Inmarsat Aeronautical
Communications
Presentation to:
3rd Annual San Diego Regional Security Conference
Panel 2: Data Integrity – In Transit and at Rest
14 September 2010
Inmarsat – Mobile Communications :
Safe, Reliable, Proven
31 years of market, technical and
regulatory experience
• Established in 1979 as an IGO for safety at sea communications
• Privatized 1999; IPO 17 June 2005 on London Stock Exchange (ISAT)
• Inmarsat owns, controls and manages a network of 11 geostationary satellites
Trusted provider of worldwide voice and data satellite
communications for government mobile users
• Proven reliability in safety communications, Aero CNS/ATM, disaster responses,
coalition operations, and VIP communications
• >100 years life in orbit with no operational failure
• 99.99% average recorded satellite and network availability
More than 400,000 registered BGAN terminals deployed
worldwide
• DOD is our largest customer
Inmarsat Aeronautical Communication
Services
Aero
Service
Coverage
Voice/Fax
Data
C
Messaging and data reporting service; store and forward
Global
n/a
600 bps
H
Compliant with Standards and Recommended
Practices (SARPS) for Aeronautical Mobile Satellite
Services (AMSS) of the International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO).
Global
Multi-channel Voice
and fax
Up to 9.6 kbps
Evolution of H services
Global & Regional
Spot Beams
Multi- channel Voice
and fax
Up to 4.8 kbps
I
Compliant with Standards and Recommended
Practices (SARPS) for Aeronautical Mobile Satellite
Services (AMSS) of the International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO).
Global & Regional
Spot Beams
Multi- channel Voice
and fax
600 – 4.8 kbps
L
Real-time, two-way data communications capability
Global
n/a
Up to 1.2 kbps
Mini-M
Low acquisition/operations cost solution for small general
aviation
Regional Spot
Beams
Single Voice/Fax
Channel
n/a
Swift64
Designed to meet the communications needs of
passengers, cabin crew and pilots in airliners, corporate
and government aircraft.
Regional Spot
Beams
Multi-channel voice
and fax
Up to 64 kbps per
channel
Aeronautical implementation of Inmarsat’s Broadband
Global Area Network (BGAN)
Narrow Spot Beams
Voice and Fax
(multiple voice
channels using VoIP)
Up to 432 kbps
standard IP & 128
kbps per streaming
channel
H+
E&E
Services
Description
Swift
Broadband
E&E Aeronautical Services Coverage
SwiftBroadband Coverage
Swift64 Services
Voice at 4.8kbps
ISDN services
• 64kbps Speech - for high quality voice calls
• 64kbps 3.1 kHz audio - for analogue data
• 64kbps UDI data - for ISDN data applications
Mobile Packet Data Service
• for cost-effective transmission of packet data
Currently deployed on UAS as backup
communications link
BGAN Family of Services:
One Device, Two Networks
SwiftBroadband
SwiftBroadband Services
Circuit Switched
Messaging
Packet Switched
SMS
AMBE+2 Voice
(4kbps)
64kbps
3.1kHz Audio ISDN UDI
Streaming
ISDN RDI
8kbps
Standard
128kbps
32kbps
16kbps
64kbps
X-Stream
Additional
Services
Product Specifications
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SwiftBroadband Avionics
All major avionics suppliers are developing SwiftBroadband avionics
• Extension to ARINC 741 and 761 systems
• Smaller lighter ARINC 781 systems
A choice of SwiftBroadband equipment
• All will have Aero safety services
• Weight/power for a two-channel installation (Including antenna and classic aero
services) 110 lbs / 200 watts
• ARINC 781 single box SB avionics
Major Manufacturers include:
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EMS
Honeywell
Rockwell Collins
Thales
Chelton
Network Infrastructure - Information
Assurance
SwiftBroadband uses enhanced 3G security protocols defined by
3GPP (www.3gpp.org)
SwiftBroadband uses:
• Kasumi algorithm for ciphering over the satellite link
• Integrity protection for signaling between the User Terminal and the Radio
Access Network (RAN)
• Private key mutual authentication
• SIM card/PIN number physical authentication
Satellite control protected by NSA Type 1 Caribou encryption
Network
• Firewalls installed in the SAS/border gateways
• Link encryption may be applied across the DCN
End-to-end encryption can be applied at the application layer
transparent to the services
What Inmarsat brings to UAS/UAVs
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Reliable service
Real time, toll quality voice for remote pilots
Worldwide connectivity
Proven, trusted partner for DOD and NATO allies
Relevant, flexible form factor for terminals
Transition path to higher capacity
Meeting requirements for highly reliable backup
communications; real time voice communications and
where range exceeds existing comms coverage
Next Generation MSS: Global Xpress
Inmarsat recently announced plans for fifth generation
constellation to augment 4th generation L-band BGAN network
• I-5 is a strategic move into the Ka-band for next-generation Mobile
Satellite Services (MSS)
• Boeing will build the satellites and partner in commercialization
Key features of the new Global Xpress network include:
• Seamless, global coverage & end-to-end ground network
• Augments and compliments Inmarsat’s BGAN services
• System capacity and bandwidth step-changes for end users
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>25 Gbps = exponential improvement in system capacity
~ 50 Mbps in forward direction and ~5 Mbps in return direction to 60cm
antenna
Near term launch – CSI Q4 2013; global fleet Q4 2014
For additional information:
Jack Deasy
Aeronautical sector lead for UAS/UAVs
1101 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Mobile: 336-541-0938
Email: jack_deasy@inmarsat.com
Inmarsat confidential