KASAT: LA SOLUZIONE AL DIGITAL DIVIDE Achille De Tommaso Amministratore Delegato Skylogic S.p.A. Broadband Forum – Roma 17 maggio 2012 LA BANDA LARGA NELL’ITALIA DELLE REGIONI 1

KA-SAT, THE ‘80 GB/S GORILLA’ THE BIGGEST HTS IN THE SKY TODAY 2 KA-SAT, the biggest HTS (High Thoughput Satellite) in the sky today 35 x more capacity than traditional satellites

3 Digital Divide: an immediate issue Impacts economic growth, corporate efficiency, job creation, social inclusion A priority endorsed by EU27 (Broadband For All in 2013) Initiatives:  France Numérique 2012,  Digital Britain,  National Broadband Scheme (Ireland) 30 million households in Europe have less than 2 Mbps broadband  Of which 13 million with dial-up Internet access How big is Europe’s digital divide?Why is broadband important?

4 A full integrated system, satellite and ground segment Satellite: Very High Throuput on KA-SAT, thanks to  Ka-band spectrum  Multi-spot beams (82)  High frequency reuse (20 times) …with a very effective ground technology  10 gateways all over Europe  linked to the main European PoP and Internet backbone  ViaSat SurfBeam 2 technology Operators of HTS need to manage the full infrastructure

5 It has 82 beams, operating in Ka-band, using circular polarization. KA-SAT is a next-generation satellite.

6 Cork Madrid Scanzano Athens Cyprus Turin Berlin Helsinki Rambouillet Udine KA-SAT is a new net of 10 interconnected teleports. It is the first time that 10 teleports work together feeding the same satellite for broadband services.

7 Cork Dublin London Rambouillet Paris Madrid Arganda Cagliari Scanzano Turin Udine Athens Cyprus Berlin Helsinki Frankfurt Cross connection Site Network Pop SG KA-SAT MPLS network

8 THE FIGURES OF KA-SAT: the largest HTS in the sky Satellite: High Quality services all over Europe Satellite: High Quality services all over Europe KA-SAT advanced ground segment 10 gateways across Europe Linked to the main European PoP and Internet backbone Integrated satellite system using ViaSat SurfBeam 2 An integrated system : satellite and ground segment

9 KA-SAT is a “game changer” Removing barriers to cost-effective IP applications  High speed connectivity comparable to terrestrial solutions  Lower cost bandwidth  Lower cost volume terminals  Easy installation & operations  Unrivalled capacity available Expanding opportunities for Digital Divide areas  New generation of mass-market broadband solution  New point-to-point IP applications for Business

10 Consumer / SOHO Tooway™ B2B2C B2B Enterprises, Institutions and Public Authorities Professional Data Network National, regional TV Enterprises National, regional TV Enterprises Broadcasting News agencies Enterprises News agencies Enterprises Satellite News Gathering A wide range of services on KA-SAT

11 Tooway™ means up to 20 Mb/s for all Broadband for everyone everywhere A true always-on service comparable to DSL  Up to 20Mb/s downstream - 10Mb/s upstream  Full triple-play, plus DTH TV reception from neighbouring Ku-band satellites Easy operation and installation  Easy-to-install and as accessible as satellite television  Plug and play Benefits from volume first-generation satellite broadband  USA - WildBlue to half a million homes,  Europe - Eutelsat (Skylogic) Tooway™

12 Installers A full ecosystem for mass-market, enterprises and Public authorities Channel Partners Service providers and distributors End Users Paying consumers Eutelsat broadband affiliate, managing Tooway™ sales, engineering and network operations Broadband Provider Leading European satellite company, operating the KA- SAT satellite Satellite Operator

13 Necessity of efficiency when using public funds Cost of roll-out of terrestrial technologies in dispersed areas increases with remoteness  E.g. fiber: times higher for the last 10-20% of population

14 FUNDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OR FUNDING A BROADBAND SERVICE ? Objective has to be the provision of broadband services in the shortest possible time at the most convenient cost  High speed satellite connectivity is comparable to terrestrial solutions; so USE FIRST WHAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE  Lower cost bandwidth  Lower cost volume terminals  Easy installation & operations  Unrivalled capacity available Satellite Connectivity represents an opportunity for building NOT ONLY INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT SERVICES FROM THE BEGINNING.  There are industrial areas in Italy where manufacturers go off from  Satellite technology can keep them there; allowing for critical mass to be established and qualify the use of fiber at a later stage.

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