3. HUGHES PROPRIETARY
Mobility may be…
L or S-Band Solution C or Ku-Band Solution
MSS VSAT
PROS
CONS
Easy install
Very low power
Compact
Limited data rates
Cost of service
Usage based
Typically flat rate service
Multi Mbps capability
Private network
Mobile antenna cost
Higher power consumption
7. HUGHES PROPRIETARY
VSAT Mobility Services
VSAT uses “FSS” (fixed satellite services) spectrum
More spectrum, more satellites means lower cost of bandwidth
Ku-Band Economics:
36 MHz available for ~$3,000 per month to operator
36 MHz is about 50-60 Mbps of capacity
or about 16 million Mbytes per month
Equivalent MSS capacity would cost ~$48 million
Use of VSAT enables offering of flat rate service plans (“all you can eat”)
8. HUGHES PROPRIETARY
VSAT For Mobility
Fly-a-way VSAT
Man Pack VSAT
On-The-Pause VSAT
Maritime VSAT
Aeronautical VSAT
On-The-Move VSAT
10. HUGHES PROPRIETARY
Airborne COTM Capabilities –
On-Going Contracts
State Department
Southwest Airlines and
Norwegian Airlines
Indian Navy
International Customer
• 200+ active installed aircraft
• Full internet access
• VoIP services
• Cell phone roaming
• IPTV
• ISR System for boarder surveillance/counter narcotic
surveillance
•Integrated airborne antenna, modem, ground
infrastructure, teleports, training.
• Data link that averages better than 2 Mbps.
• Turn-key SATCOM capability
• Airborne, ground, Naval and SOF assets.
• Integrated airborne terminal, modem and ground
infrastructure
• Hughes managed solution
• Airborne SATCOM network for 23 aircraft patrolling the
Indian Ocean
• SATCON BLOS connectivity for maritime patrol
aircraft
• 10 Mbps forward link
Achieved data rates up to 10 Mbps – customer driven
30 Mbps average data link 1 Mbps average return
13. HUGHES PROPRIETARY
Ethernet
Switch
WiFi Crew
Access
VoIP SIP
Switch
Onboard PBX
Fax Interface
HX200
ACU
GPS
Compass
60cm Gyro Stabilized
Antenna
Work Stations
Fax Machine
Backup Voice
and Data
Access via
BGAN
(optional)
LAN 1
LAN 2
Typical Hughes HX Maritime Configuration
Primary Communications with Optional Backup
14. HUGHES PROPRIETARY
Maritime Segment Analysis
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2.000
4.000
6.000
8.000
10.000
12.000
14.000
06 07 08 09 10 11
NumberofVessels
Inland Waterways
Mil/Govt - Navy
Mil/Govt - Coastguard
Mil/Govt - Govt
Leisure - Yachts
Fishing - Trawlers
Commercial
HE Comm - Other
HE Comm - Cruise
HE Comm - O&G Maritime
O&G Rigs
Dominated by
Commercial,
Government and Leisure
Mainly Europe and N.
America centric
N
America
22,9%
L
America
6,1%
Europe
55,1%
Asia/Pac
ific
11,6%
Africa
2,0%
Middle
East
2,2%
Stabilized VSATs in service
15. HUGHES PROPRIETARY
HUGHES HX
Spread spectrum for small antenna operation
– Down to 30cm antenna
Supports both Star and Mesh communications
Multi-beam switching support
Multiple antenna types supported
– Fixed antennas for platforms
– Stabilized antennas for workboats and other
vessels
Azimuth (60cm and higher)
Seatel (60cm and higher)
Orbit (1m and higher)
Intellian (60cm and higher)
– Auto-pointing antennas for jack rigs, etc
C-Com, Winegard
CIR / CBR utilization
ACM and QoS utilization in both channels,
Inroute and Outroute
Hughes HX HUB
16. HUGHES PROPRIETARY
HX Mobility Enabling Technology
Automatic Beam Switching with Persistent IP Connections
– Automated beam switch based on navigation data (e.g. GPS)
– Persistent IP connection during beam switch
Doppler Compensation
– Developed for airplanes and required for faster trains
Return Channel Spreading
– Enables the use of very small antennas, which are lower in cost and
more easily installed on vessels and vehicles
Rapid Blockage Recovery with Persistent IP Connections
– Several related features in HX ensure rapid recovery from blockages
Tracking antenna interoperability
– Deployed and proven interoperability with various antenna vendors
Vessel Tracking
– With NMEA interface HX System will track lat/long
– Option to record for some period (eg, 1 year)
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HX architecture supports multiple beams
Vessels/Planes have single IP protocol
peer at gateway
Terminals switch beams without breaking
TCP connections – superior user
experience
Beam switch based on terminal position
Multiple beams managed by single
ExpertNMS platform
TCP connection preserved through switch
Automatic Beam Switching
18. HUGHES PROPRIETARY
Power
Frequency
Spread
Unspread
Narrow
Beam Wide
Beam
Large Aperture Small Aperture
Low Energy
High Energy
= Interference
Small aeronautical and/or maritime antennas mean increased potential for
adjacent satellite interference
Spreading reduces peak power and therefore reduces potential for interference
Uses additional bandwidth – trading bandwidth for the reduction in peak power
Transmit Carrier Spreading