Mobile Returns. The New Standard for Two-Way Broadband Interactive Mobile Satellite Services

DVB-RCS was the first interactive DVB system to provide an interactive broadband connection as an extension of the DVB systems. The standard defines the physical and media access control layer protocols between the satellite operator and interactive user terminals. Following a response to a commercial requirement, DVB-RCS has been enhanced with a new set of extensions called DVB-RCS+M, that support broadband communications via mobile satellite services to mobile and typically collective terminals. By ensuring interoperability through an open standard approach with multiple vendors, DVB-RCS+M represents a key enabler for market growth in the mobile satellite communications sector. Successful trials and implementations of DVB-RCS+M have been carried out and the future looks promising