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S-Band: a new space for mobilecommunication in Europe

Evolutions in Satellite Telecommunication Ground Se gmentsNoordwijk , June 5 th 2008

Orazio PulvirentiMSS Project ManagerEutelsat Innovation Team

Agenda

> Introduction of Solaris Mobile Ltd.> S-Band Opportunity> Broadcasting Services> Interactive Services> Activities with ESA

Solaris Mobile Ltd: an Eutelsat/SES-Astra joint company

> Joint venture (JV) announced in October 2006, to serve markets for Mobile Broadcasting and other communications services in Europe

> 23 satellites in orbit, over 2500 TV channels broadcast, headquartered in Paris, France

> 13 satellites in orbit, over 1600 TV channels broadcast, headquartered in Luxembourg; subsidiary of SES, 44 satellites

> The two companies intend to partner to procure, operate and commercialise S-Band satellite capacity

> Frequencies are ideally suited to mobile satellite services, including Mobile TV & Interactive Communications

> 2,170 – 2,200 MHz (space-to-earth)> 1,980 – 2,010 MHz (earth-to-space)

> Ability to use high priority ITU satellite filings at 10°East > Geographical scope includes Europe, Middle East, Africa> Focus on space segment infrastructure

> JV incorporation and operation since 2nd half 2007 following EC anti-trust clearance in July 2007

> Solaris Mobile is today operational with headquarters in Dublin, Ireland

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The S-band opportunity in Europe

> Europe decided to assign EU-wide licenses for 30+30 MHz of S-band spectrum reserved for Mobile Satellite Services (MSS)

> Same spectrum is assigned for satellite use on a primary basis, and for terrestrial use only in complement of the satellite-based services (Complementary Ground Components (CGC) - equivalent to ATC)

> In 2009, Europe will benefit from the first satellite services in S-band

> This infrastructure will enable the deployment of new pan-European mobile services:

> 100% European coverage thanks to satellite coverage…> …for broadcast and unicast mobile services…> …targeted to handheld and vehicular terminals

> Mass-market opportunity at the crossroad of major industries:> Broadcasting, telecommunications and transport

infrastructures> Cellular Mobile > Automotive> Service operators> Content editors > Equipment manufacturers

The S-band Value Proposition

COVERAGE� 100% outdoor Europe-wide

� From automotive to deep indoor� In-home & urban gap fillers

BROADCAST� Mobile TV

� Digital Radio� Data Broadcast

INTERACTIVE� Data collection

� Global Messaging

� Two way communications

CAPACITY� 10+ Mbps Sat to Earth x spot

� 10+ Mbps Earth to Sat x spot� 2x20 MHz Terrestrial

TERMINALS� From vehicular to handheld

� Open Standard technology�Small receiving antenna

Example of Applications for S-Band MSS

> Mobile broadcast (one-way)> Mobile TV, radio and data broadcast services> Handhelds, vehicles, nomadic> Interactivity

> Mobile satellite communications (two-way)> Voice & data services> Mobile broadband – anywhere, anytime> Public safety & first-responder services

> Issue distress beacons in the event of an accident> Emergency alerting> Monitoring of traffic flows

> Environmental monitoring

> Combination with GNSS applications (GPS, Galileo, etc)> Location-aware services> Vehicle Information

> Deliver real time information on the road traffic> Automatic paying of highway or city toll

Strong Mass-

Market Potential

Mass-Market

and/or Niche

Potential

Strong Mass-

Market Potential

The MSS Frequency Band

> Currently unused and available over EMEA> Exclusive use for Mobile Satellite Services

IMMEDIATE

AVAILABILITY

IDEALLY POSITIONED

EUROPEAN COVERAGE

BANDWIDTH

EFFICIENCY

> 2 x 30 MHz (up- and downlink), possibility to re-use frequencies over different beams (both on satellite and on ground)

> More bandwidth than any other frequency band can provide for a mobile broadcast network

> Single frequency assignment across EMEA region

> Harmonised spectrum access in Europe

> Adjacent to UMTS frequency band> Possibility to easily upgrade existing terrestrial transmitter sites

1980 2010 2170 2200 MHz1920 21102025

UMTS UMTSMSS MSS

Target Coverage Areas

Initial coverage as of Q1, 2009

Coverage from 2011

W2A Spot Coverage : Q1 2009

A hybrid network

• A single multi-mode terminal (3G, DVB-SH/H) so that the user can let the technology look after itself

• 100% coverage

• Satellite gives immediate access to S band services throughout any country covered by the satellite’s footprint

• Synergy with the 3G services and networks, particularly in urban areas

• Terrestrial and satellite networks combine to form a hybrid network totally transparent to the users

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Mobile Broadcast System Architecture

> Mobile TV

> Digital Radio

> Data Broadcast

Mobile Broadcasting

• ”When I want, where I want”

• in town and in the country

• in the street and at home

• in a car, on a train and on a plane

• Dozens of TV and radio channels per country

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Interactive Services Architecture

> Toll Payment

> Environmental Monitoring

> Emergency Alerting

Vehicle-based services

• A permanent link for vehicles

• A return channel for:

• interactive services

• data gathering

• Integration of these services with the EGNOS/Galileo systems

• From smart cars to connected cars

Services for the environment

As well as being the most economical way of reaching large audiences, satellite is the least polluting type of broadcasting system because it is powered by solar energy

• Permanently updated information, anywhere:

• traffic conditions

• measurement of pollution levels and weather data

• Real-time information to keep citizens safe

• Manual or automatic activation of an alarm if an accident occurs

• New sources of data feed-back and information sharing

Civil Protection

• Coordination of rescue operations over secure private networks

• accessible everywhere,

• by all the emergency services: on land, at sea and in the air,

• even if the terrestrial networks are out of action

• Information / population alert

• S band over satellite: new telecommunications resources for use in an emergency

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Technical Activities with ESA

> Different technical activities are ongoing with the support of ESA, Solaris Mobile, Eutelsat and SES Astra

> The ‘S-band opportunity’ identifies a series of important activities to be done in following years> Personal/Home gap-fillers> Interactive channel technology> On-ground beam forming networks> Receiver chipset & User terminal

> J-ORTIGIA project is aimed at technical validation of DVB-SH under realistic conditions> high EIRP satellite in Japan> handheld-like receivers> different configurations for CGC

Available in 2009

• S band, a major opportunity for mobile communications in Europe, available on the W2A satellite from early 2009

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