it comes to user experience, we are enabling satellite technology to integrate seamlessly into the core end-to-end network and operate in the same ways as every access technology, from provision to These are extremely exciting times. Overall, satellite is ready for prime time. The idea of satellite playing a role in the global IP communications network can no longer be just talking points in a sales pitch. The time is now that the broader communications landscape must realize this fact. For additional information regarding iDirect, please visit http://www.idirect.net iDirects X7 satellite router. 101 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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By Dan Freyer, AdWavez Marketing Combating The Challenges Of Ka-Band Signal Degradation a-band satellite systems are proliferating around the world, offering new bandwidth and business opportunities for commercializing the stations expand beyond their traditional Cand band services, their designers and builders face Pictured: A Plenum hot-air de-icing system from Walton De-Ice that consists of an environmentally controlled, hot-air heating system that is mounted behind the large antenna. 102 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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Challenges with Ka-band links include much greater rain fade losses at Kadue to antenna wetting. Ka-band RF signals are far more sensitive to rain, ice and snow on the Earth station antenna. Ka-band Earth station design de-icing systems in cold climates, rain-shedding and rain diversion systems for antennas. Ka-band uplink and downlink systems need all the help they can get to minimize link losses and to protect them against signal degradation and outages. Antenna de-icing and weather protection systems provide an important, practical and effective way to mitigate potential outages and Ka-Band Earth Station + Network Growth The deployment of numerous Ka-band satellite systems around the world, ( Spaceway, ViaSat, KA-Sat, WildBlue, Inmarsat Global Express, Eutelsat, DIRECTV, 03b, and so on) has driven the construction of accompanying wide use of Ka-band remote terminals. Earth station manufacturers and integrators, such as ASC Signal, General Dynamics SATCOM Technology for Ka-band products. They have sold or installed several hundred new large Earth station antenna systems in recent years to support these new Ka-band commercial systems. These hub antennas now serve millions of DTH subscribers, broadband terminals, important military, government, and business networks. Because many of these large antennas have been installed in locales where snow and ice is of concern, demand has also grown for antenna de-icing sub-systems from companies such as Walton De-Ice, ( www.de-ice.com ) which leads the market with more than 125 Ka-band antenna de-icing systems delivered across the globe. The San Bernardino, California-based Walton De-Ice company has been in the de-icing business for satellite Earth station for more than 35 years. Ka-band Challenges Demand for Ka-band systems has highlighted many new technical challenges from an Earth station and network design standpoint, as indicate these challenges include: Antenna surface and tracking accuracy: Ka-band Earth stations to the narrower Ka-band beam width, compared to Ku-Band. The narrow beam width requires more precise antenna surface regularity, and wind loss compensation. Atmosphere and Rain: Atmospheric phenomena, rain, snow and ice absorb radio frequency signals at Ka-band so that a Ka-band signal suffers more degradation than a Ku-band signal. For example, rain attenuation at 31 GHz (Ka-band) is almost three times that of 12 GHz (Ku-Band). Since rain fades can be very large, at Ka-band, uplink power control and stability become more challenging. Antenna Wetting / Wet Antenna Effect: A perhaps less wellknown item is that in Ka-band communication systems an additional signal margin should be included to account for the wetness of the antenna system (Dry snow has a minimal and even more critically, the feed aperture, is a major source of loss at 20 and 30 GHz. 2 The amount of water or snow on Earth station antennas (ESAs) can cause additional signal degradation above and beyond the expected propagation attenuation due surface that reduces the antenna gain by several dB in the worst distribution of the feed therefore creating a high perturbation on the feed standing wave ratio (SWR). One laboratory test measured and calculated the antenna attenuation due to surface wetting can reach 10 dB at Ka-band. The antenna attenuation during rain at any instant of time relates to the amount of water accumulated on the antenna surfaces at that instant. It is, however, largely independent of the instantaneous rain rate. Boosting Reliability Uplink and downlink signal margins are precious resources at Ka-band, adding up to a simple point: Ka-band uplinks and downlink systems need to minimize link loss and gain outage protection. 1 In cold climates, measures must be taken to remove wet snow and ice accumulation from the surfaces of antennas and feeds. For rainy climates, Walton De-Ice, have introduced new innovations such as the Rain Quake and Ice Quake systems that mitigate Ka-band antenna wetting. Ka-band Uplink / Large Antennas Solutions to de-ice for large, uplink antennas 5 to 32 meters in size include: Plenum systems, which recirculate hot air into an enclosure Pad Heating and Heat Tape, which use heated elements attached Depending on the application, manufacturers may offer electric-powered, these units can produce high antenna gain losses (up to 6dB). Non-uniform degradation, as mentioned previously. antenna. The Walton De-Ice plenum solution offers several advantages over electric pad or heat tap anti-ice systemsthe circulation of hot air provides uniform surface heating of antennas resulting in a totally effective elimination of ice. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 103

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Automatic temperature sensing and integrated control of the Walton Desurface to minimize the thermal effects on antenna gain. The design itself minimizes thermal expansion of an antenna structure. Temperature distribution is controlled with the use of circulation fans and heat distribution systems within the plenum. A Temperature Balance Controller is integrated into the standard automatic monitor and control units to measure, control, and optimize surface heat distribution in real-time. Results show transmit and receive gain degradations at Ka-band reduced, for example, to the 0.6 to 0.75dB range for 9.2m-13.2m Ka-band antennas. That is a dramatic performance improvement when compared to the One of the newer developments has been the introduction of more energyexpenses and to support corporate Green initiatives. For example, Walton to the gas heating units that are now available worldwide. system to offer unparalleled performance and reliability and deliver the most rapid and cost-effective solution for preventing snow and ice buildup 24x7 at the lowest operational cost for an Earth station antenna, said David Walton of Walton De-Ice. The new Gas Heater is easy to upgrade as Waltons original heaters, he added. are then tied together. Anti-icing solutions that only heat the individual different rates when heated. Antenna panel thickness and size varies. metal panels with pad-based anti-icing solutions, as they tend to leave a surface. In contrast, Walton Plenum hot air de-icing encloses the entire back structure and uniformly distributes the heat. Solutions Walton De Ices systems are controlled by a Temperature Balance Controller (TBC) device that monitors four separate areas within the surface reaches a certain temperature (that occurs much faster than with a heat pad anti-ice system), heating is then activated only long enough to re-heat the space again. A pad-based anti-icing system must maintain heating, even if it has a temperature threshold that turns the system on automatically when a cold weather threshold is present. This solution consumes far more energy dollars than, for example, a gas-heated, Walton Plenum solution, which detects the presence of moisture and temperature, and responds by rapidly and uniformly heating the antenna, thereby conserving power. use the heated air from the Plenum, which is ducted to the feed horn and to clear the feed horn window of moisture, which can severely degrade Ka-band signals. When It Rains On Ka-Band, It Pours Signal attenuation at Ka-band during heavy rainfall can be as much as four and elevation angle, can contribute to a 2.7-3.9dB of link losses at the 20/30GHz Ka-band range. Rain-caused signal depolarization can add fade levels of more than 10dB. This image depicts how uniform antenna surface heating minimizes distortion losses. In this example, infrared photo measurements of heat across a large antenna reveals the temperature variation before, and after, the Walton De-Ice system has been activated. Image courtesy of Walton De-Ice 104 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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Fortunately, there are solutions such as the one introduced by Walton De-Ice, which has developed an innovative new way to mitigate rain and antenna wetting effects. The Walton De-Ice Rain Quake system can protect their antenna G/T performance. For warm and rainy climates, the system prevents rainwater from sheeting on an antenna surface and works on antennas that range in size from 0.6 meter VSATs to large antennas up to 6 meters in diameter. The system also prevents rain fade caused by The Rain Quake cover stretches over an antenna, keeping rain off with a water-shedding, architectural fabric material that is virtually invisible to RF. By vibrating the fabric, rain is rapidly shed off the antenna. Field testing has shown that during heavy rain conditions, Walton Rain Quake systems can reduce data loss by more than 20X when compared to Ka-band antennas without protection, said Walton. Tests show that the Rain Quake System helps to minimize bit error rates while antenna noise temperature increases, thereby improving Ka-band system link margins during a rainstorm. Innovations For cold climates, the Rain Quake is referred to as an Ice Quake. The Ice Quake version of the product prevents snow and ice buildup on antennas from 0.6 to 6.3 meters in diameter. The Walton antenna cover, called a Snow Shield, is made from extremely durable, architecturally coated, fabric material, again, virtually invisible to RF. The Snow Shield stretches over a satellite antenna and can be used as a Passive solution without a heater or as a heated solution. Walton De-Ice has patented the combination system of the antenna cover plus the active heating component. As the sun moves from east to west, an Solar Cover, helping to evenly distribute warmth from the sun to minimize distortion losses. According to Walton De-Ice, the advantages of their modular Snow Shield / Solar Cover / Rain Quake / Ice Quake solution is that the antenna cover can remain in place on an antenna year-round. Other covers on the market typically need to be removed during summer months due to UV rays that cause the material to break down and absorb water, dirt and grime. A disadvantage with these kinds of covers is that the antenna user must replace such covers every few years. This translates to additional costs in manpower, downtime as well as the new covers cost. The Ice Quake enhances the performance of the Snow Shield antenna cover by vibrating the cover fabric, shaking off snow and ice that degrade signals. According to David Walton, The Ice Quake system offers huge savings up to 100 timeson an electric bill versus competing anti-ice systems. An automatic moisture and temperature monitoring and control unit ensures 24/7 operation. By eliminating the need for a high power conduit, trenching, and electrical switch gear in a facility, the method also saves costs compared to the installation of conventional electric heating systems. In addition to the energy-saving vibrating fabric, for the highest level of de-icing, a gas or electric heater may still be added as a post-install to the passive Snow Shield or Rain Shield. This is completed without removing the cover and avoiding antenna downtime Ka-band Earth station design challenges are being met with tightened design and production tolerances, more advanced antennas, power weather protection systems. Healthy Ka-band market demand is pushing manufacturers, such as Walton De-Ice, to continue to innovate and expand their product line to provide customers with more solutions to ensure their VSAT and large satellite Earth station antennas are fully operational during the harshest environmental conditions. Ka-band network operators and designers can better protect their critical satellite networks from signal loss and degradation due to ice, snow, rain, and sun by adding optimized de-icing and rain-shedding sub systems to their existing and planned earth station antennas. The correct Ka-band Earth station antenna de-icing, or rain cover sub-system, can yield excellent bang reliability in the face of Ka-band link challenges. For additional Walton De-Ice information, please visit http://www.de-ice.com/kaband.html References 1 ASCSignalSecuresRecordNumber-KabandContracts.pdf and http://www.gdsatcom. com/email/GDST_Oct2012_Nocedal.pdf 2 http:// www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_ id=1276255& About the author http://www. AdWavez.com Reduction in Ka-band Antenna Noise Temperature with Antenna Cover Image courtesy of Walton De-Ice. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 105

