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IXth European Interparliamentary Space Conference
Eutelsat
Astrid Bonté, Responsible for Institutional Relations.
Rome, October 8th 2007
October 2007
Eutelsat in brief
Leading European satellite player : 24 satellites, 830 M€ revenues
October 2007 Page 3
Eutelsat applications and services at a glance
> 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
Current Future
> HDTV
> Broadband Internet access in Ka band
> Mobile TV in S band
> Galileo applications
High Definition TV
October 2007
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
Internet broadband access in Ka band
October 2007
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
October 2007
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
Europe de l’Ouest6 million households
Europe de l’Est6 million households
Afrique du Nord8 million Households
October 2007
Broadband: Satellite becomes competitive
1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Capex/ MHz/year
HotBird series / 20 txp
W series / 30 txp
Atlantic Bird / 35 txp
W series / 60 txp
W series / 100 txp
Ka-band Satellite
7 times cheaper than latest-generation
Ku-band
> Ka-band allows satellite to enter new markets in which Ku-band is not competitive
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
Mobile TV in S band
October 2007
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 satelliteW2A satellite
W2A S-band payload coverage
If successful, additional S-band satellite capacity is expected to be launched over Europe in the coming years
October 2007
Targeted Service
Live Radio1 TV channel = 5-6 radio
channels
Data ServicesProgramme guide, traffic information…
Handheld Terminals(external antenna)
Handheld Terminals(integrated antenna)
Automobile
Live TV9-15 satellite channels
18-40 terrestrial channels
October 2007
System Architecture
GatewayGSM/3G base
stations
Content Center
GSM / 3G Network
S-Band
9-15 SATELLITE CHANNELS
18-40 TERRESTRIAL CHANNELS
October 2007
Why?
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>…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
October 2007
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
Galileo applications
October 2007
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
Thank you for your attention