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IXth European Interparliamentary Space Conference Eutelsat

IXth European Interparliamentary Space Conference Eutelsat. Astrid Bonté, Responsible for Institutional Relations. Rome, October 8th 2007. Eutelsat in brief. Leading European satellite player : 24 satellites, 830 M€ revenues. Eutelsat applications and services at a glance. HDTV

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IXth European Interparliamentary Space Conference Eutelsat

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  1. IXth European Interparliamentary Space Conference Eutelsat Astrid Bonté, Responsible for Institutional Relations. Rome, October 8th 2007

  2. Eutelsat in brief Leading European satellite player : 24 satellites, 830 M€ revenues

  3. Eutelsat applications and services at a glance • HDTV • Broadband Internet access in Ka band • Mobile TV in S band • Galileo applications Future Current • Video: • DTH:Broadcasting over 2,500 TV channels, more than 1,000 radio channels • Professional video • Data • Private VSAT networks • Trunking • Value-Added Services • Internet access • Mobile services * Eutelsat financial year ends June 30

  4. High Definition TV

  5. High Definition : the future of satellite TV • HDTV requires 4 to 5 times more bandwidth than Standard Definition TV: • 10 SD channels in MPEG 2, only 5 HD channels in MPEG4 and 2 to 3 in MPEG 2 on one transponder • Satellites are more appropriate than terrestrial technologies • Today: about 40 HD channels in Europe • Forseen in 2010: 150 HD channels in Europe

  6. Internet broadband access in Ka band

  7. Ka Sat for Broadband Internet Access • An entire Ka band satellite • Fully dedicated to affordable and bi-directional broadband internet access • Ordered in summer 2007 • Launch planned in 2010 • Coverage: Western &Eastern Europe as well as spots around the Mediterranean • Small spots allowing re-use of frequencies

  8. Europe de l’Est 6 million households Europe de l’Ouest 6 million households Afrique du Nord 8 million Households Addressing the digital divide • Ka Sat will address areas of the digital divide, with no substitutive terrestrial technologies • Small antennas ( 67 cm) • Reduced costs: • Monthly service : from 200 € to 45 € • Terminal : from 1500 € to 300 € Households with no broadband access but owing a PC

  9. Ka-band allows satellite to enter new markets in which Ku-band is not competitive 100% 80% 60% Capex/ MHz/year 40% 20% Broadband: Satellite becomes competitive HotBird series / 20 txp W series / 30 txp Atlantic Bird / 35 txp W series / 60 txp 7 times cheaper than latest-generation Ku-band W series / 100 txp Ka-band Satellite

  10. Mobile TV in S band

  11. Mobile TV in S-band with W2A • Ordered in 2006, • Launch planned in Q1, 2009 • Shared investment between Eutelsat and SES Astra (creation of a Joint Venture) • One S-band payload • Power can be allocated among up to SIX spots beams according to customer requirements W2A S-band payload coverage If successful, additional S-band satellite capacity is expected to be launched over Europe in the coming years

  12. Targeted Service Live TV 9-15 satellite channels 18-40 terrestrial channels Live Radio 1 TV channel = 5-6 radio channels Data Services Programme guide, traffic information… Handheld Terminals (external antenna) Handheld Terminals (integrated antenna) Automobile

  13. System Architecture 9-15 SATELLITE CHANNELS S-Band GSM / 3G Network GSM/3G base stations Gateway 18-40 TERRESTRIAL CHANNELS Content Center

  14. Why? • …Choose S-band? • L band: Entirely used by Inmarsat and Thuraya C/Ku/Ka band: Higher frequency bands reserved for satellite • but not adequate for mobile applications • S band: unused and close to the UMTS frequencies (antennas of 3G transmitters can be re-used and little additional hardware required in the terminal) • … Choose satellite for mobile networks? • Cost advantage in case of wide geographical coverage • Complete coverage within satellite footprint (signal cannot be received indoor without terrestrial repeaters though) • Internationally coordinated frequencies: multi-national service roll-out possible  -

  15. Regulatory uncertainties on S band • The S-band frequencies will not be allocated (by the European Commission) before 2009 • This timing is incompatible with market requirements • Mobile TV networks are deployed now (2007 – 2008) • No customer can commit to a S-band network without knowing how much spectrum is available • The allocation process has to be accelerated significantly, or there will be no market for Mobile TV via satellite in Europe

  16. Galileo applications

  17. Galileo applications • Value added will come from the combination of mobile communication and positionning capabilities • Emergency signaling from cars (where no GSM reception) • Automatic road toll systems • Updating of cartography data in car receptors via a S band mobile broadcast system. • With the S band payload on W2A, Eutelsat and SES are the only operators owing the perfect tools to lead those applications

  18. Thank you for your attention

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