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he success of Norsat Internationals satellite division started out when the company designed a custom small form factor satellite terminal for an offshore government in 2002. Norsat built upon the success of that delivery and founded the Satellite Division in 2004, where the portable terminals started selling into various militaries worldwide. These terminals were designed in consultation with the customer to achieve higher performance in a smaller form factor than was available on the market at the time. Norsats products and services have evolved since then and have become known globally for industry-leading ruggedness and reliability and have been used to provide critical communications for many international events. In Europe, the company is a leading provider of components for militaries and government organizations. VSATs that range in size from .45m up to 3.8m in C-, X-, Kuand Kabands. Some examples of products and capabilities offered to military organizations include: The GLOBETrekker 2.0 is an auto-acquire terminal, which was engineered with the critical communications needed by various organizations to operate reliably within the worlds harshest environments. This terminal has been upgraded with modular simple one-touch interface for rapid deployment and upgraded LinkControl software for easy, automatic, satellite acquisition antenna and compact packaging allow the GLOBETrekker 2.0 to be easily transportable and airline checkable. reliable. These units have been continuously operating for more than ten years in locations that include Afghanistan, Iraq and Haiti, to provide broadcast quality transmission during critical events. The Newbies ATOM BUCs and SSPAs: Just released are the ATOM series BUCs and SSPAs, which are up to 80 percent smaller, 68 percent lighter, enabling a wide range of military applications that include portable VSAT, TWTA replacement and UAV connectivity. SATCOM Baseband Kits: Norsat has recently introduced a for military customers. The kits support a wide variety of applications, and each kit includes the tools required to maintain satellite connectivity in remote locations or extreme environments. The CFK 100E Compact Flyaway Kit is designed power supply for diverse powering options. Several of these kits are used by National Guards, FEMA, US State Department locations and other military and government agencies for reliable, emergency communications worldwide. Strategy + Development For Europe While VSAT technology is not new, the challenge is to make all work in the harshest conditions imaginable. Norsats extensive experience with harsh share in this growing market. All of the products and systems are designed NORSAT s major European customers, which have been served for more than eight years, include: NATO (has been a customer since 2008 and has just signed a new The French Army Portuguese MoD Finish MoD Irish MoD Norsats strategy is to continue to develop a strong partnership with key integrators, such as Orange, Airbus Defence, Ineo Defence and more. The to leverage the companys extensive experience in product development and manufacturing to ensure customers long term product and service needs and met and exceeded. About the author About Norsat International Inc. communication solutions that enable the transmission of data, audio and video http://www.norsat.com Providing For The European VSAT Market: A Norsat International Perspective T 106 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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The Ka-Band Charge... An Avanti Perspective he broadcasting industry continues to experience massive growth across the globe... the industry is now migrating from Ku-band to Ka-band in order to improve global news gathering capabilities. KaVersus KuThe acceleration of uptake in Ka-band satellite services across the broadcast sector in Europe, as well as the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has been, in by Avanti Communications. Powering a diverse range of platforms, Avantis satellite technology has advantages over Ku-band capacity, including: Value beams that concentrate power and re-use spectrum Availability : Kasatellites often have 10 to 20 times more capacity than Kusatellites providing room for a customer to grow their network Portability terminals are smaller and cost less to install and maintain Flexibility : Ka-band operators are focused on data applications, which means a customer can purchase an entire end-to-end, managed service from a single source Selected By The Biggest Brands In line with a surge in uptake of Ka-band in broadcast and satellite news services to the worlds largest news organizations. The evolution of global broadcasting presents a number of opportunities for the satellite industry. The demand for real-time news is at an all-time high, placing huge pressure on news organizations, their production teams and engineers. Even small transmission breaks during live broadcasting events ( during football matches or in real-time news broadcasting) are simply not tolerated. T One example of todays SNG coverage responsibilities: The Sochi 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games 108 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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Downtime when working in SNG is not an option. The industry demands seamless, reliable data services with always-on capacity. News gatherers most remote locations. Avantis Ka-band news gathering product has been developed hand-in-hand with the broadcast industry to address these broadcast demands. The Avanti Ka-band provides the high throughput and availability essential for delivering reliable contribution for the IP generation of broadcasters. provided seamlessly to the eyes and ears of the world. Ka-band For The NexGen Of Broadcasters The innovation in technology and hardware in SNG has removed the need easy-to-deploy terminals. The technology supports multiple hardware platforms and uses the industrys leading SNG hubs. For example, with deployment of the latest iDirect IDX 3.2 release, the companys network provision of comms, VoIP, IFB and Internet content delivery. Additionally, for dispatches and live inserts, instantly, into broadcasters outputs. Avanti works alongside SNG service providers to reach broadcasters across the suitability of the band for IP transmission, increasingly adopted by broadcasters; small and lightweight easy-to-deploy terminals; and low power consumption. Professional Output SNG services have been developed with the worlds largest broadcasters Winter Olympics, Nelson Mandelas funeral and the Oscar Pistorius trial. Despite hazardous weather conditions throughout events, Ka-band has proven to be agile, resilient and reliable for real-time news gathering and events coverage. International news agency, Reuters, adopted Avanti services in South Africa for the ongoing Oscar Pistorius trial. Deployed via the HYLAS 2 satellite, which has 100 percent coverage over the country, Reuters successfully broadcast 24/7 live satellite news coverage of the trial to millions of viewers across the globe. Speaking about the service and partnership, George Johnson, Technical multimedia coverage to global audiences around the clock, our approach is to select leading providers who work with us hand-in-hand to achieve outputs during a live event of national importance in South Africa. sometimes raised is Ka-bands susceptibility to rain fade. Through investment, meticulous design and implementation of the latest technologies, rain fade has been virtually eliminated for customersthis is, indeed, yesterdays problem. Whereas Kasystems have opened up a new era in satellite communicationsenabling high speed, cost-effective servicethe There are enormous differences between the performance standards of competing Kasystems. Using the latest Ka-band technology, Avanti IP broadcasters. The company recently announced plans for a brand new satellite to be new markets in Africa and also to provide expansion capacity for existing customers in areas of Europe and Africa covered by HYLAS 1 and 2. This Avanti is exhibiting at IBC 2014 in Amsterdam, between September 12th and 16th. Please visit the team at stand 1.A50. Theres more to learn at http://www.avantiplc.com About the author The Pistorius trial in South Africa generated intense SNG coverage. Photo courtesy of Reuters. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 109

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110 SatMagazineSeptember 2014 Getting From There... To There: The FedEx Space Desk an integrated logistics provider that serves as a vital piece of Simon and his team leverage the FedEx transportation and information networks in markets around the world, providing specialized solutions for customers with the movement of critical parts while providing end-to-end visibility, global warehousing, inventory and transportation management, and temperaturecontrolled delivery services for the pharmaceutical and diagnostic industries. After joining FedEx in 1999 as director of FedEx eSupply Chain Services, Simon later served as vice president of FedEx Solutions, where he oversaw teams responsible for designing and implementing logistics tools, processes and solutions. Prior to FedEx, Simon spent eight years with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), providing supply chain strategy development and operations improvement efforts to Fortune 500 companies in the consumer products, retail, food and high tech industries. He also developed a successful health care information start-up company in Silicon Valley. Simons role at FedEx takes him to all parts of the world, and under his leadership, FedEx SupplyChain has expanded globally. Since 2010, the company has grown its service operation from 10 to more than 20 countries. Simon also serves on the Board of Directors for Knowledge Quest, a Memphis, Tennessee, based after-school education and community development program. He is also an advisory board member at the Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values at his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame. Simon holds two degrees from the university: a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in History, American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). information hub for the space industry and is the cornerstone of FedEx Space Solutions. SatMagazine (SM) Craig Simon FedEx Space Solutions is a turnkey, comprehensive shipping solution for the space industry that is built on the foundation of 40 years of FedEx innovation in logistics. Led by the Space Desk, FedEx Space from cube satellites and biomedical experiments to parts needed for shuttle launches. Our services include... The FedEx SupplyChainwhether its a part required for a launch, or a custom package for a biomedical experiment, FedEx Supply Chain offers specialized logistics through a robust network of resources. Highly trained space expertsthe Space Desk team of specialists was trained by Space Tango, a well-respected expert in the space needs of the space industry. The FedEx Packaging Lab, which is equipped with state-ofthe-art package testing and design equipment that exposes packages to real-world conditions in order to create the best possible packaging for critical shipments. The FedEx Space Desk will offer proactive tracking and tracing of all space shipments. Theres also our experts ability to assist space customers navigate international customs clearance issues for space industry shipments. Should there be unforeseen delays in the planned routing of a shipment, the specialists at the Space Desk have the ability to halt a shipment in transit and transfer it along a faster route to help ensure an on-time delivery. Enhanced visibilitywhen transporting highly-sensitive shipments, FedEx can provide peace of mind with enhanced visibility into the factors affecting the package using SenseAware, powered by FedEx. SenseAware can track a C FedEx Space Desk expertise in handling space shipments.

