Reaching the Final Frontier Next Generation Broadband Edinburgh 7 June 2012
INTRODUCTION TO AVANTI Fleet of three Ka band satellites HYLAS 1 covers Europe HYLAS 2 launches in June 2012 to serve EMEA plus back- up for Europe HYLAS 3 2015 for Africa Selling managed broadband and data services to service providers in four sectors Consumer Enterprise NaHonal, regional and local government Business ConHnuity UK based with 535 million capital deployed UK earth stahons at Goonhilly and Lands End Satellite broadband partner for BT in Cornwall 2500+ customers connected under the ScoRsh Government s Broadband Reach project 2
HYLAS 1 Successfully launched 26 November 2010 Providing broadband for UK HYLAS 1 SPECIFICATION Very high power (62dBW) Bi- direchonal Ka- band Broadcast only Ku- band Up to 3 GHz capacity Orbital locahon 33.5 o W BROADBAND SERVICES Up to 10Mbps/2.5Mbps broadband Gateway ground stahons at Goonhilly and Lands End, Cornwall UK Fully redundant fibre to Telehouse East LINX member
HOW DOES SATELLITE BROADBAND SUPPORT THE FINAL FRONTIER?
Our experience during the Broadband Reach project demonstrated the unique challenges of delivering broadband in Scotland Typically remote or sparsely populated areas Business case for fibre based investment difficult to create or sustain Oeen lee to the end of the procurement process in regional projects PopulaHons oeen have relahvely low disposable incomes However, business benefits for rural economies can be high parhcularly as government mandates use of online services Broadband NotSpots November 2007 Source: ScoRsh Government
Satellite broadband provides access to and from the internet - anywhere Satellite broadband is a proven technology, delivering high-speed services to customers beyond the reach of terrestrial networks Over 1 million premises are equipped with satellite broadband in the USA Ka-band introduces higher download and upload speeds at lower cost. Up to 10Mbps/2.5Mbps End-users are typically equipped with a 74cm antenna, with customer presentation from a standard ethernet cable
Satellite works best for low density populations or where deployment time scales are challenging Unlike terrestrial networks, the cost of delivering satellite broadband is the same to any location Distance is not a barrier to download speed the same satellite broadband packages are available to every end user Terrestrial 400 Satellite ~5Km Distance from PopulaHon centre
Satellite technology also plays a crucial role in keeping cloud services connected remember no network, no service AvanH s Business Internet ConHnuity (BIC) products provide a 100% diverse back- up route for crihcal data services in the event of the failure of fixed line services. Internet Con0nuity A fully diverse two- way data connechon to the internet through HYLAS 1 and AvanH s ISP. Office Con0nuity A globally patented soluhon which automahcally takes over when a primary fixed line connechon fails, Office ConHnuity restores connechvity and re- propagates IP addresses instantly. Enterprise Con0nuity A low cost two- way satellite back up for private networks.
OFCOM REPORT UNDERSTANDING SATELLITE BROADBAND QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE
The Ofcom report concentrated on users quality of experience when using satellite broadband The Study Based on Ku- band services (now superseded by Ka- band offering higher speeds up to 10Mbps/2.5Mbps) A subjechve study using a range of users Results Web browsing bemer than terrestrial VPN less effechve than terrestrial However, it is possible to deliver a bemer technical soluhon than the standard broadband approach used in the trial VoIP latency (delay) seen as an issue for first Hme users widely used in reality Gaming inconclusive as experienced gamers were not involved in the trials AvanH s own research is demonstrates gamers can compensate for addihonal latency when using First Person Shooters (FPS) Conclusion Would it be adopted by people without terrestrial broadband Yes