Osservatorio
Tecnologie e infrastrutture di accesso innovative
Milano, 18 Aprile 2012
Funzionamento e applicazioni dei satelliti
di nuova generazione sulla banda ka"
Stefano Festa
Strategic Marketing Director
Skylogic
KA-SAT, the biggest HTS in the sky today
35 x more capacity than traditional satellites
KA-SAT, THE ‘80 GB/S GORILLA’
THE BIGGEST HTS IN THE SKY
TODAY
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Digital Divide: an immediate issue
Why is broadband important?
 Impacts economic growth, corporate
efficiency, job creation, social
inclusion
How big is Europe’s digital divide?
 30 million households in Europe have
less than 2 Mbps broadband
 Of which 13 million with dial-up Internet
access
 A priority endorsed by EU27
(Broadband For All in 2013)
 Initiatives:
 France Numérique 2012,
 Digital Britain,
 National Broadband Scheme (Ireland)
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Why is there a digital divide?
 Cost of roll-out of terrestrial technologies in dispersed areas increases
with remoteness
 E.g. fiber: 10-20 times higher for the last 10-20% of population
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A full integrated system, satellite and ground
segment
 Satellite: 70 Gb/s on KA-SAT,
thanks to
 Ka-band spectrum
 Multi-spot beams (82)
 High frequency reuse (20 times)
 …with a very effective ground
technology
 10 gateways all over Europe
 linked to the main European PoP
and Internet backbone
 ViaSat SurfBeam 2 technology
Operators of HTS need to manage the full infrastructure
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KA-SAT is a next-generation satellite
It has 82 beams, operating in Ka-band, using circular
polarization. User
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Mhz.
Beam Layout
Optionbandwidth
1 - KaSat 82 Beams is
with 250
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and 0.88º
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KA-SAT is a new net of 10 interconnected teleports. It is the first time
that 10 teleports work together feeding the same satellite for
broadband services.
Helsinki
Cork
Berlin
Rambouillet
Turin
Udine
Madrid
Scanzano
Athens
Cyprus
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KA-SAT MPLS network
Cross connection
Site
Helsinki
Network Pop
SG
Dublin
Berlin
Cork
London
Paris
Rambouillet
Frankfurt
Turin
Udine
Madrid
Arganda
Cagliari
Scanzano
Athens
Cyprus
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KA-SAT is a “game changer”
 Removing barriers to cost-effective IP applications
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High speed connectivity comparable to terrestrial solutions
Lower cost bandwidth
Lower cost volume terminals
Easy installation & operations
Unrivalled capacity available
 Expanding opportunities for Eutelsat
 New generation of mass-market broadband solution
 New point-to-point IP applications for Business
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A wide range of services on KA-SAT
B2B2C
B2B
Tooway™
Consumer / SOHO
Professional Data
Network
Enterprises and
Institutions
Satellite News
Gathering
News agencies
Enterprises
Broadcasting
National, regional TV
Enterprises
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Tooway™ means up to 16 Mb/s for all
 Broadband for everyone everywhere
 A true always-on service comparable to DSL
 Up to 16Mb/s downstream - 4Mb/s upstream
 Full triple-play, plus DTH TV reception from
neighbouring Ku-band satellites
 Easy operation and installation
 Easy-to-install and as accessible as satellite television
 Plug and play
 Benefits from volume first-generation satellite
broadband
 USA - WildBlue to half a million homes,
 Europe - Eutelsat (Skylogic) Tooway™
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A full ecosystem for mass-market
Installers
Installers
Satellite Operator
Broadband Provider
Leading European
satellite company,
operating the KASAT satellite
Eutelsat broadband
affiliate, managing
Tooway™ sales,
engineering and
network operations
Channel Partners
End Users
Service providers and
distributors
Paying consumers
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Professional Data Network Services
The solution
 High-throughput solutions with lower
cost per terminal, everywhere in
extended Europe
Addressable markets
 Enterprises, institutions in unserved
and underserved areas
 Reducing cost expands addressable
market
 Builds on Eutelsat’s Data services
experience (16% of revenues FY11)
Key applications
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Professional Internet Access