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111 shipments location around the world in near real-time and is also able to monitor environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, barometric pressure or exposure to light. stop shop for every space industry shipper. We will handle any possible issue that can arise with a space industry shipment and so on. SM Craig Simon When a customer contacts the FedEx Space Desk, its team of experts trained by the respected Space Tango organizationspring into action. Depending on the shipment, timing and route, Space Desk experts will tap into expertise across the FedEx organization, working to ensure that each SM Craig Simon positioned, thanks to our vast global network, with innovative tracking systems and suite of shipping options to provide premium logistics support to the growing space industry. Throughout our 40 year history, FedEx has earned a reputation as an innovative company built to move high-value packages around the world on time and securely. With a variety of next-business-day servicesand speed space shipments need. FedEx can also work with customers to SM Craig Simon We are currently learning as much as we can about the needs of our space industry customers and continue to build out solutions that matter to them. We will grow our Space Desk solutions as our customers needs expand. To learn more about this FedEx service, please visit http://www.fedex.com/us/space-solutions/

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SatBroadcasting : The Current Trends + Prospects For PayTV Versus FTA In Russia as compared to the rest of the world, by attaining a 16 percent According to data published by Telecom Daily, an information and analysis agency that provides data regarding the telecommunications market, the number of payTV users in the Q2 2014 increased from 500 thousand to 3.5 million users. The average growth in the Q2, 2014, was 30 percent less when compared to the previous two quarters. Moreover, from the end of Q2, 2013, the annual growth of payTV subscribers was approximately 3 million users, while the previous years growth amounted to 4.5 million subscribers. Today, payTVs penetration rate in the Russian market has reached 63 in Russias larger cities. The share of FTA (Free-To-Air) broadcasting is currently about one-third of all households, while some of them view the offerings from the commercial operators as public packages. Tricolor TV was the world leader in terms of the subscriber growth in Q1, 2014, by gaining 380,000 new subscribers, and then again in Q2, 2014, by achieving an additional 380,000 new subscribers. The largest sports events in 2014 were the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazilboth events were key components for this growth. Market trends are rather controversial as Tricolor TV growth in urban areas levelshowever, prospects are far better in Siberia, the Russian Far East and the South of Russia, where payTV penetration amounts to roughly 52 to 57 percent saturation. The entire payTV market is expected to continue a slowdown for another year and a half. In the meantime, the international consulting agency iKS Consulting reports that market operators will start to experience an increase in consumer use with FTA services. T A night view of St. Petersburgs city TV tower. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 112

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PayTV Market Segments Private National Satellite Company operating under the Tricolor TV brand operators subscriber base is estimated at 14.48 million subscribers, while in some regions of the country, particularly the South of Russia and the Caucasus regions, total market share exceeds 50 percent. percent of all users. with Tricolor TV. Orion Express had 2.13 million subscribers and NTV-Plus Satellite technology is one of the fastest growing segments in Russia. The main factor for this growth is Russias complex and diverse terrain, which poses major challenges for any effective cable infrastructure. This impediment paves the way for Russias satellite business development sector. The newly launched Russian satellite Express-AT1 (slotted at 56 improvement in Siberia, the Urals and portions of the Russian Far East. After evaluating the payTV penetration into these regions, there will be percent in the central part of the country. As mentioned before, satellite TV dominates the South of Russia where market shares reach 71 percent. Currently, cable operators occupy around a half of the Russian market. The biggest of them is the state owned company Rostelecom that has base subscribers numbering at 7.61 million, followed by MTS-TV with 2.7 million subscribers, ER-Telecom and Akado with 2 million plus and over coverage areas limited to one region or even one city represent a majority of the cable TV sector. Major Challenges Despite evident success of Russian satellite infrastructure establishment, the lack of transponder capacity remains one of the major complexities The second issue rests within the rough transformation of regulatory framework. Amendments to federal law regarding On advertising, accepted this summer, places advertising on satellite and cable TV channel networks under a complete ban, starting from the beginning of 2015.This could easily cause further slowdown in payTV services within Russia. The new law has evoked dissatisfaction with many market players whose fear of license and subscription fees has now increased. Development Forecast The Russian commercial television market will continue to grow until at least 2017. The market will see a clear separation between commercial and public TV at a 4:1 ratio. The Russian state will develop 20 to 25 free channels in the countrys DTT network. Such channels could already be introduced into Russia on a technical competence level. ago, while NTV-Plus had broadcast the Olympic Winter Games 2014 holdings company, Bridge Media, to start broadcasting multiple 4K TV channels. For additional information regarding the GS Group, please visit http://en.gs-group.com/ About GS Group SatMagazineSeptember 2014 113

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Looking Forward To The Satellite Industrys Future SatMagazine about his vision, what potential dangers lay ahead and how Newtec is keeping their competitive edge to meet the growing SatMagazine Serge Van Herck Our customers are always seeking new innovations in the market to a technology provider, the pressure is on Newtec to continuously provide Take the satellite broadcast industry, as an example. At Newtec, we have acknowledged these pressures and knew, for example, that as the industry (UHD) television, and the demand for more bandwidth technology increases, we had to develop new technologies to bring more bits per hertz into play. Our answer, in this case, was to team up with DVB to help create a new satellite transmission standard, DVB-S2X, to ensure that our industry can successfully move forward by employing reduced costs and increased speeds for clients. This new standard enables new services and higher transmission With a strong demand for new satellite services such as Direct-To-Home (DTH) UHD4K broadcasting, the new DVB-S2X standard will prove an instrumental enabler. We have demonstrated transmissions to DTH terminals with the transmission scheme revealing as much as a 20 percent throughput gain, using an unaltered, regular, geostationary satellite transponder. We have also recently delivered another new, return transmission technology to the market, which eliminates the headache for our customers of having to decide between SCPC and MF-TDMA return technologies. Our solution, Mx-DMA (or Cross-Dimensional Multiple Access), combines the customers into the same bandwidth when compared to SCPC. For shared and overbooked services, the bandwidth saving of Mx-DMA is more than 50 the number of customers in the same bandwidth. further improves signal availability, which helps our of service. SatMagazine Serge Van Herck The introduction of HTS, whether in Ka-, Kuor C-band, is undoubtedly a blessing for our industry. HTS creates a new momentum that enables our data customers to offer telecommunication services which, in most cases, can be provided at a much lower cost than previously thought possible. This is key in order to stay competitive with alternative, terrestrial solutions. The introduction of HTS has also had a major impact on the industrys technology companies that, over time, became fully vertically integrated; they operate their own telecom services on their own satellites. This has providers and satellite operators who used to be their customers and suppliers in the past. In the meantime, we have started to witness a new trend wherein the traditional satellite operators launch their own HTS on which they sell MHz capacity to their customers. Im convinced that this trend is going to expand further to generate strong business opportunities for technology companies such as Newtec, whos mission is to help their customers achieve their business objectives. However, let me be absolutely clearNewtec has no ambition, whatsoever, to launch its own telecom service or HTS. We have demonstrated with several customers that HTS works well with an open system architecture. We encourage VSAT operators and service control of managing their system. S 114 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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SatMagazine Serge Van Herck There is a constant shift in the satellite industrysome applications are being used more and other applications are being used less. Broadcasting services will always remain key to the industry. However, we have noticed being rolled out all over the world. Fortunately, we see that consumer broadband, mobile backhauling, Oil & Gas and mobility applications on land, sea and air really represent a major growth opportunity for many service providers. Our new scalable multi-service platform, Newtec Dialog, allows service providers to build and adapt their infrastructure easily as their business and the satellite market grows and changes. The platform gives our customers and enterprise VSAT, to broadcast, to mobile backhauling, all from a single modulation and bandwidth allocation. Newtec Dialog supports several return channel technologies, including our new Mx-DMA previously mentioned. We take great pride in being able to develop these new innovative solutions for our customers and have been doing so for nearly three decades now. We share the same vision of watching our satellite industry develop and grow. The feedback we receive from our customers and partners is always highly encouraging and this provides our engineers with the energy to continue pushing the technology boundaries forward to set new standards. For additional information, please visit the Newtec infosite at http://www.newtec.eu/ 5% ROLL-OFF 72 Mbaud 64-128-256 APSK MORE THAN 100 MODCOD s Mx-DMA combines the best qualities of SCPC and MF-TDMA return technologies. DVB-S2X, a new satellite transmission standard, reveals important throughput gain. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 115

