Satellite Communication for Global Broadband Connectivity Ferdinando Tiezzi 8 May 2014 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
ViaSat at a glance 27 27 year ears 2,500+ 2,500+ » Leader in Satellite Communication technology Employees Emplo ees and networks $~4B $~4B » Revolutioning Satellite Enter Ent erpr pris ise e value alue Broadband services with $1B+ $1B+ High Capacity satellites 3 In Invest estment ment in in » Provider of broadband sa satell tellit ite e br broadband oadband global mobile broadband satell sa tellit ites es 500,000 00,000+ network Subscriber Sub scribers And, more bandwidth than anyone else in the satellite industry… 2 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
Complete knowledge of SatCom system Telecom Payloads for satellites Teleports User Terminals and antennas Network Infrastructure Technology (Digital ASICs and MMIC's) Network Operations 3 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
Be connected !! 4 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
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 Total Mobile 5 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
… from everywhere … » 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 6 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
… with any means … » Original solutions are evaluated by big IT players… Facebook UAVs Google Loons » … but satellite communication can already provide efficient solutions 7 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
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 250 Capacity (Gbps) 200 150 100 50 0 ViaSat HNS ViaSat-1 ViaSat Partners Echostar XVII Spaceway-3 HNS Partners 8 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
Average Connectivity Speeds Around the World Mbps North Australia South Global America Europe Asia America Africa Average Source: Akamai, 2011 9 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
ViaSat Network (operational) » Additional coverage in 2016 10 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
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 SurfBeam-2 Home Terminal » 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 11 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
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 12 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
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 13 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
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 14 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
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,…) 15 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
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 16 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
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 17 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
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 18 VIASAT PROPRIETARY
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