[afnog] Ku-band that is good for west African - Nigeria

[Steven G. Huter]

> Pls I need your advice on the best ku-band vsat satellite system dat is
> good for west african - especially nigeria.
> Again which footprint is the best among intelsat , shiron, panamsat and
> gilat?.

Hello Paul,

In addition to Sunday's excellent summary about Ku band and rain fade 
issues, etc...

You may find it helpful to keep an eye on the AMC-12. It is scheduled to 
launch February 3 of this year, and if all goes well, is scheduled to be 
operational at the end of March. It looks like it may have the best 
footprint among the various options that you have mentioned.

The AMC-12 specs indicate 3dB G/T and 42dBW over Nigeria. This means 
that the antennas can most likely be kept to 1.2m and 2W BUC's for a 512K 
duplex carrier. So if the launch and testing phase go well, it could 
provide good coverage, and be a cost effective option to check out.

http://www.ses-americom.com/pdfs/amc-12_2005.pdf

Steve Huter