OPTUS SATDATA INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL DATA ACCESS IN HARD TO

REACH PLACESOPTUS SATELLITE

OPTUS SATELLITESATDATA INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIVITYBeing part of a global market means that you need international, real time communication links to maintain access to your remote sites and offices outside of Australia. That’s where the Optus SatData International service comes in, with the ability to provide you with data connectivity between Australia and most areas of the globe.

Optus Satellite has its own fleet of satellites, and we also have a number of relationships with other satellite operators to access their satellites. This means customers have the benefit of extending the coverage footprint to a range of off-shore locations. We are then able to transport your high speed data via our own or third party satellites, to international destinations and land back in Australia at our International Teleports. Delivery from our International Teleport to your Australian based data centre or head office can be routed via the Optus terrestrial network to provide an end to end solution, if required.

TERRESTRIAL NETWORK

SATELLITE MODEM

HEAD OFFICE

TRANSMIT & RECEIVE RADIO FREQUENCY

EQUIPMENT

INTERFACE WITH TERRESTRIAL

NETWORK

REGIONAL OFFICE

OPTUS INTERNATIONAL TELEPORT

TERRESTRIAL CONNECTIVITY SATDATA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

CUSTOMER REMOTE SITE

INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE

FROM OFFICE TO OFFICE

REMOTE SITE EQUIPMENT

SO, HOW DOES IT WORK?Optus SatData International services support high bandwidths, which enable voice, data and video traffic. The service is made up of fixed bandwidth dedicated channels, which are assigned for full time usage - 24 hours a day.

Remote site equipment The remote site equipment transmits and receives the satellite signal and connects it to your local area network.

Typical equipment at a remote site includes a C-Band transmit/receive antenna, satellite modem, block upconverter (BUC) and a low-noise block downconverter (LNB).

You have the option of providing your own remote site equipment, or we can help you with equipment selection and order it for you.If you choose to supply your own equipment, keep in mind that it will need to comply with the requirements of the relevant satellite operator.

Satellite The satellite receives, amplifies and retransmits signals between remote terminals and the Optus SatData International Teleport in Australia.

SatData International Teleport Our teleports provide access to and from international satellites and are located at Oxford Falls, (Sydney, NSW) and Lockridge (Perth, WA).

They have been specifically designed to provide high availability, which means less downtime for you or your business.

Terrestrial Connectivity We can provide you with a terrestrial backhaul connection between our teleport and your Australian premises, or you can arrange a connection through another provider.

KEY COMPONENTS OF THE SATDATA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

SATDATA INTERNATIONAL

TELEPORT

TERRESTRIAL CONNECTIVITY

SATELLITE

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SATDATA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

OPTUS SATELLITESATDATA INTERNATIONAL

OUR INFRASTRUCTUREThe Optus Satellite fleet currently consists of six geostationary satellites providing satellite services across Australia and New Zealand, and to McMurdo Sound in the Antarctic. The Optus owned satellite fleet is controlled from our major satellite facility located in the Sydney suburb of Belrose. We also have a sister facility located in the Perth suburb of Lockridge. Lockridge is both a domestic and international gateway on the west coast, for services from other international satellite operators. Optus’ international gateway on the East Coast is located at Oxford Falls, in Sydney, New South Wales.

Our two international teleports have antennas pointed at third party satellites in the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. Combining these teleports with our own satellites means that we are able to extend the coverage of our Optus Satellite services across most of the globe.

We have equipped our facilities with substantial back up satellite transmission capability - with diverse links between them utilising the Optus terrestrial network. This achieves a high level of robustness, resilience and service availability.

The above map represents approximate coverage of third party satellites provided from Optus International Teleports located at Perth, WA and Sydney, NSW. It also represents additional coverage that can be supported using Optus Partner Teleports, or third party capacity supplier’s teleports, outside of Australia.

MAP KEYCoverage provided by Optus International TeleportsCoverage that can be provided by Optus using Partner Teleports

Optus International Teleports currently provide access to third party C-Band satellites using 11m and 16m antennas. Service orders are subject to capacity availability at the time of the order.

Optus Teleports can also provide secure rack space for customers that wish to use their own satellite modems or hubs, or arrange their own satellite transponder capacity directly with satellite operators - and only want access to Optus Antennas. Feasibility of this Teleport service to customers is assessed on a case-by-case basis. This option can give the customer a higher level of control and flexibility over their own service.

WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH ACCESS TO YOUR REMOTE SITES.

HELPING BUSINESSES CONNECT GLOBALLY.

KEY Coverage by Optus international Teleports

Coverage by Optus using Partner Teleports

Perth

Sydney

OPTUS International

Teleports

INTERNATIONAL TELEPORTSSydneyFrom our Belrose or Oxford Falls Teleports, we can view satellites from about 82 degrees East to about 138West (East of Honolulu).

Perth From our Lockridge Teleport we have the ability to see all the Indian Ocean satellites and most of the Pacific Ocean satellites – just beyond 180 degrees East.

(Data current as of November 2014.)

PERTH TELEPORT

Antenna Size (m) Satellite Location Band

11.0 IS-904 60 East C

16.0 IS-906 64.15 East C

16.0 Apstar V 138 East C

SYDNEY TELEPORT

Antenna Size (m) Satellite Location Band

16.0 NSS-9 183 East C

13.0 NSS-6 95 East Ku

11.0 IS-706 (Inclined orbit) 157 East C

16.0 IS-18 180 East C

11.0 Apstar VI 134 East C

CREATING NETWORKS THAT WORK.

