UNIT V

SATELLITE APPLICATIONS
INTELSAT Series :
INTELSAT stands for International Telecommunications Satellite.
The organization was created in 1964 and currently has over 140
member countries and more than 40 investing entities.
July 2001 INTELSAT became a private company and in May 2002 the
company began providing end-to-end solutions through a network of
teleports, leased fiber, and points of presence (PoPs) around the
globe.
 INSAT
• INSAT or the Indian National Satellite System is a series of multipurpose geo-stationary
satellites launched by ISRO to satisfy the telecommunications, broadcasting, meteorology,
and search and rescue operations.

• Commissioned in 1983, INSAT is the largest domestic communication system in the Asia
Pacific Region.

• It is a joint venture of the Department of Space, Department of Telecommunications,

India Meteorological Department, All India Radio and Doordarshan. The overall
coordination and management of INSAT system rests with the Secretary-level INSAT
Coordination Committee.

• INSAT satellites provide transponders in various bands (C, S, Extended C and Ku) to serve
the television and communication needs of India. Some of the satellites also have the Very
High Resolution Radiometer (VHRR), CCD cameras for metrological imaging.

• The satellites also incorporate transponder(s) for receiving distress alert signals for search
and rescue missions in the South Asian and Indian Ocean Region, as ISRO is a member of
the Cospas-Sarsat programme.
 INSAT System
• The Indian National Satellite (INSAT) System Was Commissioned With The Launch Of
INSAT-1B In August 1983
• INSAT-1A, The First Satellite Was Launched In April 1982 But Could Not Fulfil The
Mission.

• INSAT System Ushered In A Revolution In India’s Television And Radio Broadcasting,

Telecommunications And Meteorological Sectors.

• It Enabled The Rapid Expansion Of TV And Modern Telecommunication Facilities To

Even The Remote Areas And Off-Shore Islands.
 Satellites In Service
• Of The 24 Satellites Launched In The Course Of The INSAT Program, 10
Are Still In Operation.
• INSAT-2 E It Is The Last Of The Five Satellites In INSAT-2
Series{Prateek }.
• It Carries Seventeen C-Band And Lower Extended C-Band Transponders
Providing Zonal And Global Coverage With An Effective Isotropic Radiated
Power (EIRP) Of 36 Dbw.
• It Also Carries A Very High Resolution Radiometer ( VHRR) With
Imaging Capacity
• In The Visible (0.55-0.75 µm),
• Thermal Infrared (10.5-12.5 µm) And Water Vapour (5.7-7.1 µm)
Channels
• Provides 2x2 Km, 8x8 Km And 8x8 Km Ground Resolution Respectively.
 INSAT-3 A
• The Multipurpose Satellite, INSAT-3A, Was Launched By Ariane In
April 2003.
• It Is Located At 93.5 Degree East Longitude.
• The Payloads On INSAT-3 A Are As Follows:
• 12 Normal C-Band Transponders (9 Channels Provide Expanded
Coverage From Middle East To South East Asia With An EIRP Of 38
Dbw, 3 Channels Provide India Coverage With An EIRP Of 36 Dbw And
6 Extended C-Band Transponders Provide India Coverage With An
EIRP Of 36 Dbw).
• A CCD Camera Provides 1x1 Km Ground Resolution, In The Visible
(0.630.69 µm), Near Infrared (0.77-0.86 µm) And Shortwave Infrared
(1.55-1.70 µm) Bands.
 INSAT-3 D

• Launched In July 2013

• INSAT-3D Is Positioned At 82 Degree East Longitude.

• INSAT-3D Payloads Include Imager, Sounder, Data Relay Transponder And

Search & Rescue Transponder.

