IPSTAR Broadband Satellite

Dr.Nongluck PhinainitisartPresident of Thaicom PLC

7 October 2009

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78.5E 119.5ETHAICOM 2

120E

THAICOM 4(IPSTAR)

THAICOM 5

THAICOM Satellite Fleet

THAICOM 1A

Satellite Manufacturer Orbital Slot Launched TransponderThaicom 1A Boeing, USA 120E Dec 1993 C-12, Ku-3

Thaicom 2 Boeing, USA 78.5E Oct 1994 C-10, Ku-3

IPSTAR-1 (Thaicom 4)

Space System Loral, USA

119.5E Aug 2005 Ku 94 spot beams

Thaicom 5Alcatel Alenia,

France78.5E May 2006 C-25, Ku-14

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IPSTAR: The World’s Largest Commercial Satellite

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• Services started in 2006• Nearly 200,000 in Q3 2009 • First hybrid Ku-band/Ka-band satellite• Largest Ku-band coverage from a single satellite over 14

countries in Asia-Pacific• Integrated space-ground broadband solution

• World’s heaviest commercial satellite (6.5 tons)

• Largest capacity breakthrough: 45Gbps, equal to 20 satellites or 1,000 transponders

• 100+ spot beams on a single satellite

• Able to serve up to 2 million broadband users, or backhaul for 20-30 million mobile users

• Backhaul for 20-30 million mobile users

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Outdoor Unit Mobile VSAT Vehicle (MVV)

Enterprise Series maXX (TCP/A)

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IPSTAR User Terminal Product Line

Maximum Throughput5 Mbps (Download)

4 Mbps (Upload)

(Accelerates all TCP-based traffic, Offloads TCP

accelerator processing from IPSTAR Terminal)

(0.84m, 1.2m, 1.8m Antenna) Portable Antenna

(Heavy-duty design for failsafe operation in harsh environments)

(consumer priced terminal, design for mass-market scale

and reliability)

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IPSTAR Commercial Rollout: 12 out of 14 Markets

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India & Taiwan gateways under construction; service launch by 2009

Thailand (Oct 05) +GW diversity site

Myanmar (Dec 05)

China (3 GW) May 06

Malaysia (Sept 08) +GW diversity site

Korea (Sep 08)

Japan (Apr 09)

Philippines

(Nov 08) +GW

diversity site

Vietnam (Nov 05) +GW diversity site

New Zealand (Nov 05)

Cambodia (Dec 06) +GW diversity site

Indonesia (Dec 08)

Australia (2 GW) (Nov 05)

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Current IPSTAR Deployment & User Segment Statistics

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[Note: Percentage by Number of UT ]

Proven and mature IPSTAR ground system technology & IPSTAR broadband service platform

1,001 2,800 8,05026,000

65,700

104,000

162,000

250,000

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50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009(F)

Levels Speed (kbps)

Low < 512 Kbps

Medium 512 Kbps - up to 2 Mbps

High >= 2 Mbps

Proportion of Consumed Speed (Bit Rate) and ARPU

Market ARPU ($USD)

Shared CPE or TrunkTH, VN

$100 ++

CorporatePH, TH, VN

$61 – $100

ConsumerTH, NZ, AU, KH

$20 – $60

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Share CPE Cost

Bundle with other technologies such as ADSL, WiMAX, Wi-Fi

and Mobile trunk

Low Customer Acquisition

Lower or subsidy CPE cost (User terminal & Dish)

IPSTAR Key Success Factor

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Value Added Services

Driven by other applications such as IPTV for Digital Signage Training,

Healthcare or by other solutions such as Backup solution for Leased line

IPSTAR Solutions for Rural Community Tele-Service Center (CTC)

Unique IPSTAR’s & its Satellite Advantages over other terrestrial or satellite broadband technologies

1. Fast & Flexible

Deployment

3. Nationwide Anywhere Coverage

2. National Uniform Platform

4. Dual Last Mile & Second

Mile

5. Dual Broadband &

Broadcast6. All-IP

Flexibility & Shared

Bandwidth-On-Demand

Native Satellite

Advantages

IPSTAR’s Unique

Advantages

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IPSTAR Benefits for Rural Community

E-Education Rural Public Telephony

Rural Internet/ Phone

• IPSTAR substantially improve cost & enhance applications for rural community better than other solutions

– Government can better provide rural communities or schools, with access Internet for education, information, entertainment, e-government, e-commerce, etc.

