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COTM provides constant connectivity, with antennas becoming more compact, yet facilitating more data than ever

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Publishing Director Raz Islam [email protected] +971 4 375 5471 Exciting Times Editorial Director Vijaya Cherian [email protected] +971 55 105 3787 Welcome to the July-August edition of SatellitePro ME. This Editor month, we’ve got an exciting line-up of features and interviews Clayton Aldo Vallabhan for you. We’ve spoken with some of the finest experts in the [email protected] +971 4 375 5479 field of COTM, who have unequivocally said that the demand for smaller and thinner antennas is a trend that is sweeping Sub Editor Aelred Doyle the industry. Moreover, these smaller antennas have become much more powerful over time and are able to handle much ADVERTISING more bandwidth than in years past. I’m sure this will be a Group Sales Manager Sandip Virk knowledgeable read for you, and perhaps even steer your [email protected] business decisions to take advantage of this growing trend. +971 4 375 5483 +971 50 929 1845 In other news, we sat down with Fahad Al Hassawi, CCO of Du, and Ahmed Almuhaideb, VP of Sales Executive Broadcasting, to find out how the UAE telco operator has made massive strides in developing Natasa Glisovic [email protected] a loyal customer base. With innovation and clear direction, Du has managed to garner a +971 56 394 7706 reputation for being a partner of choice for satellite operators, through Samacom, as well

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SatNews CommsSpecial 4 26 News The Winning Formula Intelsat 33e reaches Guiana Space Centre Du has been thriving in the UAE due to in Kourou; UAESA celebrates second innovating with new technology and anniversary; JCSAT-16 reaches Cape constantly engaging with its customers Canaveral Air Force station through attractive initiatives

SatLead SatEvents 10 34 Redefining COTM 10 Ready, Set, Show! The growth of COTM has been phenomenal A look at what some exhibitors will be in the last few years, with more people showing at this year’s IBC exhibition at expecting to be connected anytime, the RAI in Amsterdam, taking place anywhere throughout the globe 9 - 12 September

SatTechnology SatGuest 17 40 Trends and Interference Point-to-Point Connectivity SatellitePro ME speaks with Jan Hetland, Kamal Mokrani, Global Vice President at Director – Products and Services, Datacomms Infinet Wireless, speaks about how the at Telenor Satellite, about industry trends company’s efforts in fixed broadband and their impact on interference wireless are bearing fruit in the Middle East 16 SatStudy 22 Delivering TV and Film to the Sea Eaton’s fleet required delivery of IPTV to its crew, along with integration of critical technologies on board its fleet. Exterity delivered a viable solution

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Intelsat 33e reaches Guiana Space Centre in Kourou

Intelsat S.A. announced that Intelsat 33e, the second of the Intelsat EpicNG series of high throughput satellites (HTS), has arrived at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will undergo final preparations before its scheduled launch on an Ariane 5 rocket on 24 August. Intelsat 33e will extend Intelsat’s high throughput capacity in both C- and Ku- band from the Americas to include Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean regions. Intelsat EpicNG features an exceptionally flexible HTS payload design that is backward compatible with already deployed user networks globally. The higher performance, better economics and simplified access of the Intelsat EpicNG design are built to address an expected $3.2 billion incremental revenue opportunity related to new demand for satellite-based infrastructure.

www.intelsat.com An artist’s impression of Intelsat 33e.

