Enabling Truly Mobile Broadband C4

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Enabling Truly Mobile Broadband C4

• Distance Defeated Remoteness Ignored
• 17 October 2008
• Lizzie Greenwood
• Business Development Manager, Government Services

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Content

• Satellite Communications Inmarsat offering
• Warfighter communication requirements
• Information sharing applications

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Inmarsat constellation
() Satellite positions are always subject to
change by Inmarsat
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I-4 coverage from Feb 09
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BGAN, Fleetbroadband, Swiftbroadband - One
device, two networks
I-4 satellites at 53W, 64E 178E
BGAN IP Network
Laptop PC or Mac
IP Router
LAN
Earth Stations Burum, NL Fucino, IT Hawaii, US
BGAN SwiftBroadband or FleetBroadband Terminal
Voice ISDN
Voice ISDN
Switch
BGAN Circuit Switched Network
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Warfighter communications requirements

• global coverage
• small, light-weight
• mobile, easy-to-use
• quick to deploy
• instant connectivity
• all-weather
• high data rates
• Interoperable IP
• applications enabler
• comms on the move
• information assurance

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Information assurance
Encryptor compatibility

• Thales DC2K
• Sectera KG-235
• STU-IIB/III
• STE
• Taclane KG-175, KG-175B
• Talon PCMCIA
• Viasat KG-250

• Thales DCAP
• Thales TCE 621
• Netscreen
• Brent/Brent2
• Safedial
• Sectera Wireline
• Omnisec CS PS

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VHF/UHF Combat Net Radio integration
I-4 SAS
National Combat Headquarters
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GSM pico-cell
Terrestrial GSM switch
UAV Video reachback via pico-cell and BGAN
Mobile pico cell with COTM reachback
Terrestrial network
Pico cell and static BGAN reachback
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High quality photos with embedded GPS
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Remote Monitoring / Telemetry / SCADA
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Telemedicine
Telemedicine is where telecommunications are used
to assist with or to enable a medical
consultation, which, often, may not otherwise be
possible.
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Comms on the Move
A unique capability

• COTM delivers full BGAN functionality of
  simultaneous voice and broadband IP data, on the
  move, at any speed
• Rack-mounted or free standing terminal
• Arrive at your objective with all the latest
  information
• Advance forces special operations
• Logistics convoys

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Multicast/netted comms
A future network service

• Currently under development
• Based around IP Multicast
• Will support many different applications
• Battlefield Management System database
  synchronisation
• Video/audio briefings to troops by commanders
• Collaborative working tools, eg. IBM/Lotus
  Sametime, Adobe Connect
• Situational awareness - Blue Force Tracking /
  Logistics tracking (MTS)
• Availability expected mid 09

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Summary

• Secure, reliable and worldwide communications
  service enabling C4 and beyond
• Satisfying the communication needs of the mobile
  warfighter and supporting applications and
  interoperability
• Remote or distant? with BGAN not a problem

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Space isnt remote at all. Its only an hours
drive away if your car could go straight upwards
Fred Hoyle 1915 - 2001