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Worldwide Satellite Magazine April 2013 SatMagazine Maritime SATCOM Space Engineering SatMagazine. April 2013, Vol. 6, #1 Publishing Operations Authors + Contributors Silvano Payne, Publisher + Writer Jan Einar Bringedal Hartley G. Lesser, Editorial Director Patrick Decool Pattie Waldt, Executive Editor Chris Forrester Martin Jarrold Jill Durfee, Sales Director, Editorial Assistant Jos Heyman Simon Payne, Development Director Hartley Lesser Donald McGee, Production Manager Reinhold Lüppen Dan Makinster, Technical Advisor Bert Sadtler Chris Forrester, Senior Contributing Editor Pattie Waldt Alan Gottlieb, Senior Contributing Editor Bob Gough, Senior Contributing Editor Jos Heyman, Senior Contributing Editor Giles Peeters, Senior Contributing Editor Mike Antonovich, Senior Contributing Editor Richard Dutchik, Contributing Editor Bert Sadtler, Contributing Editor We reserve the right to edit all submitted materials to meet Published monthly by our content guidelines, as well as for grammar or to move SatNews Publishers articles to an alternative issue to accommodate publication 800 Siesta Way space requirements or removed due to space restrictions. Sonoma, CA 95476 USA Submission of content does not constitute acceptance of said Phone: (707) 939-9306 material by SatNews Publishers. Edited materials may, or may Fax: (707) 838-9235 not, be returned to author and/or company for review prior © 2013 SatNews Publishers 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 or named individuals. { Prove it. SatMagazine, MilsatMagazine and SatNews are always seeking articles covering the SATCOM and related industries, features that would Think be of interest to our thousands of global readers. If you have an insightful, fresh and relevant article, or you know an idea you feel holds merit, we would appreciate the opportunity to discuss the material with you. {SATCOM? { Please contact Hartley Lesser, Editorial Director: [email protected] 530.448.6049 2 SatMagazine—April 2013 SatMagazine. April 2013, Vol. 6, #1 InfoBeam Adding Two To The Books (ILS + Intelsat), 10 Satellites’ Study Set Up (SS/L), 10 Hybrid Help, Intelsat + Digital Networks), 10 R&D Courtesy Of SADI (Norsat), 11 Spanish Digital Movie Distribution Calls For Many Talents (HISPASAT), 12 Active Within Minutes (C-COM), 14 Spot-On Comms (On Call Communications), 14 Second Stage In Final Stage (ATK), 15 Making A Messier Of Things (NASA), 16 Helping This Sapphire To Glean, 16 New Controller + On The Skids (Winegard), 17 A Most Important 30 Year Anniversary For SAR, 18 “Must Have” Report Now Available From Space Foundation, 20 Bringing Apple iOS Into The Mix (Satcom Direct), 21 Feeding The Screen (KenCast + DCDC), 22 Becoming Pals With Connectivity (OnAir), 22 Much Ado About Manufacturing + Launch Services (NSR), 23 4 SatMagazine—April 2013 SatMagazine. April 2013, Vol. 6, #1 Index To Advertisers Advantech Wireless, 9 AnaCom, Inc., 19 Arabsat Satellite, 7 Comtech EF Data, 23 CPI Satcom Products, 17 Global Link Productions Inc., 21 Harris Corporation, 5 MITEQ Inc. / MCL, 15 NewSat Limited, 13 Newtec CY, 3 SatFinder, 53 SatNews, 2 Singapore Exhibition Services — CommunicAsia2013, 49 Space Foundation — NSS, 33 Space Tech Expo (Smartershows Ltd.), 43 Teledyne Paradise Datacom LLC, cover + 11 Terrapin Ltd. — SatCom 2013 Africa, 39 6 SatMagazine—April 2013 SatMagazine. April 2013, Vol. 6, #1 Features SatBroadcasting™: Talk Of The Show + Getting Tough On Broadband, 24 There was, without doubt, a spring in the step of SES’ Romain Bausch as well as other senior staff at the recent... By Chris Forrester, Senior Contributing Editor Executive Spotlight: Malcolm McMaster, President, Globecomm Maritime, 28 Mr. McMaster possesses many years of experience with a number of companies, where he exercised full P&L responsibility for operations in the... Sadtler On Careers: And A Good Divorce To You, 34 No, you did not mistakenly pick up a legal journal with an article written for attorneys about the dissolution of married...By Bert Sadtler, Contributing Editor Consumerization Of IT @ Sea—A Challenge Or An Opportunity, 36 When it comes to smartphones and tablets, we only have to sit down in a café or in an airport... By Reinhold Lüppen + Patrick Decool, Astrium Services Spotlight On Maritime With Terry Neuman, iDirect, 40 Terry Neumann is part of the market development team within iDirect. He focuses his time and resources on promoting and expanding the use of VSAT. Expanding Horizons For Satellite Broadband @ Sea, 44 There is no doubt that the maritime industry is increasingly vital for a plethora of resources for... By Martin Jerrold, GVF Maritme SATCOM Forum. Executive Spotlight: Kim Gram, Vice President, Cobham