Mauritanian tV bouquet launches exclusiVely on arabsat’s uaesa celebrates seconD baDr-4 satellite at 26-Degrees east anniVersary

Arabsat has announced the launch of the to all its viewers across Europe and the Mauritanian TV bouquet exclusively in Arab world, who are always following the Middle East, North Africa and Europe news and media content from their home on board its satellite Arabsat Badr-4. country, noting also the remarkable growth This will contribute to the delivery of in the value proportions of Arabsat TV Mauritanian broadcasting to its large broadcasting hotspot at 26-degrees East.” sector of viewers in Europe, due to the excellent Arabsat BADR-4 footprint. www.arabsat.com Khalid Balkheyour, CEO of Arabsat, said that the initiative is another remarkable The UAE Space Agency is celebrating its milestone in Arabsat’s partnership with second anniversary and reflecting on its Arabic broadcasting television bodies. achievements since its establishment. These “We are proud to be the exclusive carrier include developing and integrating the UAE of the Mauritanian bouquet for several national space sector, launching the Agency’s years, and now we are thrilled to deliver the strategy and signing several important Mauritanian channels to all viewers in Europe Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with and the Arab world, via Arabsat BADR-4.” prominent global space industry players. “We are delighted to launch the package The UAE Space Agency has a mandate of Mauritanian channels exclusively to organise, regulate and support the on Arabsat BADR-4,” said Mohamed national space sector. It also encourages Dieh Sidaty, General Director of the the development and use of space Mauritanian Broadcasting Corporation. science and technology in the country. “We have a keen interest to ensure the www.space.gov.ae proper delivery of the Mauritanian channels

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france ix anD online boost Speedcast wins ACOMM award capacity with 100gbps ports

SpeedCast International Limited France-IX, the Paris- and Marseille-based Pierre-Jean announced that it has been Beylier, CEO, digital gateway to the MEA region, awarded the Communications Alliance SpeedCast. announced that Online.net, one of the and CommsDay (ACOMM) Award for leading web hosting providers in France, Satellite Provider of the Year. The accolade has joined the growing number of its recognises excellence in the provision peering members upgrading to 100Gbps of satellite communications or satellite- ports. The migration from four 10Gbps related products and services in Australia. ports to two 100Gbps ports has significantly SpeedCast has been instrumental boosted capacity at Online and is enabling in supporting the transmission of vital the company to deliver increased and sensitive information for military performance benefits to its customers. and government operations, such as Online hosts several hundred the Australian Department of Defence, thousand websites across its three as well as supplying mission-critical network communications services to datacentres and offers a range of services communications to the Wheatstone customers around Asia-Pacific and all the including domain names, dedicated project. In the last 24 months, it has way into the Middle East and Africa. servers and web hosting to internet strategically invested in its infrastructure SpeedCast’s teleports are interconnected stakeholders of all sizes worldwide. in Australia to support vital and secure via a dedicated, uncontended and fully The company understands that communications to the rest of the world. redundant MPLS network to core data performance doesn’t depend solely on In 2015, SpeedCast acquired two prime centres worldwide. The network connects all processor power or RAM, so optimises teleport facilities on Australia’s west and key network Points of Presence via a high- its entire platform, including its south coasts, both recognised as highly quality, low-latency, uncontended terrestrial network capacity. With the release of secure Global Access Points supporting backbone, providing high-speed backhaul France-IX’s 100Gbps member ports, certified classified networks. These teleports links allowing customers to seamlessly move Online decided to upgrade from four have been integrated into SpeedCast’s voice, data and video traffic as needed. 10Gbps ports to two 100Gbps ports. global satellite network and play an www.speedcast.com www.franceix.net important role in providing best-in-class

Jcsat-16 reaches cape canaVeral air force station

SSL announced that the JCSAT-16 satellite, and Ka-band satellite which will provide which it designed and built for SKY Perfect service for video distribution, data transfer JSAT Corporation, has arrived at the Cape communications and fleet redundancy. Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, “When launched, JCSAT-16 will provide us where it will launch aboard a SpaceX with the flexibility to reinforce our growing Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite, fleet as needed, ensuring the highest currently being prepared for launch, will level of reliability for our customers,” said function as an in-orbit back-up that will Shinji Takada, Representative Director, ensure stability for existing services and President and CEO of SKY Perfect JSAT. further strengthen the foundations of “SSL has been an excellent partner SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation’s business. in support of our fleet expansion “JCSAT-16 will be our second satellite and we are pleased to hear that the for SKY Perfect JSAT to launch this year,” satellite has safely arrived at the launch said John Celli, President of SSL. “It has base in Cape Canaveral, Florida.” been an honour to work together with our JCSAT-16 is based on the highly Japanese colleagues to build this satellite flexible SSL 1300 platform, which that has the flexibility to meet the demand has the capability to support a broad for a variety of missions, and we look range of applications and technology forward to collaborating on the launch.” advances. SSL is also building JCSAT-15, JCSAT-16 is an 8.5kW satellite designed also scheduled to launch in 2016. JCSAT-16 has reached Cape to serve the Japanese market from multiple Canaveral in Florida. www.sptvjsat.com orbital locations. It is a multi-mission Ku-

