The planning and commissioning of a communications satellite earth station and its integration with existing telecommunications systems

The growth of the INTELSAT system of satellite communications is recalled and the considerations for on-site planning are discussed in the context of the construction of the earth station at Bahrain, Arabian Gulf in 1969. The relationship of other wideband systems in the Gulf is described, along with the resultant growth of traffic in an area where the demand had been suppressed due to the limitations of narrow-band high-frequency outlets.