[Satellite TODAY 06-18-10] Integral Systems subsidiary SAT Corp. has received a contract to upgrade China Satcom’s ShaHe and DongBeiWang ground stations with its Monics carrier monitoring and interference detection and analysis system, Integral Systems announced June 16.
    SAT Corp. also will team up with its sister company, Newpoint Technologies to provide China Satcom with equipment management and control solutions.
    Integral said China Satcom chose the Monics system because of the speed at which it provides carrier monitoring and interference detection compared to classic spectrum analyzers, as well as its ability to automatically detect, characterize, and display interfering signals. 
    China Satcom will use Compass technology from Newpoint to manage ground equipment for two new antennas being installed at its ShaHe Earth station. These new antennas will be integrated into an existing Compass system already managing other equipment at the earth station.
    Compass aims to help China Satcom operators quickly identify and resolve ground equipment failures that could prevent the Monics system from properly monitoring carriers or may affect the services carried at the facility.