6 | SatellitePro | July−August 2016 Intelsat and Marlink power MSC cruise ships

Intelsat, powered by its satellite home. The agreement with Intelsat backbone, announced that it has enables Marlink to supplement its existing selected Marlink to deliver fast, high-quality maritime VSAT services with Sealink Intelsat EpicNG broadband connectivity to Cloud Services to one of the world’s Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) largest and fastest growing cruise lines. cruise ships. At the end of May, MSC Cruises Kurt Riegelman, Senior Vice President, began to apply the benefits of EpicNG’s high Sales and Marketing, Intelsat, said: “Marlink throughput connectivity aboard the MSC has been a great partner and understands Divina, one of the world’s largest cruise the value that Intelsat’s fully integrated wide ships. Using Intelsat’s Globalised Network, beam and high throughput global network Marlink will provide broadband connectivity can deliver to its customers, particularly to all of MSC Cruises’ 12 existing ships, Kurt Riegelman, those operating a fleet of ships in the Pacific, ensuring all will be covered globally. Senior Vice Atlantic, Caribbean and Mediterranean Passengers and crew members demand President, Sales ocean regions at the same time.” and Marketing, mobile broadband on a par with the Intelsat. marlink.com speeds and reliability experienced at thales alenia space pens contract with orbital atK rai anD eutelsat beaM euro 2016 in ultra hD Thales Alenia Space has announced and successfully completed its fifth the signing of a new contract with mission under the contract. Orbital ATK Inc, a global leader in “Thales Alenia Space has been one of aerospace and defence technologies. our most reliable and strategic partners in The announcement was made the area of human spaceflight,” said David at the Farnborough International Thompson, President and CEO of Orbital Airshow in Farnborough, England. ATK. “The pressurised cargo modules Under the terms of the agreement, Thales developed by Thales Alenia have worked Alenia Space will supply nine additional flawlessly to establish Cygnus as a flagship Pressurised Cargo Modules (PCM) to Orbital product for cargo resupply missions and as ATK for upcoming cargo resupply missions a research platform for science experiments to the International Space Station (ISS). The that enable deep space exploration. The Rai, Italy’s national public broadcaster, cargo module is designed to transport crew enhanced pressure cargo module flown on and Eutelsat offered Italian TV homes supplies and science experiments on Orbital our last two missions also enabled Cygnus coverage of seven games of Euro 2016. ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft under NASA’s to carry over 50% more cargo to NASA.” The initiative with Eutelsat marked Rai’s Commercial Resupply Services contract. most ambitious foray into Ultra HD, the www.thalesgroup.com Cygnus recently delivered 7,900 pounds next big leap forward in broadcasting. of cargo and science experiments Images of the matches were filmed by 14 www.orbitalatk.com to astronauts aboard the station Ultra HD cameras located by UEFA at the Vélodrome Stadium in Marseilles and sent to the International Broadcasting Centre (IBC) in Paris, where they were forwarded to Eutelsat’s Paris-Rambouillet teleport. A temporary studio set up by Rai at the teleport added live commentary, after which the special Rai 4k channel was encrypted and uplinked to Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD satellites. Tivùsat homes equipped with an Ultra HD screen and a CAM certified by Tivùsat were able to watch the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.

