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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’