• All The Transponders Provide Coverage Over Large Part Of The Indian
Ocean Region Covering India,Bangladesh, Bhutan,Maldives, Nepal,
Seychelles, Sri Lanka And Tanzania For Rendering Distress Alert Services
• INSAT-3 E
• Launched In September 2003
• INSAT-3E Is Positioned At 55 Degree East Longitude And Carries 24 Normal
C-Band Transponders Provide An Edge Of Coverage EIRP Of 37 Dbw Over
India And 12 Extended C-Band Transponders Provide An Edge Of Coverage
EIRP Of 38 Dbw Over India.
• KALPANA-1
• KALPANA-1 Is An Exclusive Meteorological Satellite Launched By PSLV In
September 2002.
• It Carries Very High Resolution Radiometer And DRT Payloads To Provide
Meteorological Services.
• It Is Located At 74 Degree East Longitude. Its First Name Was METSAT.
• It Was Later Renamed As KALPANA1 To Commemorate Kalpana Chawla.
Edusat
Edusat
• Configured For Audio-Visual Medium Employing Digital Interactive
Classroom Lessons And Multimedia Content, EDUSAT Was Launched
By GSLV In September 2004.
• Its Transponders And Their Ground Coverage Are Specially Configured
To Cater To The Educational Requirements.
• GSAT-2
Launched By The Second Flight Of GSLV In May 2003, GSAT-2 Is Located
At 48 Degree East Longitude And Carries Four Normal C-Band
Transponders To Provide 36 Dbw EIRP With India Coverage, Two Ku
Band Transponders With 42 Dbw EIRP Over India And An MSS Payload
Similar To Those On INSAT-3B And INSAT-3 C.
 INSAT-4 Series
 INSAT-4A is positioned at 83 degree East longitude along
with INSAT-2 E and INSAT-3B.

 It carries 12 Ku band 36 MHz bandwidth transponders

employing 140 W TWTAs to provide an EIRP of 52 dBW at
the edge of coverage polygon with footprint covering Indian
main land and 12 C-band 36 MHz bandwidth transponders
provide an EIRP of 39 dBW at the edge of coverage with
expanded radiation patterns encompassing Indian
geographical boundary, area beyond India in southeast and
northwest regions.
 Tata Sky, a joint venture between the TATA Group and STAR
uses INSAT-4A for distributing their DTH service.
INSAT-4 A
INSAT-4 B
Glitch In INSAT 4B
China-Stuxnet Connection
INSAT-4 CR
GSAT-8 / INSAT-4 G
GSAT-12 /GSAT-10
 VSAT
• VSAT stands for very small aperture terminal
system.
• This is the distinguishing feature of a VSAT
system, the earth-station antennas being
typically less than 2.4 m in diameter (Rana et
al., 1990).
• The trend is toward even smaller dishes, not
more than 1.5 m in diameter (Hughes et al.,
1993).
• In this sense, the small TVRO terminals for
direct broadcast satellites could be labeled as
VSATs, but the appellation is usually reserved
for private networks, mostly providing two-way
communications facilities.
• Typical user groups include banking and
financial institutions, airline and hotel booking
agencies, and large retail stores with
geographically dispersed outlets.
 VSAT network
The basic structure of a VSAT network consists of a hub station which provides
a broadcast facility to all the VSATs in the network and the VSATs themselves
which access the satellite in some form of multiple- access mode.
The hub station is operated by the service provider, and it may be shared
among a number of users, but of course, each user organization has exclusive
access to its own VSAT network.
Time division multiplex is the normal downlink mode of transmission from hub
to the VSATs, and the transmission can be broadcast for reception by all the
VSATs in a network, or address coding can be used to direct messages to
selected VSATs.
A form of demand assigned multiple access (DAMA) is employed in some
systems in which channel capacity is assigned in response to the fluctuating
demands of the VSATs in the network.
Most VSAT systems operate in the Ku band, although there are some C band
systems in existence (Rana et al., 1990).
Applications
Supermarket shops (tills, ATM machines, stock sale updates and stock
ordering).
Chemist shops - Shoppers Drug Mart - Pharmaprix.
Broadband direct to the home. e.g. Downloading MP3 audio to audio
players.
Broadband direct small business, office etc, sharing local use with
many PCs.
Internet access from on board ship Cruise ships with internet cafes,
commercial shipping communications
 Mobile satellite services:
GSM
Services and Architecture :
If your work involves (or is likely to involve) some form of wireless public
communications, you are likely to encounter the GSM standards.
Initially developed to support a standardized approach to digital cellular
communications in Europe, the "Global System for Mobile
Communications" (GSM) protocols are rapidly being adopted to the next
generation of wireless telecommunications systems.
In the US, its main competition appears to be the cellular TDMA systems
based on the IS-54 standards. Since the GSM systems consist of a wide
range of components, standards, and protocols.
The GSM and its companion standard DCS1800 (for the UK, where the 900
MHz frequencies are not available for GSM) have been developed over the last
decade to allow cellular communications systems to move beyond the
limitations posed by the older analog systems.
Analog system capacities are being stressed with more users that can be
effectively supported by the available frequency allocations
. Compatibility between types of systems had been limited, if non-existent.
By using digital encoding techniques, more users can share the same
frequencies than had been available in the analog systems.
As compared to the digital cellular systems in the US (CDMA [IS-95] and TDMA
[IS-54]) , the GSM market has had impressive success.
Estimates of the numbers of telephones run from 7.5 million GSM phones to .5
million IS54 phones to .3 million for IS95.
GSM has gained in acceptance from its initial beginnings in Europe to other
parts of the world including Australia, New Zealand, countries in the Middle
East and the far east.

