KASAT: LA SOLUZIONE AL DIGITAL DIVIDE

Achille De Tommaso Amministratore Delegato Skylogic S.p.A.

Broadband Forum – Roma 17 maggio 2012LA BANDA LARGA NELL’ITALIA DELLE REGIONI

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KA-SAT, THE ‘80 GB/S GORILLA’ THE BIGGEST HTS IN THE SKY TODAY

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KA-SAT, the biggest HTS (High Thoughput Satellite) in the sky today

35 x more capacity than traditional satellites35 x more capacity than traditional satellites

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Digital Divide: an immediate issue

Impacts economic growth, corporate efficiency, job creation, social inclusion

A priority endorsed by EU27 (Broadband For All in 2013)

Initiatives: France Numérique 2012, Digital Britain, National Broadband Scheme (Ireland)

30 million households in Europe have less than 2 Mbps broadband Of which 13 million with dial-up Internet

access

How big is Europe’s digital divide?Why is broadband important?

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A full integrated system, satellite and ground segment

Satellite: Very High Throuput on KA-SAT, thanks to Ka-band spectrum Multi-spot beams (82) High frequency reuse (20 times)

…with a very effective ground technology 10 gateways all over Europe linked to the main European PoP

and Internet backbone ViaSat SurfBeam 2 technology

Operators of HTS need to manage the full infrastructureOperators of HTS need to manage the full infrastructure

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It has 82 beams, operating in Ka-band, using circular polarization.

KA-SAT is a next-generation satellite.

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Cork

Madrid

ScanzanoAthens

Cyprus

Turin

Berlin

Helsinki

Rambouillet

Udine

KA-SAT is a new net of 10 interconnected teleports. It is the first time that 10 teleports work together feeding the same satellite for broadband services.

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Dublin

London

RambouilletParis

Madrid

Arganda

Cagliari

Scanzano

Turin Udine

AthensCyprus

Berlin

Helsinki

Frankfurt

Cross connection Site

Network Pop

SG

KA-SAT MPLS network

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THE FIGURES OF KA-SAT: the largest HTS in the sky

Satellite:High Quality services all over

Europe

Satellite:High Quality services all over

Europe

KA-SAT advanced ground segment

KA-SAT advanced ground segment

10 gateways across Europe Linked to the main European PoP and Internet backbone Integrated satellite system using ViaSat SurfBeam 2

An integrated system : satellite and ground segment

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KA-SAT is a “game changer”

Removing barriers to cost-effective IP applications High speed connectivity comparable to terrestrial solutions Lower cost bandwidth Lower cost volume terminals Easy installation & operations Unrivalled capacity available

Expanding opportunities for Digital Divide areas

New generation of mass-market broadband solution New point-to-point IP applications for Business

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Consumer / SOHOTooway™Tooway™B2B2C

B2B

Enterprises, Institutions and Public Authorities

Enterprises, Institutions and Public Authorities

Professional Data Network

Professional Data Network

National, regional TVEnterprisesNational, regional TVEnterprisesBroadcastingBroadcasting

News agenciesEnterprisesNews agenciesEnterprises

Satellite News Gathering

Satellite News Gathering

A wide range of services on KA-SAT

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Tooway™ means up to 20 Mb/s for all

Broadband for everyone everywhere

A true always-on service comparable to DSL Up to 20Mb/s downstream - 10Mb/s upstream Full triple-play, plus DTH TV reception from

neighbouring Ku-band satellites

Easy operation and installation Easy-to-install and as accessible as satellite

television Plug and play

Benefits from volume first-generation satellite broadband

USA - WildBlue to half a million homes, Europe - Eutelsat (Skylogic) Tooway™

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Installers

Installers

A full ecosystem for mass-market, enterprises and Public authorities

Channel Partners

Service providers and distributors

End Users

Paying consumers

Eutelsat broadband affiliate, managing Tooway™ sales, engineering and network operations

Broadband Provider

Leading European satellite company, operating the KA-SAT satellite

Satellite Operator

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Necessity of efficiency when using public funds

Cost of roll-out of terrestrial technologies in dispersed areas increases with remoteness E.g. fiber: 10-20 times higher for the last 10-20% of population

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FUNDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OR FUNDING A BROADBAND SERVICE ?

Objective has to be the provision of broadband services in the shortest possible time at the most convenient cost High speed satellite connectivity is comparable to terrestrial solutions;

so USE FIRST WHAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE Lower cost bandwidth Lower cost volume terminals Easy installation & operations Unrivalled capacity available

Satellite Connectivity represents an opportunity for building NOT ONLY INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT SERVICES FROM THE BEGINNING. There are industrial areas in Italy where manufacturers go off from Satellite technology can keep them there; allowing for critical mass to

be established and qualify the use of fiber at a later stage.

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GRAZIE

adetommaso@skylogic.it