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Full Spectrum of Satellite Consulting Services
ATSI offers satellite consulting and
organizational development services in fixed and mobile communications, broadband systems and broadcasting, to
organizations in industry and government.
Satellite industry
consulting services offered
by ATSI address issues in the technical, operational, human resource
development and business domains. We are
particularly expert in assessing new technology and identifying how it may
be inserted into systems that must achieve important objectives.
The particular
application areas of our focus include:
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ATSI has
contributed strongly to the success of established technology developers,
service providers, enterprises and startup ventures in these areas,
including the following examples:
- Design of national and regional
satellite networks to deliver entertainment television and audio
services employing the MPEG 2 and DVB-S standards
- Preliminary and detailed design of a
global satellite communications network; selection of appropriate
satellite capacity; definition of the ground segment; selection of
user terminals; review and improvement of technical and management
operations
- Assessing and valuing new satellite and
broadband communications technologies, such as Internet Protocol
adaptation for wide area networking and use of frequencies above 10 GHz for
broadband access and backbone services
- Due diligence of a hardware manufacturer
in the satellite microwave field
- Identification and development of staff
needed to run a satellite communications business
- Evaluation of market entry strategy for a major user of fiber
optic transmission in the television industry
- Design of microwave transmission systems for a network to
deliver digital video and data programming to commercial aircraft traveling over oceans
and land.
- Development of the GEO
mobile satellite capability for hand-held user terminals; identification
and organization of the joint venture to take the project forward
- Recommendations for a
make versus buy decision on the provision of broadcast center and VSAT
hub facilities
- Evaluation and development of markets for an innovative
Internet backbone architecture that uses geostationary satellites and undersea fiber optic
cables.
- Due diligence of an innovative wireless network for in-home
connectivity at greatly reduced cost as compared to current alternatives
- Orchestration of
successful international spectrum and orbit coordination through the FCC
and ITU processes
- Presentation of market opportunities and
challenges for companies that supply equipment to the satellite
communications industry
- Resolution of
technical issues relating to the performance of satellites and satellite
networks, due to improper design, manufacture, test and verification, operation and external
sources of radio-frequency interference
The fact that our experience covers both
ground-based and space-based telecommunications technologies means that we are
in the best position to understand how to trade-off and/or blend these
ingredients. The age of the pure play is probably over; organizations need
to consider all alternatives, particularly when the markets and operations
must extend outside of national borders.
Any technology-based business must rest on
a proper foundation of people and the programs and projects they conduct. These are
likewise areas where ATSI has extensive experience. Using
telecommunications and IT resources, modern organizations improve their performance and
business focus. We help organizations and individuals meet the difficult demands of
application identification and introduction through a variety of channels and media,
including consulting, education, training, and project development.
Examples of Areas of
Consulting Expertise
Technical
and Management Consulting in Satellite Communications to the following clients:
Organizations that
employ satellite communications - assistance with requirements assessment,
microwave link design and verification of new earth stations and user
terminals; evaluating equipment and services in video and data domains;
audits of operations and performance; satellite selection and network
rollout tactics.
Members of the financial and insurance communities - review and assessment
of planned or operating
technology in space and on the ground; evaluation of new businesses and
M&A opportunities
Satellite operators - definition of satellite requirements, technical
specification development, support of the procurement process, technical and business
monitoring of satellite construction, assistance with new application development and
introduction, and staff selection.
Spacecraft manufacturers -
evaluating advanced technology for consideration of its
insertion into current and new products; guidance in the development of
new products and applications; identification of market opportunities, assistance to
current customers with our services to satellite operators.
Equipment manufacturers - product identification and roll-out
strategy, assistance with new market development (including
emerging markets), support for strategic alliance development and
mergers/acquisitions.
Regulatory, frequency coordination
and host-nation agreement strategy and support.
Strategic and
technical consulting to broadband and wireless developers and service providers:
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Technology
evaluation, validation and insertion into new and evolving products and
services.
- Promotion of strategic alliances and other
collaborative arrangements between technology developers and industrial or
governmental consumers
- RF requirements, link characterization, and design integration.
- Product introduction plan review and verification
- Assistance with service design.
- Support of market entry and regulatory strategy.
- Development of product support materials, including marketing
presentations and proposals.
Project and business consulting to major users of IT
systems and services, particularly as related to the distributed
environment, using conventional WAN solutions as well as satellite/VSAT
network technology:
 Business requirements definition for the network and
strategic applications.- Identification of high-leverage and high-risk technologies -
hardware, software, wide-area network and appropriate use of satellite
communications/VSATs
- Developing the architecture for information access and
delivery over network to domestic and international locations
- Performing honest and
thorough "make versus buy" analyses and creating the best outsourcing
approach with acceptable risk
- Development of
procurement documentation, support of negotiations, and development of an
appropriate Service Level Agreement for each component
- Organizing for a virtual project - groupware, collaboration
and teleconferencing
- Taking stock of current technology and operation, and
resolving an appropriate virtual team management strategy
- Development of technology strategy for Concurrent Engineering
and the virtual engineering office.
Expert report preparation and testimony for legal proceedings:
- Patent infringement
and validity analysis and reports
- Research into
technical and management issues
- Expert reports
regarding contracts and specifications
- Expert testimony in
depositions and at trial
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