 Beyond its use in cellular frequencies (900 MHz for GSM, 1800 MHz for
DCS1800), portions of the GSM signaling protocols are finding their way into
the newly developing PCS and LEO Satellite communications systems.

While the frequencies and link characteristics of these systems differ from the
standard GSM air interface.

 all of these systems must deal with users roaming from one cell (or satellite
beam) to another, and bridge services to public communication networks
including the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), and public data
networks (PDN).
 GSM architecture includes several subsystems
The Mobile Station (MS)
• These digital telephones include vehicle, portable and hand-held terminals.
• A device called the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) that is basically a smart-card
provides custom information about users such as the services they've subscribed to
and their identification in the network
The Base Station Sub-System (BSS)
• The BSS is the collection of devices that support the switching networks radio
interface.
• Major components of the BSS include the Base Transceiver Station (BTS) that consists
of the radio modems and antenna equipment.
• In OSI terms, the BTS provides the physical interface to the MS where the BSC is
responsible for the link layer services to the MS.
• Logically the transcoding equipment is in the BTS, however, an additional
component
• The Network and Switching Sub-System (NSS) T
The NSS provides the switching between the GSM
subsystem and external networks along with the
databases used for additional subscriber and
mobility management.
Major components in the NSS include
the Mobile Services Switching Center (MSC),
Home and Visiting Location Registers (HLR, VLR).
 The HLR and VLR databases are interconnected
through the telecomm standard Signaling System 7
(SS7) control network.
The Operation Sub-System (OSS)
The OSS provides the support functions responsible
for the management of network maintenance and
services.
Components of the OSS are responsible for network
operation and maintenance, mobile equipment
management, and subscription management and
charging.
 Several channels are used in the air interface
 FCCH - the frequency correction channel - provides frequency synchronization information in a burst

 SCH - Synchronization Channel - shortly following the FCCH burst (8 bits later), provides a reference to all
slots on a given frequency

 PAGCH - Paging and Access Grant Channel -used for the transmission of paging information requesting
the setup of a call to a MS.

 RACH - Random Access Channel - an inbound channel used by the MS to request connections from the
ground network. Since this is used for the first access attempt by users of the network, a random access
scheme is used to aid in avoiding collisions.

 CBCH - Cell Broadcast Channel - used for infrequent transmission of broadcasts by the ground network.

 BCCH - Broadcast Control Channel - provides access status information to the MS. The information
provided on this channel is used by the MS to determine whether or not to request a transition to a new
cell
 FACCH - Fast Associated Control Channel for the control of handovers
 TCH/F - Traffic Channel, Full Rate for speech at 13 kbps or data at 12, 6, or 3.6 kbps
 TCH/H - Traffic Channel, Half Rate for speech at 7 kbps, or data at 6 or 3.6 kbps
 GSM service security

GSM was designed with a moderate level of service security.

