Satellite The Key to Connecting Canadians to Broadband Paul Bush: Vice President, Corporate Development

Telesat Overview Broadband via Satellite – SchoolNet – Telemedicine – Smart Communities Meeting Canada’s Broadband Vision 1 2 3

Over 30 years of Satellite Services Seven generations of satellites 530 employees Broad range of services today

Satellites 1970’s, 80’s 1990’s 2000 and Onwards More Powerful Larger More Versatile

Capacity Available Today E1E2F1NIMIQ 1 C/Ku DBS °114.9 °111.1 °107.3 °91 °82 ° F3F2NIMIQ 2 C/Ku/KaDBSC/Ku/Ka Building for the Future

Head office and Satellite Control Center in Ottawa Telesat Infrastructure and People Satellite Network Operations Center in Allan Park, Ontario Teleports in major Canadian cities Sales and maintenance offices across North and South America

So… Why Satellite?

Because Satellite is… Versatile Ubiquitous Reliable Cost-efficient

What If Everyone Listened to Radio via the Internet? CBC CHUM SHAW Single session + multiple router + multiple facility + duplicate routing = High inefficiency. Complexity and costs rise.

Radio Distribution in Canada = EFFICIENCY = greater simplicity and lower costs CBC CHUM SHAW Over the air Cable DTH

Consider a Car Dealership Inventory In-store music, infomercials On-line ordering Financials Credit verification Training One dish a host of services

Broadband via Satellite Numerous multimedia applications underway –SchoolNet –Distance learning –Telemedicine –Online government services – Smart communities – SOHO

R&D Partners Communications Research Centre Industry Canada Canadian Space Agency CANARIE European Space Agency Telemedicine Tetra Futureworks

Phase 1: Connect all Canadian schools to Internet Phase II: Enhance Internet access through caching technology Phase III: High-speed interactivity to/from schools SchoolNet

Phase ll Benefits: lower costs; improved network performance 1.Web requests sent first to local cache School LAN Local Cache 3.If no luck, content retrieved from Internet Network Cache ISP INTERNET ISP Telesat Teleport 2.If no luck, requests sent to network cache Phase lll High-speed interactivity to/from schools

Link Newfoundland communities with Memorial University’s Telemedicine Centre Specialist diagnoses problem Patients avoid travelling long distances for standard consultations Telemedicine

“ We ’ ve had a cardiologist consult with patients in Twillingate and Goose Bay, we ’ ve carried out medical education activities for residents in Twillingate, and we ’ ve held innumerable nursing education sessions — things that would have been impossible without the broader bandwidth that Telesat and satellite offer. ” Telemedicine Dr. Carl Robbins, chair of Telemedicine Memorial University

Smart Communities

On-line Services Available Everywhere Provide public access to… Telehealth Government Programs Government On-line Regulations & Licensing High-Speed Internet Videoconferencing

SOHO: small office - home office –High-speed Internet access –Videoconferencing –IP telephony –Streaming video Applications…

All Canadian communities should have access to Broadband by 2004 First Nations + Rural + Remote Communities should have priority Link 2-3 public institutions in a Community Meeting Canada’s Broadband Vision NATIONAL BROADBAND TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS Challenge: Over 3,000 communities not expected to be connected by commercial carriers and service providers Solutions: Two Models Community Aggregator Direct to User/Small Business

C-bandKa-band Capacity to serve over 2,000 communities Capacity to serve over 300,000 users ANIK Fs’ Capacity Available Now

Community Aggregator Model Shared community hub High-speed satellite links to other communities (telehealth, videoconferencing, etc.) High-speed Internet and Online Flexible capacity… available now

High-speed Internet access available anywhere Anik F2 capacity: 300,000 users across Canada 100 mbs through CRC/CSA… 30,000 users Direct to User/Enterprise Model

Connecting Canada Internet and Broadband Networks Schools Telecommuters Hospitals Gateways SOHO and SMB Communities

Capacity here today and more to come Telesat multimedia systems now operating Satellite is only way to connect all Canadians Versatile, reliable, ubiquitous, cost-efficient Connecting Canadians is… Simply SatelliteSimply Satellite