The Communications Platform -- Key to Affordable Services for the Small User
Author
Bowman, R. M.Affiliation
General DynamicsIssue Date
1980-10
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Proceedings from the International Telemetering Conference are made available by the International Foundation for Telemetering and the University of Arizona Libraries. Visit http://www.telemetry.org/index.php/contact-us if you have questions about items in this collection.Abstract
The paper will start with a discussion of the economics of communications and small users. It will be shown that the key is reduction of ground segment costs (which today far exceed that of the space segment) by elimination of the "tails" and by reducing the size and complexity of earth stations. The resulting services are a Customer Premise Services (CPS) network and a mobile service. The basic technical requirements of these services are discussed.Sponsors
International Foundation for TelemeteringISSN
0884-51230074-9079