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Satellite 2024 Last Week and The Space Symposium Is Next

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Applied Technology Institute is always looking for new clients, and we are always looking for new Instructors to teach their courses for us.  One of the ways that ATI accomplishes these goals is to attend Space Related Conferences. ATI has a wide range of space-related short-courses that may be of interest to you or your […]

Applied Technology Institute is always looking for new clients, and we are always looking for new Instructors to teach their courses for us.  One of the ways that ATI accomplishes these goals is to attend Space Related Conferences.

ATI has a wide range of space-related short-courses that may be of interest to you or your organization.  You can see a listing of our Space courses here, or at ATI Space Short Courses .

Last week, representatives of ATI were working the floor at Satellite 2024 in Washington DC.  It was a wonderful conference, and it was great to see lots of old friends.  If you were there, and we missed you, we apologize, and would still love to talk to you.

Next week, representatives of ATI will be working the floor at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.  We have been there before, and we know that it will be a great time.  Although we hope to drop in on most booths to introduce ourselves, we don’t want to miss you or your organization.  Call us at 619-573-0192 and we would be happy to arrange a time and place to talk while at the Symposium.

If you would like to talk with us, but will not be at Space Symposium, call anyway, and we will discuss how ATI can help your organization meet its technical training goals in 2024.

And, if you simply want to discuss the possibility of teaching for ATI, please call Bob at 410-428-9919.

A full listing of ATI courses can be found at www.aticourses.com

Satellite Communications

Posted on by Bob
Communication Satellites were first used as the sole means for intercontinental telephony.  It was the first and only way that telephone calls could be placed between countries separated by the vast oceans.  The introduction of fiber-optic technology in underwater submarine cables allowed an alternate means for intercontinental telephony, so there was a reduction in use […]

Communication Satellites were first used as the sole means for intercontinental telephony.  It was the first and only way that telephone calls could be placed between countries separated by the vast oceans.  The introduction of fiber-optic technology in underwater submarine cables allowed an alternate means for intercontinental telephony, so there was a reduction in use of communication satellites. 

Communication satellites remain important today because of the large number of users and locations that are still not accessible by submarine cables.  Remote islands would be one example of a place where it would not be economically feasible to run cables.  Additionally, there are countries that are accessed by submarine cables, but the land line system in that country is not adequate to relay the calls to other places in that country.   Ships at sea, military combatants in the field, and airplanes are also places where satellite communications remain the only way to communicate.  Even places that do have access to submarine cables often have back-up systems that use satellite communications.  So, satellite communications remain an important way to stay in contact, and that will remain the case in the future.  

ATI is offering a course Satellite Communication Systems which should be of interest to engineers that work in this exciting area.  This three-day course covers all the technology of advanced satellite communications, as well as the principles behind current state-of-the-art satellite communications equipment. New and promising technologies will be covered to develop an understanding of the major approaches, including network topologies, VSAT and IP networking over satellite.

 The Satellite Communication Systems course begins in early December, so don’t waste any time registering for this ATI short course.  You can learn more about the course, and register to attend, here.

As always, you can learn about the many other courses offered by ATI at www.aticourses.com .

Satellite Communications

Posted on by Bob
Clearly, since satellites operate in space, earth stations must be able to communicate with them, and they must be able to communicate with earth stations.  Without this ability to communicate, the satellite would be of no practical use to scientists and engineers. Similarly, people must be able to communicate with each other on earth.  Telephone […]

Clearly, since satellites operate in space, earth stations must be able to communicate with them, and they must be able to communicate with earth stations.  Without this ability to communicate, the satellite would be of no practical use to scientists and engineers.

Similarly, people must be able to communicate with each other on earth.  Telephone communications generally occur with cell phones that use land-based towers to transmit and receive data.  When we need to communicate from a remote location like the middle of the desert or the middle of the ocean, there will likely be no towers to support these communications; we must rely on satellite phones to relay data through satellites.  Again, there must be a way to communicate with the satellites, and then between satellites.

Satellite Communications are essential in today’s world, and a working knowledge of Satellite Communications is essential to any engineer working in this field. ATI is offering a course Satellite Communications Design and Engineering in November, and again in February, to teach you what you need to know.  This three-day course is designed as a practical course for practicing engineers, and is intended for communications engineers, spacecraft engineers, managers and technical professionals who want both the “big picture” and a fundamental understanding of satellite communications.  You can learn more about the course, and register for it at the link found above.

And, as always, if you want to see the full set of courses offered at ATI, please visit us at www.aticourses.com.

Enabling Powerful Internet Of Things ( IOTs)

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Most people do not need to use a satellite to connect to the internet; they connect through wi-fi that is readily available in most urban places.  If you are in a remote location, however, you may need to connect to the internet, and Satellite Communications may be your only option.  These kinds of remote connections […]

Most people do not need to use a satellite to connect to the internet; they connect through wi-fi that is readily available in most urban places.  If you are in a remote location, however, you may need to connect to the internet, and Satellite Communications may be your only option.  These kinds of remote connections are becoming increasingly important as continuous reliable internet connectivity becomes critical for many operations.

A collection of physical devices each of which contain sensors and software, each of which are connected to the internet, and can communicate with each other via the internet, to provide some service with wide area coverage, is referred to as in Internet of Things ( IOT.)  IOTs are becoming increasingly powerful and important.  Some examples of IOTs are connected appliances, smart home security systems, autonomous farm equipment, and wireless inventory trackers.  Each of these examples rely on the fact that each physical device in the IOT is continuously reliably connected to the internet.

Sometimes, devices which comprise an IOT are in a remote area, and cannot be connected to wi-fi networks often taken for granted.  For example, autonomous farm equipment is typically operating on large farms which are outside of the range of wi-fi.  Wireless inventory trackers are often on merchant ships traveling between ports in ocean areas that do not have wi-fi connectivity.  In these cases, it is critical that the devices be able to connect to the internet using satellite communications.

So, many practicing engineers need to be familiar with Satellite Communications.

ATI offers a course called Satellite Communications Design and Engineering.   This three-day course is designed as a practical course for practicing engineers, and is intended for communications engineers, spacecraft engineers, managers and technical professionals who want both the “big picture” and a fundamental understanding of satellite communications. The course is technically oriented and includes examples from real-world satellite communications systems. It will enable participants to understand the key drivers in satellite link design and to perform their own satellite link budget calculations. The course will especially appeal to those whose objective is to develop quantitative computational skills in addition to obtaining a qualitative familiarity with the basic concepts.  You can learn more about this course, and register here.

And, as always, you can learn about the full set of courses offered by ATI at www.aticourses.com