23 June 2002
Satcoms
Alcatel and EMS Technologies Partner to Develop DVB-RCS Two-way
Solutions
China-Based Broadcaster Expands Service With Harmonic's Digital
Headend Systems
Connexion by Boeing Selects AT&T Digital Media Centers to
Provide High-Speed Internet Connectivity
Connexion by Boeing Selects
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation As Strategic Supplier for Next-Generation
Antenna
Gilat
Announces New Customers in Korea, Mongolia, the Philippines and India
Iridium
Satellite Signs Service Providers
Norsat Signs New Contract With Globecomm Systems
Tandberg Television
Provides Solutions for Digital Cinema Delivery in China
Earth
Observation
PEMEX Signs
Multi-Year, Multi-Satellite Monitoring Contract with RSI
Science
Next Generation Space
Telescope Primary Camera to be Built by University of Arizona/Lockheed Martin
Team
Technology
Diagnostic Software to Keep Launch Vehicles Healthy
ESA's First 35m Deep
Space Ground Station Successfully Tracks Spacecraft
Launch
Services
SES Americom Orders
Four Launches
Thuraya Plans Launch of Second Satellite and Orders Third
Bird
Business
StarBand and EchoStar Reach Settlement
Products and Services
Helius IPadlock Lowers Cost of Conditional Access While
Offering Superior Security
People
EMS Technologies' Space & Technology Group Appoints Ron
Miyakawa Vice President, Business Development
Graham Cradock to Lead Asia-Pacific
Team at Tandberg Television
SpaceDev Announces Two New Strategic Appointments
Alcatel and EMS Technologies Partner to Develop DVB-RCS Two-way
Solutions
(19 June 2002) Alcatel Space and EMS Technologies Inc
have signed a preliminary co-operation agreement for the development of
broadband satellite access solutions compliant with the DVB-RCS open standard.
This agreement is complementary to the strategic partnership announced early
April, 2002, among Alcatel, SES Global SA and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
Under the agreement, EMS Technologies will provide its
DVB-RCS Return Link Sub-System (RLSS) hubs, user terminals, and system
engineering support. Alcatel will design and integrate the complete DVB-RCS
system with its networking and service management solutions, and market them
through its world-wide commercial network.
China-Based Broadcaster Expands Service With Harmonic's Digital
Headend Systems
(19 June 2002) Harmonic Inc has completed an expansion
of the headend facility for China Broadcasting Film Television Satellite Co Ltd
(CBSat) which offers service throughout China.
CBSat is
using DiviCom MV50 encoders, featuring advanced video compression and noise
reduction capabilities, and multiplexing systems to deliver up to 30 additional
channels of digital television. Harmonic also provided integration services for
the headend expansion project.
Headquartered in Beijing and partially
owned by CCTV China Central Television, China's state-run television system,
CBSat is China's only Direct-to-Home broadcasting service. CBSat and Harmonic
established a strong relationship in 1999 when CBSat selected DiviCom encoders
and multiplexers for its initial satellite broadcast service.
The
DiviCom MV50 encoder is optimised for bandwidth-constrained or low bandwidth
environments such as satellite broadcast networks. The encoder's unique
combination of advanced compression algorithms, superior noise management
capabilities and processing power allows operators to maximise their effective
network bandwidth and deliver more channels of television. The noise reduction
features eliminate many of the imperfections in the video as well as prevent
blurring effects caused by rapid movement to provide a consistently high level
of video quality.
Connexion by Boeing Selects AT&T Digital Media Centers
to Provide High-Speed Internet Connectivity
(18 June 2002) AT&T
Digital Media Centers (ADMC) has contracted with Connexion by Boeing to provide
on-the-ground earth station satellite service for the two-way mobile
information service. Scheduled for introduction on commercial airliners in late
2002/early 2003, Connexion by Boeing will provide airline passengers with
high-speed Internet, e-mail and data connectivity, as well as streaming audio
and video services during flight.
ADMC will provide
earth-to-satellite uplink and downlink connections necessary for aircraft
passengers using the Connexion by Boeing service above US territories and
waters. Additional terms of the contract were not announced.
