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S-Band: a new space for mobile communication in Orazio Pulvirenti MSS Project Manager Innovation Team

Evolutions in Satellite Ground Segments Noordwijk , June 5 th 2008 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 ,

> 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, , Africa > Focus on space segment infrastructure

> JV incorporation and operation since 2 nd half 2007 following EC anti-trust clearance in July 2007 > Solaris Mobile is today operational with headquarters in Dublin, Ireland Agenda

> Introduction of Solaris Mobile Ltd. > S-Band Opportunity > Broadcasting Services > Interactive Services > Activities with ESA 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, and transport infrastructures > Cellular Mobile > Automotive > Service operators > Content editors > Equipment manufacturers The S-band Value Proposition

INTERACTIVE BROADCAST  Data collection  Mobile TV  Global Messaging  Digital  Two way communications  Data Broadcast COVERAGE  100% outdoor Europe-wide  From automotive to deep indoor  In-home & urban gap fillers

TERMINALS  From vehicular to handheld  Open Standard technology CAPACITY Small receiving antenna  10+ Mbps Sat to Earth x spot  10+ Mbps Earth to Sat x spot  2x20 MHz Terrestrial Example of Applications for S-Band MSS

> Mobile broadcast (one-way) > Mobile TV, radio and data broadcast services > Handhelds, vehicles, nomadic Strong Mass- > Interactivity Market Potential > Mobile satellite communications (two-way) > Voice & data services > Mobile broadband – anywhere, anytime Mass-Market > Public safety & first-responder services > Issue distress in the event of an accident and/or Niche > Emergency alerting > Monitoring of traffic flows Potential > Environmental monitoring

> Combination with GNSS applications (GPS, Galileo, etc) > Location-aware services > Vehicle Information > Deliver real time information on the road traffic Strong Mass- > Automatic paying of highway or city toll Market Potential The MSS Frequency Band

UMTS MSS UMTS MSS

1920 1980 2010 2025 2110 2170 2200 MHz

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

> 2 x 30 MHz (up- and downlink), possibility to re-use frequencies over different beams (both on satellite and on ground) EFFICIENCY > More bandwidth than any other frequency band can provide for a mobile broadcast network

EUROPEAN > Single frequency assignment across EMEA region COVERAGE > Harmonised spectrum access in Europe

IDEALLY > Adjacent to UMTS frequency band POSITIONED > Possibility to easily upgrade existing terrestrial transmitter sites Target Coverage Areas

W2A Spot Coverage : Q1 2009

Initial coverage as of Q1, 2009

Coverage from 2011 A hybrid network

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

• 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 Agenda

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

> Mobile TV > Digital Radio > Data Broadcast Mobile Broadcasting

• Dozens of TV and radio channels per country

• ”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 Agenda

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

> Toll Payment > Environmental Monitoring > Emergency Alerting Vehicle-based services

• From smart cars to connected cars

• A permanent link for vehicles

• A return channel for: • interactive services • data gathering

• Integration of these services with the EGNOS/Galileo systems Services for the environment

• New sources of data feed-back and information sharing

• 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

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 Civil Protection

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

• 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 Agenda

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