Teledyne Controls, exclusive distributor of Raytheon’s MagnaStar airborne telephone system, introduced its SmartCabin Office concept at a Monday morning press conference here at NBAA. Touted as the first complete office-in-the-sky concept, the Teledyne package combines four distinct communications and networking technologies from various vendors to provide a customized solution for voice, onboard networking, and ground and airborne data transfer capabilities on corporate aircraft.
As voice and data transfer is the backbone of any office-in-the-sky concept, in 2001 Teledyne signed an agreement with EMS Technologies of Ottawa, Canada, for exclusive distribution of the EMS High Speed Data (HSD) satcom system for business and general aviation markets. Teledyne’s SmartCabin Office concept uses the EMS HSD-128 two-channel satcom system providing voice and data connectivity over the Inmarsat Swift64 global service. The only dual-channel Swift64 system available for the corporate aviation market, the HSD-128 has uncompressed data rates of up to 128 kilobits per second and serves as an extension for the MagnaStar voice system by offering ISDN broadcast-quality voice at 64 kilobytes and lower-cost Mini-M Aero compressed voice at 4.8 K.
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