1. www.gvf.org Caspian Telecoms 2013 Satellite Interference: The Counter-Offensive Stéphane Chenard Executive Advisor on International Programme Development Global VSAT Forum

2. www.gvf.org The satellite industry... Talks to everyone and goes everywhere -- TV, oil companies, defense, airlines, shipowners, Afghanistan, drought in Ethiopia, the Olympics, earthquake monitoring... all in a day's work -- Constantly on the run and looking for new markets Resiliency, reliability, rapid response and continuity are cornerstones of the business -- Your requirements match a lot of our business priorities -- 99.9999% reliable satellites, worldwide redundant networks -- Mission-critical to a lot of important people; backup plans embedded in contracts and licenses -- Key part of maritime and aeronautical safety networks Small, autonomous, rapid-deployment systems are one of the major themes of competition -- Telecom infrastructure in areas with no power grid – done that; vast experience with Diesels and even hand cranks -- Industry-wide push to make antennas fit in hand luggage

3. www.gvf.org The Challenge Financially Sustainable Pre-Positioning of… –Satcom Systems, –Satcom Services –Satcom Personnel That Can Be Applied in Co- ordination with Local Suppliers And That Can Be Repurposed to Support Medium-Long Term Development

4. www.gvf.org –Able to Be Procured in Advance of Disasters –Pre-Positioning is Key –Minimum of Training Needed The Satcom Tools: GMPCS Iridium Thuraya Inmarsat TerreStar Globalstar

5. www.gvf.org One week of somebody's traffic

6. www.gvf.org The Satcom Tools: Fly-Aways 0.5 to 10 Mbps $1,500-150,000 3-40 kg, travel as cabbin luggage auto-deploy and self-pointing

7. www.gvf.org The Satcom Tools: VSAT

8. www.gvf.org Hundreds of Thousands of ‘Pre-positioned’ Systems Already ‘Sustainable’ Through Delivery of Services Most Are Being Used to Support Development Apps Contacts Available Through Searchable Directory Designation Is Being Added to Indicate Companies Willing to Stand-by as Pre-positioned System and Service Providers MARCH 2011: UN-OCHA & GVF sign MoU to coordinate implementation of Disaster Preparedness Registry The GVF Member Directory as a ‘Registry’

9. www.gvf.org Contacts for Approx. 1,500 Installers Worldwide; 4,000 in training Online, Public, Searchable Database 1-For-1 Offer to UN, NetHope/NGOs Scholarship for Developing Nations Used for Rapid Installation Support After Haiti Earthquake Pre-Positioned Installers: GVF Certified VSAT Installer Database

10. www.gvf.org Pre-Positioned Satellite-Based ICTs: GVF Certified Installers – Public Database

11. www.gvf.org Horn of Africa Some countries have restrictive & expensive VSAT licensing procedure Many NGOs cannot afford it; it can impede relief efforts GVF support includes: –Member company delegation –Information on comparative regulatory requirements –Member companies able to support service needs

12. www.gvf.org Why is Interference Increasing?

13. www.gvf.org Characterizing Interference Types Note: Percentages are based on Intelsat's experience but are indicative of hundreds of interference events experienced by the world’s satellite operators.

14. www.gvf.org Satellite RFI: Breaking It Down Problems: 1. Improper Installations 2. Sub-Standard Equipment 3. Unidentified Carriers 4. Wireless Interference 5. Information Sharing 6. Dysfunctional Networks Solutions: Training & Certification Product Quality Assurance Carrier ID Spectrum Initiative SDA Network Validation

15. www.gvf.org Training & Certification – GVF Basic Installer Certification; GVF Advanced Installer Certification; Technology Specific Specialist Certification; all through online instruction & testing plus Hands-on- Skills-Test (HOST); Supplementary Instructor-led Classes; Training Centres Worldwide; 5,000 technicians enrolled; NEW Auto-Deploy Operator Certification. Product Quality Assurance – GVF PQA Framework – A Strategic Plan for a Global Satellite Industry Arrangement to Facilitate Earth Station Design & Production; outsourced equipment type approvals through GVF MRA WG (Mutual Recognition Arrangement Working Group) appointed ATEs (Authorized Test Entities). Carrier ID – Technical feasibility established for Video Encoder implementation – now underway; GVF VSAT Group established in 2009; working with sIRG (Satellite Interference Reduction Group) [www.suirg.org]; Root-Cause Analysis underway. Spectrum Initiative – IMT/BWA in C-band downlinks; WBU-ISOG endorsed GVF C-band paper – submission to national spectrum & inter-governmental proceedings; enforcement of WRC-07 C-band decision; now focused on WRC-12 & defence of Ku-band and Ka-band. SDA (Space Data Association) – Automated space situational awareness system to reduce risks of on-orbit collisions and RFI [www.space-data.org] Network Validation – GVF piloting new Network Validation Service (2011) – network optimization and interference prevention; Report finalized and presented to network operator & end-user Solutions – Key Points

16. www.gvf.org Sub-Standard Equipment Trends Increasing Attempts by Inexperienced Manufacturers to Try Production of Transmiting VSAT Antennas Designers often unaware of how accurately installers must align the antenna to prevent ASI and cross-pol interference Now, Auto-Deploy Is Being Added to the Mix Reduced Satellite Operator Provision of Type Approvals for VSAT Earth Station Equipment Vacuum in Technical Know-How and Deployment of Systems That Spray Orbital Arc with Interference

17. www.gvf.org Product Quality Assurance... Overview GVF Now Provides Outsourced Type Approvals Intelsat and Eutelsat First to Embrace the Solution GVF ‘Authorized Test Entities’ Available to… Assist Antenna Manufacturers with Design Conduct Type Approval Testing Using Satellite Operator Specs Provide Type Approval for Compliant Systems Now: Global Product Quality Assurance Framework

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19. Addressing Sub-Optimal Networks New: GVF Network Validation Service Service Pilot: Team Evaluated VSAT Network in 27 Countries Service Pilot Findings: Most/All Facets of Interference-Mitigation Initiative Would Help Network Performance Report Submitted to Owner on How to Optimize Network and Prevent Interference Network Validation as Latest Feature of Interference- Prevention Initiative

20. www.gvf.org Satellite RFI: Breaking It Down… Again Problems: 1. Improper Installations 2. Sub-Standard Equipment 3. Unidentified Carriers 4. Wireless Interference 5. Information Sharing 6. Dysfunctional Networks Solutions: Training & Certification Product Quality Assurance Carrier ID Spectrum Initiative SDA Network Validation

21. www.gvf.org Thank You!