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Broadband Services for Community Tele-Service Center

• Internet Broadband– WWW, updated news & information from government

website– E-Commerce for community – Paypoint

• VoIP & Fax – Fixed or public rural telephony, support both card & coin

box– Send and receive fax

• IPTV– Both ‘Live’ and ‘Push’ for education & training i.e. career,

instruction under disaster situation, etc. – Support regional TV or Provincial TV

• Mobile Access Service– Roaming service for mobile subscribers & visitors – Support GSM, CDMA, 3G

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Rural Community Tele-service Center (CTC)

Hub

PCPC

Internet Broadband

ATATelephone

Fax

PayPhone

Voice/Fax

IPSTAR UT

IPSTAR System

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TV

IPTVPC PC

Cellular Phone

BTS (Femtocell)

Mobile Access Service

Media Server

TV Adaptor(TVA)

Network Diagram: Rural Community Tele-service Center (CTC)

Multi-Application Services via IPSTARRural Community Tele-Service Center

1.2 m/1.8 m Antenna

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Internet Broadband

PC

PC

PC

PC

VoIP/Fax

2-port ATA

Phone

Fax

Femtocell

Mobile Phone

Mobile Access Service

TV

Media Server

IPTV (E-education)

Splitter

IPSTAR UT

8-port Switch

Internet & Voice

IPTV

IPSTAR-1

Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) - Connect analog telephone to a digital telephone system i.e. VoIP

Media Server – stores and transmits multiple IP Video streaming for IP distribution to multiple external PC or TVA (TV Adaptor)

IPSTAR Gateway

TVA

IPTV Advantages

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• To distribute an official government news and information

• To be an impending disaster warning channel

• Live-Entertainment and news

• Distance learning • Rural E-Education• Career-Enhancing training program • Individualized attention Content• Corporate training

Live Channel Push Channel

Case Study: IPSTAR Success in USO Programs for Rural Telecommunications

Case Study: IPSTAR Deployment in Thailand

• Signed Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT) as NSO (National Service Operator) in 2005

• IPSTAR’s over 3 Gbps bandwidth capacity for Thailand can provide broadband to more than 300,000 rural users in Thailand

• To date some 60,000 customers nationwide – the largest satellite network in Thailand

• IPSTAR provides broadband to 26,000 schools under SchoolNet project funded by the Ministry of Education

• IPSTAR provides 10,000 rural public telephones (both card & coin phones) & 7,000 under the National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC) USO subsidy fund (4% of telecom operators’ revenues)

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Case Study: IPSTAR Service Deployment under USO Subsidy for Rural Australia

• IPSTAR broadband service in Australia launched in 2006 under HiBIS & Broadband Connect programs

• IPSTAR broadband service under Australia Broadband Guarantee (ABG) launched in 2007

– Start from A$29.95/month, up to 4Mbps Max Speed– ABG subsidy at A$2,500 per site– 8 ABG-accredited IPSTAR Service Providers– Total ABG Fund:

AUD112.4 million funds for 2007/2008

AUD 250.8 million funds for 2008/2012

• To date, some 68,000 customers nationwide – the largest satellite network in Australia

– With growth of more than 2,500 subscribers/month– By end 2009, ABG-subsidized IPSTAR broadband will

provide Internet to 1%, or 80,000 rural Australian households

• IPSTAR’s over 7Gbps bandwidth capacity for Australia can provide broadband to more than half million rural users in Australia

2 IPSTAR Gateways for Australia

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Case Study: IPSTAR Deployment in Rural New Zealand

• IPSTAR launched in New Zealand in 2006, with infrastructure to deliver rural broadband and voice via satellite

• IPSTAR’s over 900Mbps bandwidth capacity for New Zealand can provide broadband to more than 70,000 rural users in New Zealand

• To date some 10,000 customers nationwide - the largest satellite network in New Zealand

• Partnered with local service providers who offer service packages for both consumers (rocket BROADBAND) and corporate sectors (Farmside)

• Recognized as most suitable technology for government funded TSO program (Telecom Service Obligation) for rural communities

• VoIP Service (voice link) part of TSO program

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Case Study: IPSTAR Success in E-Education and Disaster Recovery

“Rooms for Life” Village Project

• 'Classroom for Life‘ Project, by Sat-Ed Co, provides learning centers to remote villages in Thailand with email, e-commerce, video conferencing and video-on-demand

• Provides access to education contents to rural Thailand and to foster life long learning

• Project was profiled by CNN’s “Global Challenge: Report on sustainable development” program

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Case Study: IPSTAR for Tsunami Disaster Recovery 2004

IPSTAR provided quick temporary communications during Tsunami rescue & relief operations in southern Thailand

