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MOTORIZED EARTH STATION ANTENNA


STATIONARY VSAT COMMUNICATION IS NOW ON THE MOVE


THE MOST FLEXIBLE AND COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR FIXED VSAT COMMUNICATIONS


The MESA™ with its Global Network Management System (GNMS) is moving fixed VSAT communications into a new era of network services. The MESA is a motorized self pointing auto-acquiring antenna that can be mounted on either a permanent or portable fixed base. Building upon MotoSAT’s proven mobile satellite technology, the MESA uses tri-axis antenna alignment to provide automatic satellite peaking and acquisition for fixed base applications. It is designed to provide single button satellite acquisition and automatic reacquisition in the harshest of environments.

MESA Details





Motorized RF skew assembly allows alignment of the LNB and BUC to any position in the horizontal and vertical fields. Motorized elevation drive and motorized dual-bearing azimuth hub allows accurate auto-alignment, as well as inclined orbit tracking. The motorized design also eliminates the need for technician alignment, providing a quicker installation and maintenance free lifespan.
COST EFFECTIVE
The MESA can give you the flexibility of a mobile satellite antenna at a fraction of the cost. Its automatic alignment and realignment is continuously achieved without ever requiring a technician to be onsite, making this fixed base antenna one of the most cost effective VSAT systems on the market. The MESA is easily transportable from site to site, and can be quickly mounted and dismounted in a matter of minutes. For VSAT users located in areas prone to high winds, hurricanes or tornados, the MESA can eliminate costs and outages related to frequent antenna realignment.

REDUNDANCY/ON-DEMAND
Most businesses rely upon terrestrial connections for voice and data communications. When these traditional means go down, whether for short-durations or long-term outages, your enterprise could be without critical services for hours or days. MotoSAT’s satellite to LAN failover systems can provide your enterprise with the assurance that critical services will be uninterrupted when an outage occurs. When the MESA antenna is combined with our EtherSAT™ on-demand service, fixed base enterprises are confident that they have the backup and redundancy needed to keep their critical services supported.
AUTOMATIC SATELLITE ACQUISITION
The MESA is a motorized Ku-band satellite antenna that uses tri-axis alignment. Each antenna is capable of being configured to automatically acquire every Ku-band satellite worldwide. The MESA is compatible with all satellite modems. Remote monitoring is available via web access.

INCLINED ORBIT TRACKING
With the availability of low-cost broadcasting increasing worldwide on inclined orbit satellites,the MESA is designed to take advantage of these opportunities. Its motorized auto-aligning capabilities for both elevation and azimuth allow it to accurately track inclined orbit satellites anywhere in the world


GNMS

MotoSAT’s partnership with EchoStar provides a new Global Network Management System (GNMS) for our EtherSAT broadband service. GNMS allows our North American customers to have a network of redundant uplink hubs with service on three different satellites: EchoStar 9 at 121° West, AMC 15 at 105° West, and AMC 16 at 85° West. EtherSAT customers will now have the ability to move between three different satellites and multiple hubs without any network changes. The authentication is fully automated and the customer can select the amount of shared or dedicated bandwidth needed on an hourly, daily, or monthly basis.

INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS

•Enterprise Network Backup
•Retail Point of Sale (POS)
•Oil & Gas Services
•Emergency Response
•Government Services
•Rural Communications
•Disaster Recovery
•Remote Operations
GENERAL INFORMATION

•Multi-platform (iDirect platform required for EtherSAT)
•Available in a wide range of BUC sizes
•Weight: 47 lbs (without antenna, BUC and LNB)
•Mount controlled through the coax cable
•Tri-axis motors operated by DC power supply or rechargeable battery
•Battery is charged by the controller through the coax cable
•Cable limitations: RG6 up to 250 ft. and RG11 up to 300 ft.
REFLECTOR SPECIFICATIONS

•Available in 1.2 Meter reflectors
•Prodelin
•Andrews
•Available in 1.8 and 2.4 Meter reflectors (fall 2009)
•Compatible to retrofitting existing reflectors
MOUNT ROTATION

•Elevation: 10°to 85°
•Azimuth: 280°
•Skew (Polarization): ±103°
ENVIRONMENTAL

•Wind operational: 50 MPH*
•Wind survival: 125 MPH*
•Temperature: - 40° to 132° F
* (see reflector manufacturer specifications)
CONTROLLER INFORMATION

•Three axis automatic satellite acquisition
•Configurable sat-table
•DVB S2 satellite identification technology
•Single button acquisition and automatic reacquisition
•Auto peaking and cross-pol optimization
•Remote web access and management
•Power: 12 VDC 4 amps (power supply included)
DATA PARAMETERS

•Up to 16 Mb downstream transfer rate (with 8 Watt BUC)
•Up to 2 Mb upstream transfer rate (with 8 Watt BUC)
•Low contention ratios on shared bandwidth
•Dedicated bandwidth available
•On-demand available for shared and dedicated bandwidth
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CUSTOM SERVICE PACKAGES

•VPN support
•Mesh or point-to-point networks
•Remote access & management
•Dedicated bandwidth
•Voice & fax service
•VoIP access up to 25 lines
•Video broadcasting & conferencing
•Data encryption


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