Intelsat EpicNG: Global Broadband Infrastructure for Maritime Applications

Enabling Customized Solutions with Ease and Efficiency• Maritimeoperatorsareimplementing

increasinglysophisticatedfleetmanagementapplications.Theyneedahighlyreliablebroadbandnetworkthatsupportstheirdemandingenvironment.

• Tocaptureshareinthisfast-growingopportunity,maritimecommunicationsserviceproviderscandifferentiatethemselvesbydeliveringbroadbandservicesthatarecustomizedtotheircustomers’requirements.

• Intelsat,theworldleaderinmaritimebroadband,hasintegrateditsIntelsatEpicNGhighthroughputsatellite(HTS)platformwithtraditionalwidebeamcapacityandthesectors’mostcomprehensiveterrestrialinfrastructure.

• Maritimeoperators,andtheircommunicationsserviceproviders,arenowabletoaccessIntelsat’sglobalmaritimesolutionthatisflexibleandscalable,withconsistentlysuperiorperformancefortheapplicationsthatmattermost.

Maritime Owners Demanding Efficient, Consistent, Always-On Broadband Today’smaritimefleetsarenolongerasimpledeliverysystemthatonlyoccasionallychecksinwithheadquarters.Asaresult,thebroadbanddemandsofshipoperationsareonlyincreasing,havingtotakeintoaccountbandwidth-heavyapplicationssuchasperformancemonitoring,EDCIS,cargomanagement,weatherroutingandcrewwelfare.Today’svesselsarenowanextensionofanoperator’scommunicationsinfrastructureandbandwidthdemandisbeingdriventounprecedentedlevels.

AsIntelsatwasthefirstsatelliteoperatortodesignbroadbandconnectivityforthemaritimesector,wearewellversedinthechallengesthatserviceprovidershavewhendesigninganetwork

solution.Serviceprovidersseektheflexibilitytosatisfynotonlytheenduserscurrentneeds,butpositiontodeliverthenextgeneration’srequirementsaswell–withoutstrandingvaluablecapitalinvestments.Workingcloselywithourcustomers,Intelsatdesignssolutionsthatareglobal,resilientandflexible,withafocusonmaximizingserviceefficiencyandreturnoninvestmentforourcustomers.

Intelsat EpicNG: Designed to Deliver a Superior User ExperienceWithfleetmanagementapplicationsgrowinginsophistication,IntelsatdesignedEpicNGwithspotbeamsandfrequencyreusetechnologies,concentratingthepoweroftheindividualtranspondersoverasmallerarea.ThiswillallowforhighermodulationschemesthatdramaticallyincreasethenumberofbitsdeliveredperMHz,resultinginlowercostperbitfortheserviceprovider.

IntelsatEpicNGwasalsodesignedsothatitisfullyintegratedwithourexistingfleetandIntelsatOne®terrestrialnetwork.MaritimefleetsaccessingIntelsat’ssolutionscanreceiveglobalbroadbandcoverageatalevelofservice,reachandreliabilityunmatchedbyotherHTSofferingswithouttheneedforhighlevelsofcapitalexpendituresonnewequipment.

ThehighthroughputIntelsatEpicNGplatformisdesignedtoexceedtherequirementsofleadingserviceproviders,enablingthroughputintherangeof25-60Gbpspersatellite,about10timesthatoftraditionalsatellitesand3timesthatofnext-generationKa-bandmaritimesolutions.Forthemaritimesector,eachEpicNGspotbeamcandelivertotalthroughputof290Mbpstovessels.

For vessel operators, benefits include:• Maximumbroadbandperformanceona

globalbasis• IntelsatOneMPLS/IPmanagedbackbone

networklinkingallIntelsatteleportsandprovidingvesselswithasingleIPaddress

• Confidencethatnetworkavailabilitywillbesuperiorandindependentofweather

• Abilitytofuture-prooftheirinvestmentdecisionswithaflexible,backwardscompatible,openarchitecturesystem–theywillnotbetiedtospecificserviceproviders

• Systemdesignedwithtotalcostofownershipastheprimaryobjective

For service providers, benefits include:• Choice–openarchitecturemeansabilityto

makehardwaredecisionsbaseduponend-userapplicationsanddetermineQualityofService

• Greaterthroughput,forglobal,consistentbroadbandaccessandtheabilitytoprovidehigherlevelsofservicewhereitisneededmost

• Reliabilityinallweatherconditions,meaningcustomernetworkoperationcenterscanfocusonrunningapplicationsratherthanonserviceavailability

