Satellite Telecommunications
Network and Telecommunications Concepts 360
September 11, 2005


Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Satellite Communications History

• Sputnik Changed Everything

• America's Response

• Future Trends in Satellite Communications

• GEO vs. LEO

• Bent-Pipe Satellite Relay vs. the Switch in the Sky

• Companies Involved in Satellite Communications

• Regulatory Issues in Satellite Communications

• Global implications for the area

• Conclusion

• Figure 1-1 – Satellite System Diagram

• References

Introduction

Telecommunications was forever changed when the then Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the Earth. Since that first launch back in 1957 the telecommunication industry has exploded. So what it is a satellite and what can it do for us? What is the technology involved in making Satellites? What trends will we see in the telecommunications industry......

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