KVH 1.65 Notice With

Section 1.65 Notification submitted by KVH Industries, Inc.

Section 1.65 Notice

2009-09-25

This document pretains to SES-LIC-20070504-00563 for License on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESLIC2007050400563_743589

SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P. Suite 500 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004-2401 Office: +1.202.626.6600 Fax: +1.202.626.6780 Direct Dial: +1.202.626.6659 cnalda@ssd.com September 25, 2009 Kathyrn Medley Chief, Satellite Engineering Branch International Bureau Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: KVH Industries, Inc.: Satellite Coordination Letters for AMC-15 Point of Communication for Call Sign E070085, File Nos. SES-LIC-20070504-00563 and SES-AMD-20090515- 00596 Dear Ms. Medley: KVH Industries, Inc. (“KVH”), pursuant to Section 1.65 of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.65, hereby submits the attached satellite coordination letters for the AMC-15 satellite point of communication at 105° W.L. for the above-referenced earth station onboard vessels (“ESVs”) license application (Call Sign E070085). This notice and the coordination letters are being submitted to the record under both the pending ESV license application, File No. SES-LIC-20070504-00563, and subsequent amendment, File No. SES-AMD-20090515-00596. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have or if KVH can provide any additional information regarding these letters or the underlying, amended license application. Respectfully submitted, SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P. /s/ Carlos M. Nalda Carlos M. Nalda Counsel to KVH Industries, Inc. Attachments

SESAAMERICOM Federal Communi¢ations Commission International Buregu‘ 44512 Street, S.W; Washington,DC20554 Subjéct: EngineeringCertification of SES Americom, Inc. To Whom ItMay Concem: This letter certifiesthatSESAmericom, Inc: is aware that KVH Indusmes Inc. ("KVH") has fileda pendingapplicationforauthority tooperate a network ofa fixed hub station and Ku—band earth stations—onboardvessels ("ESV$")terminals using theAMC—15satelliteas an:authorized satellitepoint.ofcommunication. The AMC—15 satelliteat 105° W.L. islicensedbytheFCC (Callsign$2180). Capacityon the AMC—15 satellite is marketedby EchoStar Satellite Services. KVHwillbe operatingtransmit/receive.ESVantennas with AMC—15. {centerdownlink frequency11.960 GHz,center uptinkfrequency 14.260 GHz,upto 36 MHzbandwidth, horizontalpolarization inthe uplink,afidvérticalpolanzafioninthedownlink}. KVH will operateESVantennas. with a diameter of60 emthat in somerespects.donotcomply withSection25.222ofthe FCC‘s rules:governing.Ku—band ESV opefations.. Specxfically,the nominal pointing offsetfortheantenniaswill beless than or equalto +/— 0:6dégreés,all emissions fromth¢ ESVterminalsshall automatxcally ceasewithin 100millisecondsiftheanple.between the:orbnal Iocationof AMC—15.and theaxis of the mainlobeofthe anterina excecds1 degree,and transmission will—not resume until:such anglcis equalto or lessthan +/— 0.6 dégrees. However, theKVH fermiinaloperates atreduced input power and wisesspectral spreadingsuchthatthe off— axis EIRPspectral density:producedby theterminalis 8.9 dB/4kHz less:than afullycompliant terminaloperafingat maximum pemussxble levels (i.e., as permitted.by the maskset forthiin Section 25.222), Thus, evenat the maximum 1.0°dcgree offset, the off—axigEIRPspectral density remmains belowthe level permitted by theFCC‘s rulesfor terminalsthatantomatically cease transmissionat 0.5 degrees offset. TheESV antennias will be opérated,throughthe reductionofinput power arid frequency spreading, in a way that significantly reduces themaximum aggregateoff—axisgEIRPdensity produced bytheantennas.. Thus,—eventhoughthe antennasoperatewitha CDMA transmission scheme inwhich aggrégateuplmk interferento frommultiple transmitting:antennas mustbe corisidered, ‘theaggregate emissions will comply with theoff—axis EIRP density masksetforth in the FCC rulesat47 CFR §25.222(a)(1). Aggregateinterferenceis calculatedbasedon the nominalpointingoffset of0.6 degrees; rhtherthan themaximumvalue,becauseat anypointin time there will bemultiplesimultaneoustransmittingantennas with different pointing érrors. SES AmericomInc., FourResearch Way. Princeton NJ 08540 USAtel (1) 609 987 4194 lmsh.,]mmalagadda@sescom

