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Gilat's Enters Into Turbo Code Licensing Program For DVB-RCS Applications
San Diego (SPX) Dec 17, 2004 Spectra Licensing Group announced today that France Telecom and Gilat Satellite Networks, have entered into a fee bearing patent license agreement under France Telecom's Turbo Code Licensing Program. Under terms of the agreement France Telecom has granted Gilat a worldwide license to France Telecom's seminal Turbo Code patents for use in Gilat's SkyEdge DVB-RCS (Digital Video Broadcast - Return Channel Satellite) next generation VSAT product line. Turbo Codes are a revolutionary form of forward error correction, one of the fundamental building blocks of any type of digital communication and operate near the theoretical "Shannon limit." The greater noise tolerance of Turbo Codes provides substantial increases in network capacity. This capacity allows satellite providers to increase the amount of data transmitted enabling broadband over satellite services at up to 2Mbits/sec in a DVB-RCS system. The SkyEdge DVB-RCS VSAT is a member of Gilat's recently unveiled SkyEdge Product Family, with the ability to support an endless array of applications in data, telephony and broadband IP all using the same hub. Being much more than only a return link standard, this dual mode DVB-RCS VSAT provides a unique real end to end standard solution for a satellite network operator with an arsenal of additional access schemes, embedded software and enhanced IP acceleration features for full flexibility and support in a complex IP environment. "We are pleased to license a leader in the VSAT market such as Gilat," said Erik Johnson, Director of Sales and Marketing for Spectra Licensing Group. "Gilat's selection of the open standard DVB-RCS, utilizing Turbo Codes, represents an important step in our efforts to work with manufacturers of VSAT related products." Invented by Claude Berrou and Alain Glavieux, Turbo Codes have been recognized and honored by the IEEE as technological innovation. Further evidence of this innovation, Turbo Codes have been adopted by open standards groups such as the DVB (DVB-RCS), IEEE (802.16e) and ETSI (UMTS) for their increase in data capacity, range, as well as the maturity and understanding of Turbo Codes. Related Links Spectra Licensing Group Gilat SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
SkyTerra To Acquire 50 Per Cent Of DirecTV Group's Hughes Network Systems
New York BY (SPX) Dec 07, 2004SkyTerra Communications announced Monday that it executed an agreement to acquire a 50 percent interest in Hughes Network Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of The DirecTV Group, in exchange for $50 million of cash and 300,000 shares of SkyTerra's common stock. |
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