ENG_Satrus2011_спонсоры

General Sponsors:
	“Academician M.F. Reshetnev” Information Satellite Systems”, JSC The JSC “Academician M.F. Reshetnev” Information Satellite Systems” is a leading company in the Russian space industry, whose operations focus on the design, development and manufacture of spacecraft and satellite systems for various applications, such as fixed-line and mobile telephony, navigation, geodesy and data relaying. The number ofspacecraft developed at the JSC “Information Satellite Systems” makes up2/3 of the Russian orbital constellation. In the last fifty years the Siberian satellite manufacturer has developed and built over 1200 spacecraft. The JSC “ISS” is a prime contractor that designs and develops spacecraft and associated ground control equipment for the GLONASS Global Navigation System. The company is building Express-AM5/6, Yamal-300K and Yamal-401 telecommunications satellites for Russian operators RSCC, AMOS-5 for Israel and TELKOM 3 for Indonesia. Besides, there is parallel work going on the development and manufacture of geodetic and data relay satellites. Among these are GEO-IK-2, Loutch-5A, Loutch-5B and Loutch-4. The JSC “ISS” also provides space solutions for the Russian military.
	Thales Alenia Space strengthens its European leadership in space systems with the provision since the beginning of the year of 5 telecommunication satellites, 2 telecommunication payloads, 1 observation satellites and the LEO constellation for 03b networks (16 birds). In 2008 Thales Alenia Space is performing a strong industrial activity and is participating 20 missions using all types of launchers. European leader for satellite systems and at the forefront of orbital infrastructures, Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Finmeccanica (33%) and forms with Telespazio a Space Alliance. Thales Alenia Space is a worldwide reference in telecoms, radar and optical Earth observation, defense and security, navigation and science. Thales Alenia Space has 11 industrial sites in 4 European countries (France, Italy, Spain and Belgium) with over 7,200 employees worldwide.
Strategic Partner:
	With capacity on 27 satellites that provide coverage over Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is the European leading satellite operator. Its satellites are broadcasting 3,300 TV channels and 1,100 radio stations. Eutelsat’s satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for ISPs and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat employs 615 experts from 28 countries.
Gold Sponsor:
	ARD Satcom Service LLC was legally incorporated in 2001 but our key personnel operating under this business name were known in the communications community already in the last century. Over eight years of fruitful operations, we have gained a steadily positive reputation, accumulated a wealth of experience in new application areas, and considerably expanded our technical capabilities, something which allows us to position ourselves as one of the best companies to offer comprehensive solutions to operators and successfully develop our business in the market for telecommunications systems. As part of mutually beneficial cooperation with cellular and satellite telecommunications, digital television and radio broadcasting service providers, ARD is in a position to help with the choice of an optimal technical solution, provide engineering, construction and installation services, supply telecommunications equipment, and offer the comfort of commissioning and technical follow-up. We regard any task as important. A request to supply waveguide gasket will not be left without attention even while working on a federation-wide network project. ARD is strategically focused to offer a comfortable contact point to our customers as part of the project implementation, constantly confirm reputation of a reliable supplier, and demonstrate professionalism in all business aspects and comprehensive approach in technical solutions. All these qualities are part and parcel of the company’s work which are appreciated by both equipment manufacturers and customers. This approach is a guarantee to our partners that ARD will give them an opportunity to stay one step ahead of others and always be successful in achieving their objectives.
Silver Sponsors:
	Eastar ТМ - is a Russian developer and producer of equipment for satellite communications. The company owns a unique Eastar technology intended to build VSAT networks. Innovative VSAT platform Eastar has a quantity of competitive advantages and high modern features. The assortment portfolio consists of a full set of hardware and devices, including hub, user terminals and NMS. The equipment is produced in Russia and Germany by OEM partners and the distributor - Romantis GmbH. Eastar platform is used in several tens of networks in different countries of the world. The commercial sales are executed via own sales department and distributors network, that undertake building and operation of Eastar networks. Eastar equipment is certified in Russia, in European Union and in other countries.
	EADS Astrium is a space division of EADS holding company (European Aerospace and Defence Company). Its main equity capital is controlled by the French Government through Sogedade company (30%), German Government through Daimler concern (30%), Spanish SEPI Group (5.5%), with the rest of shares listed at stock exchange. EADS Astrium activities are. AstriumSatellites, a world leader in the design and manufacture of various-purpose space systems, is the sole prime contractor for Earth remote sensing optical systems in France and European Space Agency. The branch is also the world’s leading manufacturer of communications satellites and a prime contractor on more than 80 communication satellites for all international communications service providers during the past 40 years. Astrium SpaceTransportationis pan-European prime contractor for the design and manufacture of military and civil space transportation systems and manned space applications. It is prime contractor for the Ariane 5 launch vehicle and developer of France’s ballistic missiles. AstriumServicesis provides secure space communications services and operates Earth remote sensing and navigation systems.