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In the companys role as an emerging global satellite provider, AMOS is known in Europeprimarily the Central, Eastern and Russian regionsas well as throughout all of Africa, the Middle East and important areas of Asia that include China and Southeast Asia. New and improved technologies are for excellence and prompt response. Since the successful launch of AMOS-4 to the 65 degrees East prime orbital position, where it serves Russia, China and Southeast Asia with valuable Kuand Ka-band capacity, Spacecom has expanded its presence to new markets that are hungry for reliable service. are co-located at the 4 degrees West orbital position, serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and the U.S. East Coast. AMOS-5, located at 17 degrees East, serves Africa and the Middle East along with AMOS-4. Together, these satellites offer a wide range of communication and broadcast services for the telecom, broadband and broadcast markets such as direct-to-home (DTH) and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) operators, Internet service providers (ISPs), telecom operators, network integrators and government agencies. Europe has always been a key market for Spacecom and will soon become an even stronger component for the company. During two decades of operation in the CEE region, the company has developed long-term cooperations and partnerships with the regions key players and major media groups. A The build of the AMOS-6 satellite. Photo courtesy of IAI. Addressing The European Market: A Spacecom Perspective 116 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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From the 4 degrees West orbital position hot-spot where AMOS-2 and AMOS-3 are co-located, the AMOS constellation provides excellent, strong broadcast neighborhoods. Clients include DTH platforms such as T-Home SatTV (Magyar Telekom) in Hungary, a subsidiary of the Deutsche Telekom group; Xtra-TV in the Ukraine and Israels Yes DTH platform. These DTH operators anchor the European business. With one of the strongest satellite presences in Central and Eastern Europe, Spacecom also works with leaders such as HBO for its European cable and IPTV distribution, Ukraines Inter Media Group and MTV channels, among others. In 2015, Spacecoms next satellite, AMOS-6, is scheduled for launch and be co-located at the 4 degrees West orbital position, AMOS-6 will be larger than AMOS-2 and AMOS-3 combined, and will incorporate new technologies, such as High Throughput (HTS) Ka-band spot beams for improved broadband Internet access as well as Ku-band technologies. With a launch weight of 5,500 Kilograms, the satellite will use 9KW of power and offer 39 Ku-band segments and 24 Ka-band beams to provide a wide array of services. Fitted with numerous new technologies that include electronic propulsion capabilities to save on weight and cost, Spacecom expects AMOS-6 to have a long and highly productive life in orbit. HTS is expected to provide a growing market, worldwide, and already the market is ramping up with various operators and services providers providing packages. With AMOS-6, Spacecoms Ka-band spot beams will enable HTS based services in Central and East Europe as well as be ready to meet the needs of service providers in Sub-Saharan Africa. As broadband Internet access for the consumer and business markets moves forwardand we are closely monitoring these marketsthe company is excited by the opportunities being presented. Broadband The HTS capacity and attractive Mbps cost will answer the markets emerging needs. Spacecom sees AMOS-6 playing a role in providing smaller sites to enhance low ARPU; IP trunking; Oil & Gas platforms; and multiple services and the company looks forward to bringing new clients to the AMOS brand. Taken together, the satellites technologies will enable Spacecom clients satellite, AMOS-6 will strengthen the AMOS brand by adding Western Europe to its service capabilities, in addition to Central and East Europe, with the satellites resources being developed to provide services in parts of Africa. Though much of Spacecoms business in Europe is broadcast related, telecom and communication related services are also becoming more a reliant upon satellites for backhaul, redundancy and for QoS over vast areas or mountainous and hard to reach regions. Todays satellite technologies are certainly becoming more cost effective, as pricing per Mhz is being reduced to better enable service providers to stay ahead of their competition and make their end-customers happier and For further information, please visit http://www.amos-spacecom.com About the author SatMagazineSeptember 2014 117

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118 SatMagazineSeptember 2014 Advanced Technologies In Satellite Ground Stations: A SatService GmbH Perspective onitoring & Control Systems (M&C) and Network Management Systems (NMS) have always been important However, we see a new trend wherein the importance of that sub-system Integration + Interoperability The technology and implementation of M&C systems has improved so integrated into one M&C system but into several ground stations. In example, the ground stations all located at a single site are now being monitored and controlled from one server system. This has the advantage of investment and maintenance costs being distributed over a larger number of ground stationscertainly the CFOs of such operations are all Another new feature that is much in favor by multinational operators are M&C systems, located at different sites, can now talk to one another, exchanging important monitoring information and automatically reacting with special software algorithms, such as site diversity switching, or backup antenna selection and setup. User Screens Improvement Surprisingly to many, engineers dont operate the M&C systems day by day. This task is performed by operators who are normally not engineers. The operators Operators are interested in performing tasks. For example, in an occasional use scenario, they perform an uplink on Intelsat 905 Trp 81, TX Pol X, uplink DVB-S2 16APSK, FEC symbol rate 10Msbps. These operators want user technology of modern M&C systems takes this user demand into account changing software. Integration Of More Functionality Another user demand and trend is to integrate more functionality into the M&C system. Many different PCs are now necessary in a satellite ground station. This number is being reducced because functionality is being integrated into a single M&C system. Candidates for these PC reducations include: antenna pointing and tracking systems, uplink power control systems and redundancy switching functionality. Take the transmit system redundancy controller as an example. Some customers still like to have an independent redundancy controller for each sub-system. If the customer decides to procure a TWTA subsystem from a certain company, then there is a tendency to also procure the matching redundancy controller from the same manufacturer. This same customer then company, with the tendency to then also invest in that same manufacturers redundancy switching systems, in this case two additional 19-inch drawers, one for the up-converter and one for the satellite modulators. There are now three different units to be procured and interfaced via device drivers M

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119 More operators and system integrators want to integrate these as a single function into the M&C system. The main reasons: cost reduction, fewer rack less service interuptions. The redundancy switching philosophy is under local controlno longer does one have to rely on different redundancy switching implementation from different manufacturers which are, unfortunately, not standardized. Certainly the drawback is that you need a stable and reliable M&C system as well as a redundant system, for if you lose the M&C system, the redundancy switching capability is also lost for some period of time. Another completely different example would be the implementation of uplink power control (UPC) functionality within an M&C system. The M&C all input data for this UPC functionality is already present. The M&C system The system integrator or the operator owning the M&C system can decide if he or she wishes to adjust the uplink power via the satellite modems output levels, the gain setting of an up-converter, or even the gain setting of an TWTAsuch makes no difference. Certainly also needed is a comprehensive error handling algorithm. A user friendly, open and Continuous Upgrades Of M&C + NMS these into their existing M&C infrastructure in a smooth and cost effective software implementations in a widely installed base. Operators do not appreciate investing resources into proprietary software drivers and graphical will now invest in open, widely distributed, non-proprietary, subsystems. To protect the customers investments in terms of license costs, operator and system with a clear upgrade path philosophy. It is most helpful if the M&C system is based on an open platform, such as Linux, with lifetime support to Scheduling + Transponder Allocation Operators and multinational organizations like to reduce their overhead when it comes to transponder allocation and usage, especially in the occasional use (OU) applications such as satellite news gathering (SNG) or TV contribution from to one another and to implement an overall network management system that includes transponder slot management, channel databases for uplink and The goal is that the operators in the master control roomnormally the site or the various uplink stations that are delivering their contents to different partners. This technology will, in the near future, also be used by smaller organizations in order to reduce overall operational costcertainly the driver for reducing the cost of transponder usage and manpower. systems. The future will reveal how the various manufacturers will react to the For further company information, please visit http://www.satservicegmbh.de/ http://www.satnms.com/

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Executive Spotlight: Christian Allred, Senior Vice President, Intl Business Development + GM of ORBCOMM Europe across international markets and managing the companys ownership of key regional Gateway Earth Stations and to expand to Prior to joining ORBCOMM in 2006, Mr. Allred was Vice President of Sales at Enfora, where he managed channel activity with M2M solution companies and telecommunications operators throughout Latin America, Europe and the U.S. Mr. Allred began his career with MicroAge, Inc., where he held a variety of positions such as Wireless Data Analyst, Program Manager, Director of Marketing and General Manager of Mobility Solutions. Mr. Allred holds a B.A. from Brigham Young University, a M.B.A. from Arizona State University and a M.I.M. from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management. SatMagazine Christian Allred My interest started while I was attending Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management, working on my MBA and doing an internship as a Wireless Data Analyst with MicroAge, Inc. That internship was my entry point into the wireless communications industry. Soon after, I was managing a team that was responsible for developing and marketing Data Master Agents for AT&T in the late 1990s. This was exciting, to be M ORBCOMM OG2 Mission 1 launch on July 14, 2014, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photo courtesy of SpaceX. 120 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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on the forefront of working with the next generation of communications technologies through an extensive network of Value-Added Resellers (VARs) and distributors. There are not that many people in our industry who were in M2M from the beginning. I saw this industrys potential before it began to even bloom, and knew I wanted to be a part of it. SatMagazine Christian Allred Having spent time leading sales and marketing departments for companies that were either distributing or manufacturing state-of-the-art wireless products, I was looking for an opportunity to move into the network ORBCOMM offered me a great opportunity to leverage my skills and relationships without leaving the industry, and to change the focus to a new aspect of the M2M industry. Learning the importance of recurring service models was a dynamic and exciting change from selling hardware. ORBCOMM has continued to evolve as a solution provider, which has made my position within the organization even more interesting as we put more focus on the problems that need to be solved, and the value of the data that is being provided to our customers. SatMagazine Christian Allred The key, in my mind, has been the growing demand for connectivity. If you look back 15 to 20 years ago, we were all amazed at having pagers in which enhanced our ability to stay connected even further. Wireless email Now we want to be connected to our belongings, as well, which is only natural. Whether that connectivity is to our vehicles, machinery, electric meters, cargo or oil tankers anywhere in the world, it doesnt matter. Thats why M2M communications is really becoming the Internet of Things (IoT). The possibilities for connecting assets are limitless. SatMagazine Christian Allred for companies that were well-positioned within their niche markets. We wanted companies that had established leading market positions within specialize in solutions as diverse as temperature recording and monitoring for trailers and intermodal containers, to heavy machinery monitoring. We have also found that ORBCOMMs strength has been in the ability to scale globally by offering multiple technologies as part of the overall solution through partnering with leading communications companies such as Inmarsat, Globalstar and Tier One cellular carriers. Our customers tend to care about their data and information, and are not as interested in knowing what technology is being used as the means to get them their data. Therefore, that becomes the role of ORBCOMM as a comprehensive solution provider, to consistently be integrating the latest technologies from wireless sensors, RFID and Zigbee to CANbus, OBDII, NFC or many othersand offering complete, end-to-end solutionsfrom hardware to web reporting platforms to communications services to device management platformsso our customers can receive data and manage their assets effectively and economically. SatMagazine in the commercial arena? Christian Allred ORBCOMM hasnt really changed its market focus. We still offer connectivity and gas, transportation, maritime and government. We believe there is still growth available in these markets. Of these verticals, I think there is untapped potential for M2M in the oil and gas sector. With our recent announcement of putting a Gateway Earth Station in the Middle East, I believe we will see incredible potential for new growth in maritime navigational and safety efforts. This should greatly enhance our maritime and AIS offerings, as well as fueling additional growth within that sector. SatMagazine How will the recent launch of ORBCOMMs next generation OG2 satellites help expand ORBCOMMs sales and marketing efforts within Europe? Christian Allred Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The OG2 satellites were slotted within a fraction of a kilometer of their intended orbit. Each of the six satellites separated, deployed its solar panels and antennas properly, and they established connectivity at ORBCOMMs Gateway Earth Stations around the world. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 121