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thuraya begins first ViaSat opens new R&D facility in India teleMeDicine expeDition to K2

ViaSat has inaugurated its first R&D Dankberg, ViaSat Chairman and CEO. “The centre in Chennai, India. The new new centre in Chennai is a major step in centre advances ViaSat’s globalisation building ViaSat’s footprint in Asia, making efforts, strengthens its presence in India important to our strategic globalisation India and enables the company to tap efforts, R&D acceleration initiatives into high-quality engineering talent and our ability to bring comprehensive, to drive technology innovation. next-generation cloud, virtualisation, The new R&D centre will help ViaSat networking and sophisticated network on its mission to connect the world management applications to market.” with high-speed broadband internet. Beginning in 2019, ViaSat will launch The news comes as India continues to three ViaSat-3 class satellite platforms. transform into a digitally-empowered Each will offer 1,000Gbps (1TB per society under the government’s Digital second) of network capacity, making each India and Smart Cities programmes. satellite equal to the total capacity of all “India is a recognised technology innovation commercial satellites in space today. hub with highly sought-after engineering www.viasat.com talent and business potential,” said Mark The first telemedicine expedition to K2 is underway, after successful trials. The WiCis-Sports app, running on Thuraya SatSleeve+, will monitor every step of the #K2Adventure16 Madison Mountaineering trip, taking pioneering technology onto one of the world’s most challenging peaks. The expedition will demonstrate how telemedicine can provide instant access to medical expertise around the globe. OCENS is providing continuous pinpoint weather data and forecasts via its patented WeatherNet software through the WiCis-Sports app. The #K2Adventure16 project began on 12 June and is set to reach the summit in mid- August. Led by Garrett Madison, the team of Mark Dankberg, Chairman and CEO, ViaSat. ten is accompanied by porters from Pakistan and Sherpas from Nepal. One of the most remote places on Earth, with only 46 permits issued in 2016, K2 is the world’s second highest startiMes anD eutelsat sign Multi-year contract and arguably most intimidating mountain. StarTimes and Eutelsat have concluded pay-TV basis, with exclusive programming Select adventurers will wear lightweight, a new multi-year agreement, setting the including frontline events such as the breathable, Bluetooth-enabled garments stage for accelerated roll-out of digital Bundesliga and the 2016 Copa America. featuring embedded or integrated sensors broadcasting services across Africa. StarTimes has renewed capacity under normal climbing gear. The sensors StarTimes uses satellites to deliver its contracts on two Eutelsat satellites continuously monitor heart rate, oxygen multi-channel TV platform to over seven as well as agreements for uplinking saturation, skin temperature, geo- million homes in 13 Sub-Saharan African services provided by a partner teleport location, altitude, speed and bearing. countries and is gearing up to expand into operated by STN in Slovenia. Data will be streamed to the WiCis- DRC Congo and Zambia in August. The In anticipation of the continued Sports internet platform using Thuraya platform transmits over 200 channels, expansion of Africa’s TV market, StarTimes Sat-Sleeve+, and will be available within including international channels, regional has also secured extra capacity and plans one to two seconds on any internet- and country-focused channels and to scale up further by the end of the year. enabled device on the planet. APT Satellite Company Limited StarTimes’ own branded content. Content No.22 Dai Kwai Street, Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Po, NT, Hong Kong www.eutelsat.com www.thuraya.com is offered on both a free-to-view and

8 | SatellitePro | July−August 2016 APT Satellite Company Limited No.22 Dai Kwai Street, Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Po, NT, Hong Kong SatLead

The growth of COTM has been phenomenal in the last few years, with more people expecting to be connected anytime, anywhere throughout the globe. Antennas have become more compact, yet are facilitating more data than ever

