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June 2010
gcs receives order for delivery of IP/DVB encapsulators for DVB-T
gcs delivers equipment of the new generation of its ODG - Open DVB Gateway product-line for a pilot trial proving the
usability of the digital dividend for providing Internet access in rural areas. The pilot trial will be conducted in 4
villages in Niedersachsen, Germany. The base technology will be a bi-directional symmetrical radio system, a separate
DVB-T based channel will be used as a downstream booster.
A DVB-T version of the ODG200 manufactured by gcs will be used for the downstream booster. The ODG200 is a highly
versatile device supporting apart from DVB-T and DVB-C also DVB-S and DVB-S2. Optionally, innovative features such as
the new encapsulation technique GSE (Generic Stream Encapsulation) and an integrated DVB-S/S2 modulator are offered.
Dr. Bernd Schroeder, managing director of brown-iposs, responsible for the planning of the project, is very pleased with
the gcs product: "We have recommended the procurement of the product to Network 41, the project prime, after an
extensive test-phase, in which the ODG has shown its usability and fitness. We are convinced that the ODG200/DVB-T will
prove satisfactory within the pilot trial."
Dr. Collini-Nocker, managing director of gcs, states: "The confidence of our customers in the quality of our products
is of paramount importance to us. The order of Network 41 shows that only consistent endeavours towards quality and the
orientation towards customer demands lead to success. We are pleased that our products are used in DVB-T based
applications after their successful deployment in satellite based solutions."
About brown-iposs:
www.brown-iposs.eu
brown-iposs supports mobile phone and wireless broadband operators with planning and operation services for radio
networks based on GSM, UMTS, LTE, WiMAX and proprietary solutions with a very experienced and committed team. RF
planning software, scientific studies, measurement data processing, software evaluation and adaptation and trainings are
completing brown-iposs' offer.
brown-iposs has been founded in the beginning of 2006 by its three shareholders TEDSoft GmbH, TNC GmbH and Dr. Bernd
Schröder. The company bundles the broad know-how containing many years of practical experiences as well as deep
knowledge in scientific methods on propagation modeling, traffic engineering and software development. By this we are
able to cover the whole life-cycle from pre-studies up to operations.
About gcs Global Communication & Services GmbH:
www.gcs-salzburg.at
gcs Global Communication & Services GmbH was founded 1996 with the goal of product research and commercial technology
development in close co-operation with the University of Salzburg. The company is located in Salzburg, Austria. gcs's
mission aims at combining the Internet world with DVB based broadcast and multicast transmission systems.
gcs has participated in many research projects funded by ESA (European Space Agency) and the EU proving its outstanding
expertise in IP via DVB based technologies and applications. gcs manufactures and markets products in the field of IP
via DVB as encapsulators, broadband satellite receivers, IP/DVB measurement systems and provides services like operation
of ESA's DDS System used for dissemination of high volume earth observation data.
February 2010
gcs received order for exchange of receivers for Esrin's Data Dissemination Service
ESRIN, known as the ESA Centre for Earth Observation awarded a contract to gcs Global Communication & Services GmbH for exchange of its existing receivers for the DDS - Data Dissemination System with receivers of gcs BSR - Broadband Satellite Receiver series. The ordered BSR200-DDS will support all current and future modulation, coding and encapsulation techniques like DVB-S/S2 up to 32APSK and the new GSE encapsulation thus guaranteeing a future-proof configuration of the DDS. The receiver integrates and operates gcs' well-proven DataCast® application that allows reliable and encrypted IP-multicast data dissemination, with which during the last years of DDS operation several tens of Tera-Bytes of data to European, South-American and African users have successfully been transferred.
Mr. Badessi, DDS Manager states: "Upgrading our service with the new BSR200-DDS from gcs we are confident to meet our customers demands with regard to quality and cost especially when utilizing the most advanced transmission technologies".
"We are pleased that ESRIN decided on this exchange and upgrade of the receiver population. This shows that ESRIN has high confidence in the quality of our products and services. We look forward to continue the co-operation with ESRIN and to optimally meet their demands and the demands of the earth observation user community." Dr. Collini-Nocker, managing director of gcs is convinced.
About ESRIN:
ESRIN, known as the ESA Centre for Earth Observation, is one of the five ESA specialised centres situated in Europe. Located in Frascati, a small town 20 km south of Rome in Italy, ESRIN was established in 1966 and first began acquiring data from environmental satellites in the 1970s. Since 2004, ESRIN has been the headquarters for ESA's Earth Observation activities.
ESRIN acts as an interface between ESA and those who use its services. The centre has close links with European industry, the European Union and the civil protection, agriculture and environment ministries within ESA Member States. ESRIN also cooperates with international organisations including UN agencies and the European Commission, and plays an important role in many international projects. These include the Geosphere/Biosphere Programme, the Committee for Earth Observation Systems and the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters.
In all its activities ESRIN pursues ESA's objective of increasing interaction with users in order to develop new products and services, and support the competitiveness of the European space industry. ESRIN is helping to bring about a fertile mix between the two worlds of science and space applications for the benefit of all Europeans.
October 2009
gcs received ISO 9001 certification!
gcs Global Communication & Services GmbH is pleased to inform about the company's certification according to ISO 9001:2008 at September 2009. This certificate acknowledges that we have implemented a quality management system according to the provisions of the European norm ISO 9001:2008. We can thus assure that the requirements of our customers as well as customer satisfaction with regard to our products and the order processing will be fully met. Quality needs standards and measures to be comparable. We are confident that we will have a substantial advantage over not certified competitors.
"With this step towards certification we can assure our customers well in advance to any order that emphasis on quality is not just an empty phrase. However, quality is practised every day by all employees." states Dr. Collini-Nocker, managing director of gcs.
About ISO 9001:
ISO 9001:2008 is part of the ISO 9000 family of standards for quality management systems in the version of December 2008. This norm defines requirements on a quality management system with the aim of improving the customer satisfaction.
The eight principles of quality management are customer orientation, responsibility of the management, involvement of employees, process approach, system approach, continual improvement, factual approach to decision making, mutually beneficial supplier relationship.
The quality management of the organisation, management responsibility, resource management, product realization and measurement, analysis and improvement are essential parts of the norm.
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