THE ROLE OF KA-BAND SATELLITE SYSTEMS IN … 2015/Presentations... · THE ROLE OF KA-BAND SATELLITE SYSTEMS IN DELIVERING BROADBAND SERVICES ... –Ka-band Satellite Broadband ...

THE ROLE OF KA-BAND SATELLITE SYSTEMS IN DELIVERING BROADBAND SERVICES CTO Forum – Towards a Connected Commonwealth 14th September 2015 – Nairobi, Kenya

Andrew J. Fry Manager, Government and Institutional Relations

What I will cover

Ka-band Satellite Services and Systems:

– The economics of Ka-band Satellite broadband and the Satellite Broadband Internet Market

– High Throughput Ka-band GEO Satellites (HTS) - Changing The Game

– Ka-band Satellite Broadband – An Ongoing Revolution

– Ka-band Satellite Expands Mobile Phone & Broadband Networks to Rural and Remote Areas – Backhauling Broadband

Avanti Background:

– About Avanti and our Satellites

Connecting Communities Via Satellite:

– The Transformational role of satellite and examples of Avanti’s active projects in Africa

I. KA-BAND SATELLITE

SERVICES & SYSTEMS

The Economics Of the Ka-band Satellite Broadband

A significant portion of the world population does not have access

to voice and/or data services - Satellites are a natural fit to serve

these populations

45% of the world’s population live in rural, hard-to-reach areas

consuming only 15% of the total mobile traffic

30% of the world population live on only 1% of the worlds land area

consuming 60% of the traffic

The terrestrial costs to reach the final 1% of the population is nearly

40 times the cost of reaching the initial 95%.

Ka-band Satellite broadband is a proven

technology, delivering high-speed services to

customers beyond the reach of terrestrial networks

Ka-band satellite-based networks are uniquely able to deliver:

• affordable, immediate and ubiquitous broadband access to end-

users that are otherwise un-served by broadband

• The costs for Ka-band satellite platforms are dramatically less

than the cost to extend terrestrial broadband services

• Unlike other technologies, Ka-band satellite economics are

independent of population density

Source: Frost & Sullivan analysis

• The Ka-band market is growing significantly.

• Price is decreasing dramatically

• Millions of premises are currently equipped with Ka-band satellite broadband all over the world (e.g. in USA more than 1 million Ka-band satellite broadband customers)

Africa

Satellite Broadband Internet Market

Africa - An Increasing Need For Connectivity Via Satellite

© Avanti Communications Group plc

Sources: The Economist, Standard Bank, African Development Bank

Dispersed population

World’s fastest growing GDP

Huge growth in young middle class

Requirement for satellite connectivity far

outstrips all existing and planned supply

Data and voice services for telcos and enterprises

Mobile backhaul requirements for mobile expansion into non-urban areas

Local TV content production, digital switch-over and proliferation of low-cost digital tuners and LCD screens enabling large potential for Pay-TV, Free-To-Air & Free-To-View platforms

Lower space segment cost

per MB

Higher throughput

rates

Improve capacity

availability

Ka-band HTS is a game-changing industry wide innovation vastly expanding the market for satellite communications.

High Throughput Ka-band GEO Satellites (HTS) - Changing The Game

There has been a drastic evolution in performance in the last few years thanks to Ka-band High Throughput Satellites (HTS) using multi-beam payloads and frequency re-use techniques

The Next-generation of Ka-band HTS systems will provide yet further significant performance improvements

(Target: Terabit/s satellite capacity at viable economical conditions in the 2025 timeframe).

Ka-band Satellite Broadband – An Ongoing Revolution

Ku

Ku

1st Gen Ka-band

2nd Gen Ka-band

Ka-band Satellite Expands Mobile Phone & Broadband Networks to Rural and Remote Areas – Backhauling Broadband

GEO Ka-band HTS ‘backhaul’ for 2G/3G/4G base stations

support 2G/3G/4G service delivery

II. AVANTI BACKGROUND

Note: Avanti’s HYLAS satellites are technically capable of providing Ka-band services to other coverage areas.

About Avanti Communications Group

© Avanti Communications Group plc

Avanti connects people wherever they are – in their homes, businesses, in government and on mobiles. Through the HYLAS satellite fleet and more than 150 partners in 118 countries the network provides ubiquitous internet service to a quarter of the world’s population. Avanti delivers the level of quality and flexibility that the most demanding telecoms customers in the world seek.

Avanti is the first mover in high throughput Ka-band satellite data communications in EMEA.

The Group has invested $1.2bn in a network that incorporates Ka-Band satellites, ground stations, datacentres and a fibre ring

Avanti has three Ka-Band satellites in orbit and a further two fully funded Ka-band satellites under construction for launch in 2017. Avanti covers an end market of over 1.7bn people.

Avanti Communications has been awarded ‘The Queen’s Award for Enterprise,’ the UK’s highest accolade for business success, in recognition of outstanding achievement in delivering growth in

exports.

Avanti is an ITU-R / ITU-D Sector member and a member of the CTO and ATU. We are also members of ETSI, ESOA and the GVF

Typical Ka-band beam coverage including HYLAS 4

Avanti Satellites

Some Of Our Customers In Africa

Avanti serves more than 150 partners in 118 countries through the Ka-band HYLAS satellite fleet including in Africa:

Sincere apologies to anyone that has been missed out

III. CONNECTING COMMUNITIES VIA

SATELLITE

Project iMlango - Kenya

UCSAF - Tanzania

National Library of South Africa

www.avantiplc.com

THANK YOU

Contacts: Andrew Fry Manager, Government and Institutional Relations

Email: [email protected]

Kumar Singarajah Director, Regulatory Affairs & Business Development

Email: [email protected]