SESAAMERICOM Thesatellite EIRP density of the carriers will not exceed 10 dBW/AKHz. Except as described:above, theseantennaswill be operated in compliancewiththe technical, operational and:performance requirementsofPart 25 of the FCC rules and anyrequirementsset forth in the licenses grantedby theFCCforthe aboveantennas. SES Americom and KVHacknowledgethat theuse ofthe above non—conforming ESVanterinas has—the potential.to causeunacceptable interferenceinto adjacent satellites inaccordancewiththe . FCC‘s two-degreespacingpolicy and will not‘seek any additional protectioncomparedtothe caseofan earthstation employing anantenna that fully conformsto.the FCC rules. However, underthecondinonsdefinedabove,satellitesat two—degres or greaterspacirig will notexperience unacteptable mterference. Furthermore, KVH states:thatif theuse of‘thisantennashould causeunaceeptableinterference into other systems, KVH will terminatetransmissions immediately upon ‘noticefromthe affected parties. Finally, SES Americom acknowledges that itwill includethe subject non—conforming ESV operationsinall future satellitenetwork coordinations. Sincerely, K J on m «K. a =— Date; ! F L 3 ,{ € j . .KrishJonnalagadda® * Manager,SpectrumDevelopment SESAmericom Acceptance byKVH Industries; Inc: ‘KVH certifiesthatthe information provided to SESand reflectedin thisAffidavitletter is tue and accurate tobest ofKVH‘s knowledge. ’&j@lfi(\ ‘PVNM& Date: 5]} 35/062 Felise Feingold Vice Piesident, General sel KVH Industries, Inc. SESAmericoiInc., Four ResearchWayPrinceton NJ 08540:"USAte! (1) 609 987 4194 ‘ktishjonnalagadda@ses.com

SESAAMERICOM Acceptance by EchoStar SatelliteServices EchoStar Satellite Servicesagreestooperation oftheaboveantenna: withthe technical parameters described herein. w / ~ VC/‘/ZJ/ —‘ Date: 1¢ seft 2000 David Bair EchoStar Satellite Services AcceptancebyTélesat Telesat:Canada agrees to operationofthe abpve antenna with the technical parametersdescribed herein withrespéctto AnikFIR at 107.3°W, whichhas a nominal gegéentricseparationof2.3° degrees from AMC—15.Telesatnotes that such operation is consistentwith the—coordination .agreement previouslynegotiated with SES.Americom. Date: ;‘/w 070?? Robert:J. Condurso Ditector;Governmentand Regulatory‘Affairs Telesat Canada ‘SES Americom Inc., Four Research WayPrinceton NJ.08540. USAtel (1) 609 987 4194 ‘ krighfJonnalagadda@ses.com |