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The OG2 satellites are currently undergoing extensive in-orbit testing as planned and they are expected to provide full commercial M2M messaging and AIS services within 60 days of launch. This is truly a great time for ORBCOMM and our global customers. The advanced, more capable OG2 satellites will replenish our existing OG1 constellation and will deliver faster service, larger message sizes, better coverage at higher latitudes and increased network capacity, all with South America, Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa, typical message delivery are expected to be less than three minutes. For example, when it comes to tracking and monitoring high-end assets such as pharmaceuticals, greater coverage and improved latency are of utmost importance, especially in areas with poor terrestrial coverage such as Northeast Europe. ORBCOMM continues to develop M2M solutions that are capable of working on either our satellite network or the GSM networks. We believe that when customers are truly interested in guaranteeing mission-critical information delivery, they tend to opt for dual-mode communications, which is a blend of satellite and cellular communications. Customers tell us on a regular basis that the data is the most important piece of the solution, and that they are less concerned with whether their data is sent via satellite or GSM. While owning and operating a satellite network is a major competitive advantage for ORBCOMM, our highly sophisticated, end-to-end solutions from our award-winning hardware to our advanced web reporting applications to our versatile device management platforms are what ultimately drives value to our customers around the world. SatMagazine Christian Allred Euroscan is Europes market share leader in refrigerated transportation ( ). Their turn-key systems are used worldwide to ensure the safe and secure transportation of food and pharmaceuticals by monitoring and assuring temperature compliance throughout the supply strategy of adding vertical expertise, technologies and geographic markets to strengthen our end-to-end solutions portfolio. are broadened, enabling us to gain the competitive edge by delivering the most advanced, cost-effective and high-performance solutions in the international growth platform by adding Euroscans existing distribution channels in Europe and other key geographies, including the Far East, South America and South Africa, to increase market expansion of our M2M products and services in industries such as transportation and We have also gained local sales, technical and engineering support and expertise throughout Europe, which will help us deliver effective products and services tailored for the region. We expect Euroscans M2M solutions business to grow rapidly in the coming months as we add the entire suite of ORBCOMMs M2M products and services to their broad distribution channels and transition Euroscan to a full transportation service provider. SatMagazine Christian Allred After years of innovation and product development, Euroscans suite of temperature recording products was unsurpassed by any other company within their market. They were clearly the market leader in Europe. The addressing future FDA food safety regulations. Euroscan helps ORBCOMM meet the M2M demands of food and pharmaceutical companies in North America who are increasingly adopting temperature recording systems that can improve food safety and security. Their advanced technology coupled with their long-time partnerships with premier OEMs in the industry made monitoring product has only recently become wirelessly integrated. We see an enormous opportunity for growing the deployed base of temperature recorders and enabling the solution to be wirelessly enabled using satellite, cellular or dual-mode communications technologies. SatMagazine for compliance? Christian Allred Technology and compliance go hand-in-hand in Europe. Euroscans products are directly related to temperature monitoring and compliance extremely successful in helping their customers leverage their products to reduce costs and maximize compliance with these regulations. Similar legislation is being adopted in other major areas of the world, including the Euroscans temperature recording & monitoring device for refrigerated assets. 122 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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Unites States, and we are poised to enter the North American market with Euroscans proven solutions. SatMagazine Christian Allred In addition to our cold chain solutions, ORBCOMM offers a dry van transport solution, the GT 1100 ( product photo above ), which is a ruggedized, easymonitoring. The GT 1100 is sensor-compatible and self-powered with solar recharging technology for low power consumption and long service life, This solution complements Euroscans sales strategy and offers new with both refrigerated and dry van assets. In the past, Euroscan was only address both the refrigerated and dry van market. European customers have also expressed interest in our GT 2300 intermodal container tracking and monitoring solution, especially given the container corrugations to avoid damage during cargo loading, unloading and movement. The GT 2300 combines position, load stage, door events and cargo status to help customers reduce container idle time and gain greater visibility to their loads ( ). In addition, ORBCOMMs heavy machinery monitoring solution has been well-received throughout Europe. We offer a complete, end-to-end solution monitor their heavy machinery assets anywhere in the world using ORBCOMMs dual-mode technology solution has led to greater asset productivity and utilization by their end users, reduced downtime for maintenance concerns from anywhere in the globe, and you have a winning combination. SatMagazine market sectors? Christian Allred that uses satellite and cellular communications and sensors to deliver real-time situational awareness and intelligence to improve logistics and security processes and operations in support of the Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. TRANSCOM, has helped ORBCOMM to expand its end-to-end solutions portfolio into new geographic regions, including the Middle East, Asia and South America, as well as helping to increase our presence in the government sector. contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide cargo visibility for which Savi has a $102M current spending cap, is an ideal contract vehicle for many branches of the U.S. military to procure ORBCOMM satellite solutions for transportation and cargo security. This opportunity has opened up new avenues to ORBCOMM for providing our telematics solutions to the government through an established, secure contract. We also recently announced an agreement with CorpTen International, a leading provider of complex tracking and management solutions to government customers, to offer a suite of ORBCOMM M2M products to the U.S. government under their GSA schedule. Being on the GSA schedule has been one of our goals, and that is an integral part to growing our U.S. government business. We will now be able to provide additional government customers with easy access to our products through this vehicle. ORBCOMMs GT 1100 solar-powered asset tracking solution ORBCOMMs GT 2300 dry intermodal container monitor solution SatMagazineSeptember 2014 123

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business, which is used for ship tracking and other maritime navigational and safety efforts, provides service to both commercial and government customers, such as the U.S. Coast Guard, foreign Navies and other international maritime authorities. By using ORBCOMMs AIS service, security and intelligence departments around the world can know where nearly every large vessel is located, where its going, and when it will get there. These agencies can use react to anomalies at sea such as suspicious movements, route deviation and other unusual behavior. ORBCOMM plans to continue expanding our reach in the government and military markets through the use of these advanced solutions. What is interesting to watch is how governments continue to affect and create change. As mentioned earlier, compliance to federal regulations (such as the Food Safety Modernization Act) continues to provide ORBCOMM an opportunity for growth within our vertical markets as our customers seek to maintain compliance. SatMagazine Christian Allred ORBCOMMs strategically-placed GES facilities located throughout the world connect our satellite constellation to our ground-based network infrastructure. In addition to providing links OG1 satellites, ORBCOMMs global network of GES facilities will also enable us to deliver the advanced services to be provided by our recently launched OG2 satellites, reliable and globally available. We recently made progress on improving our ground infrastructure so that we can deliver the best satellite M2M product in the industry. In the Middle East, The SpaceX launch of ORBCOMMs OG2 satellites. Photo is courtesy of SpaceX. 124 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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our partner Mahd Telecom based in Muscat, Oman, has been granted regulatory approval to provide ORBCOMM services there. This service authorization allows for installation of a new Gateway Earth Station in Oman, and completion of the radio spectrum licensing process. This is a major opportunity to improve service levels in the region. This also gives us satellite access to a new major market for deployment of ORBCOMM solutions. In South America, we recently purchased the Gateway Earth Station (GES) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, completing our ownership consolidation of all Western Hemisphere GES facilities. Given the Brazilian GESs key location near the Brazilian coast, and between our GESs in Curacao and Argentina, it will bring throughout the Americas, the Atlantic Ocean and even parts of Africa. SatMagazine Christian Allred We anticipate launching the remaining eleven OG2 satellites and to complete our next generation constellation. Each OG2 satellite will offer up to six times the data access, and up to twice the transmission message sizes and better coverage at higher latitudes, while drastically increasing network capacity. Additionally, the higher gain will allow for smaller antennas on life. Our high-performance OG2 satellites will average from 100 to 140 passes per day, depending on latitude, providing near-continuous global coverage. The OG2 satellites are also completely backward compatible, and interoperable with the existing OG1 network so they will communicate other maritime navigational and safety efforts. The OG2 satellites will dramatically increase asset visibility and the probability of detection for ORBCOMMs AIS customers. These improvements will have a major impact on enhancing network service for ORBCOMMs customers and increasing the M2M markets they can serve, while continuing to support the reliable mission-critical communications available today through ORBCOMMs current OG1 network. SatMagazine Christian Allred We are excited about the recent launch of our OG2 satellites, which will for ORBCOMMs customers around the world. We expect to build a Gateway Earth Station (GES) in the Middle East that will become operational at the beginning of next year. While I believe ORBCOMM will consistently be looking for further the most comprehensive portfolio of M2M solutions to our current customers, as well as expanding our market reach through new vertical markets and geographies. SatMagazine Christian Allred While there have been a number of key projects Ive enjoyed working monitoring solution for Doosan, a leading global OEM, consolidating the ground infrastructure segment of our network and helping pave the way for new GESs to be installed in South Africa and Omanthe excitement and satisfaction I get on a daily basis really comes from seeing how we can solve potential problems for our customers to help them operate their continued to change and evolve as the needs of our customers have changed and evolved as well. The ability to help solve our customers problems is what adds to ORBCOMMs long-term value to the company. Rather than looking back, Im looking forward to see what the next big project might be. For further information regarding ORBCOMM, please visit http://www.orbcomm.com SatMagazineSeptember 2014 125