 GSM uses several cryptographic algorithms for security.
The A5/1, A5/2, and A5/3 stream ciphers are used for ensuring over-
the-air voice privacy.
GSM uses General Packet Radio Service ( GPRS) for data
transmissions like browsing the web.
 The most commonly deployed GPRS ciphers were publicly broken in
2011The researchers revealed flaws in the commonly used GEA/1.
 Global Positioning System (GPS)

 The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite based navigation

system that can be used to locate positions anywhere on earth.
Operated by the U.S. Department of Defense
 it consists of satellites, control and monitor stations, and receivers.
 GPS receivers take information transmitted from the satellites and
uses triangulation to calculate a user’s exact location.
GPS is used on incidents in a variety of ways
To determine position locations
for example, you need to radio a helicopter pilot the coordinates
of your position location so the pilot can pick you up.
To navigate from one location to another
for example, you need to travel from a lookout to the fire perimeter.
To create digitized maps
for example, you are assigned to plot the fire perimeter and hot
spots.
To determine distance between two points or how far you are from
another location.
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 Three Segments of GPS:
Space Segment — Satellites orbiting the earth
 consists of 29 satellites circling the earth every 12 hours at 12,000 miles in altitude.
 This high altitude allows the signals to cover a greater area.
 The satellites are arranged in their orbits so a GPS receiver on earth can receive a signal from at
least four satellites at any given time.
 Each satellite contains several atomic clocks.

Control Segment — The control and monitoring stations

 Tracks the satellites and then provides them with corrected orbital and time information.
 consists of five unmanned monitor stations and one Master Control Station.
 The five unmanned stations monitor GPS satellite signals and then send that information to the
Master Control Station where anomalies are corrected and sent back to the GPS satellites through
ground antennas.
User Segment — The GPS receivers owned by civilians and military
 The user segment consists of the users and their GPS receivers.
 The number of simultaneous users is limitless.
 How GPS Determines a Position
The GPS receiver uses the following information to determine a position.
Precise location of satellites
• When a GPS receiver is first turned on, it downloads orbit information from all the satellites
called an almanac.
• This process, the first time, can take as long as 12 minutes; but once this information is
downloaded, it is stored in the receiver’s memory for future use.
Distance from each satellite
• The GPS receiver calculates the distance from each satellite to the receiver by using the
distance formula: distance = velocity x time.
• The receiver already knows the velocity, which is the speed of a radio wave or 186,000 miles
per second (the speed of light).
Triangulation to determine position
• The receiver determines position by using triangulation.
• When it receives signals from at least three satellites the receiver should be able to calculate
its approximate position (a 2D position).
• The receiver needs at least four or more satellites to calculate a more accurate 3D position.
 Using a GPS Receiver

There are several different models and types of GPS receivers.

• Refer to the owner’s manual for your GPS receiver and practice using it to become
proficient.
When working on an incident with a GPS receiver it is important to:
Always have a compass and a map.
Have a GPS download cable.
Have extra batteries.
Know memory capacity of the GPS receiver to prevent loss of data, decrease in
accuracy of data,or other problems.
Use an external antennae whenever possible, especially under tree canopy, in
canyons, or while flying or driving.
Set up GPS receiver according to incident or agency standard regulation; coordinate
system.
Take notes that describe what you are saving in the receiver.
INMARSAT
 INMARSAT
 Inmarsat-Indian Maritime SATellite

 sole IMO-mandated provider of satellite

communications for the GMDSS

 Global Maritime Distress and Safety

System (GMDSS)

 Availability for GMDSS is a minimum of

99.9%

 Inmarsat has constantly and consistently

exceeded this figure & Independently
audited by IMSO and reported on to IMO.

 Now Inmarsat commercial services use the

same satellites and network
 Inmarsat A closes at midnight on 31
December 2007 Agreed by IMO –
MSC/Circ.1076.
 Successful closure programme almost
concluded Overseen throughout by IMSO.
GMDSS services continue to be provided by
Inmarsat B, Inmarsat C/mini-C and Inmarsat Fleet F77
 Potential for GMDSS on Fleet Broadband being assessed
 The IMO Criteria for the Provision of Mobile Satellite Communications
Systems in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
 Amendments were proposed; potentially to make it simpler for other
satellite systems to be approved
 The original requirements remain and were approved by MSC 83
 No dilution of standards
 Minor amendments only; replacement Resolution expected to be
approved by the IMO 25th Assembly
 Inmarsat remains the sole, approved satcom provider for the GMDSS
 LEO
Low Earth Orbit satellites have a
small area of coverage.
They are positioned in an orbit
approximately 3000km from the
surface of the earth
 They complete one orbit every 90 minutes
 The large majority of satellites are in low earth
orbit
 The Iridium system utilizes LEO satellites (780km
high)
 The satellite in LEO orbit is visible to a point on
the earth for a very short time
 MEO
 Medium Earth Orbit satellites have orbital altitudes between 3,000
and 30 ,000 km.

