Industry-First Satellite Demodulator from STMicroelectronics Opens Doors to Fast, Affordable Broadband for All
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
The world's first 500Mbaud High-Symbol-Rate (HSR) chip to increase bandwidth-
usage efficiency and throughput in satellite Internet services
Geneva, May 4, 2015 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor
leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has
today announced the world's first 500Mbaud High-Symbol-Rate (HSR) satellite
demodulator chip. The STiD135 enables significantly more efficient bandwidth
usage and increased throughput in satellite Internet provisioning when deployed
with transponders aimed at using the higher frequency bands to send data via Ka-
band communication satellites.
Compliant with DVB-S2, DVB-S2X and DVB-S2 Annex-M[1], this chip has been
designed as part of the French Space Agency (CNES) THD-SAT [2] program,
fostering the development of cost-efficient, fast broadband Internet access via
High Throughput Satellite (HTS) at a performance equivalent to fiber-optic,
ADSL, and 4G networks, taking advantage of the universal accessibility of
satellite signals.
"The Digital Divide has been clearly identified as an important-to-address
societal problem by National and Regional studies such as the European Union's
'Digital Agenda'[3]," said Eric Benoit, Head of Product Line, Headed Platforms,
Consumer Product Division, STMicroelectronics. "A fruit of our collaboration
with CNES, the new satellite demodulator chip can deliver useful data throughput
of up to 600 megabits per second in the Ka band. This represents a valuable step
change to what has been available, while simultaneously optimizing the bandwidth
efficiency that can be achieved in the lower-frequency Ku band. Together, this
will help pave the way towards our common goal of 'broadband for all'."
"With THD-SAT our ambition is to bring a 10X cost reduction of bandwidth with
High-Throughput Ka-band Satellite to distribute fast Internet services at
100/10 Mbps downlink/uplink that would complement, in a cost-efficient way,
Fiber To The Home (FTTH) deployment outside densely populated areas," said Jean-
Philippe Taisant, Telecommunication Senior Project Manager, CNES. "The
availability of STMicroelectronics' STiD135 demodulator chip is key to enabling
the development of affordable satellite broadband modems."
The STiD135 is currently sampling and will be demonstrated during SES-Astra
Industry Days, May 6-7 2015, in Luxembourg.
For more technical information, please visit ST's STiD135 pages or contact your
local ST Sales Office.
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the
spectrum of sense and power and automotive products and embedded processing
solutions. From energy management and savings to trust and data security, from
healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office,
at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and
innovative contribution to people's life. By getting more from technology to get
more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.
In 2014, the Company's net revenues were $7.40 billion. Further information on
ST can be found at www.st.com.
For Press Information Contact:
STMicroelectronics
Michael Markowitz
Director Technical Media Relations
+1 781 591 0354
michael.markowitz(at)st.com
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[1] DVB-S2 (ETSI EN 302 307 part 1), DVB-S2X (ETSI EN 302 307 part 2) and DVB-S2
Annex-M parts of the DVB-S2 standard.
[2] The THD-SAT program of the French Space Agency (CNES) is supported by the
French Government, via the program "Economie Numérique" of the PIA ("Programme
d'Investissement d'Avenir").
[3] The state of Broadband 2014: Broadband for all
(http://www.broadbandcommission.org/documents/reports/bb-annualreport2014.pdf)
STMicro Satellite Demodulator:
http://hugin.info/152740/R/1918460/686518.pdf
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