Technology and Market Trends in Millimeter Waves

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1 Atmospheric Attenuation vs. Altitude for US Std Conditions Attenuation (db/km) ft 5000 ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft E E E E E E E E E E E+12 Frequency (Hz) Technology and Market Trends in Millimeter Waves Doug Lockie President, Endgate Associates April 27, 2012 IEEE PHoenix

2 Presenters Background

3 Atmospheric Attenuation Defines Applications for Millimeter Waves Atmospheric Attenuation vs. Altitude for US Std Conditions Attenuation (db/km) E E E E E E E E E E E+12 Frequency (Hz) Loss to 100 db/km Provides Terrestrial Value 0 ft 5000 ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft

4 Antenna Size Vs Frequency Size for a 1 Degree Beam 1 Inch Antenna 8 Degrees - 26 dbi

5 Transmit Antenna Gain (40 to 56 db) Link Margin Path Loss at 50 feet is 97 db (W Band) Transmit Power (10-40 dbm) Path Loss With Rain (50 db, one mile) Path Loss (134 db, one mile) Rx Antenna (40-56dB) Noise Figure Link Margin 10 Gbit 3 Gbit 1 Gbit Noise Floor

6 Overview Technology Spectrum Markets

7 Millimeter Wave Technology Drivers GaN 100 GHz Millimeter Wave Massive Spaceborne Antennas Next Generation Electronic Steering Progress Driven by Cell Phones 2 Billion Units/Year Now A Computer Millimeter Waves Draft 18 Inch Silicon Intel 14 nm Fab ($5 Billion Investment

8 Millimeter Wave Spectrum Activity White Space Pulling Backhaul Data Rate Automotive Radar 77 GHz,120 GHz and 170 GHz 28 GHz, 38 GHz Area Licenses For Backhaul and Millimeter Wave Mobility Above 100 GHz Rulemaking Efforts (Buy A Radio Astronomer Coffee) Android, iphone Driving Gb/s Data Rate on Handheld Platforms

9 Millimeter Wave Markets Terrestrial Point to Point Long Haul - Backhaul» Ericsson 300,000 radios/year» Huawei/NEC 200,000 radio/year Micro Cell Interconnect 200 Meter» 1-2 Million Links/year Radar 77 GHz, 120 GHz, 170 GHz 5-15 Million/yr Millimeter Wave Mobility 60 GHz, Above 100 GHz, 28 GHz, 38 GHz Cell Access Growing 20X to 180X Within 5 Years Lower Frequency Bits/Hz Limit (10 b/hz 20 b/hz) MMWave Practical for 100 Ft Mobile Range

10 Satellite Market Impact Early Satellite Market Introduction Of Fiber Optics Value Time Introduction Of Millimeter Waves (W Band, Projected)

11 W Band FCC Ruling Opened Market Segment Progress For Satellite Applications 2003: FCC authorized 13 GHz of Spectrum GHz GHz GHz Dual Use Government/Commercial Dual Use Terrestrial/Space 7000 links Deployed Worldwide (Terrestrial) Link 1 Gb/s 2004: $85K 2012: $15K Spectrum 5 Plans Spacecraft Use

12 Millimeter Wave Satellite Market Just Possibly The Largest Growth New Segment In Millimeter Waves!!

13 Satellite Market Drivers Direct Broadcast $45 Billion US Market (DirecTV, Dish Networks) Presently Receive 5 Satellites to Satisfy HD Demand Spectrum 5 New Entrant Commercial Two Way Telecom Military Internet Access (DircectPC, ViaSat) Point to Point Telecom Demands Higher Data Rate-Anti Jam Note: Lots of applications Question Who Will Put Up $7 Billion For Development?

14 For Antenna Performance Bigger is Better Telstar 0.5 Foot Antenna Ground Station 85 Feet (230,000 lbs)

15 Satellite Antenna Size History Performance Above 20 GHz For Unfurlable Antenna ViaSat 1 12 ft Inmarsat 4 60 ft Large Antenna 300 ft Syncom 1 ft Telstar 0.5 ft 300 ft Antenna 25X Area Increase

16 Large Spaceborne Antenna Huge Technology Advantage Problem: Launch of a Radio Telescope Conventional Rocket Launch Deployed Antenna at top of Rocket Potentially Aerodynamic Instability in Wind Shear Aerodynamic Drag at High Q Conditions Enroute to Altitude

17 Big Antenna Small Earth Footprint W-Band Example 100 Meter Satellite Antenna 0.5 Meter Earth Terminal Antenna 95 db Gain Spaceborne Antenna 50 db Gain Earth Terminal Degree Beamwidth (3 db) 1 Watt Transmitter Power (W Band) 1.2 Mile Earth Footprint Nominal 400 Spot Beams/NFL City Interesting Anti-Jam Capability

18 Spectrum Five 1-A Satellite Uplink Antenna Downlink Spot Beam Antennas CONUS Beam Antenna ^

19 Spectrum 5 Throughput Band Ku BSS (12 GHz) Reverse (17 GHz) Sat Slots Bandwidth Number Spots System Throughput 1 1 GHz Gbps MHz Gbps E-Band (71-76 GHz) (81-86 GHz) TBD 10 GHz Tbps Note : Viasat-1 (just announced) has 100 Gbps throughput

20 ^ Large Antenna Impact On Spacecraft

21 Large Spaceborne Antenna Concept 300 ft Antenna Reflector Sperical - Parabaloid ft Fairing Stowed Feed/Electronics In Folded Position

22 Large Spaceborne Antenna Concept Main Rocket 3 rd Stage 1 st and 2 nd Stage Rockets Payload

23 Large Spaceborne Antenna Concept Reflector Deployed Feed/Electronics Structure

24 Large Spaceborne Antenna Concept 80,000 Simultaneous Beams Reflector 1.5 Mile Spot Beam Up to 20 Gb/s Per Beam Enables Next Generation Internet Access Enables Next Generation Anti Jam Enables Hand Held High Data Rate Space Access Deployed Feed/Electron ics Structure

25 Fly Assembled Antenna to Atmosphere Edge Design Aircraft to Fly Assembled 100 Meter Antenna To 100K -150K Feet Ascent Phase at Low Speed, Drag Effects Are Minimized At High Altitude And Low Air Mass, Rocket Inititiation To High Speed (Mach 25-Mach 27) Experiences Insignificant Drag Proteus Aircraft is Purpose Built Custom Aircraft Example

26 Limitations of Conventional Aircraft Architecture 300 Foot Antenna Payload Drives 1,200 Foot Wingspan For Example, Stratolaunch

27 Limitations of Conventional Aircraft Architecture 300 Foot Antenna Payload Drives 1,200 Foot Wingspan For Example, Stratolaunch

28 New Aircraft Concept Ideal For Airborne Segment Radical Blended Canard Design Unprecedented Stability Circular Aircraft Body

29 Aerobat Architecture Appears Ideal for Large Spaceborne Antenna Payload Fit 300 Foot Antenna Foot Airframe Rocket Antenna Compare with 1200 Foot Wingspan Conventional A/C

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