IRIDIUM Next Generation MSS

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IRIDIUMNext Generation MSS
Supporting US Government Missions and Enabling
Future Capabilities
Greg Ewert EVP Sales Marketing Iridium
Satellite LLC
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INX Vision
Using 21st century technologies Iridiums
Canopy over the Earth provides the key to
truly global, on-demand, high speed satellite
communications
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What is Iridium?

• The worlds only global secure communications
  canopy
• 66 satellites (plus 10 spares) in polar Low Earth
  Orbits (LEO) provide true global, pole-to-pole
  coverage
• Gateways serve global operations
• DoD Gateway in Hawaii
• Commercial Gateway in Arizona
• Backup Gateway in Alaska
• Direct, secure routing back to U.S. without using
  any foreign infrastructure

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Iridium Bridges a Communications Gap

• USG Communications Needs
• Global coverage
• Personal communications for the warfighter
• Communications on the move, over the horizon
• Network centric communications
• Supports a variety of platforms (aircraft,
  vehicles, UAVs)
• Communications for unattended sensors and asset
  tracking
• Security and reliability
• Independence from ground infrastructure

2006
To Be Deployed
UHF/UFO Iridium Terrestrial FSS/MSS
services Narrowband to the warfighter Broadband
to command structure
MUOS TSAT WGS AEHF Increased bandwidth to the
warfighter Networked assets
INX supplements and bridges gap to planned
communications services for the warfighter
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... The Next Generation Of Satellites
Iridiums next generation satellite
constellation will maintain the companys
leadership as the worlds largest, most advanced
communication system, providing critical and
agile capabilities to our customers ... Matt
Desch Chairman and CEO, Iridium Satellite
LLC
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INX - Unique Space Communications System
Global networked infrastructure for mobile,
remote users and space-based assets

• Targeted user-defined services globally
• Flexible allocation of bandwidth
• Data services 2.4 kbps up to 30 Mbps
• Over the horizon voice and data
• Backward compatible voice and data
• Meshed network for security and reliability
• Independent of ground infrastructure constraints

Highly mobile users Unattended assets
Remote operations Mission critical operations
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INX - Unique Mix of Proven and Advanced
Technologies

• Core Technologies
• Reuse of space-proven Iridium technology
• State of the art space technology for increased
  performance at lower cost
• Software defined satellites
• Compatibility with current products
• Security, robustness, availability

• Subscriber Equipment
• Chip-based subscriber technology blocks
• Open standard subscriber terminals (e.g. WiMax)
• Ease product development
• License technology to proliferate INX solutions

• Internet Protocol (IP) enabled
• IP-based open architecture network
• Flexible space and ground architectures
• Efficient integration into terrestrial networks
  and technologies
• Broad interoperability
• IP based encryption

Low risk approach to increasing Iridium
capabilities for mission critical global
operations
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New INX Communications Services
INX offers new high performance global services,
enabling cost effective and flexible allocation
of bandwidth to the user