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LAND • Portable BGAN

• Drive-Away and Fly-Away VSAT Systems

• Satcom-on-the-Move for BGAN and VSAT

AERO • SwiftBroadband

• Swift 64

• Systems

• Antennas

MARITIME • VSAT Antenna Systems

• TV Solutions

• FleetBroadband

• GMDSS

• VHF and MF/HF radios

• AIS and Navtex

SYSTEMS • Infrastructure

• BGAN RAN

• Inmarsat-C

• Inmarsat-M/B

• Inmarsat Classic Aero

Key Developments in Ka-band and Maritime Mobility Chris Insall Manager, Commercial Programmes Mobility Colloquium Florence, 14th October 2013 ASI / ESA

Mobility Colloquium – 14th Oct 2013

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•Who are Cobham – Cobham SATCOM?

• Key requirements for maritime mobility

•Developments in Ka band and VSAT technology

Session Contents

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Ku/Ka/C-band

VSAT + TVRO

GMDSS & Legislative

L-Band via

Inmarsat or Iridium

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Cobham SATCOM at a glance

• Capabilities centered around communication and the growing demand for data, connectivity and bandwidth

• Leading manufacturer of marine radios and mobile satellite communications equipment

• Approx. 1,000 employees

• Locations in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, USA, China, South Africa and Singapore.

• Marine the largest Business Unit

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SATCOM capabilities

• Marine

- Radio: VHF, MF/HF, AIS and Navtex

- Satellite: L-band, Ku-band, Ka-band and X-band for Inmarsat, Iridium, Intelsat etc..

• Land

- Portable and Vehicular BGAN terminals

- Manual and auto-deploy Fly-Away VSAT antennas and a selection of Drive Away and Comm-On-The-Move VSAT antennas

• Aero

- Modems and antennas based on L-band technology

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Maritime: Key Sector Drivers

• Market driver - regulatory key in commercial sectors:

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Maritime: Key Sector drivers

• Above all, the rapid growth in demand for bandwidth should not be underestimated

Comsys 2012: Maritime VSAT data usage growth

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Maritime Mobility Overview

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Versatility requirements: from Ka to Multiband

Marisat, 1976

(Sea Tel 1978) Ka-band examples

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Connectivity

Spectrum Availability

Prioritising requirements

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Maritime Ka Introduction

1998 Sea Tel first Ka band VSAT

2011 Sea Tel first Ku / Ka band VSAT

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1m Ku to Ka convertible antenna

Systems available since March 2012

GX60 Ka band

Available prior to I-5 F1 satellite launch

Inmarsat GX and Cobham SATCOM

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Ka Band Modem

Above Decks in Enclosure

Industrial Core Module (ICM)

Below Decks inside the new MXP Standard Core

Module (SCM)

GX Core Modules

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Sea Tel IMA Systems Platform

IP-based communications

• MXP=Media Xchange Point

• Single Software Update

• Improved Access Security

• Improved Remote Access

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Sea Tel 4012 Ku/Ka hardware upgrade [Video]

• Watch on YouTube

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Ka regulatory considerations

See GVF white paper : www.gvf.org

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SAILOR - High Performance Satcom

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SAILOR 900 VSAT SAILOR 800 VSAT

103 cm reflector

Performance of 1.2m antenna

Addressing ~1m market

Covering 80-90% of demand

Radome + reflector Ka ready

Conversion Kit for GX

83 cm reflector

Performance of other 1m

Addressing sub-1m market

Reflector Ka band ready

Standardized high-performance RF

Single Coax Cable between ADE and BDE

Automatic Azimuth Calibration (“home flag”)

Automatic Cable Calibration

Dynamic Motor Brakes

IEC EN 60721 Shock & Vibration tested

All SAILOR VSAT

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