AT&T
Digital Media Centers, a division of AT&T Broadband, provides network
origination services, global transmission via satellite and terrestrial fibre
optics, broadcast quality studio, mobile and post production services,
interactive television applications and streaming distribution capabilities.
AT&T Digital Media Centers is based in Englewood, Colorado, with additional
production and distribution facilities in Los Angeles, New York and Hong Kong.
The ADMC's Headend in the Sky (HITS) unit, founded in 1994, delivers 150
digital services to more than 2,000 cable system headends.
Connexion by Boeing Selects Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation As Strategic Supplier for Next-Generation Antenna
(21
June 2002) Connexion by Boeing has announced the selection of Mitsubishi
Electric Corporation to design and produce the next-generation antenna for the
Boeing business unit's high- speed data and Internet service. Once completed,
the antenna will be optimised to provide commercial airlines and business jet
operators with high- speed access to data, the Internet and streaming
entertainment content during flight.
Under the terms of
the agreement, Connexion by Boeing and Mitsubishi Electric will work together
to design the antenna and supporting subsystem, and to ensure its suitability
for retrofit and in-line installation on Boeing aircraft, as well as other
industry models. Mitsubishi Electric also will assist Connexion by Boeing to
ensure the first antenna production unit is installation-ready when it rolls
off the assembly line in late 2003.
Mitsubishi Electric
representatives actively participated in the Connexion Working Together
meetings with representatives from 15 leading global airlines. At those
sessions, designed to ensure the Connexion by Boeing service meets the
requirements from those who know air travel best, Mitsubishi Electric received
direct industry inputs on performance, weight and power requirements necessary
for the next-generation antenna to meet both passenger and airline operational
connectivity objectives. The decision to move forward with the next-generation
antenna design was mutually agreed upon between Connexion by Boeing and the
airlines after conducting an extensive trade study of the necessary performance
and communication requirements.
Connexion by Boeing will use the
Boeing phased array antenna for the commencement of commercial airline service
demonstrations and migrate to the enhanced next-generation antenna once
production, testing and certification are complete. The next-generation antenna
will incorporate a single aperture design that will provide enhanced
satellite-to-aircraft scan angles and also use leading-edge beam pointing
technology with enhanced electronics capabilities to precisely detect and track
satellites from the aircraft during flight.
Gilat Announces New Customers in Korea, Mongolia, the
Philippines and India
(18 June 2002) Gilat Satellite Networks has signed
contracts with five Asian companies for the deployment of broadband satellite
communications networks at more than 560 sites.
Gilat is
providing Korea Telecom International (KTI) with 345 units of its Skystar
Advantage VSAT product. The two-way, Internet Protocol (IP)-optimised VSAT
equipment is expected to enable KTI to deploy a wide range of interactive data
and web-based applications for the education and corporate markets. As a
shared-hub operator, KTI expects to use the Skystar Advantage network initially
to provide private education centres with interactive distance learning
services that will enable transmission of educational materials and lectures
from a central location to hundreds of remote sites. KTI also expects to use
the VSAT network to provide corporations with enterprise-wide Internet access,
IP-based interactive data and corporate training applications. KTI, based in
Seoul, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Korea Telecom.
Radio
Communications of the Philippines Inc (RCPI) - in partnership with First VSAT
and LAN Resource Inc - has selected Gilat for a 159-site DialAw@y IP fixed
rural satellite telephony network for use in public call offices (PCOs)
throughout the Philippines. The VSAT network also includes the provision of
high-speed Internet connectivity.
Gilat was also selected by Incomnet
LLC to provide a two-way, DialAw@y IP network for use throughout independent
Mongolia. The network, which includes a hub station and an initial order of 60
VSAT terminals, is expected to be used by Incomnet to provide consumers and
businesses with telephony and high-speed Internet service in the financial
services, mining, tourism, retail petroleum and government markets.
Gilat has been selected by its long-time customer HCL Comnet Ltd to provide a
360E satellite hub station and 500 VSAT terminals. HCL Comnet has also
completed the deployment of a nationwide, 600-site broadband satellite
communications network for the State Bank of India (SBI). SBI, India's largest
bank, is using Gilat's Skystar Advantage and 360E VSATs for automatic teller
machine (ATM) applications, as well as other interactive data applications.