SESAAMERICOM 29 August 2009 Federal Communications Commission International Bureau 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Subject: Engineering Certification ofSESAmericom, Inc. ‘To Whom It May Concern: This letter certifies that SES Americom, Inc. is aware that KVH Industries, Inc. ("KVH") has a pending application for authority to operate a network of a fixed hub station and Ku—band earth stations onboard vessels ("ESVs") terminals using the AMC—15 satellite as an authorized satellite point ofcommunication. The AMC—15 satellite at 105° W.L. is licensed by the FCC (Call sign $2180). Capacity on the AMC—15 satellite is marketed by EchoStar Satellite Services. KVH will be operating transmit/receive ESV antennas with AMC—15 (center downlink frequency 11.960 GHz, center uplink frequency 14.260 GHz, up to 36 MHz bandwidth, horizontal polarization in the uplink, and vertical polarization in the downlink}. KVH will operate ESV antennas with a diameter of 60 ocm that in some respects do fiot comply with Section 25.222 ofthe FCC‘s rules governing Ku—band ESV operations. Specifically, the nominal pointing offset for the antennas will be less than or equal to +/— 0.6 degrees, all emissions from the ESV terminals shall automatically cease within 100 milliseconds ifthe angle between the orbital location of AMC—15 and the axis ofthe main lobeofthe antenna exceeds 1 degree, and transmission will not resume until such angle is equal to or lessthan +/— 0.6 degrees. The ESV aritennas will be operated, through a reduction ofinput power and frequency spreading, in a way that significantly reduces the maximum aggregate off—axis EIRP density produced by the antennas. Thus, even though the antennas operate with a CDMA transmission scheme in which aggregate uplink interference from multiple transmitting antennas must be considered, the aggregate emissions will comply with the off—axis EIRP density mask set forth in the FCC rulesat 47 CFR §25.222(8)(1). Aggregate interferenceis calculated based on the nominal pointing offset of 0.6 degrees, rather than the maximum value, because at any point in time there will be multiple ~_ simulfaneous transmitting antennas with different pointing errors. The satellite EIRP density ofthe carriers will not exceed 10 dBW/AKHz. Except as described above, these antennas will be operated in compliance with the technical, operational and performance requirements of Part 25 ofthe FCC rules and any requirements set forth in the licenses granted by the FCC for the above antennas. . 1 SES Americom Inc., Four Researck Way Princeton NJ 08540 USAtel (1) 609 987 4194 krishjJonnalagadda@ses.com :

SESAAMERICOM SES Americom and KVH acknowledge that the use ofthe above non—conforming ESV antennas has the potential to cause unacceptable interférence into adjacent satellites in accordance with the FCC‘stwo—degree spacing policy and will not seek any additional protection compared to the case of an earth station employing an antenna that fully conforms to the FCC rules. However, under the conditions defined above, satellites at two—degree or greater spacing will not experience unacceptable interference. © Furthermore, KVH states that ifthe use ofthis antenna should cause unacceptable interference into other systems, KVH will terminate transmissions immediately upon notice from the affected parties. Finally, SES Americom acknowledges that it will include the subject non—conforming ESV operations in all future satellite network coordinations. . Sincerely, fL‘.3m-ww@xp f(é Dae: _4/2 a %@ 9 Krish Jonnalagadda Manager, Spectrum Development SES Americom 4 Research Way Princeton NJ 08540 Tel: {609] 987 4194 Acceptance by KVH Industries, Inc. KVH certifies that the information provided to SESand reflected in this Affidavit letter is true and accurate to best ofKVH ‘s knowledge. Date: L’/ao/o% Vice President, General KVH Industries, Inc. SES Americom Inc., Four Research Way Princeton NJ 08540 USAtel (1) 609987 4194 krish.jonnalagadda@ses.com iz

Acceptance by EchoStar Sateilite Services SESAAMERICOM EchoStar Satellite Services agrees to operation ofthe above antenna with the technical parameters described herein. // | / Cé/‘ ~ Ppate A $ {fv6 2004 David Bair | | EchoStar Satellite Services Acceptance by Intelsat: Intelsat agrees to operation ofthe above antenna with the technical parameters described herein with respect to Galaxy—16 at 99°W, which has a nominal geocentric separation of six (6) degrees from AMC.—15. ~Spse guoguio. * o« 43 Auyust 200 Abu Jose Albuquerque Senior Director, Spectrum Engineering INTELSAT SES Americom Inc., Four Research Way Princeton NJ 08540 USAtel (1) 609987 4194 krishjonnalagadda@ses.com


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