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The demand for communications-on-the- “For instance, Marlink has developed for safer, smarter operations,” says Olsen. move (COTM) has increased dramatically the most extensive global VSAT network, Along with better connectivity, over the past few years as more and more which enables ships to roam freely almost terminals are also getting smaller and users have come to expect, anywhere anywhere and stay connected. Our VSAT thinner, yet at the same time data rate in the world, the same capabilities they network has recently been augmented demand has increased dramatically. get on their smartphones at home. with a huge amount of Ka-band capacity Hudson says that the maritime sector is The capability to support COTM has grown from new HTS services such as Inmarsat seeing a range of changes in applications, tremendously in the past decade with the GlobalXpress and Telenor Thor7, and will especially for small craft operations near development of smaller, more portable be extended even further with capacity on coastlines. Once again, terminal size is antennas and more capable satellites, Intelsat’s Epic Ku-band HTS services. This, an important driver in developing new including the recent launch of HTS. alongside our continuing development of communications capabilities using HTS. Chris Hudson, Principal Technical Advisor our fully managed network, ensures that the In addition, he says it’s hard to find a at Intelsat General, says people expect to global shipping industry has the capacity to sailor anymore who is willing to go to sea have access to all types of information at leverage the power of connected technology for long periods of time without being all times, and this expectation spills over connected to home or to the internet. into any sort of military operation too. There are three main drivers for installing “Every end user wants an ever smaller communications on ships – safety and terminal, and that is the direction we “We want satellite regulatory aspects, crew welfare and are heading. We want satellite terminal terminal sizes to shrink as vessel/fleet operational efficiency. All sizes to shrink as long as performance long as performance and areas have seen developments over and operating costs are not adversely operating costs are not the past few years that require more affected. High throughput satellites, bandwidth and service availability to such as Intelsat Epic, are ideally suited adversely affected. High meet the needs of various stakeholders. to enable these small platforms.” throughput satellites, “In regards to crew welfare, we see a From a maritime perspective, Tore such as Intelsat Epic, are situation where competition for quality Morten Olsen, President-Maritime, ideally suited to enable people is high. So in addition to offering good Marlink, thinks there has been a huge financial remuneration, shipping companies shift towards VSAT for MSS, as shipping these small platforms” have to look at the on-board environment companies recognise the advantage of fixed CHrIS HudSOn, Principal Technical Advisor, in order to attract the best crews. In price, high-speed maritime broadband. Intelsat General addition to comfortable living quarters, This has been driven by increased global internet connectivity and affordable coverage on seamless VSAT networks. voice calling facilities becomes important

Casper Jensen, VP for Chris Hudson, Principal Business Development at Technical Advisor at Cobham SATCOM. Intelsat General.

12 | SatellitePro | July−August 2016 Darin Anderson, Director Tore Morten Olsen, President- of International Business Maritime, Marlink. Development, ThinKom. for retaining the most qualified crew. driver of many shipping companies is saving darin Anderson, director of International Crews’ expectations are high, so shipping significant money on fuel costs, which in Business development at ThinKom, says companies need to deliver communication turn has the added effect of reducing a reducing the profile allows for a lower visual services to match,” explains Olsen. vessel or fleet’s environmental footprint. signature for covert/discreet operational He says Marlink’s XChange A new generation of software and sensors needs and in the aero markets increases communications management system helps has arrived that can stream or transfer in- fuel savings due to reduced drag. In the reduce admin time on board by enabling depth data about a ship’s engine efficiency aero applications (government, commercial crew account management from the shore to teams on shore. This can be acted on by aircraft, business aviation and uAV), these office. The company has also recently globally distributed experts in order to advise demands have placed antenna technologies released XChange Media, a new Marlink on adjusting operations to suit conditions. in the spotlight to determine which ones crew-focused solution designed to deliver Of all the sectors, aviation probably are proven, affordable, high-performance, the best in news, sports and entertainment has the longest implementation and efficient, low SWaP (size, weight and multimedia content. Looking forward, use cycle. It takes significant resources power), reliable, aesthetically pleasing the company also has a Telemedicine to qualify a terminal for aeronautical and offer a low cost of ownership. system ready for release this September. use. It also takes significant resources to Casper Jensen, VP for Business VSAT has also been key for vessels and install a satellite terminal on an aircraft. development at Cobham SATCOM, says fleets to operate smarter and more efficiently As such, the terminals do not change as that the company is developing a full in recent years. More available global rapidly in the aviation sector as they do range of terminals which support the new services are allowing greater use of machine- in maritime or ground applications. The generation SB-S and has just announced to-machine (M2M), electronic document introduction of Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband- a new contract with Airbus to supply an handling and e-navigation applications, Safety (SB-S) service is one of the AVIATOr S Series system as a line-fit option while a key communications investment biggest developments in the sector. for the A320 and A330 fleets from 2018.