Bharti Broadband Networks Ltd. was the first company in India to choose
the 360E platform and eventually established for its client Sahara India one of
the largest shared hub systems in Indian VSAT history. Within the past several
months, Bharti Broadband Networks has secured orders for more than 3,000 360E
VSATs - including 1,420 sites for Sahara India alone. Sahara India is using
this two-way VSAT network for its parabanking applications and later expects to
expand the scope of applications to Internet access, tele-education and news
gathering. Earlier this year, Bharti Broadband launched its Skymantra-Power
Internet service - based on the 360E platform - for the corporate,
small-to-medium enterprise (SME) and small office-home office (SOHO)
markets.
Comsat Max Ltd., another long-standing customer of Gilat in
India, chose the 360E platform in October 2001 and has already purchased 1,000
units. Comsat Max has successfully installed new systems in leading
organisations such as Punjab National Bank, ICICI Bank and HDFC
Bank.
Iridium Satellite Signs Service Providers
(17
June 2002) Iridium Satellite LLC has signed distribution agreement to market
and sell Iridium services with Telenor Satellite Services and France Telecom
Mobile Satellite Communications, a fully-owned subsidiary of France
Telecom.
Under the agreements, Telenor and France
Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications will offer Iridium's voice and data
services through their extensive world-wide dealer networks.
Iridium
already had an existing relationship with Marlink, a leading provider of
satellite communications for the maritime community, launched by Telenor
Satellite Services in March 2002. As part of the agreement, Iridium will work
with all of Telenor Satellite Services' business units including Telenor
Satellite Services Inc in the United States and Marlink.
France
Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications will develop through its fully-owned
subsidiary Glocall (a distributor of mobile communications via satellite
located in Netherlands), an international Iridium competence centre that will
provide product marketing and support to France Telecom Mobile Satellite
Communications' sales outlets.
Norsat Signs New Contract With Globecomm Systems
(18
June 2002) Norsat International Inc has signed a contract with Globecomm
Systems Inc (GSI) for its open standard Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)
forward link satellite network and services.
GSI will
integrate Norsat's established DVB forward link sub-system with a return
channel product to provide an interactive DVB-RCS system. This integrated
network will be used by a large satellite service provider to supply broadband
services to its customers.
There are only a handful of DVB-RCS systems
in operation around the world. Including this new contract, Norsat will have
participated in three DVB-RCS systems world-wide, establishing an early market
position in this emerging open standard technology.
Tandberg Television Provides Solutions for Digital Cinema Delivery
in China
(18 June 2002) Tandberg Television today is providing
key transmission and delivery systems for a cutting edge digital cinema project
in China. The project will see 11 cinemas in 7 cities across China gain the
capability to show live high-definition digital television coverage of news or
sports games on the big screen.
Tandberg Television's
Beijing team and its China business partner NDT are working closely with SARFT
(State Administration of Radio, Film and Television) to deliver this digital
cinema footage across China.
The new D-Cinema network uses Tandberg
Television high definition satellite encoders, descramblers and HD receivers to
deliver the HD signal from other countries to Beijing, where CCTV will decode
it. CCTV will then compress the HD source using Tandberg Television's E5821 HD
encoders with BISS and QPSK options and then re-transmit the footage via
satellite to the 11 cinemas. Locally, the cinemas will receive the signal using
Tandberg
Television TT1220 receivers with BISS descrambling and decode the
transport streams with PMRX HD decoders, then play the action using digital
projectors.
Tandberg Television is a key partner in helping to develop
China's digital broadcasting infrastructure. The company also supplies
state-of-the-art digital broadcasting equipment to customers such as China
Telecom to support its satellite contribution and distribution (C&D)
system. China Telecom's system uses Tandberg Television equipment to allow
television broadcasters such as CCTV and INC to distribute video and data
throughout the country via satellite.
PEMEX Signs Multi-Year, Multi-Satellite Monitoring Contract
with RSI
(19 June 2002) Radarsat International (RSI) has signed
a 5-year, multi-satellite oil spill and oil seep monitoring contract with the
Marine North East Region (MNE) of PEMEX Exploration and Production (PEP) of
Mexico. PEMEX is the national company responsible for most of the activities
related to hydrocarbon products in Mexico.
