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| | The Ka-Band Utilization Conference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) |
 | | Both satellites have demonstrated the usefulness of Ka-Band through novel system approaches including digital communications, on demand rain compensation, hopping spot beams, on board switching, integrated services, and demand-assigned channels of varying bandwidth to suit user needs. |
 | | The programs also developed flight and ground components as needed to stimulate the use of this new frequency band, and a wealth of information about Ka-Band propagation characteristics in Europe and the United States. |
 | | The conference, held annually under the auspices of ASI, CRC, CRL, ESA, the Italian PTT, NASA, and NASDA and with the support of several communications satellite manufacturers and service providers from around the world, is organized and managed by the IIC - Istituto Internazionale delle Comunicazioni Genova, Italy |
| www.iicgenova.it /kaconf (256 words) |
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