ThinAir antenna for aero connectivity, by ThinKom.

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the world engaged in intense operations just a week later. Their communications network has to work well under both conditions. In addition, these customers do not want to be tied down to any one type of terminal, so operators support open architecture allowing customers to access existing commercial platforms as well as their own specialised platforms. data demand continues to increase significantly year after year in air, land and sea applications with a variety of means of optimising the throughput. Although there are many tall dome/ parabolic antenna systems for COTM military/government applications, trends The Thinsat 300 antenna fitted on to an are moving to replace these high visual off-road vehicle in the desert. signatures in the military environment. Anderson explains: “By reducing the “We have also recently signed a Technical profile, this allows for discretion in use and Service Agreement (TSA) with Boeing – “Cobham SATCOM’s application without giving up performance. Cobham SATCOM’s first contract with an That is highly beneficial for such aero, airplane manufacturer for the AVIATOr S AVIATOR S product series land and maritime applications that can series. The TSA allows Cobham and Boeing to offers smaller, lighter, be pushed terrestrially with advances in work together on the design of the AVIATOr more powerful satcom LOS and nLOS terrestrial use in varying 600S and 700S solutions on to the Boeing equipment to airlines frequency bands to the war fighter.” next-generation 737, the 737 MAX, the Boeing “The AEHF satellite constellation cost 777-300Er and 777X. Cobham SATCOM’s and addresses the way more than expected and strategic AVIATOr S product series offers smaller, growing demand from waveforms are too expensive, heavy and lighter, more powerful satcom equipment to airlines for continuous power-hungry for dismounted forces. airlines and addresses the growing demand non-encrypted secure Therefore, the American dod is working to from airlines for continuous non-encrypted deploy affordable next-generation protected secure data exchange between their ground data exchange” SATCOM systems based on protected operations and their aircraft. The AVIATOr CASPEr JEnSEn, VP for Business tactical waveform (PTW). PTW provides S series of products supports secure IP and development, Cobham SATCOM low-cost communications for dismounted ACArS data services, as well as multiple solders who have a critical need for secure, voice channels, among other things. anti-jam (AJ) and low-probability-of- “Though SB-S is a current focus, our components into one compact lightweight intercept (LPI) satellite communications.” AVIATOr product range covers a wide system which delivers Inmarsat Class 4 Intelsat and Intelsat General are range of requirements for cabin and cockpit SwiftBroadband services in a low-SWAP working towards software programmable communications. The full Cobham SATCOM package, making it 76% lighter than satellite payloads on future satellites. AVIATOr range includes the revolutionary comparable products on the market. “down the road, we expect that AVIATOr S series, which are smaller, lighter On the military side of things, COTM satellites will be manufactured identically, and more cost-effective than current satellite is a vital tool for communications in the but once on orbit be configurable – and communication systems, adding to the field, the ocean, reconnaissance and re-configurable – spot and wide beam current AVIATOr 700 and 700d, AVIATOr other missions. The communications coverages, and performance can be 350 with high gain antenna (HGA), AVIATOr needs of the defence sector can run from customised to meet evolving market 300 with IGA as well as the exceptionally being essentially identical to those of needs. This will be a win-win for all. compact and lightweight AVIATOr 200 a commercial company to being much “Through standardisation, the satellites with low gain antenna (LGA),” says Jensen. more demanding in terms of operational will be cheaper and quicker to manufacture Cobham SATCOM also recently environments, data needs and security. and launch. At the same time, because launched the world’s smallest and lightest Hudson explains that a battalion or of programmable payloads, a satellite’s Inmarsat uAV satcom solution – the 1.45kg a ship can be doing routine training at performance will better match each AVIATOr uAV 200. The unit integrates all home one day and be halfway around customer’s needs,” concludes Hudson. PRO