The contract
includes imagery acquisition, processing, interpretation and services designed
for oil spill and seep detection. It will use Radarsat-1 and Envisat imagery as
well as Radarsat-2 imagery when it becomes available. Using this
multi-satellite program, PEP-MNE will be able to maximise imaging opportunities
over their area of interest.
This contract follows a successful pilot
project in 2000 and a one-year contract in 2001 through which PEP-MNE
established a maritime surveillance strategy for the Gulf of Mexico using
Radarsat-1.
The PEP-MNE contract continues to support a successful
collaboration between RSI, PEMEX and Centro Brasilero de Recursos Radarsat
(CBRR) of Rio de Janeiro. CBRR provides technical management of the project and
image interpretation.
Next Generation Space Telescope Primary Camera to be Built by
University of Arizona/Lockheed Martin Team
(19 June 2002) The primary
Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) for NASA's Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST)
will be designed and built by a team headed by the University of Arizona
(UofAz), including the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center
(ATC) in Palo Alto as the principal partner. NGST is a key mission in NASA's
Origins Program. The new space observatory, slated for launch in 2010, will
help NASA observe the first stars and galaxies formed in the Universe.
NIRCam will be the keystone instrument on NGST, discovering
the first light in the Universe, the principles of star formation and planets
around other stars. NIRCam is essential to NGST objectives, providing near
infrared and low resolution imaging spectroscopy to unlock the secrets and
origins of the Universe. The NIRCam team is comprised of U of Az, the ATC, EMS
Technologies, COMDEV Ltd and co-investigators. The team's NIRCam will achieve
these goals through a compact modular refractive design with exceptionally high
observing efficiency, in a volume only one-third the size of the allotment. In
addition, built-in self-test features will significantly lower integration risk
and provide on-orbit calibration.
The science program, which
demonstrates the full potential of NGST to revolutionise our understanding of
Origins in the Universe - from the detection of the earliest objects to
characterising newly discovered planetary systems - is organised around three
major themes:
The NGST will be a space
observatory optimised for infrared imaging and spectroscopy of astronomical
objects. It will be launched to a location about a million miles from Earth
opposite the Sun where it will conduct its observations in the cold of deep
space. To accomplish the ambitious science goals outlined for it, the NGST will
be equipped with extremely sensitive infrared instruments - NIRCam, a
near-infrared spectrograph, and a mid-infrared instrument. Its large aperture
and IR detectors will allow NGST to see objects 400 times fainter than those
currently studied with large ground-based infrared telescopes or the current
generation of space-based infrared telescopes. NGST will do this while
equalling or surpassing the spatial resolution (image sharpness) of the Hubble
Space Telescope.
The NGST is a NASA-led project being undertaken by an
international team comprising government, European Space Agency, Canadian Space
Agency, industry and academia. The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is managing
the project. Principal Investigators under contract to NASA, ESA, and CSA will
develop scientific instruments for the observatory. The Space Telescope Science
Institute will be responsible for the ground system, observatory operations,
and science program management.
NASA's Origins Program follows the
chain of events that began with the birth of the Universe at the Big Bang. It
seeks to understand the entire process of cosmic evolution from the formation
of chemical elements, galaxies, stars and planets, through the mixing of
chemicals and energy that cradles life on Earth, to the earliest
self-replicating organisms and the proliferation of life. In short, Origins
hopes to answer the fundamental question: Are we alone in the
Universe?
Diagnostic Software to Keep Launch Vehicles Healthy
(17
June 2002) As launch vehicles become more and more complex, ensuring crew
safety and mission success becomes increasingly difficult but, according to a
recent technologies demonstration, help is on the way.
Identifying minor system errors before they become critical is one key to
developing safer, more reliable and less expensive space vehicles. As part of
NASA's Space Launch Initiative (SLI), Honeywell and NASA Ames Research Center
recently demonstrated a suite of advanced diagnostic tools known collectively
as Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM). The milestone demonstration
showed that separate technologies could be integrated into a cohesive package
that can handle realistic problem scenarios that might be encountered in
space.
