BUCS – WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS AUGUST, 2017 Mike Gold RVP Sales, US and Canada Terrasat Communications
Terrasat Overview • We make intelligent BUCs! • That’s all we do - no modems, antennas, hubs, etc. • Originated 1994, private in 2001 • 55 employees • Over 18,000 IBUCs/IBUC2s in service • Manufactured in our modern facility in Morgan Hill, CA • Four worldwide Service Centers
RF HISTORY • TWTA’s • Technology invented in 1930’s • Powerful • Issues with Size, Weight and Reliability • Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) SSPA’s • Invented in early 1980’s • Reliable, efficient, lower power consumption • Still issues with Size and Weight • Gallium Nitride (GaN ) SSPA’s • Availability started within last 10 years • More efficient, smaller , lighter and even lower power consumption. • Issues with non-linearity
WHY INNOVATE? • Satellites are going through a complete revolution • HTS, LEO, MEO contellations • Ground Baseband becoming much more powerful • DVB-S2x • 100,000+ PPS • 256 APSK YET, STILL WE SEE REMOTES DEPLOYED WITH 4/6/8 W BUCS!
WHERE GAN IS TAKING US
OUTPUT POWER CONFUSION P1dB Backoff Plin Backoff GaN GaAs
BE CAFREFUL Terrasat Comp A Comp A2 Comp C 48 45 46 46 Plin (dBm) 68 32 40 40 Useable Watts 6.1 10.5 9.5 7.2 Weight (kg) Terrasat – More power, less weight! POW! POW!
THANK YOU! Mike Gold www.terrasatinc.com mgold@terrasatinc.com +1 202-256-6732
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