Bronze Sponsors:
	ViaSat helps create an interconnected world with an extensive product, service, and technology portfolio. Products include networking systems for residential and mobile satellite broadband, enterprise and government IP applications, and other advanced technologies. Services include direct-to-home satellite Internet access and mobile networking for airborne, maritime, and mass transit. ViaSat will soon launch the ViaSat-1 high-capacity satellite. Specifically designed to deliver high-speed, high-bandwidth broadband, the Ka-band ViaSat-1 is the most significant new project in satellite communications, transforming the industry for years to come. It provides 10 times the capacity of today’s best broadband satellites, to lift satellite broadband quality, and provide the ability to compete for subscribers, not only in unserved areas, but in areas underserved by terrestrial alternatives such as DSL. ViaSat surpassed $700 million in annual revenues and a total of 2,200 employees worldwide in 2010, ranking it among the Space News “Top 50 Space Companies.”
	For over 30 years, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has been providing satellite solutions to enterprises, governments, and service providers around the world. Hughes is the world’s leading provider of broadband satellite solutions with more than 2.2 million terminals shipped to customers in over 100 countries. Hughes pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services, which it markets under the HugheNet® brand. Hughes terminals, both Ka- and Ku-band and used in IP-based broadband networks, are based on the IPoS (IP over Satellite) global standard, approved by TIA, ETSI and ITU. These terminals are also compliant with the DVB-S2 standard with Adaptive Coding Modulation (ACM), the only terminals utilizing DVB-S2 with ACM. Hughes provides broadband satellite solutions to many customer segments including government, oil & gas, banking, hospitality, automotive.
	Ingosstrakh Insurance Company has operated in the domestic and international markets since 1947. During this period Ingosstrakh grew from a modest department of the USSR Ministry of Finance into a reputable company with a developed regional network. It is currently the largest federal insurance company and one of the leaders of the national insurance market for insurance premium volume, insurance indemnity amount and according to key balance sheet figures. Ingosstrakh Insurance Company insurance services are available at all the territory of the Russian Federation, as there is a wide regional network including 83 branches. The company's offices are open in 221 populated places of Russia. Besides, companies with Ingosstrakh Insurance Company capital operate in near and far abroad countries. The international insurance group INGO unites 8 companies abroad and 9 companies at the territory of Russia. Five representative offices of Ingosstrakh operate in the CIS and foreign countries. The Company’s offices operate in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, India and China.
	STM is a leading provider of DVB-RCS & RCS2 systems and services for mobile and fixed-line IP-based telephony, data, and multimedia applications in C, Ku, Ka, and EHF bands. STM also offers the breakthrough SuperPico GSM basestations, as well as management and integration services for end-to-end network design.
Session Sponsor:
	Tricolor TV is Russia’s largest satellite TV provider. It has provided digital TV services throughout the European part of Russia since 2005 as well as the territories of The Urals, Siberia and The Far East since 2007. Artificial Earth satellites, Eutelsat W4 and Eutelsat W7 (36° E), are used for broadcasting over the European part of Russia and Bonum-1 (56° E) satellite is broadcasting for Eastern regions (Tricolor TV Siberia project). With the help of satellite technologies, Tricolor TV makes multi-channel digital television available even in the most remote corners of the country where regular television reception is difficult. Tricolor TV audiences accounted for over 20 million viewers (about 7 million families) in 2010. Anyone buying equipment for viewing digital TV and subscribing to Tricolor TV gets a free life-time subscription for viewing federal channels! Tricolor TV includes 34 channels in MPEG-2 standard and 21 channels in MPEG-4 standard.* The key advantage is the free federal channels package (the largest package compared to offers from other satellite TV providers). Adding other TV channels is your personal choice, it is offered along with the free package.
Coffe-break Sponsor:
	VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a subsidiary of VT Systems, is transforming the way the world gets and stays connected. The company’s satellite-based IP communications technology enables constant connectivity for voice, video and data applications in diverse and challenging environments. These include extending private networks to remote offices; supporting mobile connectivity across land, sea and air; providing rural telephony and Internet broadband; and maintaining communications in the wake of disasters and network failures. The iDirect Intelligent Platform™ integrates advanced technology into iDirect’s portfolio of hubs, routers and network management software to address the growing complexity of deploying and managing global IP networks. With more than 14 years of global satellite communications experience, iDirect serves customers in 50 countries through a diverse network of channel partners, including some of the largest satellite providers, operators and carriers in the world and seven of the World Teleport Association’s Global Top Ten. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, iDirect has offices in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Please visit www.idirect.net
Lunch Sponsor:
	Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. is a leading provider of products and professional services for satellite-based broadband communications networks worldwide. Gilat was founded in 1987 and has shipped over 750,000 Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) to more than 85 countries across six continents. Gilat's headquarters is located in Petah Tikva, Israel. The Company has 22 sales and service offices worldwide. Gilat develops and markets an expansive range of broadband satellite solutions including high-performance VSATs under the SkyEdge^TM and SkyEdge II brands, low-profile antennas for satcom-on-the-move, under the RaySat Antenna Systems and the StealthRay^TM brands and next generation solid-state power amplifiers for mission-critical defense and broadcast satellite communications systems under the Wavestream brand. Gilat's wholly-owned subsidiary, Spacenet Inc., is a leading provider of managed services in North America to the business and government segments.