SATCOM, 46 Kim Gram has held the position of Vice President of the Aeronautical Business Unit at Cobham SATCOM (previously Thrane & Thrane A/S) since 2009. A Look At... Early Maritime Satellites, 50 Traditionally, communications with ships on the high seas was conducted by morse code or by via radio communications... By Jos Heyman, Senior Contributing Editor LEON: The Space Chip That Europe Built, 54 Similar to home computers, the sophisticated capabilities of today’s space missions are made possible by the power of their processor chips. Integrating Carriers For Cost-Effective Passenger + Crew Connectivity, 64 Satellite communications usage at sea typically reflects trends on land and, today, more than ever... By Jan Einar Bringedal, Marlink 8 SatMagazine—April 2013 InfoBeam Adding Two To The Books Satellites’ Study Set Up International Launch Services (ILS) and Intelsat S.A. Space Systems/Loral opportunities for placing have signed a contract for two, firm ILS Proton (SSL) has been selected government payloads on launch missions. to study the feasibility commercial spacecraft. “Intelsat enjoyed another steady year in 2012, of accommodating SSL also has experience which included five successful satellite launches and the next-generation U.S. building dedicated HIEO completion of the world’s first global broadband mobility military weather systems satellites, which can provide platform, which will enable increased bandwidth to support on commercial polar a persistent view of arctic our customers’ growth plans. We look forward to building orbiting satellites. latitudes for the next on our momentum, as we select ILS for two future satellite SSL will examine options generation weather program. launches, enabling us to reach even further into developing for the U.S. Air Force The company’s regions to meet the growing demand for highly efficient Space and Missile Systems experience includes the first and reliable connectivity,” said Intelsat EVP and Chief Center to lower its cost to constellation of three satellites Technology Officer Thierry Guillemin. replace the legacy Defense designed and built for Sirius “ILS is honored to be selected by Intelsat for these Meteorological Satellite XM Radio, which were future missions. We are pleased to have Intelsat’s confidence Program, through the use of launched into 24 hour Tundra and commitment to support their plans for growth and alternative architectures such orbits in 2000. This fleet of expansion of their business,” said ILS President Phil Slack. as equipping commercial HIEO satellites continues to ILS recently conducted its successful ILS Proton return to satellites with advanced provide service today. flight mission on March 27 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome meteorological sensors. The company’s extensive in Kazakhstan, with the Satmex 8 satellite for Satélites The six-month study hosted payload experience Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) of Mexico City, Mexico. # contract was awarded under a includes SES-5, a commercial broad agency announcement telecommunications satellite, issued in June 2012. SSL will which was launched in 2012 study the technical feasibility and hosts a navigation of hosting a third generation payload for the European meteorological instrument Union. SSL also built on an SSL commercial bus Intelsat-14, which hosted platform; identify commercial the first commercial Internet Hybrid Help business opportunities that Router in Space (IRIS) and was the Air Force can leverage to successfully launched in 2009. Intelsat S.A. has signed a multi-year agreement achieve weather sensing from SSL’s experience with with Digital Networks, a provider of business-class a Highly Inclined Elliptical hosted payloads also includes satellite solutions to the energy sector. Orbit (HIEO); and quantify Optus-C1, built for SingTel Intelsat will provide capacity via its satellite fleet and the value proposition for Optus, which was launched IntelsatOne terrestrial network, enabling Digital Networks performing the mission in this in 2003. Optus-C1 provides to more effectively support very small aperture terminal non-traditional fashion. commercial communications (VSAT) communications networks in North America. As a satellite manufacturer services in Australia and Digital Networks will leverage Intelsat’s teleport that works with most of the also hosts several milsatcom services and capacity on the Galaxy 3C satellite to expand world’s leading satellite payloads for the Australian its network in the United States and Canada. # operators, SSL is well- Defence Forces. # positioned to find suitable Artistic rendition of DMSP, courtesy of U.S. Air Force. 10
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