O3b Awards Integral Systems Contract to Provide Carrier Monitoring and Interference Detection
March 22 2011 - 8:35AM
Integral Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISYS) announced today that its
wholly-owned subsidiary, SAT Corporation, has been awarded a
contract by O3b Networks Limited, the developer of a new global,
high-speed, satellite-based Internet network for telecommunications
operators (Telcos) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
Under the terms of the contract, SAT Corporation will provide
its industry-leading Monics® Satellite Interference monitoring and
detection system. Monics will monitor O3b's global Internet
backbone for Radio Frequency (RF) interference to ensure the
network runs at peak efficiency. Ensuring the free flow of data on
the network supports O3b's goal "to make the Internet accessible
and affordable to those who remain cut off from the information
highway."
"We found the Monics system to be a perfect fit for our wide
bandwidth Ka-band system, one that can be seamlessly expanded as
the O3b satellite constellation grows," said Jay Bloom, Ground
Systems Senior Vice President of O3b Networks.
"Monics is uniquely suited to support O3b's state of the art
satellite-based, global Internet backbone for Telcos and ISPs in
emerging markets," said Bob Potter, President of SAT Corporation.
"Our work with nearly every satellite operator in the world and our
deep understanding of satellite interference monitoring and
detection will increase the efficiency of O3b's global network,
thereby providing the best possible experience to its
customers."
Utilizing SAT Corporation's Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
technology, Monics with SAT-DSP is a state of the art RF monitoring
system that will provide automatic carrier monitoring of O3b
Networks' entire constellation of Satellites. The System provides
carrier monitoring in a fraction of the time of a classic spectrum
analyzer and provides interference detection and fingerprinting
capabilities that are not available in any other product on the
market today. Monics' unique algorithms automatically detect,
characterize and display interfering signals, and allow results to
be viewed at any time.
The O3b satellite constellation will consist of a number of
equatorial orbit satellites. Relative to a fixed point on earth,
all satellites will trace an identical arc across the sky.
Customers and Teleports will use a variety of antennas to track the
satellites and maintain network connectivity. O3b satellites will
serve regions of the earth within +/-45 degrees latitude using
steerable antennas. Two dedicated Teleport beams will provide
aggregated multi-channel RF links to the regional Teleports.
ABOUT O3b NETWORKS LIMITED
O3b Networks is building a new fiber-quality, satellite-based,
global Internet backbone for Telecommunications Operators (Telcos)
and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in emerging markets. The O3b
Networks system will combine global reach and the speed of a
fiber-optic network. With investments and operational support from
SES, Google, Liberty Global, HSBC Principal Investments,
Northbridge Venture Partners, Allen & Company, Development Bank
of Southern Africa, Sofina and Satya Capital, the O3b system will
provide Telcos and ISPs with a low-cost, high-speed alternative to
connect their 3G, WiMAX and fixed-line networks to the rest of the
world. This will allow billions of consumers and businesses in more
than 150 countries to benefit from high-speed Internet connectivity
for educational, medical and commercial applications. O3b Networks'
headquarters is in St. John, Jersey, Channel Islands.
ABOUT INTEGRAL SYSTEMS
Integral Systems, Inc., is a global provider of products,
systems and services for satellite command and control, telemetry
and digital signal processing, data communications, enterprise
network management and communications information assurance. We
specialize in developing, managing and operating secure
communications networks, both satellite and terrestrial, as well as
systems and services to detect, characterize and geolocate sources
of RF interference. Our customers include U.S. and foreign
commercial, government, military and intelligence organizations.
For almost 30 years, customers have relied on the Integral Systems
family of companies (Integral Systems, Inc., Integral Systems
Europe, Lumistar, Inc., Newpoint Technologies, Inc., RT Logic and
SAT Corporation), as well as our services organization, Integral
Systems Service Solutions (IS3), to design and deliver innovative
commercial-based products, solutions and services that are
cost-effective and reduce delivery schedules and risk. Our
dedication to "The Integral Difference" has solidified long-term
relationships with the U.S. DoD, NASA, NOAA and nearly every
commercial satellite operator in the world. For more information,
visit www.integ.com.
CONTACT: Andrew Miller
Vice President, External Communications
Integral Systems, Inc.
Phone: 443.539.5124
amiller@integ.com
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