A multi-beam high capacity communications system covering a geographic coverage area divided into a target cell comprising an inner sub-cell and an outer sub-cell , and nearby cells, the system comprising: a transmitter comprising a first signal generator to generate a target signal intended for the target cell, wherein, for a first frame portion extending from zero to τ time the target signal is generated per a first color reuse plan of a frequency spectrum and one or more polarizations, and for a second frame portion extending from τ to T the target signal is generated per a second color reuse plan of the frequency spectrum and the one or more polarizations; a second signal generator to generate nearby signals intended for a corresponding one of the nearby cells, each of the nearby signals comprising the frequency spectrum and the one or more polarizations; and a Radio Frequency (RF) system to concurrently focus the target signal as a target beam on the target cell and each of the nearby signals as nearby beams on the corresponding nearby cell, wherein τ is less than T , the first frame portion is intended for a first VSAT population disposed in the inner sub-cell and the second frame portion is intended for a second VSAT population disposed in the outer sub-cell, and the first color reuse plan maps the frequency spectrum and the one or more polarizations into fewer colors than the second color reuse plan. a transmitter comprising a first signal generator to generate a target signal intended for the target cell, wherein, for a first frame portion extending from zero to τ time the target signal is generated per a first color reuse plan of a frequency spectrum and one or more polarizations, and for a second frame portion extending from τ to T the target signal is generated per a second color reuse plan of the frequency spectrum and the one or more polarizations; a second signal generator to generate nearby signals intended for a corresponding one of the nearby cells, each of the nearby signals comprising the frequency spectrum and the one or more polarizations; and a Radio Frequency (RF) system to concurrently focus the target signal as a target beam on the target cell and each of the nearby signals as nearby beams on the corresponding nearby cell, a first signal generator to generate a target signal intended for the target cell, wherein, for a first frame portion extending from zero to τ time the target signal is generated per a first color reuse plan of a frequency spectrum and one or more polarizations, and for a second frame portion extending from τ to T the target signal is generated per a second color reuse plan of the frequency spectrum and the one or more polarizations; a second signal generator to generate nearby signals intended for a corresponding one of the nearby cells, each of the nearby signals comprising the frequency spectrum and the one or more polarizations; and a Radio Frequency (RF) system to concurrently focus the target signal as a target beam on the target cell and each of the nearby signals as nearby beams on the corresponding nearby cell, wherein τ is less than T , the first frame portion is intended for a first VSAT population disposed in the inner sub-cell and the second frame portion is intended for a second VSAT population disposed in the outer sub-cell, and the first color reuse plan maps the frequency spectrum and the one or more polarizations into fewer colors than the second color reuse plan. τ is less than T , the first frame portion is intended for a first VSAT population disposed in the inner sub-cell and the second frame portion is intended for a second VSAT population disposed in the outer sub-cell, and the first color reuse plan maps the frequency spectrum and the one or more polarizations into fewer colors than the second color reuse plan. <EOS>