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Satellite - Technology Enabler for Advanced Wireless Networks Stanley Russo Senior Manager, System Architecture & Innovation December 2, 2016 WINLAB Fall/Winter 2016 Research Review

Challenges For Advanced Wireless Networks • Higher speed access network • Higher capacity density • Higher capacity core/backhaul network • Shifting traffic patterns • New applications with stringent connectivity requirements (e.g. IoT & latency) • Video consumption trends • Evolving architecture – cloud, edge cloud, virtualization of functions Integration of distinct networking technologies 2 Source: ESOA

Capacity & Connectivity  Flexible network architecture and topology  Scalable infrastructure designed for growth  Available where and when needed  Efficient capacity allocation Sweet spots for satellite-based networks 3

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High Throughput Satellites Data communications via HTS satellites will increase in efficiency by a factor of 10x Q3 '15 – Executive Committee – SES PPT Template – KSM – md SES Proprietary and Confidential 7

Increased frequency reuse 2x frequency reuse through spot beam & through dual polarization dual polarization SES Proprietary and Confidential

Upcoming Geosynchronous HTS Satellites SES Proprietary and Confidential

Meeting demand: The Critical Role of HTS as an Enabler Scalable Smaller antennas* Higher efficiency for same link modems throughput HTS Lower costs per Higher throughput Mbps Served by the Mbps or MHz SES Proprietary and Confidential 10

O3b Medium Earth Orbit Constellation 1.6 Gbps/beam 8064 km altitude - ¼ latency of GEO SES Proprietary and Confidential

Satellite Sector Investments High Throughput Satellites (HTS) Driving Innovation …enabling lower unit bandwidth costs Source: Euroconsult October 2016 Operator investments in HTS satellites is driving unit bandwidth costs down. SES Proprietary and Confidential 12

Improving Capacity Allocation with Digital Processing SES Proprietary and Confidential 13

Digital Satellite Payloads SES Proprietary and Confidential 14

Falling Cost to Orbit Reusability Small Launchers Large Launchers $20 M $100 M Orbit Raising Chemical Propulsion Electric Propulsion SES Proprietary and Confidential SES Proprietary and Confidential

Chemical Propulsion Satellite SES Proprietary and Confidential

Satellites within the Global Communications Infrastructure Satellites already form a ubiquitous part of the global communications infrastructure 17 Source: ESOA

SES & WINLAB Satellite CDN Overlay Demonstrator • Hybrid terrestrial-satellite network architecture. • Combines satellite’s wide coverage areas, ubiquitous access, and broadcast-ability with intelligent routing, caching, and popularity metrics. Satellite CDN Overlay • Aeronautical Satellite solutions with greater network awareness and intelligence are needed to differentiate our CDN Headend service offerings in the marketplace. Cellular/ WiFi Key Characteristics : Cable • Efficiency: satellite multicast replaces terrestrial unicast, content caching • Awareness: traffic demand, content popularity Internet & Existing CDNs • Intelligence: intelligent traffic routing, data driven cache management • edge storage improves experience – Performance: lower latency, higher QoS 18

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