Swe-dish IPT Suitcase Approved for Co-polar Operation on Europe*Star 1

Aug. 2/Satnews Daily/ -- Europe*Star and mobile satellite communications equipment supplier Swe-Dish Satellite Systems have cross-certified each company's most advanced offers, using a new high-performance co-polar feed designed by Swe-dish to enable their IPT Suitcase terminal to be optimized for use with the Europe*Star 1 satellite.

Early last month, the two companies conducted a series of successful tests, including cross-polar discrimination, to confirm that the IPT Suitcase in co-polar configuration is fully compliant with Europe*Star's operational and access requirements. An IPT Suitcase terminal, fitted with the new co-polar feature, was located at Swe-Dish’s headquarters in Stockholm, and the test carried out under the control of Europe*Star's MOC in Toulouse. The performance of the terminal, with a 90cm elliptical antenna, exceeded expectations with an Eb/No of 10.5dB.

Richard Ward, Europe*Star's Engineering Sales Support Director, observed that both companies have complementary offers representing the state-of-the-art for customers with demanding requirements for transportable satellite services.

The IPT Suitcase is a uniquely engineered and highly specified satellite terminal that fits in a suitcase, and consequently has a small antenna,” Ward said. He added the development of this new feed by Swe-Dish, means that broadcasters and military customers now have an improved route to using the two together, and we expect considerable interest."