For the demonstration, realism was a must, so engineers looked
at various types of failures. Along with key subsystem failures,
cross-subsystem 'sympathetic' failures were tested. 'Sympathetic' failures
occur when problems in one system affect the performance in an unrelated
system. To handle these types of failures and to build system flexibility, the
engineers used a variety of techniques.
To ensure realism, NASA Ames
and Honeywell collaborated to develop scenarios and select component
technologies that will provide relevant and significant results for the next
generation of RLVs. In one scenario, the IVHM systems were able to determine
that an indicated pressure-system failure in a propulsion subsystem actually
was caused by a failure in a power system control module.
NASA Ames,
which leads the IVHM effort for the agency's Space Launch Initiative, also has
developed other diagnostic and simulation tools. Livingstone, a model-based
reasoner, was selected to emulate the propulsion health management system while
TEAMS (Testability Engineering and Maintenance System), a product of Ames'
Small Business Innovative Research program, provided model-based reasoning for
the power system and provided vehicle level diagnoses. Spacecraft Control
Language was used to develop expert systems and the architectural
infrastructure that integrated these technologies. They cover a wide range of
capabilities necessary to satisfy the health management needs for
RLVs.
ESA's First 35m Deep Space Ground Station Successfully Tracks
Spacecraft
(17 June 2002) ESA has achieved a major milestone
towards the operational readiness of its first 35m deep space ground station at
New Norcia (in W Australia, 140 km north of Perth). As part of the final system
testing, antenna pointing tests were carried out with the Stardust spacecraft
(on route to Comet Wild 2) on June 07 and June 11, 2002. The 630-ton antenna
dish successfully acquired the signal from the spacecraft currently 2.1 AU away
from the Earth. The New Norcia station will provide prime support to ESA's
Rosetta and Mars Express scientific missions as of 2003.
Stardust, controlled by NASA/JPL, was chosen as a candidate for tracking tests
with ESA's new 35m deep space ground station at New Norcia (W Australia),
because it is on an interplanetary trajectory (currently 2.1 AU from the
Earth), transmits a downlink signal in X band, and reaches a high maximum
elevation of over 70° as seen from New Norcia.
For spacecraft
power reasons, routine NASA/DSN tracking passes from Canberra are limited in
duration to two hours. During the pass in the evening (UTC) of 7th June (early
morning local time on 8th June) the New Norcia ground station was driven to
follow the spacecraft and received the spacecraft signal.
The first
track test was on Friday 7 June and lasted for two hours. The main objective
from this first attempt was to see the downlink signal on a spectrum analyser,
and confirm the quality of the pointing of ESA's new antenna. The ESOC
acquisition team on site prepared a spectrum analyser at the output of the
antenna downlink chain, configured for catching the low signal coming from the
spacecraft.
Using preliminary information provided by JPL it was
possible to localise the spacecraft spectrum approximately half an hour after
the nominal downlink switch-on, following a short search.
Most of the
remaining one and a half hours tracking time was used to check the accuracy of
the pointing, which confirmed good results.
The second track was on
Tuesday 11 June. The nominal start was supposed to be at 18:00 UTC, but the
signal was acquired 6 minutes before, around the expected frequency position.
The objective during this track was to confirm the pointing with additional
tests, and to confirm the capability of the Intermediate Frequency Modem System
(IFMS) to precisely track the downlink carrier for orbit determination
purposes.
Both objectives were achieved, the pointing was quite
accurate and the IFMS was able to track the downlink carrier for the entire
pass.
ESA's new 35-metre telemetry, tracking and command antenna has a
pointing accuracy of 0.01 degrees and will be a vital link in ESA's Rosetta
mission to the comet Wirtanen. This is one of the most ambitious scientific
missions ever to be launched and is scheduled to take place early in 2003.
The 630-tonne antenna will be the main communications link between Rosetta
and Mission Control at ESA's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in
Germany. It will also be used to transmit and receive data from other space
missions sent to explore the Universe beyond the Moon, such as ESA's Mars
Express, also scheduled for launch in 2003.