IS-904

IS-906

IS-17IS-20

L5 T3 H2 NSS-11 APT-5 D2D3

C1

D1

VIEW LIMIT 44E°

VIEW LIMIT 172W°

35,786Km

B3

NSS-6

D1

VIEW LIMIT 78E°

VIEW LIMIT 136W°

APT-6

NSS-9

IS-18

IS-706

B3

C1D3D2

IS8 TAR

Optus 10

IS-19

Optus 10

SATELLITES CURRENTLY ACCESSED BY OPTUS

SATELLITES ACCESSED FROM PERTH

SATELLITES ACCESSED FROM SYDNEY

KEY Third party satellites used for

SatData International Services

Our domestic satellites

TT&C support only

OPTUS SATELLITESATDATA INTERNATIONAL

CONNECTING YOU

AT EVERY STAGE+ +

WHAT ARE THE FEATURES?• Optus’ standard SatData International service

can support data links up to 25Mbps duplex (symmetrical or asymmetrical). Higher data rates can also be addressed on a case-by-case basis. The service is typically designed to provide annual propagation availability in excess of 99.9% in each direction.

• Using a Single Channel per Carrier (SCPC) connection, combined with Carrier in Carrier technology (when applicable) for bandwidth efficiency, you get a high speed data service that runs between customer premises in Australia, and remote customer sites outside of Australia.

• Optus SatData can:

- Deliver a highly available service; and

- Deliver network services that enable connectivity into a customer’s private network, via Optus terrestrial products.

• Optus Teleports offer redundant uplink and downlink access to a number of Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean satellites.

• Network Management Systems (NMS) which are co-located at Optus’ Teleports provide monitoring and reporting on the status of Teleport equipment, including satellite modems.

• The satellite modems at the Teleports are also provided with redundancy. Optus regularly refreshes the technology in accordance with the market trends. Our current modems offer higher modulation schemes up to 16-QAM and advance coding such as Turbo Product Coding (TPC), Low-density paritycheck (LDPC) and VersaFEC. This is in addition to standard QPSK and 8-PSK modulation and Reed-Solomon coding. Satellite transmission can be further optimised using DoubleTalk® Carrier-in-Carrier® Bandwidth Compression technology, which is supported by the satellite modems.

• Our SatData International service can be provisioned with optional Out-of-Band Monitoring. This feature enables our engineers to monitor the status of critical satellite equipment at the remote site, without using valuable satellite bandwidth dedicated to carry your traffic. In the case of major service outage, out-of-band monitoring can be useful to analyse the status of your remote equipment and in some cases even help to restore the service remotely.

HOW TO ACCESS

AT A MINIMUM, TO RECEIVE THIS SERVICE YOU MUST...

Ensure that the remote site equipment serving as the point of access to the network termination point is operational and available by the proposed commencement date unless equipment is supplied and installed by Optus contractors.

Obtain all regulatory approvals and permits to transmit and receive satellite signals in the country of operation.

Ensure that the customer equipment complies with the satellite operator specifications unless equipment is supplied and installed by Optus contractors.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?• Workers can access the company network

from remote locations or branches located within the footprint of satellites accessed by Optus’ Teleports.

• Optus can work with you to create a customised solution, which is tailored to your business needs.

• The Optus SatData International service has been provided to organisations like Federal Government Agencies, Finance and banking organisations, or Oil, Gas and Mining companies with strong international links. It is also suitable for other companies or agencies with international ties, or universities expanding into the Asia Pacific market.

• Our Satellite Operations team at Belrose, NSW consists of over 70 professionals working in satellite control, orbit dynamics, spacecraft and network engineering, software management and broadcast operations. This team is responsible for operating our satellite fleet and for the management and maintenance of all Optus ground station equipment. They have over 25 years’ experience in ensuring our customers’ data transmission is delivered successfully.

• Lockridge Earth Station also has a team managing the ground station equipment, TT&C antennas and communications there. This enables Optus to offer premium operational and customer support, and provides you with the local knowledge to help manage your satellite services. Lockridge Earth Station is in a unique location as its position enables our satellite team to view the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

• Even if you have terrestrial connectivity, our SatData International service can provide you with a backup link for emergency situations. This provides you with the confidence that your communication links are up and running.

WE’RE EXPERIENCED We have over 25 years of experience in providing satellite services and we operate and maintain our own satellite network [from our Australian facilities]. Our Satellite Sales Specialists have extensive experience working with customers to design satellite networks that can be integrated into existing communications networks. They can work with you to establish the best way to run your dynamic applications over satellite, and the bandwidth required to obtain dynamic allocation and efficiencies per site or as a pool of multiple sites.

We have provisioned, operated and supported over 32,000 sites for our customers, which has provided us with a wealth of knowledge on how to best support you. We have the information you need to manage your sites and we understand the problems you face with remote communications. Our staff have been trained and equipped to manage and help resolve any satellite issue you may have.

IT’S THE INTERNATIONAL ACCESS SOLUTION

FOR YOUR OFFICES.

WANT MORE INFO?The Optus SatData International solution is part of a range of integrated communication services provided by Optus Satellite.

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