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Powering The NexGen Of Inflight Connectivity: An Inmarsat Perspective consistent coverage, delivering 50Mbps to aircraft, waiting an hour for a movie to be projected onto the bulkhead. Today, passengers want to watch live news as it happens or watch their favorite program when it suits them; video on demand has become the norm. People also want Internet access at the same speed they receive on the play online games, and make video calls if they wishthey expect all of Passenger experience is an on-going competitive battleground and cabin connectivity is the latest frontier. Connectivity solutions have been around for some time but dont yet replicate what were used to using on the ground, in terms of speed, coverage and price. GX Aviation: For The Future customers with the ability to deploy new types of solutions and services at a less expensive price, at a higher speed and with higher bandwidth. Perhaps the most important element is that GX Aviation will be available across the globe. GX Aviation will offer the most extensive coverage of airline routes and the services in demand are all provided by a single operator, not a patchwork of service providers thats been stitched together. one satellite to another. Using GX Aviation, passengers can connect with their smartphones, tablets and laptops over a WiFi hotspot or onboard cell In addition, Inmarsat enables all of the operational and safety new set of applications will become available with GX Aviation. We already know what some of them will be; many, many others will be developed, Some of the applications supported by GX include real-time TV and ondemand TV. High-speed broadband Internet access will provide much enhanced browsing, as well as enabling video calling and voice over IP. GX Aviation will also provide enough bandwidth and capacity to replicate 4G cell phone services. In addition to the passenger crew applications that will be powered by GX Aviation are only just starting to be explored. Technology Excellence Inmarsat has been operating the most reliable commercial satellite fundamental to our business. For safety services and extra resilience, GX Aviation is complemented by Inmarsats Classic Aero and SwiftBroadband services on the Inmarsat-3 and 4 satellites, which deliver on average 99.9 percent network availability. This is the only satellite network that combines Kaand L-band technologies. Set For A 2015 Launch satellite, covering the Indian Ocean region, is already on orbit and is currently undergoing onsite acceptance testing. The satellite is connecting to maritime terminals with great success and is on track to start a regional service in Q3 of this year. A 126 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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The second satellite is being readied and will ship to the launch site in cover the Atlantic Ocean region and the Americas and is scheduled to be in service by January of 2015. has completed the mechanical environmental and thermal vacuum testing at Boeings El Segundo facilities in California. F3 is scheduled for launch of 2014. the others being on track to meet the satellites needs when they are launched. Honeywell is responsible for the development and production of the GX Aviation avionics. Following the completion of the successful Critical Design Review in February, the program has entered the production phase. Honeywell has signed an agreement with Air China to test GX Aviation on Whats Next? GX Aviation is available to airlines through a range of partners, including Gogo, OnAir, Rockwell Collins and Thales. They have all been talking to airlines around the world and the announcement of the launch airline customer, as stated earlier, is imminent. next major step will be having passengers use the power of Inmarsats global Business AviationJet Connx http://www.inmarsat.com/about-us/our-satellites/global-xpress/gxaviation/ Artistic rendition of an Inmarsat 5 Global Xpress satellite. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 127

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SatBroadcasting : TV Receive Only (TVRO) In The 21 st Century and modulation methods which allowed data rates high enough to antennas worked well enough for the new digital signals that little Higher-order modulation methods were developed to carry the higher data rates in the same channel bandwidth. And Earth stations began to struggle to maintain signal reliability for the downlink signals. Now, still higher data rates are being proposed with modulation methods to match. The old antennas will no longer be able to keep up with the for low data rates, used a two-condition transmission method. A bit of data was represented by one condition, the absence of a bit by the other condition (typically called a state in the industry). Because the differences between these two states were easy to distinguish, using discrete phase shifts to indicate groups of bits, then discrete amplitude changes, then combinations of these methods to indicate still larger groups of bits. These advances allowed dramatically faster data rates for the digital transmissions. But, with these advances came problems. Because of the increased number of states in the transmission, the difference between noise at the receiving end of the system. The signal-to-noise ratio became a more important factor in maintaining reliability of reception. For most TVRO operators, their existing antennas in the not-too-distant future. These new systems will have even more data states than the existing systems, making them much more subject to data errors caused by system noise. In order for these new higher-order transmission systems to maintain a high reliability factor, the system signal-to-noise ratio will need to be much There are two basic ways to improve the signal-to-noise ratio in a TVRO system. One is to increase the power of the transmitted signal. But modern satellites already employ the latest transmitter technologies, and, for the older satellites, replacing them is typically a multi-hundred-milliondollar process. The other way to improve the signal-to-noise ratio is to use an improved receiving antenna. We need to digress for a moment, and talk about noise. Noise in a satellite receiving system comes essentially from two ), and extraneous signals picked up by the antenna. Modern LNBs employ state-of-the-art electronics and little or no improvement can be anticipated there. However, in most TVRO operations, the antenna can be improved to reduce these extraneous signals. Many TVRO operators installed 3.7 meter antennas years ago and are still using them today. For the current new proposed systems, they simply will not do the job. The problem, as mentioned before, is the pickup of undesired signals by the antenna. Remember that all the TVRO satellites transmit with the same channel channels reversed from each other. Therefore, for any given channel on any given satellite, there may be two adjacent satellites transmitting on satellites are spaced only two degrees apart in the geosynchronous orbit, the signals from the two adjacent satellites can easily be picked up by the sidelobe responses of the ground antenna, and can enter the receiving system as noise. The two diagrams on the next page will show why the selection of the plot shows a typical sidelobe response of a 3.7 meter antenna, a widely2.1 degrees offset from the main lobe, and is down about 29.5dB. This sidelobe response allows considerable energy from the adjacent satellite to enter the receiving system, and potentially interfere with reliable reception of digital signals. The next plot shows the same type of sidelobe pattern analysis for a 4.5 meter antenna. The 4.5 is also a popular size, but was often overlooked in the past, as it is more expensive than the 3.7 meter antenna and the 3.7 128 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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Notice that the 4.5 meter antenna has the second null in its sidelobe response pattern at exactly 2.1 degrees. This null allows this antenna to dramatically reject the signals from the two adjacent satellites. In conclusion, it is sure that new, higher-order modulation methods for satellite transmissions will not work well with older antennas, due to adjacent satellite signals entering the system through the relatively high sidelobe responses. designed to have sidelobe responses properly placed to effectively reject the adjacent satellite signals. About the author been involved in satellite communications since implementation of satellite a decommissioned ATT uplink station to provide About Superior Satellite Engineers respected satellite access products and services http://www.superiorsatelliteusa.com/ 3.7 Meter Antenna Standard Illumination 4.5 Meter Antenna Standard Illumination SatMagazineSeptember 2014 129

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By Sally-Anne Ray, Managing Director, NSSLGlobal SATCOM Points To Ponder: From Devices To Super Yachts atellite communications have come a long way since Sputnik 1, the worlds satellite, which was launched forward more than half a decade and now, making phone calls, sharing documents and emails as well as accessing a network from anywhere in the world has become some would even say rather However, whats next? S 130 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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Where are satellite communications (SATCOM) heading in the near to distant future? While perhaps an obvious point, the biggest focus for the satellite communications industry is to provide increased speeds. As the global proliferation of smartphones and tablets, combined with the need to be connected, continues to gain momentum, SATCOM must keep pace, offering more capacity and bandwidth. According to the research group BI Intelligence, at the end of 2013, 6 percent of the global population owned a tablet, 20 percent owned PCs, and 22 percent owned smartphones. Considering there are approximately seven billion people populating Earth, this means an incredible 1,540,000,000 of them own a smartphone. Whats more, users continue to accomplish more tasks on their devices, Watching television on mobile devices has become a part of everyday life calorie counting and other important daily activities. All of these widely used applications consume large amounts of data, making them bandwidth-heavy. This means their operations must be carried out across a robust network connection to ensure a positive user experience. The impact of this on the SATCOM market is that as such uses become commonplace, people expect to use their devices, regardless of where they are located in the world. Being in the middle of the ocean or in the heart of the desert is no longer seen as a barrier to going online or communicating with the rest of the world. People increasingly assume they will be able to enjoy their online activities whenever such are needed, rather than consider such a luxury. The SATCOM industry is, and will continue to, respond to this challenge by offering faster connections. In many ways, this is akin to the transition from 3G to 4G on a traditional mobile network. Within the SATCOM market, the superyacht industry is leading the way as early mobility adopters as crews and passengers demand more speed. Unsurprisingly, superyacht owners on board their vessels can use smartphones and tablets to access the services they want, when they want them, regardless of their location. owners offer Internet access on board, with a VSAT connection being one of the most popular and currently in use on more than two-thirds of these vessels. Interestingly, almost half of all superyacht owners expect their Internet connection to offer the same experience, or at least nearly the same experience, as what is enjoyed at home. This underlines the pressure that SATCOM service providers are under to deliver faster access with lower latency, increased coverage and availability. must continue to be educated as to the expectations they should have as far as various SATCOMs packages are concerned. Important to remember is that SATCOM and traditional mobile networks are not identical. For example, those using SATCOM services need to remember to turn off automatic updates and to delay that hungry app download during peak service timesthis ensures fair usage for all. While increasing the speed of satellite networks is a necessity, also vital is that service providers and use of the bandwidth that is available. NSSL Global infosite: http://www.nsslglobal.com About the author Sally-Anne Ray has been Managing Director of NSSLGlobal since July of 2013. Sally previously held the position of Sales Director at NSSLGlobal and has been active in the global satellite and communications industry for more than 20 years. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 131

