1. Inmarsat Aeronautical Communications
Presentation to:
3rd Annual San Diego Regional Security Conference
Panel 2: Data Integrity – In Transit and at Rest
14 September 2010

2. Inmarsat – Mobile Communications : Safe, Reliable, Proven
31 years of market, technical and regulatory experience
Established in 1979 as an IGO for safety at sea communications
Privatized 1999; IPO 17 June 2005 on London Stock Exchange (ISAT)
Inmarsat owns, controls and manages a network of 11 geostationary satellites
Trusted provider of worldwide voice and data satellite communications for government mobile users
Proven reliability in safety communications, Aero CNS/ATM, disaster responses, coalition operations, and VIP communications
>100 years life in orbit with no operational failure
99.99% average recorded satellite and network availability
More than 400,000 registered BGAN terminals deployed worldwide
DOD is our largest customer

3. Inmarsat Aeronautical Communication Services
Aero Service
Description
Coverage
Voice/Fax
Data C
Messaging and data reporting service; store and forward
Global
n/a
600 bps H
Compliant with Standards and Recommended
Practices (SARPS) for Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Services (AMSS) of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
Multi-channel Voice and fax
Up to 9.6 kbps H+
Evolution of H services
Global & Regional Spot Beams
Multi- channel Voice and fax
Up to 4.8 kbps I
600 – 4.8 kbps L
Real-time, two-way data communications capability
Up to 1.2 kbps
Mini-M
Low acquisition/operations cost solution for small general aviation
Regional Spot Beams
Single Voice/Fax Channel
Swift64
Designed to meet the communications needs of passengers, cabin crew and pilots in airliners, corporate and government aircraft.
Multi-channel voice and fax
Up to 64 kbps per channel
Swift Broadband
Aeronautical implementation of Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN)
Narrow Spot Beams
Voice and Fax (multiple voice channels using VoIP)
Up to 432 kbps standard IP & 128 kbps per streaming channel
E & E
Services

4. E&E Aeronautical Services Coverage

5. SwiftBroadband Coverage

6. Swift64 Services Voice at 4.8kbps ISDN services
64kbps Speech - for high quality voice calls
64kbps 3.1 kHz audio - for analogue data
64kbps UDI data - for ISDN data applications
Mobile Packet Data Service
for cost-effective transmission of packet data
Currently deployed on UAS as backup communications link

7. BGAN Family of Services: One Device, Two Networks
SwiftBroadband

8. SwiftBroadband Services
Messaging
Circuit Switched
Packet Switched
Additional Services
SMS
AMBE+2 Voice (4kbps)
64kbps
Streaming
Standard
3.1kHz Audio
ISDN UDI
ISDN RDI
8kbps
32kbps
128kbps
16kbps
64kbps
X-Stream

9. Product Specifications*

10. SwiftBroadband Avionics
All major avionics suppliers are developing SwiftBroadband avionics
Extension to ARINC 741 and 761 systems
Smaller lighter ARINC 781 systems
A choice of SwiftBroadband equipment
All will have Aero safety services
Weight/power for a two-channel installation (Including antenna and classic aero services) 110 lbs / 200 watts
ARINC 781 single box SB avionics
Major Manufacturers include:
EMS
Honeywell
Rockwell Collins
Thales
Chelton

11. Network Infrastructure - Information Assurance
SwiftBroadband uses enhanced 3G security protocols defined by 3GPP (
SwiftBroadband uses:
Kasumi algorithm for ciphering over the satellite link
Integrity protection for signaling between the User Terminal and the Radio Access Network (RAN)
Private key mutual authentication
SIM card/PIN number physical authentication
Satellite control protected by NSA Type 1 Caribou encryption
Network
Firewalls installed in the SAS/border gateways
Link encryption may be applied across the DCN
End-to-end encryption can be applied at the application layer transparent to the services

12. What Inmarsat brings to UAS/UAVs
Reliable service
Real time, toll quality voice for remote pilots
Worldwide connectivity
Proven, trusted partner for DOD and NATO allies
Relevant, flexible form factor for terminals
Transition path to higher capacity
Meeting requirements for highly reliable backup communications; real time voice communications and where range exceeds existing comms coverage

13. Next Generation MSS: Global Xpress
Inmarsat recently announced plans for fifth generation constellation to augment 4th generation L-band BGAN network
I-5 is a strategic move into the Ka-band for next-generation Mobile Satellite Services (MSS)
Boeing will build the satellites and partner in commercialization
Key features of the new Global Xpress network include:
Seamless, global coverage & end-to-end ground network
Augments and compliments Inmarsat’s BGAN services
System capacity and bandwidth step-changes for end users
>25 Gbps = exponential improvement in system capacity
~ 50 Mbps in forward direction and ~5 Mbps in return direction to 60cm antenna
Near term launch – CSI Q4 2013; global fleet Q4 2014

14. For additional information:
Jack Deasy
Aeronautical sector lead for UAS/UAVs
1101 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Mobile:
Inmarsat confidential