1. Mobile Broadband: space perspective
Laura Roberti
Director Market Access
RadComms2016
Sydney, Australia - March 2016

2. Topics Mobile Broadband: Space Perspective
Satellite connectivity: broadband and mobility
Satellite Ka-band: technological advances
Inmarsat systems
Regulatory aspects
Conclusions

3. Why Mobile Satellite Broadband?
People want to use these..
anytime, anywhere!

4. Sector trends extend to satcoms
In an all-connected world with data traffic exploding, demand for satcoms keeps increasing.
Satellite/terrestrial networks integration/convergence (IMT/5G)
Fixed and mobile network deployment continuing globally
Global Internet traffic increasing towards 5G
Petabytes per month
2013
2015
2018 51 76
132
Source: Cisco VNI Mobile 2014
Need for ubiquitous, reliable connectivity
On the move | In remote areas | For Redundancy
Need for more capacity and services
Capacity & speed | Data-rich solutions & apps | Security
Increasing satellite
communications connections
Increasing bandwidth
and services by connection

5. Mobile Satellite Broadband Markets
Customers on land, at sea and in the air
Maritime
Enterprise/Energy
Aviation
Government
Affordable broadband connectivity with mobility for land, maritime and aviation users
Mission-critical communications where terrestrial networks are unreliable or don’t exist

6. Aviation
Clear consumer call for connectivity

7. Maritime Broadband connectivity: a life changer for people at sea
Broadband service provision tailored to the needs of the maritime industry including:
The crew: efficient and reliable pre-paid voice and internet browsing, improving crew welfare, training and interaction with shore facilities
Ship management: extending state of the art IT functions to the ship, including monitoring of cargo and mechanical functions on board the ship
Safety and security features, such as video monitoring, access to real-time weather and updated navigation charts

8. The continued growth of the satellite industry* *

9. The continued growth of the Ka-band satellite systems
As C and Ku band are becoming more and more extensively used, one will find that many new broadband and telecommunication satellites will also increasingly deploy Ka-band (including GHz) technology in the coming years
Today: over 60 GEO civil Ka-band satellite systems.
By in excess of over 100 GEO Ka-band satellite systems.
Today: 2 non-GEO civil Ka-band satellite systems.
By likely be 3 to 4 operational Global Non-GEO Ka-band satellite systems
Sustainable & viable access to Ka-band spectrum to enable satellite growth.
GHz: ESIMs (Earth Stations in Motion) – New Footnote 5.527A & Resolution 156 (WRC-15)
GHz: Agenda Item 1.5 (WRC-19) – Resolution 168

10. Example: Brazil’s National Broadband Plan (PNBL)
SGDC satellite (TELEBRAS) to provide Ka-band broadband connectivity
Orbital location: 75oW
Ka-band transponders: 50
Spot beams: 48 small + 19 large
Total capacity: 54 GB/s
Manufacturer: Thales-Alenia Space
Regions with low density of broadband access:
Large territorial extension
Difficult physical access
Without available infrastructure
Satellite broadband connectivity:
Large coverage
Easy implementation
Lower cost

11. Inmarsat – the present: Market leader in MSS L-band moving into mobile services in Ka-band
Mobile Satellite Services L-band (MSS)
Ka-band ‘Global Xpress’
Inmarsat-4 & 6
Inmarsat-5
Safety and redundancy
Core L-band services
Core Ka-band services
Capacity and speed
Highly mobile, agile and resilient
High capacity, high speed
Kbps
Mbps
GX complements Inmarsat’s L-Band network
Seamless network of L-Band services, GX services or an integrated L+GX service providing the best of both worlds

12. Current Inmarsat Fleet
….and more to come!
5F3
180E
3F3
178E
4F2
98W
4F1
143.5E
5F2
55W
4F3
64E
5F1
63E
3F5
55W
3F2
15.5W
Alphasat
25E
3F1
64E

13. Inmarsat- the future: driving the future of mobile Satcom Successful innovation building sustained differentiation and value in the marketplace
Inmarsat’s vision to create and maintain the most advanced high speed mobile network through scaling up the GX network over time
GX – Ka-band
European Aviation Network – S-band
Hybrid S-Band satellite and complementary ground network solution for unprecedented traffic demand growth in hot-spot areas
I-6 – L-band
Inmarsat’s commitment to setting the industry standards and pushing the limits of MSS through a powerful and innovative next generation L-band network
L-band Platform
Ka-band Platform
S-band Platform
MHz
MHz
Core L-band
Mobile
Agile
Resilient
Global Xpress
High capacity
High speed
EU Aviation Network
Passenger
Connectivity
Safety Resilience
Coverage
Capacity
Inmarsat’s investment to sustainably enable our partners and solution providers to deliver the highest value to the end user

14. Regulatory aspects
Suitable spectrum allocated to satellite services should be protected in order to support global mobile broadband and allow expansion: key enabler for economic and societal benefits.
Authorisation for visiting foreign user terminals:
fundamental aspect to allow global operations
based also on the principle of mutual recognition of authorisations issued by other countries
License for domestic user terminals
Domestic operation is very well suited by what is normally called class/network/blanket license. In other words, a license that authorizes a “family” of terminals with similar characteristics.
Suitable for ubiquitous terminals
Greatly simplifies the task for all parties involved.
Clarity and transparency in the national licensing framework
Fundamental for the entire process. Lack of this has an adverse impact on service deployment. Ultimately, a disadvantage for all parties involved.
Reasonable fees not to hamper service deployment

15. Conclusions Mobile Broadband: Space Perspective
Need for Mobile Satellite Broadband: a proven and expanding requirement that integrates and expand terrestrial broadband provision.
Rapidly growing number of Ka-band satellite networks.
Inmarsat is well positioned to satisfy and anticipate market demand
Appropriate spectrum policy and national authorisations are essential for effective service deployment

16. Thank you!