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Established in 2005, FOCALPOINT was set up near Toulouse, France in the heart of the Aerospace Industry, as an independent consultancy specialising in earth station antennas and satellite communications in general. The most recent major projects undertaken by FOCALPOINT
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EUTELSAT, Europe’s Premier Satellite Operator in developing their worldwide RF monitoring system. | |||
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Andrew Corporation, one of the world’s foremost antenna and transmission equipment providers, on new integrated VSAT products. | |||
| the history… | ||||
| British Telecom International |
Andrew Pascoe,
started his career with British Telecom International at the Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station during the height of BT’s Satellite Communications era in the 1980s. |
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| Eutelsat | Moving to Eutelsat in 1987, Andrew continued to develop skills and experience on an international scale. Eutelsat was at that time an International Organisation created by European Governments to promote satellite communications throughout Europe. Working primarily within their Operations Department, Andrew was instrumental in setting up their Interference Handling procedures, now second to none in the satellite community. | |||
| New Skies Satellites |
Head hunted in 2000, Andrew joined New Skies Satellites to set up the Antenna Registration and Approval Department. Implementing innovative RF (radio frequency) performance verification tests, he contributed to the streamlining of what was, for most other satellite operators, a drawn out administrative process. This resulted in a reduction in initial commissioning costs of 80% for both New Skies and their customers. Travelling worldwide, performing due diligence assessments and troubleshooting problems for major clients as well as New Skies own TT&C (Telemetry, Tracking & Control) stations, adaptability and autonomy in the field has been a major asset. | |||