They are commonly used in navigation systems such as GPS

 GEO
 Geosynchronous (Geostationary) Earth Orbit satellites are positioned over
the equator.
The orbital altitude is around 30,000-40 ,000 km
There is only one geostationary orbit possible around the earth —Lying on
the earth’s equatorial plane.
 The satellite orbiting at the same speed as the rotational speed of the earth on its axis.
 They complete one orbit every 24 hours. This causes the satellite to appear stationary with respect to a point on
the earth, allowing one satellite to provide continual coverage to a given area on the earth's surface
 One GEO satellite can cover approximately 1/3 of the world’s surface
They are commonly used in communication systems
Advantages:
 Simple ground station tracking.
 Nearly constant range —Very small frequency shift žDisadvantages:
 Transmission delay of the order of 250 msec. —
Large free space loss.
 No polar coverage
Satellite orbits in terms of the orbital height
According to distance from earth:
 Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) ,
 Medium Earth Orbit (MEO),
 Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
 Satellite Navigational System

Benefits:
• Enhanced Safety
• Increased Capacity
• Reduced Delays
Advantage:
• Increased Flight Efficiencies
• Increased Schedule Predictability
• Environmentally Beneficial Procedures
Direct Broadcast satellites (DBS)
 Direct Broadcast satellites (DBS)

Satellites provide broadcast transmissions in the fullest sense of the

word, because antenna footprints can be made to cover large areas of
the earth.
The idea of using satellites to provide direct transmissions into the
home has been around for many years, and the services pro- vided
are known generally as direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services.
Broadcast services include audio, television, and Internet services.
 Power Rating and Number of Transponders
• satellite will be seen that satellites primarily intended for DBS have a higher
[EIRP] than for the other categories, being in the range 51 to 60 dBW.
• At a Regional Administrative Radio Council (RARC) meeting in 1983, the value
established for DBS was 57 dBW.
• Transponders are rated by the power output of their high-power amplifiers.
• Typically, a satellite may carry 32 transponders.
• If all 32 are in use, each will operate at the lower power rating of 120 W.
• The available bandwidth (uplink and downlink) is seen to be 500 MHz.
• A total number of 32 transponder channels, each of bandwidth 24 MHz, can be
accommodated.
• The bandwidth is sometimes specified as 27 MHz, but this includes a 3MHz
guardband allowance. Therefore, when calculating bit-rate capacity, the 24 MHz
value is used.
• The total of 32 transponders requires the use of both right- hand circular
polarization (RHCP) and left-hand circular polarization (LHCP) in order to permit
frequency reuse, and guard bands are inserted between channels of a given
polarization.
 Bit Rates for Digital Television

• The bit rate for digital television depends very much on the picture
format.
• One way of estimating the uncompressed bit rate is to multiply the
number of pixels in a frame by the number of frames per second, and
multiply this by the number of bits used to encode each pixel.
 MPEG Compression Standards

• MPEG is a group within the International Standards Organization and

the International Electrochemical Commission (ISO/IEC) that
undertook the job of defining standards for the transmission and
storage of moving pictures and sound.
• The MPEG standards currently available are MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-
4 , and MPEG-7.
 Direct to home Broadcast (DTH)
DTH stands for Direct-To-Home television. DTH is defined as the reception
of satellite programmes with a personal dish in an individual home.
DTH Broadcasting to home TV receivers take place in the ku band(12 GHz).
This service is known as Direct To Home service.
DTH services were first proposed in India in 1996.
Finally in 2000, DTH was allowed.
The new policy requires all operators to set up earth stations in India
within 12 months of getting a license. DTH licenses in India will cost $2.14
million and will be valid for 10 years.
Working principal of DTH is the satellite communication. Broadcaster
modulates the received signal and transmit it to the satellite in KU Band
and from satellite one can receive signal by dish and set top box.
DTH Block Diagram
A DTH network consists of a broadcasting centre, satellites, encoders,
multiplexers, modulators and DTH receivers
The encoder converts the audio, video and data signals into the
digital format and the multiplexer mixes these signals.
It is used to provide the DTH service in high populated area A Multi
Switch is basically a box that contains signal splitters and A/B
switches.
 A outputs of group of DTH LNBs are connected to the A and B inputs
of the Multi Switch.
 DTH:Advantage