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132 A Competitive Business Essential: Audio Networks Flexibility he widespread revision and restructuring of satellite infrastructure taking place in the audio market today is due to a number of causes; the most important being the need to replace the outdated 1gen of satellite receivers, and the new palette Broadcasters attempting to purchase the older generation or receivers bandwidth use. The drive to greater operating economies is a powerful as DVB-S2, as well as use the upgrade process to investigate the potential for audio over IP, or a hybrid combo of IP and satellite. What To Look For Certain trends are emerging as leading players investigate the potential of new satellite standards and look at how satellite can be combined with IP. wide variety of ways that broadcasters construct their infrastructure and the necessity of keeping options open to future change. is allowing operators to experiment with IP and IP/satellite hybrids more easily, in search of economies and more sophisticated regionalization. Broadcasters also want to improve their backup capabilities. The latest generation of hardware can make backup easier and more cost-effective to implement. standards, rather than proprietary technology. Some manufacturers remain committed to the proprietary model. However, broadcasters are wise to steer clear of those models so they avoid getting locked into a single supplier and limited in their options for future network development. T 132 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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Operating economies are, of course, high on the needs agenda for any better use of bandwidth, broadcasters can install receiving devices that support codecs such as AAC and eAPTX. These codecs are ideal for studioto-studio transmissions as the technology allows re-encoding of audio as Although audio content distribution by satellite is still the most reliable method, broadcasters are increasingly considering the possibility of OPEX reductions through the use of IP over DSL lines. IP can have a very useful incorporates built-in technologies such as FEC (Forward Error Correction) using IP in their overall solution. IP support in todays generation of satellite receivers gives broadcasters the option of using IP easily, if they wish to do so. concentrates a wide range of functionality into a single chassis. This means that satellite receiver is more or less obsolete as a term, as the best of the new devices can receive from IP as well as satellite. Advanced regionalization capabilities, backup solutions and more are combined into the same unit. Contribution device may be a better description. With the implementation of technologies like dual streaming and FEC, the best of the new generation of devices can increase the security of IP transmissiondifferent types of IP feed, such as RTP and Icecast, are supported in order for operators to accommodate any kind of source and The interplay between IP and satellite varies from broadcaster to broadcaster. Those that go all-out for the economies of contribution over DSL lines may feel more able to do so if the infrastructure they have installed allows them revert to satellite whenever they want, without further capital cost. Nothing Quite Like A Solid Mix Another approach is to use a mix of IP and satellite as part of the backup strategy (with either IP or satellite as the main feed), or to achieve economies by sending some contentperhaps content of less critical importancevia IP, while using satellite for most of the feed. An example of this approach would be the broadcaster who contributes regionalized content via IP, while using satellite for the national feed. If the IP contribution of regionalized content fails, the regional audience then hears the national feed instead. unit that receives the content, manufacturers allow broadcasters to dispense with limitations of a separate (usually PC-based) regionalization installation. The integrated contribution device can offer a highly streamlined, costeffective and robust solution by receiving regionalized content either by a different route from the main feed (such as a DSL line), or in a side channel if satellite is used exclusively. The regionalized content is stored onboard and, when a trigger signal from the headend is received by the device, that content plays out immediately. When a broadcast is implementing a regionalized operation over a network of several hundred receivers, the integrated contribution device is a much An integrated contribution device like this is also much easier and economical to operate remotely. With an optional dual power supply, and remote management inclusion, feature upgrades and software updates are far smoother to implement. Remote control and management can be effected through IP or directly by satellite through in-band control (SIRC). Built-in snmp support facilitates the integration of the devices into a network management system. offers extremely accurate synchronization capabilities between multiple built into the infrastructure. evolution. In todays highly competitive commercial and technical climate, improve and grow without limitation is no longer a luxurysuch is a key For further details, please visit the companys infosite at http://www.2wcom.com About the author SatMagazineSeptember 2014 133

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134 Global Real-Time Tracking + Monitoring For Aircraft several tragic aerospace accidents and on the necessity to Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd., a leading-edge Toronto and Montreal based Canadian technology company, has presented the aerospace community with a complete solution for monitoring all aircraft and helicopter. This solution provides asset tracking and also monitoring and has already been demonstrated and validated end-to-end from the aircraft to the ground stations and operators. This solution is now offered to airlines and operators and is already being implemented on several aircraft and helicopter types. Star has developed the STAR-ISMS In-Flight Safety Monitoring System, with real-time and secure connections between the aircraft and the ground, authorities that include the FAA and Transport Canada. STAR A.D.S. real-time data transmissions enhance aviation safety, facilitates and reduces aircraft maintenance costs, reduces their carbon footprint, all operators as well as meeting governments suggested regulations: Tracking the airplanes and knowing where they are located on a continuous basis, a need that has recently been tragically placed at the forefront of everyones attention Saving on costs that range from maintenance to fuel consumption and the time spent collecting, storing, and analyzing all of the relevant data for airline operations Star is now implementing the Airborne Data Services (ADS) to airlines as well as developing new applications for environmental monitoring and additional added-value services for operators. The overall STAR A.D.S. is articulated around three elements: The on-board part of the system, the STAR-ISMS, collects all data existing on-board a modern aircraft, which is producing enormous amounts of data that is and converted into different data setssome of this commonly known as the Black Box. The data are sorted, formatted and encrypted on-board the aircraft and then transmitted through an Iridium satellite. Through compression and use of the Iridium worldwide constellation, the system allows for an economical and secure transmission of this crucial data, with full global coverage to STAR Navigation communication center and is then distributed to the customers or as direct feeds to the airline Operations Center. The ground segment of the STAR A.D.S., which is a platform hosted by the customer, receives, and decodes the transmitted information for display in real-time and also builds the performance data base and the mandatory documentation for an airline. In terms of regulations, ICAO Annex 6 dictates that any civil or commercial airline/operator having an all, up weight of 27,000kg or more must have a these regulations. The product provides a fully seamless and automatic way of calculating and determining various aspects of FDM/FOQA. This is all providing and analyzing key elements for airplane operations such as these data have impacts on an aircraft, its performance, and operations. In 134 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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135 Maintenance Operations Quality Assuranceproviding maintenance related information Engine Condition Monitoringa tool to monitor engine trends and failure predictions Aircraft Systems and Sub-systems degradationreal-time information regarding the entire aircraft STAR Navigation has developed a comprehensive suite of addedvalue services for operators to make use of the now-available data and information received on the ground that includes: Nominal tracking and following of the aircraft with geo-localization and health snapshots Automatic alerts based on customized parameters Automatic documentation generation, from Engine Condition Monitoring reports to End Of Flights analysis aircraft performances Building tailored dashboards in order for airlines to monitor cost controls and to analyze key costing parameters, such as fuel consumption All this is now possible, thanks to an entire end-to-end system that is case in a traditional environment. STAR Navigation is already deploying the technology and the system toward new market segments, such as the Medical Evacuation helicopters and aircraft. This will allow the transmission of real-time patient bio data to the emergency medical center, speeding the dispatch of the crucial data, and assisting in the preparation of medical intervention and ultimately saving time, as well as lives. Quebec between Star Navigation, universities, a major hospital center, an EMS operator and additional, complementary industries. The program will span over 2015 and will include the technology insertion of the STAR-ISMS computer, together with its satellite communication capabilities, on an EMS helicopter, the programs interface with the on-board bio monitors, with direct communication links to the medical dispatch center. The system will also be connected to the data processing environs of the hospital, allowing as well as to the hospitals available emergency medical resources. to allow accurate tracking as well as providing company awareness of their The company is also expanding its operations into the aerospace market. Star Navigation is working on adapting their technology for communication satellites, pending their use and regulatory authorizations, for global monitoring coverage. Additional information regarding Star Navigation is available at http://www.star-navigation.com/ SatMagazineSeptember 2014 135 Star Navigation system overview illustration. STAR-ISMS In Flight Safety Monitoring System

