Satcom Direct Datalink Service Provider Program Update 2009 CNS

Satcom Direct
Datalink Service Provider
Program Update
for the
2009 CNS/ATM Conference
11 June 2009
Approved for public release 11 June 2009
Agenda
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Introduction
About Satcom Direct
About SITA
Contract Details
Service Architecture
Aircraft Access To Services
Contact Information
Foreign Military Datalink
Upcoming Service Launch
Summary
Introduction
• DISA Contract HC1013-07-C-2001
– Awarded 1 Oct 2006
– One year contract with 4 option years extending to 1
Oct 2011
• Satcom Direct teamed with SITA
– AIRCOM ACARS Datalink Services for AMC TACC & other
C2 agencies
• VHF POA [2400 bps]
• VDL Mode 2 [31.5 kbps]
• Aero-H, Aero-H+ and Aero-I datalink
About
Satcom Direct
Company
• Privately held company founded in 1997, Satcom Direct is
driven by technology and committed to excellence
• Satcom Direct is the premier Inmarsat and Iridium service
provider for Business Aviation and Military Aircraft
• Authorized and Certified Aero Inmarsat distribution partner
and Iridium service provider
• Authorized ViaSat Yonder Ku-Band service provider
Satcom Direct
Connection Management
Yonder
Ku-Band
Internet
Swift 64
Internet
DIRECTV
(OneView)
Inmarsat
Classic Services
Voice
Fax
Datalink (Safety
Services)
Iridium
SwiftBroadband
Voice
Fax
Datalink
Internet
Classic Services
Coming Soon
SITA
Datalink
VHF
UHF
Connecting at Altitude
Satcom Direct Supports More Than 90% of all
Corporate Flight Departments and 100% of
the U.S. Government’s Senior Leadership
Flight Departments
Customer Base
• Business Aviation: 95% of Fortune 500
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Amgen (Gulfstream)
Aramco Services (B767, Gulfstream)
Boeing Flight Services (BBJ, Challenger 604/605)
OEMs (Bombardier, Cessna, Dassault, Gulfstream)
• Military/Government
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USAF (89AW, 1ACCS, PAS, CoCOMs)
USCG
USN
USA (USAPAT)
USCBP
DIA
• Exclusive Subcontractor to DITCO (DCA200-02-D-5025) Vendors for
Aeronautical Inmarsat Communications
Unique Technologies
• 10-digit number customized and
assigned to each aircraft beginning
with a 651 or 321 area code
• ATS position reporting as backup to
HF
• Direct web access to logon and call
traffic
• Swift64 congestion monitor
• Troubleshooting tools
• Compression technology to
increase throughput up to 4x
• Available for Swift64 and Swift
Broadband
• Comprehensive datalink service
• Interface to flight planning systems
• Short code access to Plane Simple®
data
About
SITA
About SITA
• Founded in 1949 as a cooperative by 11 airlines
• Multi-national information technology company
specializing in the aviation industry
• Presence in 220 countries and territories
– Over 3,000 staff worldwide
– 140 nationalities fluent in over 70 languages
SITA AIRCOM datalink service provides
worldwide air/ground communications through
radio or satellite links to aircraft equipped with
ACARS avionics
SITA Portfolio
Plan Trip
Airport Process
Boarding
Flight
Arrival
AIRCOM
Air Traffic Control
Airport Operations
Management
Reservations
Passenger Management
Flight Operations
Passenger
Management
Ticketing
Cargo Management
E-Commerce
Baggage Management
Point-of-sale
Common Use Passenger Processing
Infrastructure
Fleet,
Crew Management
CUTE
Infrastructure
Passenger
Communications
Advanced Passenger Information, Biometrics
Border Management
SITA Communication services
Desktop and infrastructure services
End-to-end connectivity
Outsourcing
Airport Operations
Management
Professional Services
Fares Management
Contract Details
Contract Details
• Datalink via VHF POA (Plain Old ACARS)
– Most extensive VHF ACARS network in the world
• Datalink via VDL Mode 2
– Full coverage throughout Europe
– Expanding coverage elsewhere as demand increases
• Datalink via Inmarsat Data-2 SATCOM
– When logged onto Perth (IOR or POR) or Aussaguel (AORW or AOR-E) ground earth stations
• All data delivered via SITA to TACC ground systems
Fills in gaps not covered under primary contract vehicle
Service Architecture
SITA VHF Coverage
World’s largest VHF datalink network with more than 1,000 ground stations in 150 countries
Satellite AIRCOM Coverage
Inmarsat Ocean
Region
Satellite
Designator
AOR-W
AOR-E
IOR
POR
SITA
Operational
GES Designator
AOW2
AOE2
IOR2
POR1
AIRCOM Datalink
Inmarsat
Satellites
Iridium
Satellites
1984: VHF AIRCOM ACARS Service
1990s: Satellite AIRCOM
ATS AIRCOM
Satellite Ground Earth
AOC Internetworking
Stations (GESs)
ATS Internetworking
2001: VDL AIRCOM
2005: ATN AIRCOM
2008: Iridium (Initially AOC only. ATS
use subject to regulatory approval.)
