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THE ROLE OF KA-BAND SATELLITE SYSTEMS IN DELIVERING BROADBAND SERVICES CTO Forum – Towards a Connected Commonwealth 14th September 2015 – Nairobi, Kenya
Andrew J. Fry Manager, Government and Institutional Relations
What I will cover
Ka-band Satellite Services and Systems:
– The economics of Ka-band Satellite broadband and the Satellite Broadband Internet Market
– High Throughput Ka-band GEO Satellites (HTS) - Changing The Game
– Ka-band Satellite Broadband – An Ongoing Revolution
– Ka-band Satellite Expands Mobile Phone & Broadband Networks to Rural and Remote Areas – Backhauling Broadband
Avanti Background:
– About Avanti and our Satellites
Connecting Communities Via Satellite:
– The Transformational role of satellite and examples of Avanti’s active projects in Africa
I. KA-BAND SATELLITE
SERVICES & SYSTEMS
The Economics Of the Ka-band Satellite Broadband
A significant portion of the world population does not have access
to voice and/or data services - Satellites are a natural fit to serve
these populations
45% of the world’s population live in rural, hard-to-reach areas
consuming only 15% of the total mobile traffic
30% of the world population live on only 1% of the worlds land area
consuming 60% of the traffic
The terrestrial costs to reach the final 1% of the population is nearly
40 times the cost of reaching the initial 95%.
Ka-band Satellite broadband is a proven
technology, delivering high-speed services to
customers beyond the reach of terrestrial networks
Ka-band satellite-based networks are uniquely able to deliver:
• affordable, immediate and ubiquitous broadband access to end-
users that are otherwise un-served by broadband
• The costs for Ka-band satellite platforms are dramatically less
than the cost to extend terrestrial broadband services
• Unlike other technologies, Ka-band satellite economics are
independent of population density
Source: Frost & Sullivan analysis
• The Ka-band market is growing significantly.
• Price is decreasing dramatically
• Millions of premises are currently equipped with Ka-band satellite broadband all over the world (e.g. in USA more than 1 million Ka-band satellite broadband customers)
Africa
Satellite Broadband Internet Market
Africa - An Increasing Need For Connectivity Via Satellite
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Sources: The Economist, Standard Bank, African Development Bank
Dispersed population
World’s fastest growing GDP
Huge growth in young middle class
Requirement for satellite connectivity far
outstrips all existing and planned supply
Data and voice services for telcos and enterprises
Mobile backhaul requirements for mobile expansion into non-urban areas
Local TV content production, digital switch-over and proliferation of low-cost digital tuners and LCD screens enabling large potential for Pay-TV, Free-To-Air & Free-To-View platforms
Lower space segment cost
per MB
Higher throughput
rates
Improve capacity
availability
Ka-band HTS is a game-changing industry wide innovation vastly expanding the market for satellite communications.
High Throughput Ka-band GEO Satellites (HTS) - Changing The Game
There has been a drastic evolution in performance in the last few years thanks to Ka-band High Throughput Satellites (HTS) using multi-beam payloads and frequency re-use techniques
The Next-generation of Ka-band HTS systems will provide yet further significant performance improvements
(Target: Terabit/s satellite capacity at viable economical conditions in the 2025 timeframe).
Ka-band Satellite Broadband – An Ongoing Revolution
Ku
Ku
1st Gen Ka-band
2nd Gen Ka-band
Ka-band Satellite Expands Mobile Phone & Broadband Networks to Rural and Remote Areas – Backhauling Broadband
GEO Ka-band HTS ‘backhaul’ for 2G/3G/4G base stations
support 2G/3G/4G service delivery
II. AVANTI BACKGROUND
Note: Avanti’s HYLAS satellites are technically capable of providing Ka-band services to other coverage areas.
About Avanti Communications Group
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Avanti connects people wherever they are – in their homes, businesses, in government and on mobiles. Through the HYLAS satellite fleet and more than 150 partners in 118 countries the network provides ubiquitous internet service to a quarter of the world’s population. Avanti delivers the level of quality and flexibility that the most demanding telecoms customers in the world seek.
Avanti is the first mover in high throughput Ka-band satellite data communications in EMEA.
The Group has invested $1.2bn in a network that incorporates Ka-Band satellites, ground stations, datacentres and a fibre ring
Avanti has three Ka-Band satellites in orbit and a further two fully funded Ka-band satellites under construction for launch in 2017. Avanti covers an end market of over 1.7bn people.
Avanti Communications has been awarded ‘The Queen’s Award for Enterprise,’ the UK’s highest accolade for business success, in recognition of outstanding achievement in delivering growth in
exports.
Avanti is an ITU-R / ITU-D Sector member and a member of the CTO and ATU. We are also members of ETSI, ESOA and the GVF
Typical Ka-band beam coverage including HYLAS 4
Avanti Satellites
Some Of Our Customers In Africa
Avanti serves more than 150 partners in 118 countries through the Ka-band HYLAS satellite fleet including in Africa:
Sincere apologies to anyone that has been missed out
III. CONNECTING COMMUNITIES VIA
SATELLITE
Project iMlango - Kenya
UCSAF - Tanzania
National Library of South Africa
www.avantiplc.com
THANK YOU
Contacts: Andrew Fry Manager, Government and Institutional Relations
Email: [email protected]
Kumar Singarajah Director, Regulatory Affairs & Business Development
Email: [email protected]
