The European Mobile System payloads for personal and mobile communications

Author

Pullara, A. ; Marinelli, M. ; Miracapillo, L.

Author_Institution

Alenia Spazio SpA, Rome, Italy

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

17-21 June 1996

Firstpage

641

Abstract

This paper describes the characteristics of the Alenia Spazio payloads providing L-band personal and mobile communications services. The characteristics of a satellite under study for mobile communications at Ka and EHF band are described too. The payloads are: EMS, LLM and SECOMS. EMS (European Mobile System) is an ESA payload embarked on the Italian satellite ITALSAT F2. It will be the first in orbit element of an European Land Mobile Satellite Communication System. LLM (L-band Land Mobile) is a payload that will be embarked on the European Spacecraft ARTEMIS and will be used to increase the EM3 payload capabilities. SECOMS (Satellite EHF Communications for Multimedia-Mobile Services) is a satellite under mobile and personal communications at Ka and EHF band.

Keywords

land mobile radio; mobile satellite communication; multimedia communication; personal communication networks; Alenia Spazio payloads; EHF band; ESA; European Mobile System; ITALSAT F2; Ka band; L-band; LLM; land mobile satellite communication; mobile communications; personal communications; satellite EHF communications for multimedia-mobile Services; Africa; Europe; Frequency diversity; L-band; Medical services; Mobile communication; Multimedia systems; Payloads; Polarization; Satellite ground stations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1996., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3246-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1996.511015

Filename

511015