SES Americom Orders Four Launches
(18
June 2002) SES Americom has signed two launch services contracts, one with
International Launch Services (ILS) for AMC-10 and AMC-11, and the other with
Arianespace for AMC-13 and AMC-15.
AMC-10 and AMC-11 are
all C band spacecraft are designed for the delivery of cable programming from
their orbital positions of 135° W and 131° W. respectively. Based on
the A2100 platform and being built by Lockheed Martin, both “next
generation” satellites will be launched from ILS’ Cape Canaveral
Station in Florida on Atlas IIAS launch vehicles. Planned for operation in
2004, AMC-10 and AMC-11 will replace Satcom C3 and C4. Major cable programmers
have signed contracts to use these cable neighbourhood partners to reach over
80 million US homes. Already committed to AMC-10 and AMC-11 are Viacom, C-SPAN,
CourtTV, Hallmark/Crown Media, iN DEMAND, Lifetime Entertainment, Scripps and
The Weather Channel.
AMC-13 is being built by Alcatel on the Spacebus
4000 platform. The all C band satellite will offer regional and transoceanic
services and will be launched from the Kourou Spaceport in the 2nd Half 2003 on
the Ariane 5 launch vehicle. The satellite will deliver superior trans-Pacific
services from its 172° E orbital position as well as connections into the
Americas, Australia and Asia Pacific networks.
AMC-15 is based on the
A2100 bus and is being built by Lockheed Martin. AMC-15 will feature
America’s first operating Ka band payload along with 24 transponders of Ku
band capacity operating from 105° W. To be launched aboard an Ariane 5
vehicle from Kourou in the 2nd Half 2004, the spacecraft has been designated to
complement the DBS spacecraft proposed by SES Americom to be located at
105.5° and provide Americom2Home service.
Thuraya Plans Launch of Second Satellite and Orders Third
Bird
(18 June 2002) Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications
Company has authorised Boeing to launch the Thuraya-2 satellite in January 2003
and has contracted with Boeing to build Thuraya-3.
Sea
Launch will launch Thuraya-2, which is expected to join Thuraya-1 at an orbital
slot 44° E. Thuraya-1, the first Boeing-built GEO-Mobile (GEM) model
spacecraft, was launched by Sea Launch in October 2000. Thuraya-2 will be based
on the same technology but will be enhanced by approximately 10% more
electrical power over its predecessor, resulting in a longer lifespan for the
satellite. Boeing will also build Thuraya-3.
Iridium
Launched: 19 June 2002
Site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome,
Russia
Launcher: Rockot
Orbit: LEO, apogee: 656 km, perigee: 646 km:
inclination: 86.6°
International Number: 2002-031A/B
Name: Iridium
(2 satellites)
Owner: Iridium Satellite LLC
Iridium is a
constellation of 66 operational LEO commercial communication satellites. This
launch added 2 further spare satellites to he 12 spares already stored in orbit
as a contingency against future satellite failures.
StarBand and EchoStar Reach Settlement
(21 June 2002) StarBand has
reached an amicable settlement with EchoStar Communications to resolve customer
base transition, billing and payment issues.
The
settlement requires US Bankruptcy Court approval scheduled within the next 30
days. Once approved, EchoStar will begin to transition billing and customer
service responsibilities of StarBand's retail customer base to StarBand.
EchoStar will continue billing and supporting its StarBand wholesale
subscribers.
Helius IPadlock Lowers Cost of Conditional Access While Offering
Superior Security
(18 June 2002) Helius Inc has announced the world's
first conditional access software that allows confidential business content to
be securely broadcast in IP (Internet Protocol) format to numerous recipients
without the high expense of traditional encryption hardware. Unlike
hardware-based systems, IPadlock enables receivers' decryption algorithms to be
changed via satellite without human intervention at receiver sites.
Examples of hardware-based encryption equipment are found in
millions of homes equipped to receive satellite television. Each home has a
receiver located between the satellite dish and the television. A smart card
tells the receiver if a person is authorised to watch an encrypted broadcast.