DTH also offers digital quality signals which do not degrade the picture or
sound quality.
It also offers interactive channels and program guides with customers
having the choice to block out programming which they consider
undesirable
One of the great advantages of the cable industry has been the ability to
provide local channels, but this handicap has been overcome by many DTH
providers using other local channels or local feeds.
The other advantage of DTH is the availability of satellite broadcast in rural
and semi-urban areas where cable is difficult to install.
DAB
 Digital audio broadcast (DAB)
DAB Project is an industry-led consortium of over 300 companies
The DAB Project was launched on 10th September, 1993
In 1995 it was basically finished and became operational
There are several sub-standards of the DAB standard o DAB-S (Satellite) – using
QPSK – 40 Mb/s o DAB-T (Terrestrial) – using QAM – 50 Mb/s o DAB-C (Cable) –
using OFDM – 24 Mb/s
These three sub-standards basically differ only in the specifications to the
physical representation, modulation, transmission and reception of the signal.
The DAB stream consists of a series of fixed length packets which make up a
Transport Stream (TS). The packets support ‘streams’ or ‘data sections’.
Streams carry higher layer packets derived from an MPEG stream & Data sections
are blocks of data carrying signaling and control data.
DAB is actually a support mechanism for MPEG.& One MPEG stream needing
higher instantaneous data can ‘steal’ capacity from another with spare capacity.
 World space services
WorldSpace (Nasdaq: WRSP) is the world's only global media and
entertainment company positioned to offer a satellite radio experience to
consumers in more than 130 countries with five billion people, driving 300
million cars.
WorldSpace delivers the latest tunes, trends and information from around
the world and around the corner.
WorldSpace subscribers benefit from a unique combination of local
programming, original WorldSpace content and content from leading
brands around the globe, including the BBC, CNN, Virgin Radio, NDTV and
RFI. WorldSpace's satellites cover two-thirds of the globe with six beams.
Each beam is capable of delivering up to 80 channels of high quality digital
audio and multimedia programming directly to WorldSpace Satellite Radios
anytime and virtually anywhere in its coverage area.
 WorldSpace is a pioneer of satellite-based digital radio services (DARS) and
was instrumental in the development of the technology infrastructure used
today by FM Satellite Radio..
World space services
 Business Television (BTV) - Adaptations for Education
 Business television (BTV) is the production and distribution, via satellite, of video programs for closed user group
audiences.
 It often has two-way audio interaction component made through a simple telephone line. It is being used by many
industries including brokerage firms, pizza houses, car dealers and delivery services.
 BTV is an increasingly popular method of information delivery for corporations and institutions.
 Private networks, account for about 70 percent of all BTV networks. It is estimated that by the mid-1990 s BTV has
the potential to grow to a $1.6 billion market in North America with more and more Fortune 1 ,000 companies
getting involved. The increase in use of BTV has been dramatic.
 Institution updates, news, training, meetings and other events can be broadcast live to multiple locations. The
expertise of the best instructors can be delivered to thousands of people without requiring trainers to go to the
site.
 Information can be disseminated to all employees at once, not just a few at a time. Delivery to the workplace at
low cost provides the access to training that has been denied lower level employees. It may be the key to re-
training America's work force.
 Television has been used to deliver training and information within businesses for more than 40 years.
 Its recent growth began with the introduction of the video cassette in the early 1970s. Even though most
programming is produced for video cassette distribution, business is using BTV to provide efficient delivery of
specialized programs via satellite.
 The advent of smaller receiving stations - called very small aperture terminals (VSATs) has made
private communication networks much more economical to operate.
 BTV has a number of tangible benefits, such as reducing travel, immediate delivery of time-
critical messages, and eliminating cassette duplication and distribution hassles.
 The programming on BTV networks is extremely cost-effective compared to seminar fees and
downtime for travel.
 It is an excellent way to get solid and current information very fast. Some people prefer to attend
seminars and conferences where they can read, see, hear and ask questions in person.
 BTV provides yet another piece of the education menu and is another way to provide
professional development.
 A key advantage is that its format allows viewers to interact with presenters by telephone,
enabling viewers to become a part of the program. The satellite effectively places people in the
same room, so that sales personnel in the field can learn about new products at the same time.
 Speed of transmission may well be the competitive edge which some firms need as they
introduce new products and services.
 BTV enables employees in many locations to focus on common problems or issues that might
develop into crises without quick communication and resolution.
 BTV networks transmit information every business day on a broad range of topics, and provide
instructional courses on various products, market trends, selling and motivation. Networks give
subscribers the tools to apply the information they have to real world situations.
GRAMSAT
 GRAMSAT
ISRO has come up with the concept of dedicated GRAMSAT satellites,
keeping in mind the urgent need to eradicate illiteracy in the rural
belt which is necessary for the all round development of the nation.
This Gramsat satellite is carrying six to eight high powered C-band
transponders, which together with video compression techniques can
disseminate regional and cultural specific audio-visual programmes of
relevance in each of the regional languages through rebroadcast
mode on an ordinary TV set.
The high power in C-band has enabled even remote area viewers
outside the reach of the TV transmitters to receive programmers of
their choice in a direct reception mode with a simple .dish antenna.
 features of GRAMSAT
Its communications networks are at the state level connecting the state
capital to districts, blocks and enabling a reach to villages.
It is also providing computer connectivity data broadcasting, TV-
broadcasting facilities having applications like e- governance, development
information, teleconferencing, helping disaster management.
Providing rural-education broadcasting.
However, the Gramsat projects have an appropriate combination of following
activities.
Interactive training at district and block levels employing suitable configuration
Broadcasting services for rural development
Computer interconnectivity and data exchange services
Tele-health and tele-medicine services.
 Specialized services
Satellite-email services:
The addition of Internet Access enables Astrium to act as an Internet
Service Provider (ISP) capable of offering Inmarsat users a tailor-made
Internet connection.
With Internet services added to our range of terrestrial networks, you will
no longer need to subscribe to a third party for Internet access (available
for Inmarsat A, B, M, mini-M, Fleet, GAN, Regional BGAN & SWIFT
networks).
We treat Internet in the same way as the other terrestrial networks we
provide, and thus offer unrestricted access to this service. There is no
timeconsuming log-on procedure, as users are not required to submit a
user-ID or password.
Description of E-mail Service:
• Astrium's E-Mail service allows Inmarsat users to send and receive e-mail
directly through the Internet without accessing a public telephone
network.