Remote Ground Station
(RGS)
ACARS
VHF Ground Station
(VGS)
ACARS & VDL Mode 2
Global SITA Ground Network Service
Airline / Flight
Operations
ACARS-Based ATS
D-ATIS, DCL, OCL,
FANS-1/A-Based AFN, ADS, and CPDLC
ATN-Based CPDLC
ACARS Processor
(Singapore)
Internetworking
ATN Router ACARS Processor
(Montreal) (Montreal)
Aircraft Access To Services
Avionics Configuration
• ACARS avionics configured to use the following precedence
– ARINC VHF
– SITA VHF
– Satellite Data-2
• ARINC (Eik, Santa Paula)
• SITA (Aussaguel, Perth)
Owner Requirements Table (ORT) Configuration
OCEAN REGION
PRIMARY
GES
SECONDARY GES
AOR-W
EIK
AUSSAGUEL
AOR-E
EIK
AUSSAGUEL
IOR
EIK
PERTH
POR
SANTA PAULA
PERTH
Multiple delivery paths critical to mission success!
Owner’s Requirements Table
Primary Ground Earth Stations Only
Owner’s Requirements Table
Primary and Backup Ground Earth Stations
Satellite Datalink Redundancy
Contact Information
COMPANY
POC
PHONE
EMAIL
WEB
Scott Hamilton
425.557.4377
shamilton@
satcomdirect.com
www.satcomdirect.com
Kathy Kearns
703.491.0661
kathleen.kearns@
sita.com
www.sita.aero/aircom
TACC
Maj Michael
Freimuth
618.229.8516
michael.freimuth@
scott.af.mil
DITCO
Jody Renner
618.229.9402
rennerj@
scott.disa.mil
Datalink for Foreign Aircraft
• Canadian Department of National Defence
– C-177
• Royal Dutch Air Force
– KDC-10
– C130
• Qatar Air Force
– C-17
Expanding use of datalink for military applications
Aeronautical Service Provision
• “Classic on I4’s” - A program
to ensure that aircraft can
access SwiftBroadband and
Classic services through one
antenna per aircraft
• Inmarsat intend to introduce
Classic services over the I-4
constellation from mid 2009
• Ancillary services (PC and fax
data services) will not be
supported by I4 GESs
• Availability to end users
determined by the service
providers
Service
I-3 satellites
Voice Data
I-4 satellites
Voice Data**)
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n/a
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n/a
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Aero H+
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Aero H
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n/a
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Aero I
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n/a
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Aero L
n/a
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n/a
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n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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n/a
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Swift 64
SwiftBroadband
Mini M Aero
Aero C
*) Only C8400 supported, C21000 not supported
**) Data on I4 satellites = Data 2 & Data 3 only
Combined I3/I4 Inmarsat Coverage
Combined I3/I4 Datalink Availability
Ground Earth
Station (GES)
or Satellite
Access
Station (SAS)
LESO
Aussaguel
Stratos
SITA
Perth
Stratos
SITA
Eik
Vizada
ARINC
Santa Paula
Vizada
ARINC
Stratos /
Vizada
Stratos /
Vizada
SITA /
ARINC
SITA /
ARINC
Fucino (SAS)
Paumalu
(SAS)
DSP AOR-W AOR-E
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IOR
ASIA
PAC
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POR AMERICAS EMEA
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Summary