The Satellite Communication Applications Handbook

 The Satellite Communication Applications Handbook - Second Edition, Artech House, 2004.

Newly expanded and updated, this popular industry handbook offers the most comprehensive and authoritative information available on the exploding industry of satellite communication and explains in depth the elements that make satellite applications so successful in today’s telecommunications arena. It contains the inside information and practical advice you need to create and apply effective satellite services in a fiercely competitive marketplace, and provides you with step-by-step instruction on how to...

• Determine if user requirements can and will be met.
• Understand the role of digital standards (ITU 601, MPEG, IP, etc...)
• Develop a satellite network architecture to provide the service
• Develop an architecture to provide the service
• Understand the role and application of VSAT networks
• Make key technical selections and decisions
• Organize the resources and people to operate the satellite system
• Plan for the near and long term development of network resources
• Create a growing and profitable business through the satellite application

New to the second edition are chapters on Digital Audio Radio Services via Satellite, and a thorough treatment of the technical and business aspects of VSAT networks. All other chapters are updated with the latest developments and guidelines for successful introduction of applications and services.

The book avoids confusing jargon and heavy mathematics as it expands upon critical technologies such as digital compression of video and voice, on-board satellite processing, VSAT hub architecture, mobile communicaitons, and broadcasting satellite, topics first presented in Introduction to Satellite Communication. Other clearly written, detailed chapters prepare you to face important business issues such as spectrum and orbit regulation, and how to finance an application system.

The book is an invaluable reference for practicing telecommunications engineers, satellite communication marketers and business people, potential users of satellite services, and graduate-level students in telecommunications.