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System design, capacity dimensioning and revenue estimation for aeronautical communications via satellite
Author(s) -
Werner Markus,
Battaglia Lorenzo,
Holzbock Matthias
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of satellite communications and networking
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.388
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1542-0981
pISSN - 1542-0973
DOI - 10.1002/sat.800
Subject(s) - dimensioning , computer science , telecommunications , communications satellite , satellite constellation , gsm , satellite , key (lock) , wireless broadband , wireless , broadband , the internet , revenue , internet access , telephony , computer network , wireless network , computer security , engineering , accounting , world wide web , business , aerospace engineering
The paper discusses various system aspects of commercial aeronautical broadband satellite communications (AirCom). An integrated global system design approach is presented, and key R&D issues along this path are discussed. Some focus is laid on geographic satellite coverage and constellation alternatives. A capacity dimensioning method for global aeronautical communications is developed, using a global flight database, and numerical results from computer simulations are presented. Finally, we estimate the revenues that airlines can expect from passenger telephone and Internet services offered on North Atlantic flights, under the assumption of an existing wireless cabin infrastructure, supporting wireless Internet and GSM telephony. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.