• Flexibility,withbroadbeams,spotbeamsandIntelsatOneterrestrialservices,thatprovidesanoptimalcombinationofspaceandgroundassetstocapitalizeonburgeoningdemandforbroadbandservices

Intelsat is the Leading Provider of Broadband Maritime SolutionsIntelsatprovidesasatellite-basedplatformandterrestrialinfrastructureonwhichserviceproviderscanbuildtheirownofferingsandadduniquevalueforendusers.CustomerswillbeabletobenefitfromIntelsat’sglobalfleetofapproximately50satellitesaswellastheIntelsatEpicNGplatform.Thiscombinationprovidestheoptimumsolutionforcoverage,throughput,servicedeliveryandeconomics.

• IntelsatEpicNGprovidesgame-changingcapacitythatisfullyintegratedwithIntelsat’sexistingfleet,maximizingserviceavailabilityandreliabilityandreducingoperationalrisk.

• Combinationofwidecoveragebeamsandspotbeamsenableatotalsolutionthatprovidesconsistent,high-qualityconnectivitywhereitisneededmost.

• IntelsatOneservicesforteleportuplinking,fiberandplatformhosting.

• Intelsatistheonlyoperatorthatcanofferanopenarchitecturedesignthatallowsvesseloperatorstochoosetheirhardwareandservicelevelalongsidesimpleforwardcompatibility.

www.intelsat.com16/08/7076-Epic-Maritime

Intelsat Global Infrastructure

Intelsat EpicNG Designed for Efficient PerformanceBuildingupontheworld’slargestsatellitenetwork,Intelsatisdeployingafullyintegrated,next-generationnetworkthatwillsupporttheneedsofourcustomersinthefuture.Thebackwardscompatible,openarchitectureIntelsatEpicNGplatformisdesignedtodeliverhighperformanceandincreasedefficiency.Becauseitisfullyintegratedwithourfullyglobalcoverage,virtuallyallofIntelsat’scustomerswillbeabletoaccessthehighthroughputcapacity,positioningthemforoperationalandbusinesssuccess.

CoverageEpicNGdeploysthegreatestamountofcapacitytohigh-trafficareaswhereitwillbeneededmostvianarrowspotbeams,whilestillemployingwidebeamstocovervastareaswithlowtrafficdensities.Ourforward-thinkingdesignusestheavailablespectrumtothemaximumbenefitofourcustomers.

EpicNGisfullyintegratedwiththeexistingIntelsatfleet,supportingglobalcoveragefromthestartofitsdeployment.TheinitialtwoEpicNGsatelliteswilladdhighperformancecapacityforallofthepopulatedcontinentsandhighlytraveledmaritimeroutes.

Launchingin2016,Intelsat29ewillservetheAmericasandtheNorthAtlantic,whileIntelsat33ewillprovidecoverageofAfrica,EuropeandAsia.FiveadditionalEpicNGsatelliteswill

provideresilienceandconnectivityforthebusiestglobalroutes.

AllofthismeansEpicNGprovidesthemostcap-ablenetworkanddeliversthemostcapacitytotheareasoftheglobewheredemandishighest.

Open Architecture for Flexibility and ChoiceIntelsatdesignedtheEpicNGplatformwithopenarchitecture,preferredbycarrierandenterprise-gradeserviceforenablinghighlyflexiblenetworktopologiesandtheabilitytocustomizehardwarechoicestotheapplication.Sincemanycustomersalreadyhavenetworksdeployed,itisbeneficialtoleveragetheirexistinghubandremotehardware.

Frequency Optimized by ApplicationIntelsat’sEpicNGrepresentsamajordesignbreakthrough,providinghighperformanceand

increasedthroughputdeployedinC-,Ku-orKa-bandfrequencies.Ourmulti-frequencyflexibilityallowsofferingstobecustomizedtoprovidethebestsolutionforeachapplicationandregion.Intelsathastheworld’slargestcollectionofpremierspectralrights.Byworkingwithenduserstofindthebestoptionfortheirneeds,Intelsatcanprovideanoptimizednetworksolution.

Theapproachalsoallowsuserstomaintaincontroloftheirnetworktopologyandbusinessmodel,whileofferingfuturecompatibilitythankstotheopenarchitecturedesignofIntelsatEpicNG.IntelsatEpicNGwillmeetthedemandforbroadbandconnectivityaroundtheglobe,enablingdeliveryofagreatervarietyofsolutionstomorecustomerswithimprovedeconomics.

HighPerformance.MoreControl.MoreChoices.That’sEpicNG.