Newtec breaks record for throughput in a single transponder
Published: ASIA
WORLD: In a test demonstration staged together with Intelsat at the Intelsat Fuchsstadt in Germany, Newtec has achieved a world’s first for the amount of throughput in a single transponder. Intelsat and Newtec engineers used the Newtec MDM6000 Satellite Modem to set the record, which put 20Mbps into 2MHz.
‘This is an important achievement, as it shows our ability to fully utilise the capabilities of next generation satellites using Newtec technology that is available today. With a spectral efficiency of more than 10bps/Hz, one can, for example, handle a bidirectional E1 in just 400kHz,’ said Dave Suffys, product manager for IP modems at Newtec. ‘What it demonstrates is our unparalleled efficiency at any rate, whether on a low-speed voice or data connection or for medium-speed backhaul links, all the way up to ultra high-speed trunks. A gain of at least 30 per cent in space capacity can be achieved for any bidirectional link.’
Newtec has been focused on maximising bit per second per Hz as satellite operators and service providers look to launch new services while constantly delivering higher performance.
‘Intelsat is committed to delivering higher performance, improved economics and simpler access to our satellites. We will do this through supporting innovation in-orbit as well as on the ground,’ said Michael DeMarco, senior vice president of operations at Intelsat. ‘The demonstration with Newtec further advances our goals and it was great to see the efficiencies generated by Newtec’s technology first-hand and importantly, the operational benefits that it will deliver to our customers. We will leverage increased efficiencies, such as this achievement by Newtec, to advance our entry into new applications, expanding the addressable market for our satellite-based solutions.’
‘While Newtec has previously been associated with breaking speed records, this latest achievement shows that we are also committed to helping our customers minimise their OPEX by pushing the limits of spectral efficiency,’ concluded Newtec CEO, Serge Van Herck.