IPSTAR Flyaway Set ODU

120cm. antenna

IPSTAR User Terminal IDU

Case Study: IPSTAR for Sichuan Earthquake Disaster Recovery in 2008

Source: CBSN (IPSTAR’s partner in China)

• Satellite News Gathering (SNG) for broadcasters

• Phone, Internet, and mobile service for rescue mission teams & temporary shelters

• SCADA Disaster Monitoring (lakes & dams)

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Case Study: VSAT IP Solution in Vietnam Bagged Silver Award

Vietnam's “VSAT IP Solution to Bring Broadband Internet to the Countryside” solution had been awarded with a silver medal at the recent Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) 2008 – held in Jakarta, Indonesia from November 11 to 15.

APICTA is an annual ceremony that provides recognition to outstanding achievements of individuals, students, entrepreneurs and organizations who have contributed to the development of initiatives, applications and services for the benefit of the ICT sector in the region.

Vietnam's winner entry to the contest – a community project that delivers high speed Internet via IPSTAR to the country's rural province of Dong Nai – bested over 140 solutions and applications from 10 other participating countries – including Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Source :- http://www.dongnai.gov.vn/tin_noibat/20081116.054?set_language=en&cl=en http://www.ipstar.com/lastmile/nov08/en/vsatIP.htm

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Case Study: IPSTAR Mini-DSL Solution in Vietnam

Connecting with the existing Telephone

switching (MDF)

Connecting with the existing Telephone

switching (MDF)

Speed 2MB/512Kbps@ 230 USD

Speed 2MB/512Kbps@ 230 USD

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Case Study: IPSTAR Mini-DSL Solution at Dongnai, Vietnam

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1. Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG)

2. National Broadband Network (NBN)

Universal Service Obligation Project in Australia

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IPSTAR & the Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG) Program

• IPSTAR began broadband services in 2006 as part of the original HiBIS & Broadband Connect programs.

• At present, over 68,000 active users are deployed in the IPSTAR network as part of the ABG program – the largest VSAT deployment in Australian history.

• Subscriber growth of over 2,500 subscribers/month

• By the end of 2009, it is forecasted that approximately 1% of total Australian households will be connected to IPSTAR through the ABG program.

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Percentage of IPSTAR ABG Customers by Region

Beam 502: 1%Beam 502: 1%

Beam 503: 4%Beam 503: 4%

Beam 504: 5%Beam 504: 5%

Beam 505: 19%Beam 505: 19%

Beam 506: 9%Beam 506: 9%

Beam 507: 13%Beam 507: 13%

Beam 508: 17%Beam 508: 17%

Shaped Beam: 4%Shaped Beam: 4%

Beam 501: 8%Beam 501: 8%

Beam 509: 13%Beam 509: 13%

Beam 510: 7%Beam 510: 7%

Queensland (28%)

New South Wales (22%)

VictoriaTasmania

South Australia

Western Australia

Northern Territory

All Areas Uncovered by Spot Beams

Percentage of IPSTAR Customers by RegionSource: IPSTAR

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Universal Service Obligation Project in Japan

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Japan: Universal Service Obligation Background

• Total number of households: 51.71 million*• Japan’s digital divide elimination strategy deadline: 2010 Fiscal year

Source: MIC 2008

• Due to the lack of sufficient terrestrial telecommunications networks to cover rural and remote areas, a digital divide has grown.

• Satellite is one of the 3 solutions for digital divide development to eliminate non-broadband areas in Japan (apart from ADSL, FTTH, CATV, and FWA) issued by MIC.

Reference: Shigeo OKAMOTO, Director for Promotion of Broadband, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan “Japan’s Strategy for Nationwide Development of Broadband and FTTH”, 11 April, 2008,

• At the end of April 2009, Japanese Government prepared for special budget to stimulate national economy

• For broadband USO program, the special budget is $1,350 million in total • MIC prepared for $ 450 million (for 1/3 of initial cost) and Cabinet Office prepared for

$900 million (90% of 2/3 which was formerly paid by local governments) to cover 93% of initial cost of service

• The broadband USO program is open for all types of broadband service, but in actual implementation, 99% of the special budget is planned to be allocated to optical fiber/CATV by MIC’s policy to promote ultra high speed (30Mbps) broadband to stay at the position as World’s No.1 Broadband Country.

• But, some local governments applied for subsidy (mostly not MIC’s USO program, but other types of multi-purpose subsidy) for satellite broadband.

• MIC also has regular budget ($100 million) for broadband USO program and considers to allocate the budget to other broadband service than optical fiber.

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Japan: USO Initiative: Progress To Date