It is common to hear reports of hackers breaking the receiver's encryption and
selling illegal cards or decoders that enable unlimited access for a fraction
of the legal cost. With IPadlock, new encryption algorithms can be updated
automatically on a scheduled basis, or the system administrator can immediately
broadcast updates if unauthorised access is even suspected. For corporate
users, IPadlock eliminates the threat of any person intercepting broadcasts or
files that contain company financial statements, new product descriptions or
other critical information.
Installing IPadlock is far less expensive
than using traditional encryption hardware. In addition to a smart card and
smart card reader necessary for every receiver, the initial encoding hardware
typically costs between US$ 50,000 and US$ 200,000. With IPadlock, the encoding
cost is substantially reduced, allowing more companies to afford
encryption.
IPadlock uses Helius MediaWrite technology to give system
administrators the ability to quickly select any combination of recipients and
grant access to a specific broadcast. The software offers 192-bit encryption
and incorporates public/private key 3DES data encryption standards. IPadlock is
designed for use with TCP/IP and satellite networks and provides administrators
with a remote management interface.
EMS Technologies' Space & Technology Group
Appoints Ron Miyakawa Vice President, Business Development
(20
June 2002) Miyakawa will be responsible for marketing and account management
efforts with North American satellite prime contractors, and joins EMS'
existing marketing staff. He will market products and sub-systems associated
with the Space & Technology Group, including antennas, microwave &
power products, ferrite-based subsystems, and digital and optical products for
satellite application.
Miyakawa joins EMS after 29 years
with Boeing Satellite Systems, formerly Hughes Space & Communications,
where he most recently held the position of Operations Manager, Commercial RF,
with direct responsibilities as the Campaign Manager for the Anik F2 satellite
program. Previously he held various positions in operations and program
management.
Miyakawa will report to Gareth Lewis, vice president,
Sales and Marketing for the Space & Technology Group.
Graham Cradock to Lead Asia-Pacific Team at Tandberg
Television
(18 June 2002) Tandberg Television has appointed Mr
Graham Cradock, a digital broadcasting authority and leading expert in digital
broadcasting networks, to the role of General Manager of Tandberg Television
Asia-Pacific. He will take up the position in August of this year.
Graham Cradock will be responsible for all commercial
operations of Tandberg Television in the region, including Northeast and
Southeast Asia, Japan and Australia. During the past few years at Tandberg
Television, he has been instrumental in developing technology and business
opportunities in the areas of Broadband Media, Digital Television Compression
Technologies, Data Broadcasting, Mobile Digital Television and the use of
wireless networks.
Graham Cradock joined Tandberg Television's
Asia-Pacific team when he was appointed director of Business Development,
Asia-Pacific in late 2001. Prior to this, he played a key trailblazing role in
bringing digital terrestrial solutions to the marketplace. .
Cradock
first graduated with a Master of Engineering degree in Electronics and
previously worked with Mitsubishi Electric in Japan, where he developed ASIC
solutions for video compression for use in digital video recorders. Later, at
NTL in the UK, he led the team that created the first digital terrestrial
receiver.
In 1997, Cradock joined NDS Ltd as New Business Development
Manager in the sales and marketing department. In 1999, when Tandberg
Television acquired the digital broadcasting business of NDS, Cradock took on
the leadership of the New Business Development Group.
SpaceDev Announces Two New Strategic Appointments
(20
June 2002) SpaceDev has announced the appointment of two new senior-level
employees. Stuart E Schaffer takes the position of vice president of product
development and marketing and Emery E Skarupa the position of vice president of
operations.
Schaffer brings nearly two decades of sales
and marketing experience to the table, boasting a track record of proven
success at companies such as Infocus Corporation and Hewlett-Packard
Company
Schaffer will focus both on marketing SpaceDev’s existing
small and affordable space products and solutions to government and commercial
enterprises as well as a strategic roadmap of new affordable high performance
space products into the future.
Skarupa brings more than a decade of
senior-level executive leadership in all aspects of materials, purchasing and
manufacturing elements of operations. Skarupa most recently served as senior
vice president and general manager of Anacomp Corporation, a US$ 450M document
imaging equipment and services provider. During his tenure at Anacomp, he
decreased inventories by 50% and fostered the development of a new service
offering that resulted in revenues of US$ 11 million within 18 months of
deployment.