Regional Collaboration: MEVA III Aeronautical Communications Network

WHY REGIONAL NETWORKS? Difficulties: • Coverage • Quality

Regional solution • Dedicate network • ICAO SARPS compliant • 1995 MEVA

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•Based on: •Cost/Benefit Analysis •MEVA Network three

upgrades •REDDIG two upgrades

MEVA network is interconnected to other regional networks: •Full Pan-American aviation telecommunication service.

MEVA III started operation first quarter of 2015

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MEVA III NETWORK

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MEVA: NETWORK OVERVIEW

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Maintenance and operation • Satellite-based voice and data communication services : Service Level of Agreement • leased service where Members share the cost.

To improve the regional reliability of the AFS telecommunications service To help increase the efficiency, reliability and regularity of operations for Caribbean States and territories Single Service Provider: equipment owner Collaborative Supervision by States members: MEVA Technical Management Group States: only pay for service received ICAO NACC Office: Network Coordinator

COMSOFT GmbH | ICAO MEVA III |

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Aruba Bahamas Cayman Islands

Cuba Curaçao Dominican

Republic

Haiti

Jamaica México Sint Maarten

United States COCESNA ( 6 Central American States)

Colombia Venezuela

MEVA III: REGIONAL NETWORK

REDDIG Administration •17 nodes •19 States/ Territories • 2 REDDIG interconnection nodes (Colombia and Venezuela) •2 Master stations (Atlanta & Miami)

SER

VICE

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•24/7/365 Service •99.9% reliability •ATC voice •Messaging services (flight plans,

NOTAMs, etc) - AFTN and AMHS connections

•Radar data sharing •Remote radio connectivity services

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EFIT

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•Highest level of availability and reliability

•Future ATC communications •Seamless, optimized & flexible

network •Long-term hardware support with

continuous performance upgrades •Lower costs

MEVA III: SERVICES AND BENEFITS

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Ensure a regional work for network improvements/ modernization

Collective solution and improvement among States and

region

Significant operational

benefit for States and region

MEVA III: LESSONS LEARNED

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MEVAIII /REDDIG II NETWORK

INTERCONNECTION 9

MEVA III-REDDIG II NETWORK INTERCONNECTION OVERVIEW

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MEVA-REDDIG interconnection started its operation in 2010.

Fully compliant with ICAO technical considerations to support air navigation services.

Achieved a full CAR/SAM aviation

telecommunication service.

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REDDIG II

Node

MEVA III

Node

MEVA III /

REDDIGII SKBO

Management Center

NCC REDDIG II MEVAIII

NCC

MEVAIII REDDIGII Node COCESNA

Management Center

Thank You

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Regional Collaboration: �MEVA III Aeronautical Communications Network WHY REGIONAL NETWORKS?Slide Number 3Slide Number 4MEVA: NETWORK OVERVIEWSlide Number 6Slide Number 7MEVA III: �LESSONS LEARNEDSlide Number 9MEVA III-REDDIG II NETWORK INTERCONNECTION OVERVIEW Slide Number 11