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• GRT
INMARSAT BGAN
Mobile Broadband for Disaster Response
National Conference on Emergency Communications Systems
The George Washington UniversityDecember 12, 2005
Jack DeasyDirector, Government SolutionsInmarsat, Inc.
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Disaster Response over 64kbps service
Reporting during a disaster
Immediate Response/Damage InventoryMobile Command Post
VIP Comms
Humanitarian Calling and
FEMA Registration
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I-4: A New Generation of SatellitesSatellite Satellite
launchService launch
F1 – IOR 64° E 11 Mar 05 16 Nov 05
F2 – AOR 53° W 8 Nov 2005 2Q CY2006
F3 – POR 178 ° E CY2006 CY2006
– More capacity and better coverage current services – Each I-4 Satellite Is more capable than the entire previous
constellation– Antenna beams
Global beam – signaling and dataRegional beams – current servicesNarrow spot beams – new broadband services
– Flexible power allocation (hot spots)• Satellite capacity can be redeployed real-time to service
areas of high demand
– CONUS Service in Q2 2006
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I-4/BGAN Worldwide Narrow Spot Beam• 3 Satellites at 53°W, 64°E & 178°E F1 Launch
11 March 200564°E
F2 Launch 8 November 2005
53°W
F3 LaunchCY2006178°E
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Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN): Mobile Broadband to the First Responder
• High-speed data network
• Rates up to 492 kbps
• Worldwide coverage
• Guaranteed data rates
• Provides Interoperability: Supports IP and circuit-switched applications
Switch
IP Router
Voice &ISDN
Data
MobileUser Earth
Station
IP Networks
Circuit Switched Networks
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BGAN Features• Voice• IP Data• IP Streaming• ISDN data• Commercial interfaces
– Ethernet, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RJ-11, USB• Commercial VPNs• Commercial e-mails• Videoconferencing• Compatible with commercial operating systems• Multicast• Information Assurance
– Supports STU-III, STE– Testing underway with IP encrypters
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Manufacturer Hughes Addvalue Nera Thrane & Thrane Hughes
Size 210 x 140 mm 210 x 140 mm 200 x 140 mm 300 x 200 mm 365 x 275 mm
Weight 1.6 Kg 1.25 Kg <1 Kg 1.3 Kg 2.2 Kg
Standard IP: up to 144/144 kbps 384/240 kbps 384/240 kbps 464/448 kbps 492/492 kbps
Streaming IP n/a 32, 64 kbps 32, 64 kbps 32, 64, 128 kbps 32, 64, 128, 256 kbps
ISDN n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 x 64kbps
Voice n/a RJ11 or Bluetooth handset/headset
RJ45 or Bluetooth handset
RJ11 or Bluetooth handset; 3.1 kHz audio
ISDN handset
Data interfaces USB, Bluetooth, Ethernet
USB, Bluetooth, Ethernet
USB, Bluetooth USB, Bluetooth, Ethernet
USB, Ethernet, 802.11b WiFi
Environmental Tolerance IP 44 IP 44 IP 44 IP 54 IP 55
Range of BGAN devices
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Land Vehicular COTM BGAN Portfolio
Class 1 UT•492/492 kbps IP•64 kbps ISDN•3.1 kHz audio•4 kbps voice
Land Portable BGANProduct Range 4Q 2005
“Optimized” COTM BGAN
4Q 2006
Reduced antenna sizeIncreased resilience to channel blocking & fading
Vehicular “Class 1” terminalBeta trials early 2006
“Prototype”COTM BGAN
Early 2006
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DOD Requirement First Responder application
Situational Awareness Local officials, “first on the spot” responsibility for coordinating response
Communications to mobile field teams; hub & spoke
Disaster inventory; wildfires; extending response to outlying areas; COOP
Communications-on-the-move
“Second response” (i.e., CBN incident, flooding)
Mobile command post Evolution from RV to SUV; responder & humanitarian comms
First Response: Familiar Solutions in a New Setting
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Issues to Watch
• Federal Funding for First Responder Grants• DHS/USNORTHCOM assuming role in setting requirements• DHS/USNORTHCOM assuming role in aggregating requirements to
obtain favorable bulk capacity rates• To support first responder community, solutions needed on…
– Training– Education– Operability and interoperability– Integrating solutions
• Balancing emerging solutions and current, critical needs
• Voice AND data
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Inmarsat Government Solutions
Broadband Broadband for a mobile for a mobile
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• Mr. D’Ambrosio; Vice President, Government Services– (703) 647-4768; [email protected]
• Mr. J.J. Shaw– (703) 647-4775; [email protected]
• Mr. Sal Manno– (703) 647-4771; [email protected]
• Mr. Jack Deasy– (703) 647-4778; [email protected]