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September 21, 2015 CANTO 2008 Satellite’s Role in Connecting the Caribbean
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SES NEW SKIES A global satellite communications provider, based in The Hague, the Netherlands 100% owned by SES, the world's premier satellite group Operate a fleet of seven in-orbit satellites Global presence: The Hague (HQ) Washington, D.C. Singapore Beijing Sydney Johannesburg Sao Paulo
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SES NEW SKIES’ satellite fleet 36 Satellites: 34 operated by wholly- owned subsidiaries and 2 through equity participations Located at 25 orbital positions
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NSS-806 ‘Hotbird’ for the Americas One of two leading satellites for Caribbean and Latin American program distribution 130 channel community reaches approximately 14 million homes and 4,500 cable headends across the region Provides ‘single beam’ C-band coverage of Caribbean, Latin America and Western Europe - ideal for European broadcasters seeking Caribbean coverage (and vice-versa) NSS-806 Satellite Facts Orbital Location: 319.5 East Launch Date: 1998 EOL: 2016 Payload: C-band: 36 transponders Ku-band: 6 transponders Coverage: Americas, Caribbean and Western Europe
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NSS-7 Unrivalled Atlantic Coverage Distributed governmental and enterprise networks Home to a historically strong African video neighborhood Reaches 3.5 million homes in Sub-Saharan Africa via DTH, MMDS and terrestrial retransmission Carries over 100 channels in 8 languages 338 East is one of the leading trans-Atlantic locations for permanent and OU/SNG feeds Home to multiple GSM trunking networks across Africa, broadband circuits in the Caribbean and South America. NSS-7 Satellite Facts Orbital Position: 338 East Launch Date: 2002 EOL: 2016 Payload: C-band: 49 transponders Ku-band: 48 transponders Coverage: Atlantic Ocean region, including the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
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Examples of End Customer Applications Retail Networks Point-of-Sale (PoS) Banking, inventory Lottery/Gaming Reservations Corporate Networks Internet/Intranet access Corporate voice File transfers Video-conferencing Government Services Secure Global communications Remote command Remote surveillance Rural Telephony and Network Extensions PSTN extensions GSM Trunking Payphones WLL interconnections Oil/Gas Exploration Scientific Data transfer High-speed Internet access Browsing E-mail Internet trunking E-commerce VoIP Termination Video DTH platforms IPTV platforms
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Connecting the Caribbean Connect the Caribbean Objective: “Connecting the Unconnected by 2015” Caribbean Geography Demands Satellite Connectivity Small Island States Subject to weather related disasters which stress terrestrial based infrastructure Rural and remote areas with limited connectivity Low cost applications
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Broadband Access Large projects aimed at closing the “Digital Divide” Internet cafés – Hot spots Remote GSM and WiMax sites Incomplete coverage of existing terrestrial fiber, copper or wireless networks Rural networks Multi tenants – condominiums Add value to future DTH and IPTV systems
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Examples of current networks GSM Backhaul Network in the South Pacific Islands Digital circuits connecting cell sites in Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Fiji 10 sites C-band Rural Telephony Network in the Dominican Republic Voice network for pay-phones 500 sites Ku-band Broadband Network for Remote Schools in Nicaragua IP connectivity and educational content 60 sites C-band Telemedicine in Haiti IP connectivity and videoconferencing 2 sites C-band
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Terminals Are More Accurate and Efficient Skyware Ku Band 1 to 4W integrated TX/Rx ORUs HNS Direcway integrated terminalWildblue Ka Band consumer terminal using Raven 66cm antenna and US Monolithics 3W ORU Nera DVB RCS terminal indoor unit
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What Was…
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What’s New… Market Status: Expansion of commercial shipping and recreational maritime segments Resuscitation of Aeronautical market What SES NEW SKIES does today Work with our customers MTN-SeaLink, Broadband Maritime, Telenor etc. to provision broadband solutions to ocean-going vessels Future Opportunities Continue to work with customers and value- chain customers to support the growth of truly global mobile broadband networks Broadband Mobile Platforms Mobile Media Market Value of Mobile TV market* Global Market CAGR: 72.9% in € billion Market Status: DMB-S has had success in Japan/Korea DVB-H is being adopted in Europe and several other Emerging Markets What SES does today Exploratory SOLARIS JV with Eutelsat to explore S-band payload to support DVB-H services in Europe (feeder and direct-to- handset) Future Opportunities We see strong potential in Satellite feeder links to 3G base-stations and DVB-H repeaters
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What’s Needed… All satellite operators need spectrum to deliver their services Our evolving technology uses it more efficiently and cost-effectively Regulatory environment must be predictable Regulators must safeguard the delivery mechanisms of satellites… …as for other critical infrastructure
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Example: C-Band Use in the Caribbean 3.4 – 4.2 GHz Backhaul services for telecoms networks Point-to-point trunking Government and strategic communications High-volume data and broadcast transmission Rural telephony services Avionics Maritime services ‘Lifeblood of the satellite industry’
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Can Satellites Share C-band With Other Technologies? Example: WiMax… …150km exclusion zone needed Exclusion zones are dependent on terrain type and may need to be much bigger Many users are not listed so creating exclusion zones is often impossible
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Conclusions SES New Skies: committed to increasing service over the Caribbean Significant expansion of its fleet planned in the next 3 years Caribbean customer growth foreseen for long term for… …Broadband, government, and safety services Satellite use of spectrum must be preserved to ensure continued connectivity Satellite use of C band should be safeguarded in particular New technologies must be implemented in a way that preserves existing services
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