Ka-band and Beyond - Bridging the Digital Divide - - June 20th 2012 - - CommunicAsia Singapore -

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Ka-band and Beyond
Bridging the Digital Divide
June 20th 2012
CommunicAsia Singapore
Broadband Systems
Professional Equipment
IP Software

2. Newtec at a glance Company confidential
• The market leader in the DVB
broadcasting market and European
consumer internet access market
with SES Broadband Services
• Newtec Ka-band broadband systems
with
• Award winning Product Leadership
strategy supported by
• A strong product portfolio for TV and
IP applications
• Sustained growth :
‘05: 165 team members/30MioUS$
‘11: 320 team members/65MioUS$
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3. Company confidential
The Satellite Broadband Value Chain
Operates Gateways and Acquires End User
Operates Satellite Broadband Platform Installs Terminal
Retails Service and end- Pays for Service
Wholesales Service user equipment
Satellite Internet
Satellite Access Service
End User
Operator Provider Provider
(SAP) (ISP)
Technology provider
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4. Over 120.000 Newtec broadband terminals shipped!
Company confidential
Broadband access platforms with major satellite operators
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5. World Internet Users 2011 Company confidential
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6. Broadband technologies and distance
• Only satellite is ubiquitously available
• Terrestrial and other wireless solutions become economically
unviable when little subscribers / POP
VDSL 1,3
ADSL+ 2,7
Max Range of broadband technologies (km)
ADSL 5,4
WiMax (NLOS) 8
FTTH 20
Full wireline DTH supplements DTH Enables
HIGH MEDIUM LOW
3G 30 DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY
4G 30
NO BROADBAND
WiMax (LOS) 50
ENCODING AND
CONTENT MANAGMENT
Satellite 3500 CENTER HIGH MID LOW
SPEEDS SPEEDS SPEEDS
> 25 Mbps 6 - 25 Mbps < 6 Mbps
1 10 100 1000 10000
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7. Bridging the Digital Divide in Asia
• Ka-band: Great Promise
• The Satellite Proposition for Service Providers
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8. The raise of HTS Ka-band spot beams
2010: Eutelsat Ka-Sat: 80 beams 2014: SES Astra 2F, 2E, 5B and 2G: 8 beams
2012: Express AM5, 6: 24 transponders
2010: Hylas 1: 8 beams
2011: Via-Sat 1: 56 beams
2012: Hylas 2: 24 beams 2012 AMOS 4 : 4 transponders
2012: Jupiter: 60 beams
2011: Yahsat 1A, 1B: 42 transponders
2010: Nilesat 201: 4 transponders
2013: Es’Hail 1: 2 beams
2011: Arabsat 5C:12 transponders
2012: NigComSat 1R:8 transponders
2014: NewSat Jabiru 1:50 transponders
TOTAL CAPACITY BETWEEN 300 and 400 Gpbs
This is equivalent to the total capacity already available in C and Ku!
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9. Ka Great Promise :
reducing satellite transmission cost
• Traditional Ku - satellite • Ka – HTS Spot beam satellite
– 3Gbps – 100Gbps
– 400MUS$ – 500MUS$
– 133kUS$/Mbps – 5kEuro/Mbps
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10. Great Promise, but …
Ka-band is different
– Because of it propagation
characteristics
– Because it uses mainly
spot beam configuration
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11. Ka-band Rain Fade Countermeasures
1. Gateway Geographic Redundancy
2. Adaptive Coding and Modulation
– Statistical distribution of rain fades
– Fast reaction times
– Securing optimum availability
– Needed in inbound and outbound
Attenuation of Rain
3. Cross Layer Optimisation
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– Service prioritization
db/km
1
– Combine RF Bandwidth
0.1
Ka: 27.5 to 31 GHz Management and IP Shaping
0.01
Ku: 11.7 to 12.2
0.001
C: 5.85 to 7.05 GHz 4. Automatic Uplink Power Control
1 10 100 1000
Frequency
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12. Impact on broadcasters, teleports, service providers?
Company confidential
• Access limited to a
few gateways
• Star configuration
• Gateway operated by
satellite operator
• Expected value chain
evolution; selling Ka
Mhz capacity and
‘colocation’ services
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13. Newtec Sat3Play Building Blocks to Success Company confidential
IP modem
The Newtec Sat3Play® IP modem is
designed for multi market acceptance:
- 32Mbps down / 3,5Mbps up
- Low price, Low Power, Small modem
75cm/1m dish
The installation of the end
user equipment is as easy as
the installation of a standard
TV satellite dish with a TV
set-top box. interactive LNB
Transmit & Receive
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14. Easy to install – patented Point&Play
Company confidential
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15. Self-Install Drives New Business Models Company confidential
E-commerce
Automated Automated Logistics Install and use
Contract with end-user provisoning
via the e-commerce website
Retail
End-user buys Install and go-online On-line Contract
Automation Start surfing
terminal at shop with minimum SLA with end-user
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16. In Conclusion …
• Ka-band will be complementory for closing the
digital divide in Asia
• Existing Ku infrastructure ideal for
– Fast Broadband Access Service Deployment
– Ubiquitous Service Offerings
• Key success factors for consumer Ka HTS :
– Strong distribution channels to access the consumer
– Low cost terminals
– Efficient use of satellite resources
– Low service activation cost -> self install
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17. Company confidential
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