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Broadband Maritime Conference New Communications Networking Offshore & the High Seas Marina Mandarin, Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square, Singapore, Feb. 18 & 19 2009 |
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Conference Programme: Updated—Thursday 12th February, 2009
Day Two ~ 19th February
0830 – 0915 Registration & Refreshments
0915 – 0930 Conference Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Martin Jarrold, Chief, International Programme Development, GVF
0930 – 1000
The Multi-Technology Challenge for Satellite Communications at Sea
- The maritime satellite communications multi-vendor, multi-technology environment
- Integration & standardisation: What? How? Why?
- Scalability: The next big issue in maritime VSAT
- Automation: Can it be achieved over the air?
- Prediction: How advanced technology can go beyond proactive, and achieve predictive NOC
Arti Kumar, Marketing Manager, Parallel Elliot Hill, Senior Consultant, Parallel
1000 – 1115
Maritime Satcoms Terminal Equipment: Supply-Side Challenges & Developments
- Analysing the available technologies and range of terminal equipment in an expanding vendor market
- Remote spectrum switching: C-band & Ku-band / linear polarisation & circular polarisation
- Latest satcoms technology gains: DVB-S2, ACM, etc
- The vendor/customer interface: Key factors in the customer’s equipment purchasing choices
- The vendor/customer interface: Installation schedules & exploiting practical install opportunities
Mike Gold, Vice President, Networks Solutions Sales, Comtech EF Data
Brent Horwitz, Vice President, Sales, Sea Mobile/MTN Satellite Networks
Oren Tayar, Senior Product Manager, Gilat Satellite Networks Thailand
Vaibhav Magow, Regional Director—Asia Pacific, Hughes Network Systems
1115 – 1145 Refreshments
1145 – 1215
Maritime Antenna Technology: Design Parameters & Case Studies
- Self-pointing & Self-stabilising satellite antenna technologies
- Design/robustness for hostile environmental conditions
- Demand, supply & antenna pricing evolution
Jens Ewerling, Product Marketing Manager (Maritime Satellite), Thrane & Thrane
1215 – 1330
Regulatory Open Forum: Communications Inshore & on the High Seas
- What are the relevant regulatory & licensing frameworks affecting maritime satellite communications?
- Port licensing: overcoming common, and not-so-common, obstacles
- Regulatory & licensing experiences from the user perspective
- Spectrum allocation & spectrum security issues for inshore & high-seas connectivity
- Frequency coordination between communications & navigation systems
Robert Hanson, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, SeaMobile
Carlos M. Nalda, Telecommunications Counsel, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
Paddy Costanzo, Principal & Director, CGP Solutions
1330 – 1500 Lunch
1500 – 1520 Showcase Presentation: KT Corporation
- Global Maritime Service Solution
Anthony Yeom, Senior Manager, International & Satellite Telecommunications Department, KT Corporation
(presentation available soon)
1520 – 1550
GVF Installer Training Programme: Evolution for the Stabilised Antenna Market
- Advanced technical requirements for mobile stabilised antenna installations
- Installation training support from the global industry association for fixed and mobile satellite
- Growth of the stabilised antenna installation services market
Christopher Sivertz, Director PTS Thailand & Chief, International Capacity Building Division, GVF
(presentation available soon)
1550 – 1600 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
Martin Jarrold, Chief, International Programme Development, GVF
1600 Close of Conference
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