Licensing two-way broadband AMSS in Jordan

Contents Background System description ITU-studies and recommendations American &European Licensing Jordan Licensing

Aircraft broadband communication What is broadband? Why is broadband? How is broadband made possible for aircraft?

Aircraft broadband communication (Cont.) Passenger Communication Services: Company Intranet and Internet Access –Real-time/two-way Airline specific internet information –Duty free shopping, booking, travel destination Internet based Audio, Video, Entertainment –CNN, BBC World, Internet games

Aircraft broadband communication (Cont.) Airline Operational Services: Scheduling Weather updates Cabin crew applications Aircraft health monitoring Flight data services

System description

System description (Cont.) Aircraft earth station (AES) Space segment Land earth station Network operations centre

System description (Cont.) Aircraft Earth Station segment consists of: Antenna subsystem Receive and transmit subsystem Interface to cabin distribution subsystem

System description (Cont.) AES Antennas

System Description (Cont.) Simplified Airborne Electronics Architecture

System description (Cont.) Space Segment Utilize transponders of existing GSO which have been previously coordinated 14 GHz band will be Up-linked from a LES to GSO satellite and from AES to satellite GHz will be down-linked from satellite to LES

System description (Cont.) Network operations center segment: It serves as the central monitoring and management facility for the system It has the ability to shut down the network (or relevant parts of it) immediately if required

Examples of Satellite Coverage

Down- LinkUp- Link Band GHz14.0 – 14.5 GHzFrequency Range 36 MHz Nom. Transponder BW 5 Mbps1 MbpsNom. Bit Rate per ch. SS-CDMA Modulation Technique O-QPSK Modulation type N/A< 20 dBW/ 40 kHzAES Peak EIRP s.d. 41Max. Number of Modems System Description (Cont.) RF Signal Structure

System Description (Cont.) Satellite Land Earth Station Europe: –Switzerland (Leuk) USA – Washington (Brewster) OTHER –Under Procurement

WRC-03 WRC-2000, Res. 216 resolved that WRC- 03 should examine the possibility of broadening the secondary allocation to the MSS, except AMSS to include aeronautical use Currently, the frequency band GHz is allocated to FSS, RNS, FS and MS On primary basis

WRC-03 On a secondary basis, to several other services including the MSS (except AMSS) ITU-R studies have demonstrated and concluded that appropriately designed AMSS can operate on a secondary basis without causing harmful interference to primary and secondary services

WRC-03 (Cont.) Restriction “except AMSS” was removed from the table of frequency allocation and new Recommendation was adopted by WRC-03) ITU opened the door for the commercial deployment of a new mobile information service

Recommendation 1643 This Rec. provides the technical and operational requirements for aircraft earth stations (AES) of (AMSS) in the GHz Technical guidelines includes: –Establishing conformance requirements for AES –Facilitating the licensing of AES operations

Recommendation 1643 (Cont.) –Facilitating the development of common arrangements of conformance of AES –Facilitating the development of common arrangement to enable the worldwide use of AES

Recommendation 1643 (Cont.) The following services are protected according to Rec. 1643: FSS FS RA SR

Licensing in US US Table of Frequency Allocation include: Primary allocation for: –Fixed satellite service –Radionavigation –Radio astronomy

Licensing US (Cont.) Secondary allocation for: –Mobile (except aeronautical mobile) –Space research –Fixed and mobile –Mobile-satellite service No allocation for AMSS neither in 12 or 14 GHz

Licensing US (Cont.) Boeing was given an authority to operate up to 800 technically identical transmit and receive mobile Earth stations aboard aircraft in the “14 GHz”

Licensing in Europe & Canada temporary license or authorization for Lufthansa and BA trials in: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Faero islands, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway and UK

Licensing Europe (Cont.) ETSI recently developed a Standard EN for technical standard requirements of (AES)

ETSI Specify min. technical requirements of AES with both transmit and receive capabilities Frequency bands –Transmit: GHz –Receive: GHz &

ETSI (Cont.) The technical requirements divided into two major categories: –Emission limits: to protect other radio services and systems from harmful interference –AES control and monitoring functions: to protect other radio services and systems from unwanted transmission from the AES

ETSI (Cont.) The document does not cover equipment compliance with relevant civil aviation regulations AES and its installation on board aircraft are subject to additional national or international civil aviation authorities

Allocation to services Region 3Region 2Region FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.484A RADIONAVIGATION Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space) ADD 5.BB02 Space research ADD 5.AA FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.484A RADIONAVIGATION Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space) ADD 5.BB03 Space research ADD 5.AA13 ITU Allocation Tables

Allocation to services Region 3Region 2Region FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.484A MOBILE except aeronautical mobile Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space) ADD 5.BB04 Radionavigation- satellite ADD 5.AA FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.484A Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space) Radionavigation-satellite ADD 5.AA FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.484A MOBILE except aeronautical mobile Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space) ADD 5.BB04 Radionavigation-satellite ADD 5.AA FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.484A MOBILE except aeronautical mobile Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space) ADD 5.BB04 Space research (space-to-Earth) ADD 5.AA FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.484A MOBILE except aeronautical mobile Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space) ADD 5.BB01 ADD 5.BB04 Radio astronomy ADD 5.AA13

Licensing in Jordan (Cont.) In the 14 GHz band is assigned for FS and FSS services These assignment will be protected by the system as follows: –FSS receivers: the system will protect GSO FSS satellite receivers in 14 GHz by controlling the aggregate EIRP spectral density in the direction of the GSO

Licensing Jordan (Cont.) –FS: it will comply with the PFD limits given in Rec.1643 for FS protection Based on these facts: –There will be no interference effect to services in Jordan –This service will provide two-way broadband services for planes over Jordan – Jordan be among first countries to license this service in the region

Licensing in Jordan License requirement: Frequency fee: 4000 JD/year Application form: (TRC-AMSS) License condition and Spec.

Jordan licensing (cont.) The license application form contains the following main issues: Applicant information System description Characteristics of transmitting antenna

Jordan licensing (Cont.) General conditions: –Shall not cause harmful interference –Must accept interference –Shall not utilize for the air traffic control communication

Jordan licensing (Cont.) general technical requirements for (AES) license: Frequency range: GHz (AES transmit) GHz & GHz (RCV) Emission limits AES control and monitoring functions

Jordan licensing (Cont.) Power flux density at the surface of Earth Should not exceed the following: α dB (W/m 2 )/1MHz for α≤40° -122 dB (W/m 2 )/1MHz for α≤90 °