Globecomm Systems - Air Traffic Control / Management VSAT Network Solutions

Globecomm integrates satellite into your network applications in order to reach the edge of the network, broadcast one-to-many, or support bandwidth-hungry, highly asymmetric applications.

We reduce the complexity of managing the network and minimise demand for costly satellite bandwidth by deploying systems and providing services that are truly next-generation while staying true to business and operational basics. We deliver the next generation using reliable, cost-effective, off-the-shelf technology, configured by Globecomm's network design specialists. Depending on the needs of the customer, we can design, install, integrate, support, manage and operate their systems and networks.

GLOBECOMM SYSTEMS ATC VSAT NETWORK SOLUTION

Among its wide range of products and services, Globecomm offers a next generation air traffic control / management solution. This application is based on the newest technology available using the Frequency Hopping / Time Division Multiple Access (FH / TDMA) architecture, which is ideally suited for both the traffic and connectivity requirements of the network.

In this type of network, multiple low rate TDMA carriers support the network traffic. The resulting low data rates in the transmission mean that each remote terminal's uplink power (and therefore the size and rating of the transmission equipment) can be minimised. An added benefit is that full 'mesh' connectivity (i.e. communication directly between all terminals in the network) can then be achieved by frequency hopping among the several carriers on the network.

Another important feature of the TDMA design is that expansion of the network capacity can be achieved without any upgrades to the terminals. In addition, the TDMA subsystem incorporates a Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) capability so that capacity sharing among the terminals is realised. This minimises the recurring satellite bandwidth costs.

OUR LATEST AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PROJECT

An example of our broad capability is shown in the recently awarded contract for an Air Traffic Management (ATM) communications network in Egypt for the National Air Navigation Services Company (NANSC). Globecomm's solution will replace an existing facility with a next generation network providing more capacity, and linking radar data, aircraft communications and other voice and data services from 19 remote sites throughout Egypt to a hub station at the Cairo Air Navigation Centre (CANC).

WHY CHOOSE GLOBECOMM?

Globecomm's expertise and long experience with the design of systems like these ensures that highly-reliable systems for use in air traffic management applications can be provided at an affordable price, and with economic running costs.

Based in Hauppauge in New York, Globecomm Systems is a public company (Nasdaq GCOM) and also maintains offices in Washington D.C., Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.