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Satellite Communication for Global Broadband Connectivity

Ferdinando Tiezzi

8 May 2014

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ViaSat at a glance

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» Leader in Satellite Communication technology and networks » Revolutioning Satellite Broadband services with High Capacity satellites » Provider of broadband global mobile broadband network

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Complete knowledge of SatCom system

Telecom Payloads for satellites Technology

(Digital ASICs and MMIC's)

User Terminals and antennas Teleports Network Infrastructure Network Operations

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Be connected !!

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The World wants broadband connectivity…

» The world is in the "cloud" and everything is connected » In the next 5 years data traffic will triple and Mobile data traffic will increase 10 times

Mobile Total

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» Terrestrial Line Of Sight systems are limited to small areas and affected by orography » This aspect is critical for large areas and aircrafts and ships that can travel large distances and for systems in remote areas

… from everywhere …

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… with any means …

» Original solutions are evaluated by big IT players… » … but satellite communication can already provide efficient solutions

Google Loons Facebook UAVs

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Disruptive SatCom technology

» ViaSat-1 earns Guinness World Record for highest capacity satellite in the world » Innovative satellite architecture

› Dense spot beams › Multiple Ground stations (GBBF) › Efficient use of spectrum

» Satellite Capacity increased >10 times

50 100 150 200 250 ViaSat HNS

Capacity (Gbps)

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Average Connectivity Speeds Around the World

Source: Akamai, 2011

North America Europe Asia Australia South America Africa Global Average Mbps

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ViaSat Network (operational)

» Additional coverage in 2016

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SurfBeam: Fastest Satellite Internet Access in the World

» Enables web experience competitive with DSL, fixed site 4G…even some cable » Over 620,000 users within USA ( ) and Europe ( ) » High speeds (12/3 Mbps) quickly load media-rich Internet content » Embedded acceleration mitigates latency for fast page loads and viewing » End-to-end system scales to millions of customers » Family of consumer, portable, enterprise terminals SurfBeam-2 Home Terminal

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In Flight Entertainment

» Broadband connectivity to all passengers on regional and inter-continental flights » Up to 100 Mbps to the aircraft and 20 Mbps from the aircraft » Very low connectivity cost allows airlines to offer free basic network access » Low-profile antenna design minimize impact on aircraft

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Connectivity for private, professionals and Gov'nt

» Mobile broadband Connectivity for any platform

› Small jets › Transport / intelligence / surveillance aircrafts › Cruise ships, small boats › Land vehicles › Professionals in remote areas

» Safety and emergency communications anywhere

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SASISA: Small Aircraft Service for Instant Situational

Awareness

» Small manned aircrafts with multi-spectral sensors (visible, IR, X-ray, …) and broadband SatCom link (up to 10 Mbps) » Real-time monitoring and sensing data collection from remote and dangerous areas (disasters, border/infrastructure patrol) with Geo-referencing and ortho-normalization

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SASISA: Ongoing ESA Demonstration

» Objective: Set up an airborne remote sensing service able to deploy within few hours all over Europe and provide aerial intelligence and support to ground intervention teams » Demonstration: Real-time delivery and combination of geo- referenced data from airborne sensing and satellites for the management of natural disasters (flood, forest fire) and emergencies » Framework: ARTES-20 » Main consortium partners: K&A (UK), ViaSat (CH), DEA (UK), Joanneum Research (A), Atmosphere (D), HiTec (Lu) » System components:

› Small Aircraft › Airborne sensors: visible, near-IR, thermal › Airborne Mobile SatCom, GNSS receiver, Line-of-Sight Comm › Real-time Image processing (treatment, compression,…)

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Communications for first responders

» Restore communications in emergency situations

› Natural disasters

» Communication nodes for emergency

› Fire brigades, › Police › …

» e-Ealth

› Telemedicine for rural/remote areas

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UAV applications

» Government, civil protection

› Territory remote sensing, documentation › Disaster/dangerous areas monitoring › Borders, Coastal areas, Critical sites surveillance

» Industry

› Imagery › Surveillance of critical infrastructures (pipelines, power lines,…)

» Military

› ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance)

» Space missions

› Unmanned Space Shuttle

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Summary

» Satellite communications have entered in the broadband curve and are an option to cable and ADSL connectivity » Satellite networks can allow the deployment of high speed connectivity on large underserved areas (South America, Africa, …) or on emergency situations » Mobile/portable SatCom terminals enable broadband experience for nomadic & mobility applications