StarBand Satellite Systems

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1 StarBand Satellite Systems RV2WaySat Rally 2007

2 Overview Background Information StarBand Heritage Satellite-related Definitions StarBand vs HughesNet Equipment & Service Plans FAP vs AUP Getting Online CVACS Demo SkyManage Questions

3 Background Information Now, just a product line, with the Nova being the first product Company heritage Shared bandwidth What are cross-pol, co-pol, and ASI?

4 Bandwidth is Like Pie!

5 And, Besides Shared Bandwidth

6 Finding the Satellite This satellite is not seen, by the antenna. The satellite must be inside the main beam cone, to be seen. The peak of the main beam (boresight) must be peaked on the satellite, to provide optimum link performance.

7 Pointing a Satellite Dish Azimuth Polarization Elevation

8 Defining Polarization Magnetic Electric Electric Linear Horizontal Polarity The The electric wave wave is perpendicular is horizontal, to the magnetic the direction wave of propagation is vertical, and and the direction the electric of propagation field. is perpendicular to both the electric and the magnetic waves, i.e., into the page. Magnetic Linear Vertical Polarity The electric wave is wave perpendicular is vertical, to the magnetic direction wave of propagation is horizontal, and the direction magnetic of field. propagation is perpendicular to both the electric and the magnetic waves, i.e., into the page. Circular Polarity The wave rotates as it travels along the direction of propagation. (Not used by HughesNet.)

9 Polarization Transmit & Receive Vertical and Horizontal signals are said to be Orthogonal to one another. Orthogonal signals do not interfere with one another. Usually, transmit and receive signals are opposite one is vertical and one is horizontal. If transmit and receive are both vertical or both horizontal, different frequencies are used for each direction. Co-pol, Cross-pol, & Adjacent Satellite Interference (ASI) StarBand checks ASI

10 StarBand or HughesNet? A Comparison of StarBand and HughesNet services, components, costs, and more

11 StarBand versus HughesNet Major Points Size and weight About the same Performance Variable for both Reliability Good for both Pricing - $ (rebates?) Sharing the connection Sanctioned or not Technical Support Criteria to get online Meter options Coverage areas Sharing Options Microsoft ICS WinProxy Router OK Not supported

12 StarBand Product Evolution Nova Model 360 Model 481 Dish Size about.75 m (surface area) Model 484 Gen II Gen III

13 HughesNet Product Evolution DW4000 DW6000 DW7000 Gen V DW4020 HN7000S The DW4000 Dish Dish Size about.74 m (surface area) The Raven The New Prodelin Dish?

14 Basic Plans & Pricing StarBand Pro $49.99/mo Download up to 512 Kbps Upload up to 128 Kbps 10 addresses 10 MB web space 10 hours/mo dial-up Static IP address$4.95/mo Very reliable and consistent HughesNet Home 59.99/mo Download up to 700 Kbps Upload up to 128 Kbps 5 addresses No web space Dial-up $15.00/mo Static IP address not avail. Problems sending large attachments

15 Bigger Plans & Pricing StarBand Ultimate $129.99/mo Download up to 1 Mbps Upload up to 256 Kbps 1-year plan 1 Static IP address incl. (More available for fee) addresses & web page space Dial-up HughesNet Pro & ProPlus $69.99 & $79.99 Download up to 1/1.5Mbps Upload up to 200 Kbps 15-month plan 1 Static IP address $10/mo (ProPlus only) addresses & no web space Dial-up $15.00/mo

16 FAP vs AUP & BOWs StarBand Acceptable Use Policy 750 MB or 3.5 GB per 7-day rolling period 100 Kbps throttled < 440MB in 4 days or Call TS and apologize HughesNet Fair Access Policy 175 MB/350 MB/400 MB 50 Kbps throttled til bucket fills 50 Kbps/50 Kbps/50 Kbps BOWs Neither StarBand nor HughesNet currently offer a BOW product. One is under development for StarBand. Existing BOWs can be adapted for HughesNet Raven dish.

17 Certification, Sanctioning, and Technical Support StarBand Certification available for no charge online materials & exam Dealer is first line of support Excellent tech support HughesNet No certification Don t Ask Don t Tell! Dealer is first line of support Less than stellar Level 1 tech support Level 2 is much better

18 StarBand & HughesNet Reflectors

19 Nova Feed Arm Parts

20 Assembled Nova Feed Arm

21 StarBand Elevation & Skew Adjustment

22 HughesNet Meters & Cross-pol/Co-pol Testing

23 StarBand Meters and Cross-pol/Co-pol Testing Don t put inline! Satellite Found! G7 Hook up modem to confirm satellite

24 Setup Process Outside setup Not much different. Inside setup HughesNet, the Easy Way: DSSatTool to get pointing parameters and to set location in modem firmware. Inside setup HughesNet, the Longer Way: Run Registration Installer, beginning to end. Longitude/latitude in firmware needed for ranging. Inside setup StarBand: Turn on the modem. StarBand transponders are able to set timing automatically (HBR)

25 Criteria to Go/Stay Online HughesNet Passing cross-pol value varies by satellite Manual, automatic, or revalidation cross-pol test If you fail an ACP, you will NOT get online until you pass one. StarBand Co-pol > 23.0 Cross-pol < 3.0 ASI < 5.0 After going online, call CVACS to check alignment CVACS demo

26 CVACS Demo

27 Coverage Area Varies by Satellite and Dish/Transmitter StarBand s T7/IA7/G7 at 129 W has a similar footprint, with difficulty finding sat in parts of GA and VA.

28 Status Status Page

29 Status Information Page

30 Status Telemetry Page Telephony not implemented in Nova Download status shown.

31 Tools Config & Reset Pages Login required VPN not implemented in Nova

32 Installer Setup Pages

33 Installer Antenna & CW Pages

34 Summary Background Information StarBand Heritage Satellite-related Definitions StarBand vs HughesNet Equipment & Service Plans FAP vs AUP Getting Online CVACS Demo SkyManage Questions

35 Questions?