Ka-band Tracking VSAT Antenna for Satellite Communications on the Move

用于移动卫星通信的 Ka 波段跟踪 VSAT 天线

• 批准号: 700109
• 金额: $ 3.19万
• 依托单位: HOLLYCROFT ASSOCIATES
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: GRD Proof of Market
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2012 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=700109
• 关键词: Ka; band; Tracking; VSAT; Antenna

The past year has seen the launch of several new-generation Ka-band satellites (includingAvanti's Hylas and Eutelsat's Ka-Sat in Europe) which provide a significant increase incapacity for broadband users in regions beyond the reach of current terrestrial systems. Thesesatellites are part of a trend towards the availability of Ka-band globally, with some 60 Kabandsatellites either already in orbit or scheduled to be launched by 2014.In addition to the uplift this will give to the satellite delivered broadband sector this alsorepresents a significant opportunity for the mobile satcom sector, and UK-based mobilesatellite provider Inmarsat is already involved in the procurement of a fleet of Ka-bandsatellites for mobile use.For some years Hollycroft Associates has been actively involved in the development ofsatellite delivered broadband to high speed trains in Europe and has identified the need for alow-cost, high-throughput terminal for use in a mobile environment that can take advantage ofthe availability of lower cost Ka-band capacity. As yet there are no such terminals available inthe commercial market and consequently Hollycroft Associates proposes to develop acomplete terminal design which draws on individual subsystem capabilities available in theUK and which could be readily developed into a commercial product. This would re-establisha UK satellite terminal capability, opening up opportunities for export in the mobile groundterminal sector.We have already undertaken a brief three-month feasibility study and have identified a smallgroup of UK companies that could work together in the supply chain to bring an appropriateproduct to market. Whilst some internal development funding will be available fromHollycroft Associates and from these companies, there would also be a need for some externalfunding and thus a proof of market is the essential next step in securing this external funding.

在过去的一年中，推出了几个新一代KA波段卫星（包括欧洲的Hylas和Eutelsat的KA-SAT），这为超出当前地面系统范围的地区的宽带用户提供了显着增加的无能为力。这些esatellites是全球可用性可用性的趋势的一部分，约有60个Kabandsatellites已经在轨道上，或者计划在2014年推出，此外还将给予卫星交付的宽带部门。对于移动SATCOM行业，总部位于英国的Mobilesatellite提供商Inmarsat已经参与了ka-bandsatellites的采购供移动使用。几年来，Hollycroft Associates积极参与了Shsatellite的开发，以提供宽容的宽带火车欧洲，已经确定需要在移动环境中使用极高的成本，高通量终端，以利用较低成本的KA波段容量。到目前为止，商业市场尚无此类终端，因此Hollycroft Associates提议开发Acomplete终端设计，这些终端设计利用Theuk中可用的单个子系统功能，并且可以很容易地将其开发到商业产品中。这将重新建立英国卫星终端能力，为移动地面终止领域的出口开放机会。我们已经进行了短暂的三个月可行性研究，并确定了一群可以在供应链中共同努力的英国公司，以带来市场适用于市场。尽管将提供一些内部开发资金，并从这些公司那里获得，但还需要一些外部资金，因此，市场证明是确保这项外部资金的重要下一步。