Dozens of satellite-enabled communications products launched at SATELLITE
2008, Feb. 25-28 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington
D.C.
ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Dozens of cutting-edge, new
products will be introduced to the satellite communications marketplace
during SATELLITE 2008, Feb. 25-28, at the Walter E. Washington Convention
Center, Washington D.C. The SATELLITE 2008 show floor showcases more than
54,000 square feet of new products and services from more than 270 leading
solutions providers, including SES New Skies, Hughes, Eutelsat, General
Dynamics SATCOM Technologies and TANDBERG Television, Part of the Ericsson
Group.
Visitors to the exhibit hall will be able to get up-close and hands-on
with hundreds of new products, and innovative technology solutions
including these:
- Crawford Satellite Services (Booth #718) launched an MPEG-4 HD (high
definition) platform on SES AMERICOM's satellite AMC-18 for domestic
distribution into cable and DBS (digital broadcast system) providers.
This platform, using the latest technology, offers bandwidth efficient
distribution and transport for programmers, including cable television
network Tennis Channel.
- Foxcom's (Booth #468) entirely new suite of products: the
SatLight/Platinum. Based on breakthrough RF to fiber technology, the
suite is designed to meet today's increasing demands for higher
performance and more RF control and monitoring. The Platinum family
includes products for L-band, IF, 10MHz, 5MHz, and a host of
accessories.
- Wegener Corporation's (Booth #115) new Unity 552 Enterprise Media
Receiver. The Unity 552 has bandwidth-efficient MPEG-4/h.264 video
coding for both standard definition and high definition video, digital
and analog outputs, as well as advanced DVB-S2 demodulation. Network
operators can achieve 40-70% greater signal compression using
MPEG-4/h.264 video compression and DVB-S2 modulation compared with the
current standard MPEG-2 video compression and DVB-S satellite
modulation.
- iDirect Technology's (Booth # 535) Series 12000 universal 4-slot hub.
The new hub supports multiple inbound and outbound networks on up to
four satellites with a fifth slot that can be used for configuration or
redundancy. The universal 4-slot hub is highly flexible, supporting the
entire array of network topologies including star, mesh, SCPC (Single
Channel Per Carrier) with outbounds up to 18 Mbps (Time-Division
Multiplexing) and up to 140 Mbps (DVB-S2/ACM) per line card.
- SwiftBroadband by Vizada (Booth #101) is Inmarsat's first fully IP-
based, high-speed data service offering broadband in-flight connectivity
including both cockpit communications and cabin applications.
SwiftBroadband by Vizada enables a diverse range of applications from
safety communications, weather and flight-plan updates to e-mail,
Internet and phone services. For officials traveling on government
aircraft, the service ensures secure and reliable access to information
resources on the ground. Commercial and private jet passengers are able
to stay in contact through high-speed Internet, e-mail, text messaging
and voice connectivity. In addition, pilots using SwiftBroadband by
Vizada are able to maintain direct contact with air traffic control and
enhance the safety of their passengers and crew members.
- MCL, Inc's (Booth #316) MT2300 outdoor TWT amplifier is a low-power,
cost-effective, reliable solution that will meet any satellite uplinking
requirement. Weighing less than 32 lbs., the MT2300 TWTA is available
for Ku-Band applications (13.75-14.50GHz) at 125 or 200W, or Ka-Band
applications (27.5-31.0GHz) at 40/100 PK, 70/150 PK, 70/180 PK. The
MT2300 is designed to meet MIL-188-164A, and features an extensive
diagnostic capability, along with continuous attenuator adjustment in dB
and auto power control and status.
- TEMBO(R) Reflectors provide Higher Frequency and Larger Aperture
Satellite Capabilities. CTD's (Booth #1202) TEMBO(R) antenna reflector
technology can provide high frequency performance and more than triple
the available aperture on a given satellite. The shape memory
characteristics of the TEMBO(R) elastic memory composite (EMC) materials
enable the high frequency performance expected from composite solid
surface composite reflectors in a low cost, deployable antenna system.
- dBm Corporation's (Booth #324) Model SLE700 satellite link emulator.
The SLE700 can accommodate the needs of next-generation military and
commercial communication satellites that process signals at very high
data rates. Satellite payload developers must evaluate how the
communications hardware will perform during service. A wide array of
characteristics, including propagation delay, fading, Doppler shift, and
phase shift must be induced at precise levels and times to accurately
mimic the conditions that occur as a satellite changes its position in
the sky. The Model SLE700 provides the transmission path and signal
impairments required to make these measurements and is typically
embedded in a large closed-loop automated test system that performs
hundreds of such tests.
- Micronetics (Booth #268) CNG70/140-L has been enhanced with many
enhanced features including an easy to use calibration menu. This allows
the traveling calibration lab to come to remote satellite teleports
rather than requiring the equipment to go back to the factory or
specialized calibration facility. Now teleports need only one Eb/No
generator to support 70, 140 and L-Band modems and calibration can be
performed on the same schedule as routine equipment such as spectrum
analyzers and oscilloscopes.
- The new ICS-400 Iridium (Booth #287) Communications System is designed
to provide a standalone comprehensive suite of global voice and data
services with connectivity to other aircraft systems. The ICS-400
incorporates four Iridium transceivers and an internal cabin
telecommunications unit (CTU). It provides the full range of CTU
functions, including intercom calling, call transfer, conferencing,
follow-on dialing and voice prompts, using standard dialing conventions
and familiar call-progress tones. It also includes ARINC-429 connections
and a dedicated short-burst data (SBD) modem for ACARS/AFIS services,
and a built-in GPS to support automatic flight following (AFF).
- Symmetricom, Inc's (Booth #259) 4370A DVB Sync Source is a high
performance, flexible and highly reliable timing system designed for
Single Frequency Network (SFN) synchronization for Digital Video
Broadcasting (DVB) and Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) applications.
DVB/DAB require a precision time and frequency reference to synchronize
transmitters across multiple locations. Without synchronization,
networks are not able to reliably deliver video and audio content to the
end user.
- MITEQ's (Booth #316) new Switchable Band Test Loop Translator product
line. These units are designed to translate the C-, X- and Ku-Band
transmit bands to their respective receive frequency bands. The units
feature minimum amplitude and delay distortion, high frequency
stability, low intermodulation and phase noise contribution. The units
are available with 10/100 Base-T Ethernet and RS485/422 remote
interfaces. This unit series replaces the 8600 series of Switchable
Band Test Loop Translators.
"SATELLITE 2008 is known as the venue where new products to the
satellite communications marketplace are unveiled to the community for the
first time," said Joe Rosone, Access Intelligence Satellite Group vice
president and group publisher. "From broadcast to military, enterprise to
commercial; the SATELLITE Show Floor has products for every sector
satellites serve."
SATELLITE 2008 also offers more than 40 conference sessions addressing
mobile satellite, broadcast, enterprise, teleport, emerging regions, and
finance. In addition, SATELLITE 2008 features an exhibit hall where more
than 270 leading solutions providers will showcase hundreds of new products
and innovative technology solutions required to ensure cost-effective,
mobile, global, seamless, and secure satellite communications.
SATELLITE 2008 will be held in the Walter E. Washington Convention
Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, D.C. For more information
on exhibiting or to register, visit http://www.SATELLITE2008.com.
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CONTACT:
Jenn Heinold, +1-301-354-1813,
jheinold@accessintel.com, for SATELLITE 2008
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