1 GRT INMARSAT BGAN Mobile Broadband for Disaster Response National Conference on Emergency Communications Systems The George Washington University December 12, 2005 Jack Deasy Director, Government Solutions Inmarsat, Inc.

2 Disaster Response over 64kbps service Reporting during a disaster Immediate Response/ Damage Inventory Mobile Command Post VIP Comms Humanitarian Calling and FEMA Registration

3 I-4: A New Generation of Satellites SatelliteSatellite launch Service launch F1 – IOR 64° E 11 Mar 0516 Nov 05 F2 – AOR 53° W 8 Nov 20052Q CY2006 F3 – POR 178 ° E CY2006 –More capacity and better coverage current services –Each I-4 Satellite Is more capable than the entire previous constellation –Antenna beams Global beam – signaling and data Regional beams – current services Narrow spot beams – new broadband services –Flexible power allocation (hot spots) Satellite capacity can be redeployed real-time to service areas of high demand –CONUS Service in Q2 2006

4 I-4/BGAN Worldwide Narrow Spot Beam 3 Satellites at 53°W, 64°E & 178°E F1 Launch 11 March °E F2 Launch 8 November °W F3 Launch CY °E

5 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN): Mobile Broadband to the First Responder High-speed data network Rates up to 492 kbps Worldwide coverage Guaranteed data rates Provides Interoperability: Supports IP and circuit- switched applications Switch IP Router Voice & ISDN Data Mobile User Earth Station IP Networks Circuit Switched Networks

6 BGAN Features Voice IP Data IP Streaming ISDN data Commercial interfaces –Ethernet, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RJ-11, USB Commercial VPNs Commercial s Videoconferencing Compatible with commercial operating systems Multicast Information Assurance –Supports STU-III, STE –Testing underway with IP encrypters

7 Manufacturer HughesAddvalueNeraThrane & ThraneHughes Size 210 x 140 mm 200 x 140 mm300 x 200 mm365 x 275 mm Weight 1.6 Kg1.25 Kg<1 Kg1.3 Kg2.2 Kg Standard IP: up to 144/144 kbps384/240 kbps 464/448 kbps492/492 kbps Streaming IP n/a32, 64 kbps 32, 64, 128 kbps32, 64, 128, 256 kbps ISDN n/a 1 x 64kbps Voice n/aRJ11 or Bluetooth handset/headset RJ45 or Bluetooth handset RJ11 or Bluetooth handset; 3.1 kHz audio ISDN handset Data interfaces USB, Bluetooth, Ethernet USB, BluetoothUSB, Bluetooth, Ethernet USB, Ethernet, b WiFi Environmental Tolerance IP 44 IP 54IP 55 Range of BGAN devices

8 Land Vehicular COTM BGAN Portfolio Class 1 UT 492/492 kbps IP 64 kbps ISDN 3.1 kHz audio 4 kbps voice Land Portable BGAN Product Range 4Q 2005 “Optimized” COTM BGAN 4Q 2006  Reduced antenna size  Increased resilience to channel blocking & fading  Vehicular “Class 1” terminal  Beta trials early 2006 “Prototype” COTM BGAN Early 2006

9 DOD RequirementFirst Responder application Situational Awareness Local officials, “first on the spot” responsibility for coordinating response Communications to mobile field teams; hub & spoke Disaster inventory; wildfires; extending response to outlying areas; COOP Communications-on- the-move “Second response” (i.e., CBN incident, flooding) Mobile command post Evolution from RV to SUV; responder & humanitarian comms First Response: Familiar Solutions in a New Setting

10 Issues to Watch Federal Funding for First Responder Grants DHS/USNORTHCOM assuming role in setting requirements DHS/USNORTHCOM assuming role in aggregating requirements to obtain favorable bulk capacity rates To support first responder community, solutions needed on… –Training –Education –Operability and interoperability –Integrating solutions Balancing emerging solutions and current, critical needs Voice AND data

11 Inmarsat Government Solutions Broadband for a mobile planet TM Mr. D’Ambrosio; Vice President, Government Services –(703) ; Mr. J.J. Shaw –(703) ; Mr. Sal Manno –(703) ; Mr. Jack Deasy –(703) ;