Features and Benefits

• No need to configure an e-mail client to access a Astrium e-mail account
• Service optimized for use with low bandwidth Inmarsat terminals
• Filter e-mail by previewing the Inbox and deleting any unwanted e-mails
prior to downloading
• No surcharge or monthly subscription fees
• Service billed according to standard airtime prices for Inmarsat service
used
Video Conferencing
Video Conferencing (medium resolution)
Video conferencing technology can be used to provide the same full,
twoway interactivity of satellite broadcast at much lower cost.
 For Multi-Site meetings, video conferencing uses bridging systems to
connect each site to the others.
It is possible to configure a video conference bridge to show all sites
at the same time on a projection screen or monitor.
Or, as is more typical, a bridge can show just the site from which a
person is speaking or making a presentation.
The technology that makes interactive video conferencing possible,
compresses video and audio signals, thus creating an image quality
lower than that of satellite broadcasts.
 Satellite Internet access
Satellite Internet access is Internet access provided through communications
satellites.
 Modern satellite Internet service is typically provided to users through
geostationary satellites that can offer high data speeds, with newer satellites
using Ka band to achieve downstream data speeds up to 50 Mbps.
Satellite Internet generally relies on three primary components: a satellite in
geostationary orbit ( sometimes referred to as a geosynchronous Earth orbit, or
GEO), a number of ground stations known as gateways that relay Internet data to
and from the satellite via radio waves (microwave), and a VSAT (very-
smallaperture terminal) dish antenna with a transceiver, located at the
subscriber's premises.
Other components of a satellite Internet system include a modem at the user end
which links the user's network with the transceiver, and a centralized network
operations center ( NOC) for monitoring the entire system