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EXTENDING VHF COMMUNICATION - UTILIZING VHF RADIOS, 3G
AND SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
KRISTIAN BREHM, COBHAM SATCOM
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Cobham SATCOM at a glance
• Capabilities centered around communication and the growing demand for data, connectivity and bandwidth
• Leading manufacturer of marine radios and mobile satellite communication equipment
• Approx. 1,000 employees.
• Locations in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, USA, China, South Africa and Singapore.
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Cobham SATCOM
Tracstar, Orlando
Sea Tel, Concord
OmniplessCape Town
Th
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Cobham SATCOM
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Markets and customers
• Cobham• Mission• Systems
• Inmarsat• AirCell• China Transport Telecommunication• Ericsson Denmark• KDDI Network & Solutions• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited• Applied Satellite Technology• Astrium Group • Imtech Group
• Cobham• Mission• Systems
Markets
• Marine: Merchant, Workboats, Fishery and Leisure
• Land: Media, Government and Military, NGOs
• Aero: Corporate, Government and Commercial Airline Aircrafts
• Mobile Satellite Communications
• Marine Radio Communicationst
Major Customers
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Strong, complimentary products and technology Satellite: L-band products for Inmarsat and Iridium, Ku-band, Ka-band and X-band for VSATRadio: VHF, MF/HF, AIS and Navtex
Full range of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
Over 29,000 FleetBroadband terminals shipped
VSAT and TVRO are key growth drivers
Marine
Land Satellite: Manual and auto-deploy Fly-Away VSAT antennas, Drive Away and Comm-On-The-Move VSAT antennas, Portable and vehicle based BGAN terminals
Leading provider of Antenna Control Systems (>16,000 in the market)
Over 60,000 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminals shipped
New competitive product family under development
Aero Satellite: Antennas and modems based on L-band technology, Voice and data solutions for cabin and cockpit
Leading provider of compact SwiftBroadband terminals
Number of deployed aeronautical terminals exceeds 3,500 systems
Over 1,000 HGA antennas shipped, in use with 44 airlines
Technology More than 20 new products to be introduced during 2013-14. The merger results in extra new products within all business areas. A new compact and highly integrated radio module will be the core of all future BGAN products• Makes access to new markets easier• Reduces cost of developing new products• Shortens development lead-times for new products
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Background – Push to Talk solution
• A need for an alternative to a traditional VHF radios.
• The task was to create a cost efficient, simple and user friendly communication solution with a PTT/VHF user experience and with improved voice quality and expanded coverage.
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Concessional Area
ELEKTRO HQ
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Original VHF Solution
VHF Coverage
VHF Coverage
VHF CoverageVHF Coverage
Area without VHF coverageTerrestrial
Line
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EXPLORER Push-To-Talk or PTT:
…extends classical Push–To-Talk capabilities to hybrid data networks such as terrestrial 2G/3G/GPRS networks supplemented by the Inmarsat BGAN where no terrestrial network coverage is present.
…offers seamless least cost routing (voice/data).
…is based on VoIP optimized for difficult link conditions.
…offers true BLOS communication and global coverage.
What is Push-To-Talk?
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PTT is a hybrid solution designed to replace VHF/UHF based trunk radio systems widely used in the field service, search and rescue, utility, mining and Oil & Gas sectors.
Push to talk
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PublicInternet
Dispatcher
Central Switch
Communications provided by a PTT Box with both 2G/3G modem(s) and an EXPLORER BGAN terminal.
2G/3G tower
Dispatch Based PTT
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Hybrid EXPLORER PTT SolutionThe EXPLORER PTT Solution Consists of:An EXPLORER 325 Vehicular BGAN TerminalA PTT Box and a Fist Mic2G/3G/4G ModemDispatch SoftwareAdvantages:• Least Cost Routing (2G/3G/4G/BGAN)• Voice and Data – One System• No Expensive Infrastructure Needed • Low Maintenance
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The EXPLORER PTT Solution
EXPLORER PTTUser TerminalFist Mic EXPLORER 325
Transceiver
EXPLORER 325Antenna
VoIP Handset(optional)
Cellular Modem (optional)
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Cellular connection status (red/green)
Status of the PTT box (red/green)
Volume &
On/Off
BGAN connection status (red/green)Dial button
(push for making or replying a call)
Thrane & Thrane 6202 Hand Microphone
• One call option by design
• USB ports to connect two 2G/3G modems
• Ethernet to connect to the EXPLORER BGAN
IN THE VEHICLE
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At the Dispatch Center
Outgoing call – drag to active call window
Incoming call – appears in
waiting callers list
Group call – drag desired mobiles to
group window
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PublicInternet
Dispatcher
Central Switch
Communications provided by a PTT Box with both 2G/3G modem(s) and an EXPLORER BGAN terminal.
2G/3G tower
Dispatch Based PTT
Land Line
Satellite Link
3G Link
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Land Line
Satellite Link
3G Link
Radio Link
PublicInternet
PTT Server
Communications provided by a PTT Box with both 2G/3G modem(s) and an EXPLORER BGAN terminal.Support for VHF Radio Integration
2G/3G tower
Autonomous Call Groups 2nd generation Push-To-Talk
BGAN Earth
Station
Call Group 1
Call Group 2
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