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To: dougjn who wrote (2786)	4/28/1998 3:44:00 PM
From: Bernard Levy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10852

Dougin: I think you should start by downloading the white papers on DAMA and PCMA at VSAT's web site. You might also want to make a detailed comparison with other VSAT companies such as Linkabit (part of TTN) and Gilat. I would also recommend accessing the technical literature on DAMA and ATM by satellite, if you have access to the INSPEC database. I will defer to Valueman for a truly in depth analysis of VSAT, but the 2 major selling points for me were: a) All those GEOs that will go into orbit will create a tremendous demand for efficient use of transponder circuits. b) PCMA doubles the frequency available to its users, and VSAT does not plan to license it to competitors. Didn't hurt also that from a signal processing point of view, PCMA is a really neat idea. PCMA will be incorporated in Starwire (VSAT's DAMA product) next September. Good luck, Bernard Levy