IP: Why The Reality of Iridium is Not The Reality of ICO

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

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> Subject: Why The Reality of Iridium is Not The Reality of ICO
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> > > There is also a question of how ICO and Globalstar (ICOGF, GSTRF) will be any 
> > > more successfull?
> >
> >
> > Having worked on both the Iridium and the ICO projects, I can tell you that the ICO system design is very different 
> > when it comes to the network infrastructure and the air interface link budgets. Likewise, the ICO user model is not 
> > the Iridium model.
> >
> > My money is on...
> > ..the ICO design for global LEO systems.
> > ..ACeS and the nascent Thuraya designs for regional mobile satellite systems.
> > ...Teledesic and Astrolink are a toss up for fixed-point, broadband designs. Teldesic gets the nod for being first.
> >
> > But, being first often means your entry ends up prototyping a market for another entrant to win. The Iridium system 
> > fits that paradigm completely. Lesson learned: good technology and bad strategy will never beat bad technology and 
> > good strategy.
> >
> > ...
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