Astrolink Critical Design Review Completed for Ground Segment; Crucial Milestone Marks Transition From Development to Production of Ground Segment System Components.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2001 ASTROLINK International LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a global broadband telecommunications company See telecom company. , today announced that it has completed the critical design review (CDR (1) See CD-R and extension. (2) (Call Detail Reporting) See call accounting. (3) (Common Data Rate) A standard sampling rate for digital video for 480i and 576i systems. The rate is 13.5 MHz. See ITU-R BT. ) for the ground segment of its satellite communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. . This is a significant milestone for Astrolink as it marks the transition from development to production of the ground segment system components. Astrolink's ground segment CDR approved the production design of the hardware and software that will provide network control of the Astrolink system. The network control elements approved will perform a number of functions, including the management, control and provision of user communications services, maintaining Quality of Service (QoS), monitoring and tracking network control operations, and performing customer service operations. As prime contractor for the Astrolink ground segment, Telespazio, S.p.A. of Italy, part of the Telecom Italia Telecom Italia is formerly a partially state-owned Italian telco. It was once known as SIP, and it has the largest user base in Italy. Telecom Italia also owns shares in Telecom Argentina and Telecom Personal, fixed and cellular networks in Argentina. group, led an international team supported by Ericsson AB of Sweden and Ericsson technical teams from Sweden, Italy, Norway, and France as well as U.S. companies, including ViaSat, Inc ViaSat, Inc. is a communication company based in Carlsbad, California, which provides services for military communications, primarily in satellite related technology.[1] Board of Directors
TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc Inc. and Telespazio North America Inc., the recently incorporated wholly owned USA subsidiary of Telespazio, S.p.A. "The quality of this CDR, considering the size and complexity of this system, is a testament to the effectiveness of the highly capable, diverse and agile team assembled for this job," said Bill Gerety, Astrolink chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . With the completion of the ground segment CDR, development of the Astrolink satellite telecommunications system is continuing to proceed on schedule. The first of four Astrolink satellites is scheduled for launch in the first quarter of 2003 with commercial service to commence in the second quarter of 2003. One element of the Astrolink ground segment, which successfully completed its CDR last fall, will provide Telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. , Tracking and Command (TT&C) for the Astrolink satellites and is nearing completion. Facilities for installing the TT&C elements have been completed in Fucino, Italy, and Uralla, Australia. A third TT&C facility is currently being built in Brewster, WA. This facility is on schedule to be completed by the spring of 2002. About Astrolink Astrolink is owned by Liberty Media, Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, Telespazio, and TRW. Based in Bethesda, Maryland, Astrolink will build and operate a global telecommunications network that leverages state-of-the-art satellite technology. Astrolink will focus on the high-growth area of broadband data services, carrying traffic for Internet, intranet, multimedia, and corporate data networks. Small satellite dishes will be installed at businesses to quickly and cost-effectively connect them to high-speed networks. The service will be complementary and compatible with other broadband services like fiber optic transmission and fixed wireless technologies. Astrolink's web site is at www.astrolink.com. About Telespazio Telespazio, a market leader in space systems and satellite telecommunications, offers a wide range of services and solutions in the fields of space activities, telecommunications, television services, mobile communications, earth observation, remote sensing, and is an investor in major satellite telecommunications projects. At its Fucino Space Centre, Telespazio offers complete support to space missions, from mission definition and operation preparation through LEOP LEOP Launch and Early Orbit Phase LEOP Launch and Early Operations Phase LEOP Local Emergency Operations Plans LEOP Launch and Early Operation (launch and early orbit phase) execution and in-orbit operation. With forty years of experience and know-how in satellite communications, Telespazio is a key figure in the Telecom Italia Group, a world leader in telecommunications. Telespazio's unique expertise successfully integrates earth and space technologies, offering optimized solutions to satisfy any satellite communications requirement. EVOLV-E, Telespazio's satellite interactive multimedia platform, represents its most recent development devoted to multimedia communication. Telespazio's web site is at www.telespazio.it. |
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