Satcom Direct Communications, Inc. and SITA DSP Contract Program Presentation for the 2007 CNS/ATM Conference 25 April 2007
Agenda Introduction About Satcom Direct About SITA Contract Details Service Architecture Aircraft Access To Services Avionics Qualification Contact Information Summary
Introduction DISA Contract HC1013-07-C-2001 Awarded 1 Oct 2006 One year contract with 4 option years extending to 1 Oct 2011 Satcom Direct teamed with SITA AIRCOM Datalink Services for AMC TACC & other C2 agencies VHF POA VDL Mode 2 Aero-H, Aero-H+ and Aero-I datalink
About Satcom Direct
Satcom Direct Locations Seattle WA Minneapolis MN St. Louis MO Alexandria VA Phoenix AZ Satellite Beach FL Headquarters London
Customer Base Business Aviation: 95% of Fortune 500 Boeing Flight Services Coca-Cola Bloomberg Military/Government USAF (89AW, 1ACCS, PAS, CoCOMs) USCG USN USA (USAPAT) USCBP DIA Exclusive Subcontractor to DITCO (DCA200-02-D-5025) Vendors for Aeronautical Inmarsat Communications
Unique Technologies Exclusive services such as Global One Number TM for simplified calling, PlaneSimple TM for online account access and Aero X TM for accelerated data rates ensure our customers connect -- anywhere, anytime. Satcom Direct is the premier Inmarsat and Iridium service provider for Business Aviation and Military Aircraft for secure and non-secure voice and data applications
Billing Truly Global Service Provider Not Tied To Specific Land Earth Station Operators Single Bill Regardless of Service or LESO Consolidated Billing: Users May Log on to Any Land Earth Station Increases Flexibility Without Billing Surprises NO MORE ITINERANT CHARGES Increased Redundancy to the End User
About SITA
About SITA Founded in 1949 as a cooperative by 11 airlines Multi-national information technology company specializing in the aviation industry Presence in 220 countries and territories Over 3,000 staff worldwide 140 nationalities fluent in over 70 languages SITA AIRCOM datalink service provides worldwide air/ground communications through radio or satellite links to aircraft equipped with ACARS avionics.
SITA Portfolio Plan Trip Airport Process Boarding Flight Arrival Fares Management Airport Operations Management AIRCOM Air Traffic Control Airport Operations Management Reservations Passenger Management Flight Operations Passenger Management Ticketing Cargo Management E-Commerce Point-of-sale Common Use Passenger Processing Infrastructure Baggage Management Advanced Passenger Information, Biometrics Border Management Fleet, Crew Management Passenger Communications CUTE Infrastructure Professional Services Outsourcing SITA Communication services Desktop and infrastructure services End-to-end connectivity
Contract Details
Contract Details Datalink via VHF POA (Plain Old ACARS) Most extensive VHF ACARS network in the world Datalink via VDL Mode 2 Full coverage throughout Europe Expanding coverage elsewhere as demand increases Datalink via Inmarsat Data-2 SATCOM When logged onto Perth (IOR or POR) or Aussaguel (AOR-W or AOR-E) ground earth stations All data delivered via SITA to TACC ground systems Fills in gaps not covered under primary contract vehicle
Service Architecture
VHF AIRCOM VDL AIRCOM Satellite AIRCOM ATN AIRCOM AIRCOM Datalink
SITA VHF/VDL Coverage World s largest a/g VHF datalink network with over 1000 Ground stations worldwide in over 150 countries as of Mar 30, 2007 140+ contracted airlines serving 6000+ aircraft. * Maps as of November 2006. On-line in red, planned in blue. VHF Coverage* VDL Mode 2 Coverage* 72 VDL Mode 2 sites on-line as of Mar 30, 2007 and growing.
Worldwide Satellite AIRCOM Coverage Inmarsat Ocean Region Satellite Designator AOR-W AOR-E IOR POR SITA Operational GES Designator AOW2 AOE2 IOR2 POR1
ATS Datalink ATS AIRCOM Services include: Pre-FANS (e.g. d-atis, DCL, OCL) FANS-1/A ATN Centralized FMC Waypoint Reporting System (CFRS) Centralized FANS-1/A ADS System (CADS) D-ATIS Gateway enables otherwise incompatible avionics and d-atis ground system to communicate hosts the Germany d-atis data.) Regional ADS-B service provision
Aircraft Access To Services
Avionics Configuration ACARS avionics configured to use the following precedence ARINC VHF SITA VHF Satellite Data-2 ARINC (Eik, Santa Paula, Southbury) SITA (Aussaguel, Perth) Owner Requirements Table (ORT) Configuration OCEAN REGION PRIMARY GES SECONDARY GES AOR-W SOUTHBURY AUSSAGUEL AOR-E EIK AUSSAGUEL IOR EIK PERTH POR SANTA PAULA PERTH Multiple delivery paths critical to mission success!
Owner s s Requirements Table
Owner s s Requirements Table Primary and Backup Ground Earth Stations
Avionics Qualification
Validation, Assessment, and Qualification (VAQ) Verify compliance with industry standards Conformity tests performed to Ensure that all systems directly accessing SITA AIRCOM behave in such a way as not to interfere with the delivery of AIRCOM datalink service to all user aircraft Identify issues with the ACARS avionics that affect network performance not only on the aircraft on which they are installed but also other aircraft Cooperative effort between operators, avionics manufacturers, airframe manufacturers and SITA
VAQ Test Facility Located in Montreal Canada Supports VHF, SATCOM and HF avionics testing ACARS Test Avionics SATCOM Avionics Pallet Computer simulation is used to emulate HF service Test network including VHF ground stations that support VHF ACARS and VDL Mode 2 SITA AIRCOM Processor test bed Can be used to support testing without having to use operational systems
Contact Information COMPANY POC PHONE EMAIL WEB Scott Hamilton 425.557.4377 shamilton@ satcomdirect.com www.satcomdirect.com kathleen.kearns@ Kathy Kearns 703.491.0661 www.sita.aero/aircom sita.com TACC Lt. Colonel Jeffrey Nash 618.229.8516 jeffrey.nash-02@ scott.af.mil DITCO Jody Renner 618.229.9402 rennerj@ scott.disa.mil
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