| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| About the Author |
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| 1 Overview |
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1.2 Industry Issues and Opportunities: Evolving Trends, |
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1.2.1 Issues and Opportunities, |
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1.3 Basic Satellite Primer, |
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1.3.2 Satellite Transmission Bands, |
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1.3.3 Satellite Signal Regeneration, |
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1.3.4 Satellite Communication Transmission Chain, |
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1.4 Satellite Applications, |
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1.5 Satellite Market View, |
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1.6 Where is Fiber Optic Technology Going? |
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| 2 DVB-S2 Modulation Extensions and Other Advances |
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2.1 Part 1: A Review of Modulation and FEC Principles, |
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2.1.3 Filters and Roll-Off Factors, |
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2.2 Part 2: DVB-S2 and DVB-S2 Extensions, |
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2.3 Part 3: Other Ground-Side Advances, |
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2.3.2 Intelligent Inverse Multiplexing, |
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2.3.3 Implications of H.265 Coding, |
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| 3 High Throughput Satellites (HTS) and KA/KU Spot Beam Technologies |
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3.2 Multiple Access Schemes and Frequency Reuse, |
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3.5 Frequency Bands of Operation, |
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3.6 Losses and Rain Considerations, |
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3.8 Comparison Between Approaches, |
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3.9 A View of KU-Based HTS Systems, |
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3.10 HTS Design Considerations, |
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3.11 Spot Beam Antenna Design Basics (Satellite Antenna), |
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3.11.1 Single Feed per Beam Antennas, |
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3.11.2 Multiple Feeds per Beam Antennas, |
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3.12.6 Other Traditional HTS, |
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3.12.8 Wideband Global Satcom (WGS), |
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| 4 Aeronautical Mobility Services |
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4.1 Overview of the Mobility Environment, |
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4.2 Aeronautical Systems, |
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4.2.1 Market Opportunities, |
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4.2.2 Technology Approaches to Aeronautical Connectivity, |
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4.2.3 Aeronautical Antenna Technology and Regulatory Matters, |
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4.2.4 Terminal Technology, |
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4.2.5 A Specific Example of Antenna Engineering (ViaSat), |
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4.2.6 Beamforming and Ground-Based Beam Forming (GBBF) Systems, |
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4.3 Technology Players and Approaches, |
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4.3.1 Satellite Infrastructure Providers, |
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4.3.2 Vertical Service Providers to Airlines, |
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| 5 Maritime and Other Mobility Services |
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5.1 Approaches to Maritime Communication, |
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5.3 Comms-On-The-Move Applications, |
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5.4 HTS/Ka-Band Transportable Systems, |
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| 6 M2M Developments and Satellite Applications |
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6.1 A General Overview of the Internet of Things and M2M, |
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6.3 M2M Applications Examples and Satellite Support, |
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6.3.1 Examples of General Applications, |
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6.3.2 Satellite Roles, Context, and Applications, |
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6.3.3 Antennas for Satellite M2M Applications, |
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6.3.4 M2M Market Opportunities for Satellite Operators, |
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6.3.5 Key Satellite Industry Players and Approaches, |
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6.4 Competitive Wireless Technologies, |
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6.4.1 Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), |
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6.4.2 Long-Term Evolution (LTE), |
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| 7 Ultra HD Video/TV and Satellite Implications |
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7.1 H.265 in the Ultra HD Context, |
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7.2 Bandwidth/Transmission Requirements, |
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7.3 Terrestrial Distribution, |
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7.4 Satellite Distribution, |
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7.6 Deployment Challenges, Costs, Acceptance, |
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| 8 Satellite Technology Advances: Electric Propulsion and Launch Platforms |
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8.1 Basic Technology and Approach for Electric Propulsion, |
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8.2.2 Hall Effect Thrusters, |
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8.2.3 MagnetoPlasma Dynamic Thruster, |
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8.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of all-EP, |
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8.4 Basics About Station-Keeping, |
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8.6 New Approaches and Players for Launch Platforms, |
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8.6.1 Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), |
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8.6.3 Traditional Launchers, |
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Appendix 8A Transponder Costs |
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8A.1 Typical SG&A and EBITDA for the General Commercial World and Satellite Firms, |
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| Appendix A Partial Listing of System-Level US Patents for Spot-Beam/Multi-Beam Satellites |
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| Appendix B Glossary of Key Satellite Concepts and Terms |
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| Index |
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