spot beam

spot beam definition - telecom
A tightly focused satellite radio beam designed to cover an area more limited than that of the entire satellite footprint.The tight focus improves signal power through the use of a parabolic antenna. See also footprint and satellite.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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