Expertise

Expertise

Our highly trained engineers are well versed in a wide range of communications technologies, systems, and standards. Our core expertise in satellite communications, weather forecasting and meteorological systems, broadcast engineering, and wireless networks is augmented with industry and market-specific expertise. In addition to overall communications knowledge, each of Skjei Telecom's engineers also has additional depth of experience in a telecommunications or systems design specialty, allowing us to expertly match our staff to the specific requirements of your project. Our specific technical expertise includes the following areas:

Satellite & RF Engineering

Regulatory and Licensing
Field and Site Engineering
Training Courses in Satellite Communications and Broadcast Engineering
Spacecraft and TT&C Design and Review
Antenna Assessments for mobile Earth Station in Motion (ESIM) satellite terminals
Satellite link and impairment analyses
Satellite downlink EIRP measurements
Satellite and terrestrial network design and specification
RFI and other field measurements
Satellite communications systems for fixed, aeronautical, and mobile applications
Advanced modulation techniques; DVB-S, DVB-S2, layered modulation
GEO, NGSI, LEO and Cubesat Satellite Systems
Wireless Network Error Performance
Spectrum Management
Fiber, RF and Microwave Systems
Transmission Engineering and Analysis
Earth Stations on Vessels
Aeronautical Earth Stations/Earth Stations aboard Aircraft (ESAA)
Network Operations and Maintenance, call centers, trouble ticket systems
Network Management and Monitor & Control Systems
4G and 5G Wireless Systems and Networks
Ancillary Terrestrial Components
Conditional Access and Encryption Technologies
Subscriber Management Systems
Earth Stations in Motion

Weather Forecasting & Meteorological Systems

Expertise in all NWS weather dissemination systems gained through dissemination Enterprise Architecture and Dissemination Master Plan development in support of the NWS Weather-Ready Nation and Impact-based Decision Support Services (IDSS) initiatives
Expertise in NWS satellite and terrestrial dissemination systems in support of the NWS mission and strategic plan
Subject Matter Expert consulting in universal standards of meteorological data formats and data discovery, and data access, ingest, processing, and distribution applications
Subject Matter Expert consulting in meteorological observation data processing and visualization systems including data pre-processing, workstation configuration, data aggregation, dissemination, verification and validation testing, and forecaster workflows for NAWIPS and AWIPS at NCEP National Centers
Expertise in satellite observation systems and data preparation, data flows, processing and display at forecaster systems; end-to-end monitoring, measurement, analysis, and evaluation of observations; development of multi-year NWS satellite roadmaps for up-and-coming satellites and missions (JPSS, GOES-R, Himawari)
Extensive experience in inter-agency outreach, coordination, collaborative research of data standards, conversions, transport mechanisms, interface requirements, specifications, and operations
Expert Systems Engineering lifecycle consulting from concepts of operations, high level requirements to low-level specifications, end-to-end traceability, analysis and selection of technology solutions, design development, and testing, validation, and deployment including broadband IP channels for NWR interfacility telecommunications links from Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) to NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) transmitters
Verification and validation, Operational Test and Evaluations (OT&E) and national deployment to WFOs, and operations support for the NWR Broadcast Message Handler (BMH) observation systems
Expertise in business re-engineering services and forecast mission evolution consulting for hydrometeorological data exploitation, product generation, and forecaster workflows in AWIPS for ongoing and upcoming forecast activities; training development, forecaster systems training, and transition into forecasting operations
Subject Matter Expert consulting services and development of infrastructure assessment tools for weather.gov 2.0 current and future hosting environments; development of high-level and low-level requirements and verification and validation parameters to assess the Spot forecast project and system; Automation of information delivery for polar satellite product availability to forecasters by developing the Polar Planner tool
Development of the NWS Systems Engineering Instructions and Directives to enhance NWS organization-wide system engineering workflows
Systematic gathering of AWIPS stakeholder requirements, development of low-level requirements and traceability, development of verification and validation procedures, and translation of requirements into actionable developer tasks. Implementation of the interface between the user communities and the AWIPS system developer
Performance of AWIPS Security control assessments, penetration testing, security assessments, workflow policy and infrastructure implementation through IT Security in adherence with NIST and NOAA requirements and compliance applied to weather information dissemination systems
Development of AWIPS systems and forecast training presentations and videos, performing systems training and education for forecast operations for applications, processes, workflows, and use of observation systems, tools and products
Program management services including development, auditing, tracking, change management, and administrative support of various NWS projects including reporting to senior NWS management
Expertise in tailoring project management methodologies, agile and waterfall project management and scheduling, development of custom tools, performing risk management, and development of stop light charts and other presentation artifacts and presenting these to senior NWS and NESDIS management

Broadcast Engineering

Network Operations and Maintenance, Call Centers, Trouble Ticket Systems
Network Management and Monitor & Control Systems
Traffic and Automation Systems
IP Video/IP Multicasting
Content Management Systems
Digital Rights Management
Conditional Access and Encryption Technologies
Subscriber Management Systems
Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Digital EAS Technology and Policy
Streaming and Store-and-Forward Digital Video
Digital Audio Encoding, Delivery, and Storage Systems
Broadcast Metadata Distribution & Management Systems

Leading-Edge Technologies

The telecommunications industry continually evolves with new advancements in technology. Our hands-on engineering approach and industry involvement keeps us up to date on the latest technologies so we can provide the most effective and timely solutions to your projects. We place your company on the leading edge with scalable solutions that grow as your company grows.