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Developing Low Cost Terminal Solutions

Dr Griogair Whyte

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Agenda

Introduction Skyware Technologies

• General Overview

• Heritage

VSAT product overview

• BUC’s/LNB’s/TXCVR’s

• Flyaway/Fixed Terminals

Low cost consumer/enterprise terminals

• Low cost TXCVR’s

• Integrated modem

• Fixed terminals

• Design/Verification of antennas

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Company Overview

Introduction Skyware Technologies

• Microwave Radio & Antenna solutions for VSAT terminals

• …. ex-Philips, ex-Andrew, ex-Skyware Global …

• Group exists as a biz-unit since 1990, as a company since 2002

• Engineering, Operations and Sales

• Engineering in UK, Germany and the Philippines : 15 head count

• > 300 man years of accumulated specialized experience

• Manufacturing in China (Ku) and the Philippines (Ka)

• OEM business model

• INMARSAT GX partner since 2013

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VSAT Product Overview (Ku & Ka-bands)

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LNBs(Ku)

Transceivers(Ku/Ka up to 7

watts)

Advanced VSATEnterprise & Government

Consumer VSAT and Direct-To-Home

Terminals(Flyaway & Fixed)

Transceivers(Ka up to 3 watts)

BUCs(Ku up to 4 watts)

DTHDish and LNB

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Advanced/Enterprise VSAT

• ATOM Terminals (Next Slide)

• DRC

• 5W flexible high-end platform (feature rich)

• Co and Cross-Polar Capable

• Commercial and Military frequencies

• Frequency bands and polarisation electronically switchable

• XRC

• First Enterprise grade Ka-Band transceiver (>80k units delivered)

• 1.5W & 3W

• TZ or “Mini BUC”

• Compact Ku-BUC (2W & 4W versions)

• Options for all Ku bands (HI/LO/Extended)

• Production start: early Q3 2017

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ATOM Fly-away Terminals

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Three Models• 65 cm with pointing assistant• 65 cm with automatic acquisition (ACU)• 99 cm with pointing assistant

Small and rugged – Quick to deploy (minutes)

Built around the DRC transceiver

Innovative design with transceiver as structural element – reducing weight

Launch terminal partner for Inmarsat’s Global Xpress® (GX) network.

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Low Cost Consumer/Enterprise VSAT

XRF/XRM• 1.5W/3W versions

• Covers full commercial Ka band

• Polarisation field configurable

• Low cost

• Integrated modem (XRM)

• XRF available imminently

• XRM available Q3 2017

Integration of the modem within the TXCVR housing offers significant benefits

XRZ/XRQ• 2W/4W versions

• Integrates TZ

• Covers Ku bands (HI/LO/Extended)

• Same size as XRF housing

• XRZ available Q4 2017

• XRQ available 2018

• Increased performance

• Lower cost

• Power over Ethernet

• No IF EMC issues (L/S band with Cellular etc)

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Low Cost Terminals

Ku Antenna

• Ku120T

• 120 cm Ku

• Suitable for use with:

• XRZ

• Mini-BUC

• New high-performance LFL feed

assembly (Feed/OMT/TRF etc)

Ka Antenna

• Ka74T

• 74 cm Ka

• Suitable for use with:

• XRC

• XRF

• XRM

• In the final stages of Eutelsat type

approval

• Ka97T

• 97 cm Ka in development

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Antennas – Design/Verification

RF Simulation

Laser Scan

SurfaceCalculate Focal

Length and RMS

Surface Analysis

FARO Laser

Scanning Arm

Final RF Verification on test range

Each stage of the RF/Mechanical design and verification is

interchangeable. For example we can:

• Scan a dish and simulate the interaction between a real

dish with either modelled, or measured feed patterns

• This also means we can reverse engineer components

back into our software, such as manufacturing defects,

to investigate further or optimise

• This process ensures optimal usage of time on test

rangeMechanical Analysis

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Summary

• Skyware Technologies offers next generation VSAT terminal solutions

• Integrated, all-outdoor VSAT terminals are integrated, more efficient, higher performance and lower cost

• High performance/low cost can only be achieved through technological

expertise and ‘know how’