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Executive Spotlight: Kirill Makhnovskiy, Director of Telecommunication Services, Orion Express From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Makhnovskiy was the chief specialist for regulators at Moscow Cellular Communications Company. He then moved onto Sky Link as the head of the institutional control department, and then worked as the Deputy General Director of TelekomInfoProet. From 2008 to 2011, he was the Deputy Director for Government and Regulators in the Telecom Express Company. SatMagazine Kirill Makhnovskiy Orion Express is a Russian satellite TV provider and one of the key players in B2B and B2C markets. We are the only operator with 100 percent coverage of the Russian territory and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Orion Express is the most actively growing operator on the Russian payTV market. In 2013, the companys subscriber growth was more than 80 percent, when the industry average growth was approximately 13 percent. The Orion Express subscriber base up to May 1, 2014, amounted to more than two million people. Today, the company is the leading media platform in Russia and CIS, as well as a leading media partner for Intelsat in Russia. Our Business-To-Consumer (B2C) market company works under the brand Telekarta. For the Business-To-Business (B2B) market, we provide the most comprehensive range of services to Russian and foreign broadcasters platforms located at 85 degrees and 140 degrees East. Apart from Russia, Orion Express also provides DTH services in Kyrgyzstan through our Vision company. Our marketing strategy is based on offering subscribers the most interesting and affordable product. Our partners, distributors and the installers of viewer could want, from Russian federal channels and its hour broadcasts, regional channels, thematic channels that deliver the most popular Russian and foreign program brands. The cost of entry for customers is low in the key advantages that distinguish Orion Express from competitors. M Express services coverage map. 136 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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SatMagazine Kirill Makhnovskiy Orion Express broadcasts from three satellites: Horizons 2 at 85 degrees East, Intelsat 15 that co-resides at the same orbital slot, and Express AM5 at 140 degrees East. By the way, Orion Express is the largest Intelsat media partner in Russiaour work with that company allowed us to take a leading position in the broadcasting and DTH market. SatMagazine Kirill Makhnovskiy Telekarta is an independent satellite TV product of Orion Express. There are two basic TV packages available in Telekarta: Standard (more than 70 channels) and Unlimited (more than 125 channels). Telekarta has more than two million subscribers, and those numbers are increasing year by year. Telekarta broadcasts via three satellitesthe U.S. Intelsat-15, Horizons 2 and Express AM5. The broadcasting area covers the entire territory of Russia from Kaliningrad to Sakhalin. The connection cost at the moment is the most affordable in the Russian payTV market. Telekarta offers more than 100 channels (Russian and foreign), federal channels and their hour program versions, regional channels and popular thematic channels. SatMagazine Kirill Makhnovskiy According to the research of the Json & Partners Consulting company, the Russia payTV market will continue to expand. In 2013, payTV services in Russia were enjoyed by 35.1 million households. That is 10 percent higher than in 2012. PayTV penetration was 64 percent in 2013. According to analysts, the payTV subscriber base will be 40.9 million households by 2018that is 17 percent higher than the subscriber base in 2013. Penetration by 2018 will reach 75 percent, and the average market growth rate for the period 2014 to 2018 will be 3 percent. SatMagazine American markets? Kirill Makhnovskiy To begin with, I would like to note that, as of this writing, the Russian payTV market is the largest in Eastern Europe. Subscribers, who at the moment are more than 40 million in number (about 70 percent of the households in Russia), are offered more than 300 channels. The Orion Express satellite farm. An artistic rendition of the Horizons 2 satellite. SatMagazineSeptember 2014 137

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Unfortunately, until recently, the development of payTV, including DTH, was based on dumping and a constant decrease in ARPU. However, that trend is changingthe largest Russian operators are starting to offer socalled world premium content, whose popularity is growing year by year. SatMagazine are the most popular venues? Kirill Makhnovskiy Yes, Western TV channels are presented for the Russian market. The most popular are: Animal Planet, Discovery, TLC, Universal, National Geographic, Outdoor Channel, Viasat, Disney Channel, Mezzo and many others. SatMagazine Kirill Makhnovskiy There are some Russian payTV channels presented for Western viewers. The larger Russian content producers deliver one channel from their portfolio to Europe. For example, the STREAM company presents the Russian Life channel; the TPO Red Media company offers the La Minor channel. Several companies are available for western viewers. SatMagazine Kirill Makhnovskiy We give our customers a guideline to reserve 5db as an extra power margin for our nations various weather conditions. When customers follow our recommendations, reliable signal reception is assured. SatMagazine Kirill Makhnovskiy We provide the full range of services for broadcasters: channel uplink to satellite, content adaptation for the Russian audience, channel distribution in cable networks. This business model is also a great tool for suppliers of Western channel content, as the service allows them to earn on pay broadcasting in Russia. This range of services the company provides allows for contributions on more than 50 Russian and some foreign TV channels. SatMagazine Kirill Makhnovskiy The TV market in Russia is regulated by several laws. The main ones are the Communications Law and the Law on Mass Media. Orion Express is operating in strict compliance with those laws, holding all necessary licenses (Television Broadcast License, Service License for On-air Broadcasting, Service License for Communication Links, Telematic Services License, Service License for Data Transmission). According to the licenses, we can legitimately implement a full range of services for DTH broadcasting and for signal delivery to numerous channels. SatMagazine Kirill Makhnovskiy My advice is that there should be no fear in entering the Russian market. This market certainly has challenges, but remember that the Russian market continues to develop and grow. As for our company, we distribute satellite TV channels and have been doing it for the past seven years. From year to year, the number of subscribers continues to increase, as well as the number of our partners and their income has certainly increased. Currently we are working with more than 360 cable operators across Russia, including all of the top operators (Rostelecom, ER-Telecom, MTS, Beeline, Megafon), which cover more than 20 million subscribers in cable and IPTV networks. For Western partners, we can offer a large pool of services: translation, registration services, uplink to the satellite, and distribution. We can run channels from scratch. Today, Orion Express is distributing more than 20 channels of various genres. For further info: http://orion-express.ru/ 138 SatMagazineSeptember 2014

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140 SatMagazineSeptember 2014 EventIBC2014s Industry Importance centerpieces of the entire show: a fast-paced, vibrant, and free-to-attend celebration of the best that the global industry has to offer that acknowledges excellence in a Awarding Industry Excellence + Embracing Change First, though, IBC2014 must honor the work that has been throughout 2014, and the IBC Innovation Awards accomplish that task. To be considered for one of these prestigious prizes, a project must demonstrate a positive collaboration between a broadcaster and its technology partners; placing innovation at the heart of solving a creative, technical or commercial issue. The shortlist of 10 companies has now been announced across three categories: Content Creation, Content Management and Content Delivery. Among a mix of intriguing projects, the shortlist features the entertaining and informative Horse Tracker app developed by the UKs Channel 4, Civolution, Monterosa and TurfTrax; Sky News Arabias Project Skynet which, developed alongside Blackmagic, Haivision, Nevion, Vizrt and Zixi, allows the broadcaster to broadcast and transmit from anywhere in the world; and the multiple social, legal and technical issues that had to be solved by Indias Airtel Digital Television and technology partner BrizzTV Media Labs. Then, of course, there is the IBC International Honor for Excellence, which trailer for the second of his Hobbit trilogy, ). The evening is rounded out by the Best Conference Paper Award and the Exhibition Design Awards. To see the winners collect their prizes in person, join the crowd at the Awards Ceremony, on Sunday, September 14th, at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium. The second day of the conference is based around the theme of Embracing Change and examines the new opportunities and challenges that technological progress is providing. A busy day of sessions examines the increasing list of disruptorsIP production, the cloud, Ultra HD, social networking and more. at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 12th, in G102/103 examines the trend for a full-spectrum and ethical challenges producers face in creating expanded content. Theres also what promises to be a fascinating debate on More pixels or at 2:00 p.m. in the Forum. Lastly, there is on Friday, September 12th, at 4:00 p.m. in the Forum. At this forum, a group of leading executives from across the broadcasting spectrum will provide which game-changing technologies and consumer behaviors they believe will forge the 2020 TV landscape. To determine where you will be in 2020, IBC2014 in Amsterdam will help you uncover your future. Demonstrating The Future IBC Content Everywhere is a new series of global events that have been created as a response to the enormous growth in the IP-connected devices that are altering the way we consume media. Launching at IBC2014 in Amsterdam, IBC Content Everywhere Europe is going to be the essential event to attend to understand this market whichafter all, research are capable of streaming live and on-demand videothis capability is becoming a more crucial task for broadcasters with every passing week. The IBC Content Everywhere Europe Hub, located in Hall 14, will host a program of free-to-attend sessions at no cost as well as product demonstrations built around two, hour-long, curated and editoriallyindependent sessions and panel discussions. These will provide insight into the consumer behaviors, business models and technologies that are drivers of the growth in this sector. A series of short demonstrations from

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141 Subjects under discussion include social TV, audience measurement in a digital world, in-stadia second screens for spectators, dongle wars and more. Located within the Hub is a Download Wall, which enables attendees who have upgraded to IBC Content Everywhere Europe to collect session and demonstration presentations as well as exhibitor brochures, white papers and more, all using their personal Touch & Connect devices. This material, together with contact details of other Touch & Connect users that have been met at the show, can then all be reviewed online in the dedicated Touch & Connect portal. An automatic upgrade to IBC Content Everywhere Europe will be granted for IBC2014. Expect to hear much more about many of these subjects, as well, in the Business Operations & Content Innovation stream at the IBC Conference. This stream concentrates on practical sessions that examine is being created and presented. The cloud is, of course, a crucial part of that section of the innovation story, and in on Friday, September 12th, at 2:00 p.m. in G102/103, the practicalities behind the hype will be closely examined. What impact could the cloud have on current business plans, how can it be integrated into operational help make the decision to jump into the cloud, now or in the future? Big Data has not been short of hype recently and in the appropriately named on Saturday September 13th at 4:30 p.m. in G102/103, an impressive panel, including Channel 4s Sanjeevan Bala (who has spearheaded one of the most effective audience engagement campaigns yet seen) will chart how leading media companies are moving Big Data from the science lab to the forefront of their competitive strategy. Effective use holds out the promise of allowing adherents to understand their audiences, drive intelligent marketing, target advertising, reduce the unwary. Other subjects to be covered include personalization, the threat of production chain. This promises to be a fascinating stream within a fascinating conference. Please visit the IBC infosite for details of obtaining passes and pricing: http://www.ibc.org/conference For more information about the IBC Conference Program please visit http://www.ibc.org/conferenceprogram To register for IBC2014, please go to http://www.ibc.org/register The RAI Center in Amsterdam, the home of IBC2014 Photo of an informative conference session from IBC2013.

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