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Trends and Interference SatellitePro ME speaks with Jan Hetland, Director – Products and Services, Datacomms at Telenor Satellite, about industry trends and their impact on interference

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The satellite industry is in a period year on year, and that trend is likely to of fantastic innovation, with new continue, with C-band traffic reduced developments and technology appearing “We are already seeing to a minimum in a few years’ time. continually. As the industry develops, the benefits of high With the move to higher frequency, we there is no doubt that these trends frequency bands, have moved from circular polarisation will have a significant impact on giving users much more to linear, and now we are back at interference. It is as yet unclear whether circular polarisation. On the downside, this will overall be for the better. bandwidth at a lower this is associated with poorer cross-pol cost than ever before. It is performance. However, you do away VSAT moving to higher frequency bands not surprising, therefore, with the need to adjust polarisation We are already seeing the benefits of that more and more manually, getting rid of the all too high frequency bands, giving users much prevalent risk of human error. more bandwidth at a lower cost than ever VSAT users are moving to before. It is not surprising, therefore, that higher frequency bands. HTS for data services more and more VSAT users are moving That could be moving The other trend I expect over coming to higher frequency bands. That could from C-band to Ku-band years is High Throughput Satellite be moving from C-band to Ku-band being used for a large proportion of or from Ku-band to Ka-band. We are or from Ku- to Ka-band” data services. These systems bring witnessing less and less traffic on C-band a number of advantages when it

Telenor’s THOR-7 in the Compact Antenna Test Range.

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A satellite Earth Station used to communicate and control satellites in space.

Jan Hetland, Director Products and Services, Datacomms, Telenor Satellite. comes to interference prevention and harder to locate. resolution. Intentional interference will be extremely unlikely, as any would-be “Ka-band has brought Antennas getting smaller…and flatter interferer would have to land precisely Ka-band has brought many benefits; in gateway beam. Also, smaller spot many benefits; however, however, as antennas get smaller and beams make it easier to get a rough as antennas get smaller smaller, those benefits are becoming idea of the location of any interference and smaller, those negated. We are also seeing huge extremely quickly. It is also easier to benefits are becoming investment in the development of flat geolocate, resulting in a more precise panels, and in the not so distant future location, even with just one satellite. negated. We are also we are likely to start to see electronically With data services using HTS, we will seeing huge investment steered flat panel antennas released onto also see an increasing trend for teleport in the development of the market. The challenges that will likely owners to also be satellite owners. This flat panels, and in the come from this are as yet unknown, but will mean owners having an interest in they may also bring many benefits. Exactly keeping the teleport infrastructure in good not so distant future how that will play out remains to be seen. shape, so less likely to cause interference. we are likely to start to see electronically Innovation breeds mitigation Shift from SCPC to TDMA steered flat panel While many of these trends present This is of course nothing new, but it will challenges for interference mitigation, certainly continue at a fast pace. This antennas released the vast majority will do their bit to brings a number of challenges, as it is onto the market” reduce instances or help us resolve inherently burst-mode in nature, which it quickly. Coupled with some really means tracking down specific interferers is rather exceptional solutions we have extremely challenging. New tools such as seen emerge over recent months, it SatGuard from VeriSat will be vital the go, with the mobility market a key feels like we may be winning the war in locating those instances quickly customer for many satellite operators. against interference. The biggest and efficiently. When dealing with mobile users, there challenge will now be getting all is an extra layer of difficulty for satellite satellite operators and users to see Mobility operators. You are much more likely to get the benefits of proper interference Satellite is increasingly being used on intermittent issues, which again are much management and adopt these tools. PRO

