Integral Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISYS) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, SAT Corporation, has been awarded a contract by O3b Networks Limited, the developer of a new global, high-speed, satellite-based Internet network for telecommunications operators (Telcos) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Under the terms of the contract, SAT Corporation will provide its industry-leading Monics® Satellite Interference monitoring and detection system. Monics will monitor O3b’s global Internet backbone for Radio Frequency (RF) interference to ensure the network runs at peak efficiency. Ensuring the free flow of data on the network supports O3b’s goal “to make the Internet accessible and affordable to those who remain cut off from the information highway.”
“We found the Monics system to be a perfect fit for our wide bandwidth Ka-band system, one that can be seamlessly expanded as the O3b satellite constellation grows,” said Jay Bloom, Ground Systems Senior Vice President of O3b Networks.
“Monics is uniquely suited to support O3b’s state of the art satellite-based, global Internet backbone for Telcos and ISPs in emerging markets,” said Bob Potter, President of SAT Corporation. “Our work with nearly every satellite operator in the world and our deep understanding of satellite interference monitoring and detection will increase the efficiency of O3b’s global network, thereby providing the best possible experience to its customers.”
Utilizing SAT Corporation’s Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology, Monics with SAT-DSP is a state of the art RF monitoring system that will provide automatic carrier monitoring of O3b Networks’ entire constellation of Satellites. The System provides carrier monitoring in a fraction of the time of a classic spectrum analyzer and provides interference detection and fingerprinting capabilities that are not available in any other product on the market today. Monics’ unique algorithms automatically detect, characterize and display interfering signals, and allow results to be viewed at any time.
The O3b satellite constellation will consist of a number of equatorial orbit satellites. Relative to a fixed point on earth, all satellites will trace an identical arc across the sky. Customers and Teleports will use a variety of antennas to track the satellites and maintain network connectivity. O3b satellites will serve regions of the earth within +/-45 degrees latitude using steerable antennas. Two dedicated Teleport beams will provide aggregated multi-channel RF links to the regional Teleports.
