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Modern Satellite Communications
Capacity Building Workshop on Development of National Broadband Plans via Satellite Technology”
April 27, 2016,Cotonou/ Benin
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Background
to Avanti
Avanti Communications Group (“Avanti”) operates a fleet of Kaband satellites in GEO orbit, plus in construction and planning additional satellites. Over US$ 1.2 billion capital deployed.
o HYLAS-1 launched in November 2010 to serve inter-alia Europe.
o HYLAS-2 launched in August 2012 to serve inter-alia Europe, Middle East & Africa.
o ARTEMIS (acquired from ESA) on January 2014 with Ka band & EGNOS payloads.
o HYLAS-3 will launch in 2017 to serve inter-alia EMEA region.
o HYLAS-4 will launch in Q1 2017 to service inter alia EMEA region.
Avanti is members of:
o African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Member
o ITU-R and ITU-D Sector Member
o Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Member
o ETSI Associate Member
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Some Avanti Customers In Africa
Avanti serve more than 150 partners in 118 countries through the Ka-band HYLAS satellite fleet including in Africa:
Apologies to anyone that has been missed out
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Ka-BAND
SATELLITES IN AFRICA
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HYLAS-2
FIXED SPOT
BEAM
COVERAGE
OVER
AFRICA
HYLAS-2 has significant Ka-band spot beam capacity over Eastern and Southern Africa
Typical Ka-band spot beam EIRP (at edge of coverage) up to 62 dBW
Typical user VSAT antenna size used for Ka-band is 74cm
Typical throughput per customer 2 – 30 Mbps (depends on VSAT modem / VSAT antenna size / power)
Avanti is also moving into West Africa with more Ka-band capacity in the near future
Typical Coverage of HYLAS-2 Fixed Spot Beams.HYLAS-2 has also Steerable Spot Beams
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COMBINED
COVERAGE
OF AVANTI
HYLAS
SATELLITES
IN KA-BAND
More Ka-band Fixed Spot beams over Africa (including West Africa) and Europe.
Planned launch in 2017 via Arianespace
Fully funded by Avanti.
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KA-BAND GEO
SATELLITES –
HOW
FREQUENCIES
ARE USED
Avanti Operates In 4
Markets
GATEWAY EARTH STATION
TELECOMS BACKHAUL
SECURE COMMS.
INTERNETBROADBAND
17.7 – 19.7 GHz ↓27.5 – 29.5 GHz ↑ Bands are shared between (FSS / FS) is per ITU R1,3 Allocation Table.
19.7 – 20.2 GHz↓29.5 – 30.0 GHz↑ FSS Exclusive Bands
RURALCONNECTIVITY
9.2m Antenna
Satellite capacity leased to Licensed Service Partners.
17.7 – 19.7 GHz ↓27.5 – 29.5 GHz ↑
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AVANTI -
TYPICAL
BUSINESS
MODELS
Typically 74 cm
Hosted Network Operator (HNO) / PURE
o HNO manages own ‘Hub’ in Gateway Earth Station(s).
o Buys MHz satellite bandwidth from satellite operator
Guaranteed Virtual Network Operator (GVNO) / CUSTOM
o GVNO controls operation management, using the Operational Support System (OSS) connected to HUB.
o Buys Guaranteed Mbits of bandwidth from satellite operator
Shared Virtual Network Operator (SVNO) / SELECT
o SVNO manages services via the Avanti OSS.
o Buys accounts on shared Mbits pool from satellite operator.
Dish and Modem
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ECONOMICS
OF SATELLITE
BROADBAND
Unlike terrestrial networks, the cost of delivering satellite broadband is the same to any location
Urban RuralSub-UrbanCostofdeployment(£)
£
5km
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SATELLITE
FREQUENCY
BANDS –
The Ka-band
market is
forecast to grow
significantly.
The Satellite Bands
Band L S C X Ku Uplink Ku Downlink Ka Uplink Ka Downlink
MHz 390-1,550 1,550-
5,200
3,900-
6,200
5,200-
10,900
13,200-
18,100
10,700-
12,700
27,000-
31,000
17,300-
22,000
Operating at a much higher
frequency range than the more
commonly used Ku and C bands
Ka-band allows higher data
download and upload speeds - ideal
for broadband communications.
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Avanti Case Studies On Uses of Ka-band
Satellite Communications - Africa
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CustomersCustomers
TELCOS / ISPS IN
KENYA TODAY
PLAYING THEIR
ROLE IN
DELIVERING THE
BROADBAND
STRATEGY OF
KENYA
Quality. Flexibility.
Contract with Avanti Communications for national broadband deployment across Kenya
Extend broadband coverage across Western Kenya, targeting consumer and enterprise customers
Delivery of broadband and VOIP services to thousands of consumer and enterprise customers, under its iWay Africa brand
Other project partners:
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CustomersCustomersIMLANGO
‘DOORWAY’ IN
SWAHILI
Quality. Flexibility.
• 169 schools already connected using Ka-band
• 150,000 pupils accessing e-education
• 1,679 teachers trained (699 male and 980 female)
o Kajiado: 30 Schoolso Kilifi: 96 schoolso Makueni: 66 Schoolso Uasin Gishu: 68 Schools
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CASE STUDY
UCSAF
PROJECT -
TANZANIA
25 Regions in Tanzania:
1 Academy School per region
3 Teaching Lab Schools per region
6 Administrative Schools per region
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National Library Project – South Africa
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