10 BILLION DEVICES 11.2 EXABYTES 8X MORE TRAFFIC12X MORE DATA

WHAT IS A SMALL CELL?

48,000 SITESInforma predicts that by 2016, 48,000 sites will use small cells with satellite as the primary source of backhaul for remote and rural connectivity.

33%

X 91 MILLION

SMALL CELLS TO THE RESCUE

SMALL CELLS SATELLITE IDIRECT =++ BIG GROWTH

Small cells are compact base stations that are changing the way mobile operators roll out coverage for 3G and 4G networks.

Small cells are much easierand cost-e�ective to deploy than macro cells.

To handle this growth, mobile operators are adding small cells to their 3G and 4G network strategy. Small cells handle higher voice and data requirements for a speci�c targeted area.

Minimal power

Compact

A�ordable to deploy

Small cells can be used in bothurban and rural environments.

Globally, 33 percent

of total mobile data

tra�c is o�oaded

onto the �xed network

through Wi-Fi or femtocell.

High throughput satellite (HTS) capacity will lower bandwidth costs and increase throughput to support voice and data in remote and rural areas.

The iDirect platform isideal for mobile backhaul.

Thousands of sites perfect for TDMA shared network

Product validation with major infrastructure vendors

Industry-leading QoS for voice and data prioritization

Leverages the same infrastructure

Designed for local population coverage

Makes rural connectivity a�ordable

MOBILE BACKHAUL

There will be more than 10 billion mobile devices worldwide in 2017 (Cisco).

Mobile data tra�c is expected to grow 12 times by the end of 2018 (Ericsson).

Mobile data tra�c will grow at a CAGR of 66% from 2012 to 2017 (Cisco).

In 2017, a 4G connection will generate 8 times more tra�c than non-4G (Cisco).

X 91 MILLIONMore than 91 million small cells will be deployed by 2016 (Informa).