• GRT
INMARSAT BGAN
Mobile Broadband for
Disaster Response
National Conference on Emergency Communications Systems
The George Washington University
December 12, 2005
Jack Deasy
1 Director, Government Solutions
Inmarsat, Inc.
Disaster Response over 64kbps service
Mobile Command Post
Immediate Response/
Damage Inventory
Reporting during a disaster
Humanitarian
Calling and
FEMA Registration
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VIP Comms
I-4: A New Generation of Satellites
Satellite
Satellite
launch
Service
launch
F1 – IOR 64° E
11 Mar 05
16 Nov 05
F2 – AOR 53° W
8 Nov 2005
2Q CY2006
CY2006
CY2006
F3 – POR 178 ° E
– 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 data
Regional beams – current services
Narrow 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
F2 Launch
8 November 2005
53°W
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F1 Launch
11 March 2005
64°E
F3 Launch
CY2006
178°E
Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN): Mobile
Broadband to the First Responder
• High-speed data network
• Rates up to 492 kbps
IP Router
• Worldwide coverage
Data
IP Networks
• Guaranteed data rates
• Provides Interoperability:
Supports IP and circuitswitched applications
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Mobile
User
Earth
Station
Switch
Voice &
ISDN
Circuit Switched Networks
BGAN Features
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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
Range of BGAN devices
Manufacturer
Hughes
Addvalue
Nera
Thrane & Thrane
Hughes
210 x 140 mm
210 x 140 mm
200 x 140 mm
300 x 200 mm
365 x 275 mm
1.6 Kg
1.25 Kg
<1 Kg
1.3 Kg
2.2 Kg
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
USB,
Bluetooth,
Ethernet
USB, Bluetooth,
Ethernet
USB, Bluetooth
USB, Bluetooth,
Ethernet
USB, Ethernet,
802.11b WiFi
IP 44
IP 44
IP 44
IP 54
IP 55
Size
Weight
Standard IP: up to
Data interfaces
Environmental Tolerance
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Land Vehicular COTM BGAN Portfolio
Land Portable BGAN
Product Range 4Q 2005
“Prototype”
COTM BGAN
Early 2006
“Optimized”
COTM BGAN
4Q 2006
Class 1 UT
•492/492 kbps IP
•64 kbps ISDN
•3.1 kHz audio
•4 kbps voice
Vehicular “Class 1” terminal
Beta trials early 2006
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Reduced antenna size
Increased resilience to
channel blocking & fading
First Response: Familiar Solutions in a New Setting
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-onthe-move
“Second response” (i.e., CBN incident, flooding)
Mobile command post
Evolution from RV to SUV; responder &
humanitarian comms
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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
• Mr. D’Ambrosio; Vice President, Government Services
– (703) 647-4768; D_DAmbrosio@inmarsat.com
• Mr. J.J. Shaw
– (703) 647-4775; JJ_Shaw@inmarsat.com
• Mr. Sal Manno
– (703) 647-4771; Sal_Manno@inmarsat.com
• Mr. Jack Deasy
– (703) 647-4778; Jack_Deasy@inmarsat.com
Broadband for a
mobile planet
TM
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