Registration Sponsor:
	The Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications was established on November 15, 1971 and today unites 25 countries all over the globe. Intersputnik’s core business is leasing satellite capacity to telecommunications operators, broadcasters and corporate customers under agreements with partner opera-tors as well as providing full-scale services for the establishment and operation of satellite networks through its subsidiary Intersputnik Holding, Ltd. Intersputnik’s decisive advantage is that the company is a full-scale supplier of satellite capacity and engineering solutions meaning that our private and government-owned customers in over 40 countries have the widest possible choice of satellite resources of various systems available on the global market and are able to get all requisite information from a single source. Long-term successful experience in operating satellite communications systems is our Organization’s main asset and the availability of Intersputnik's own frequency/orbit resource guarantees its successful development. The Intersputnik development strategy is aimed at using Intersputnik’s frequency resource in a number of geostationary orbital positions to establish satellite telecommunications systems. In 2010, Intersputnik developed and launched a project to procure its own space segment using its own orbit and frequency resource.
Sponsor - Delegates` Briefcase:
	Satellite operator RuSat LLC presents its services for Internet access, data transfer, corporate networks design and implementation, TV and radio channels distribution, news feeds from places of events, videoconferencing services, drive-away VSATs integration and leasing. RuSat`s own teleport is located in Moscow. Services are provided using satellite bandwidth leased on Intelsat 904, Intelsat 15, Intelsat 906 and Yamal 201 satellites.
With the Participation of:
	SES WORLD SKIES is the global SES division that operates a fleet of 29 satellites – part of the 45 spacecraft of the SES group – delivering services as diverse as television distribution and broadcast, internet access, data transmission and business and government communications to customers worldwide. The company’s unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions for a host of business and government requirements, with a view toward helping customers meet their short-term challenges and realize their longer-term goals. SES WORLD SKIES comprises a world-class team of customer care and technical professionals located in Princeton (NJ), The Hague, Washington, D.C., Singapore, London, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Sydney, Accra and Johannesburg. Visit www.ses.com for more information
	Spacecom (Space-Communication Ltd.), an emerging multi-regional satellite operator of the 4°W co-located AMOS-2 and AMOS-3 satellites, provides high quality broadcast and communications services in Eastern and Central Europe, the Middle East and the U.S. East Coast to direct-to-home (DTH) operators, ISPs, telecom operators, network integrators and government agencies. Spacecom’s AMOS-4 is scheduled to launch in 2013 to service the Russian market. It will also serve markets in Central and South Asia with connectivity to Europe and the Middle East. Currently, the AMOS-2 and AMOS-3 4°W ‘hot-spot’ supports a wide range of broadcasters throughout Europe including DTH operators such as Hungaria’s T-Home SatTV and Slovenia’s Magio TV.Once the AMOS-5 satellite is in place at 17^¡E, it will deliver high-power C-band and Ku-band capacity to the entire African continent with connectivity to Europe and the Middle East. Thus further fulfilling Spacecom’s role as a multi-regional satellite operator. The AMOS-6 launch in 2014 covering Europe and the Middle East will further position Spacecom as an emerging multi-regional satellite operator.
	«Orion Express» is a satellite TV operator covering all territory of Russia.The company was established in 2005, and currently provides DTH services, as well as services for TV channels delivery via Intelsat 15 satellite (85° E), Express AM3 (140° E) and TV channels distribution for cable network operators.
Exhibitor:
	Anritsu Corporation (www.anritsu.com) has been a provider of innovative communications solutions for more than 110 years. The company's test and measurement solutions include wireless, optical, microwave/RF and digital instruments, operations support systems and solutions that can be used during R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed devices for design into communication products and systems. Anritsu offers a full portfolio of class leading Microwave and RF test instruments from the renowned Site Master to the very high performance VNAs. Anritsu is one of the leading suppliers of optical test and measurement equipment aimed at the expanding fibre-optic telecommunications market. Anritsu sells in over 90 countries worldwide with approximately 4,000 employees.
	VisCom has been working in Satellite communication industry for more than 10 years and got involved in various projects from organization of the international press center to multi connected videoconferences. VisCom has five own Fly Away and Drive Away satellite stations for different type of projects. VisCom has extensive experience in refining and use of gyro-stabilized mobile antennas as receivers and receiver-transmitter. Receiving antennas such as VC-45 can be used on all mobile platforms: cars, trains, boats. They ensure stable reception of television channels both as stationary and in motion. Two-way radio antennas Telecom-60 also have a gyro-stabilized platform and provide operation in COTM mode