Synopsis
Over the past decade, satellite technology has established itself as one of our most beneficial and vital means of communication. Its applications are wide and commonplace, and strong demand continues for the implementation of new and improved services throughout the globe.
This comprehensive new volume from the highly recognized author of Introduction to Satellite Communications explains in depth the elements that make technologies such as digital satellite broadcasting, VSATs, mobile satellites, cable TV, and international satellite links so successful in today's commercial arena. It contains the inside information and practical advice you need to create and apply effective satellite services in a fiercely competitive marketplace, providing you with step-by-step instruction on how to...
Determine if user requirements can and will be met
Develop an architecture to provide the service
Make key technical selections and decisions
Organize the resources and people to operate the satellite system
Create a profitable business through the satellite application
The book focuses on satellite communications from a non-technical perspective—it avoids confusing jargon and heavy mathematics as it expands upon critical technologies such as digital compression of video and voice, on-board satellite processing, VSAT hub architecture, and radio positioning by satellite, topics first presented in Introduction to Satellite Communications. Other clearly written, detailed chapters prepare you to face important business issues such as frequency regulation and coordination and how to finance an application system.
Practicingtelecommunications engineers will find this reference invaluable to learn how to apply satellites effectively or cross-train themselves in unfamiliar applications. Satellite communication marketers and business people can devise new applications and determine which bases will be most attractive to customers, and potential users of satellite services can understand how to employ satellite links and ground facilities. The book also serves as a valuable text for graduate courses on satellite communications.
Booknews
A review of the applications that have driven the tremendous growth in the satellite communication industry in the past decade. It is organized into four parts that deal with the most fundamental areas of concern to application developers and users: the technical and business fundamentals, the application of simplex links to multiple users, duplex links that deliver two-way interactive services, and regulatory and business affairs that drive investment and financial performance. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.