Interconnection
Backup solutions
M2M / SCADA
BTS Interconnection*
Internet Backhaul
* Base Transceiver Station
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New-generation light SNG
The solution
 Europe-wide low-cost video
contribution service for SNG
Addressable markets
 Broadcasters for news video
contribution needing:
 Much lighter
 Fast access to injection point
 Lower cost ( 10K€ down from 150K€)
 Internet-based booking
 Light terminals
Key applications
 Satellite News Gathering using
lightweight kits
 Data Gathering applications
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Regional Broadcasting
The solution
 Cost-efficient solution for regional
television channels requiring limited
coverage
Addressable markets
 Regional broadcaster and national
broadcasters in small areas
 Complements terrestrial DTT network
in small countries/regions
 Corporate TV network
 Closed network
 Betting network,
 Hypermarkets,
 Distribution Network
 Complements Ku broad footprint
coverage
Example of coverage with a spot
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2 types of satellites for 2 different applications
Traditional wide footprint
New-generation HTS
TV
Voice
Data
Optimised for broadcast services
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One signal received simultaneously by
unlimited number of users in a wide area
covering a continent or more
Optimised for IP applications
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Multi-beam architecture
High frequency reuse
Significant increase in bandwidth
New markets
New services
Traditional wide-beam satellite and HTS multi-spotbeams are
complementary: two models for two types of applications
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Eutelsat KA-SAT against the competition
 High speed (50 Mb/s down, 20 Mb/s up)
 Full continental coverage
 Large SPs
 Enterprise
 Biggest High Throughput Satellite (HTS)
 Scalability
 Cost per unit
 Material scale for major operator
 Combines with Eutelsat Ku to deliver triple play for Eutelsat broadcast
customers
 Fleet diversity – 27 satellites
 30 years’ experience
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Conclusion
 Reducing the Digital Divide for social and economic
development
 Consumer market demand exceeds supply
 A big innovation not only for satellite industry
Fast
 Lower cost to connect remote locations
 Users beyond terrestrial networks can access broadband now
 Network extension for universal access
For everyone
 Infrastructure build-out: more gorillas to come, e.g.
ViaSat-1, new opportunities for the industry
Everywhere
 Eutelsat is evolving towards a long-term strategy
combining both types of satellites (triple play, etc) for
its customers
Simple
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BACK – UP Back-up
SLIDES
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Eutelsat Communications
 More than 30 years of satellite operations
 27 satellites in orbit, 7 to launch
 Exceptional orbital positions serving Europe,
Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, connectivity to
the Americas
 Strong mix of Video, Data and Broadband
 Broadcasting 3,800 TV channels, over 220 in
HD*
 700 professionals from 30 countries
 €1.168m consolidated revenues to
June 30, 2011 (+11.5%)**
 Skylogic, fully-owned subsidiary of Eutelsat,
located in Turin
 Broadband services supplier in EMEA
 Operational and commercial pole for Eutelsat’s
new KA-SAT project
* Situation June,30 2011
** Eutelsat Communications financial year ends June 30
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KA-SAT: the largest HTS in the sky
An integrated system, satellite and ground segment
Satellite:
82 Ka-band spots over extended
Europe Frequencies reused 20 times
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Gateways all over Europe
82
Ka-band spots of 250km diameter
Over 70
Gbps
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350 M€
9° East
31 May 2011
16 years
KA-SAT advanced ground segment
Total capacity
Countries covered in Europe and
Mediterranean Basin
Eutelsat investment in KA-SAT satellite
and ground segment
Orbital position, located near Eutelsat’s
premium HOT BIRD™ TV neighbourhood
at 13° East
Launch of services through KA-SAT
infrastructure
KA-SAT lifetime
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10 gateways across Europe
Linked to the main European PoP and Internet backbone
Integrated satellite system using ViaSat SurfBeam 2
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