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EUTELSAT,ANTENNAS TYPE APPROVAL AND INNOVATION

Thomas Lohrey April 2017

A KEY PLAYER IN THE SPACE BUSINESS

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Pioneer in space

40years of experience

Satellitesfor global coverage39

Solid investment programme

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A DIGITAL ENTREPRENEUR

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1000Industryexperts

37nationalities

Revenues* €1.53 billion

6336TV channels

1 billionTV viewers

1200Radio stations

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Diversifiedresourcesin C, Ku and Ka bands

A FLEXIBLE, WORLD-LEADING GLOBAL FLEET

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WELCOME TO EUTELSAT EARTH STATION APPROVAL

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Full document can be downloaded @ http://www.eutelsat.com/files/contributed/satellites/pdf/esog120.pdf

The principal contribution to service interruption, customer dissatisfaction and loss of revenue.

• Operator Error – 80-85% of cases

• Equipment faults – 10-15% of cases

• Deliberate Jammers – Less than 5% of cases

normally politically. (high profile – gets the media attention).

• Deliberate Pirating - transmitting for free – less than

1% of cases

Interference – The impact

ADJACENT SATELLITE INTERFERENCE

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• Examples

FIELDS OF INTEREST

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Terminal

Hardware +

Installation

Satellite

operator

Service provider

Network operator

Hot Line usage

Service investor

Business plan

Interference

Maximum usableThroughputLink EfficiencyBit/Hz per terminal

No. of terminals

In space capacity

CASE STUDY AFRICAN BANK

Eutelsat specification: document EESS 502 --

Eutelsat approval process document: ESOG 120

Customer benefits

Confidence in certified antenna quality. Required in many tenders.

Accepted by most other satellite operators.

Easy and fast Eutelsat terminal line up.

WHAT IS EUTELSAT EARTH STATION APPROVAL

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VSAT Innovation & Development

INSTALLATION APPS

Available Apps

KA-SAT pointer for Tooway

Eutelsat 36° E Pointer for Gilat

Eutelsat finder

Konnect Africa Pointer for Hughes in preparation

Entire installation and activation – account management

Secured E-mail with GPS data for installation management

Patent pending

Utilisation of one satellite position on Ku and Kaband

Enhancing the utilisation bandwith of a terminal by 50%

First mass market capable Dichroic sub-reflector ever (patent pending)

TRIPLE PLAY - DICHROIC SUB-REFLECTOR

Reflector

K- / Ka- band

Feed (TRIA)

additional

Ku- band Feed

KA KU BAND DSR FOR TOOWAY

Requirement: TV reception from 9° East and 7° East with Tooway terminals (triple play)

EUTELSAT,TERMINALS AND ANTENNA APPROVAL

tlohrey@eutelsat.com