Reaching the Final Frontier

Next Generation Broadband

Edinburgh 7 June 2012

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•  Fleet  of  three  Ka  band  satellites  •  HYLAS  1  covers  Europe  •  HYLAS  2  launches  in  June  2012  to  serve  EMEA  plus  back-­‐up  for  Europe  •  HYLAS  3  2015  for  Africa  

 •  Selling  managed  broadband  and  data  services  to  service  providers  in  four  sectors  

•  Consumer  •  Enterprise  •  NaHonal,  regional  and  local  government  •  Business  ConHnuity  

 •  UK  based  with  £535  million  capital  deployed  •  UK  earth  staHons  at  Goonhilly  and  Lands  End  •  Satellite  broadband  partner  for  BT  in  Cornwall  •  2500+  customers  connected  under  the  ScoRsh  

Government’s  Broadband  Reach  project  

INTRODUCTION TO AVANTI

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 HYLAS  1  SPECIFICATION  

•  Very  high  power  (62dBW)  •  Bi-­‐direcHonal  Ka-­‐band    •  Broadcast  only  Ku-­‐band  •  Up  to  3  GHz  capacity  •  Orbital  locaHon  33.5oW  

BROADBAND  SERVICES  •  Up  to  10Mbps/2.5Mbps  broadband  •  Gateway  ground  staHons  at  Goonhilly  and  Lands  End,  

Cornwall  UK  •  Fully  redundant  fibre  to  Telehouse  East  •  LINX  member  

HYLAS 1 Successfully launched 26 November 2010 Providing broadband for UK

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HOW DOES SATELLITE BROADBAND SUPPORT THE

“FINAL FRONTIER”?

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•  Typically  remote  or  sparsely  populated  areas  

•  Business  case  for  fibre  based  investment  difficult  to  create  or  sustain    

•  Oeen  lee  to  the  end  of  the  procurement  process  in  regional  projects  

•  PopulaHons  oeen  have  relaHvely  low  disposable  incomes  

•  However,  business  benefits  for  rural  economies  can  be  high  –  parHcularly  as  government  mandates  use  of  online  services  

Our experience during the Broadband Reach project demonstrated

the unique challenges of delivering broadband in Scotland

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Broadband  NotSpots  November  2007  Source:  ScoRsh  Government  

•  Satellite broadband is a proven technology, delivering high-speed services to customers beyond the reach of terrestrial networks

•  Over 1 million premises are equipped with satellite broadband in the USA

•  Ka-band introduces higher download and upload speeds at lower cost. Up to 10Mbps/2.5Mbps

•  End-users are typically equipped with a 74cm antenna, with customer presentation from a standard ethernet cable

Satellite broadband provides access to and from

the internet - anywhere

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•  Unlike terrestrial networks, the cost of delivering satellite broadband is the same to any location

•  Distance is not a barrier to download speed – the same satellite broadband packages are available to every end user

£400  

Distance  from  PopulaHon  centre  

~5Km  

Terrestrial  

£  

Satellite  

Satellite works best for low density populations or

where deployment time scales are challenging

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•  AvanH’s  Business  Internet  ConHnuity  (BIC)  products  provide  a  100%  diverse  back-­‐up  route  for  criHcal  data  services  in  the  event  of  the  failure  of  fixed  line  services.    

Satellite technology also plays a crucial role in keeping cloud

services connected – remember – no network, no service

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•  Internet  Con0nuity  –  A  fully  diverse  two-­‐way  data  connecHon  to  the  internet  through  HYLAS  1  and  AvanH’s  ISP.  

•  Office  Con0nuity  –  A  globally  patented  soluHon  which  automaHcally  takes  over  when  a  primary  fixed  line  connecHon  fails,  Office  ConHnuity  restores  connecHvity  and  re-­‐propagates  IP  addresses  instantly.  

•  Enterprise  Con0nuity  –  A  low  cost  two-­‐way  satellite  back  up  for  private  networks.  

OFCOM REPORT – UNDERSTANDING

SATELLITE BROADBAND QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE

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The  Study  •  Based  on  Ku-­‐band  services  (now  superseded  by  Ka-­‐band  offering  higher  speeds  up  to  

10Mbps/2.5Mbps)  •  A  subjecHve  study  using  a  range  of  users  Results  •  Web  browsing  –  “bemer”  than  terrestrial  •  VPN  –  less  effecHve  than  terrestrial  

–  However,  it  is  possible  to  deliver  a  bemer  technical  soluHon  than  the  standard  broadband  approach  used  in  the  trial    

•  VoIP  –  latency  (delay)  seen  as  an  issue  for  first  Hme  users  –  widely  used  in  reality  •  Gaming  –  inconclusive  as  experienced  gamers  were  not  involved  in  the  trials  

–  AvanH’s  own  research  is  demonstrates  gamers  can  compensate  for  addiHonal  latency    when  using  First  Person  Shooters  (FPS)  

Conclusion  •  Would  it  be  adopted  by  people  without  terrestrial  broadband  –  Yes    

 

The Ofcom report concentrated on users “quality of

experience” when using satellite broadband

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