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Delivering TV and film to the Sea Eaton’s fleet required delivery of IPTV to its crew, along with an integration of critical technologies on board. Exterity was able to deliver a solution that both promoted crew welfare and enhanced security

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“Our customers in the marine and offshore sectors are away from home for long periods of time, which means that they need entertainment to keep their morale up while out at sea for weeks. By deploying an Exterity system, we offer live TV streaming to crews while ensuring that critical features such as ship-to-shore communication with coast stations, port or harbour authorities” MAuRiziO CAnnEllA, R&D Manager of Eaton Gitiesse business unit of HAC

Eaton is a global technology leader in power management and solutions for industry sectors including marine and offshore. The company operates across the globe and has offices in 10 Middle East countries including Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, with headquarters in the UAE. Ship builders turn to Eaton’s Hazardous Area Communications Group (HAC) Eaton wanted an iP video system that separate video channel, providing the to provide robust and efficient power could deliver multiple satellite TV channels highest level of security for members management systems to build increasingly and also integrate with a number of of the crew. Minimal hardware also sophisticated vessels. These include critical technologies already in place on reduces the number of cables on board, commercial marine vessels, cruise ships, their ships, such as radio and satellite ensuring the best use of space. oil & gas vessels and naval frigates that communications, navigation and On working with Exterity, Maurizio need to meet the highest levels of on- CCTV systems. Cannella, R&D Manager of Gitiesse board safety, security and reliability. business unit of HAC, says: “Our customers The solution in the marine and offshore sectors are The challenge The Exterity iP video system delivers TV away from home for long periods of time, Crew on marine vessels often work and video, including foreign language which means that they need entertainment long hours and spend weeks away from channels for crew members of all to keep their morale up while out at sea home at a time. To keep their morale nationalities, premium sport and movie for weeks. By deploying an Exterity system, high and provide some home comforts, content, to communal areas and every we offer live TV streaming to crews while employers need to provide on-board staff staff bedroom. in addition, Exterity iP ensuring that critical features such as entertainment, including TV and movie video enables Eaton to offer safety-related ship-to-shore communication with coast content. To meet these requirements, content such as an alarm system, as a stations, port or harbour authorities and

24 | SatellitePro | July−August 2016 The Exterity AvediaStream t5600 Transcoder is a rack mounted 1U appliance.

other vessels remain top of mind. This way, constant connectivity has created a we ensure that our customers’ crews are demand for content to be available safe and happy, even during long trips.” “We are living in a everywhere, even offshore,” says Colin world where constant Farquhar, CEO at Exterity. “This was a key The result connectivity has created requirement for Eaton, as their vessels Combining hardware and software have sensitive technological ecosystems components, the Exterity system reduces a demand for content to in place. Exterity’s iP video technology the number of third-party integrations be available everywhere, has been designed to deliver content on board the ship, while facilitating the even offshore. This was a from any source, to any location and management of all activity by using key requirement for Eaton any device, making it a perfect solution existing infrastructure for both internet for an environment like cargo or cruise and iP video. The system also enables as their vessels have ships. We are delighted that our end- the ship to receive live TV channels sensitive technological to-end video system has been deployed from satellite sources to offer constant ecosystems in place” by Eaton, and is providing high-quality entertainment, even in remote areas content whilst working with technology COlin FARquHAR, CEO, Exterity such as the middle of the ocean. and processes already in place to ensure “We are living in a world where the safety of crew on board.” PRO

July−August 2016 | SatellitePro | 25 CommsSpecial: Du

26 | SatellitePro | July−August 2016 The Winning F o r m u l a Du has been thriving in a market that was primarily led by another telco operator. Most of it has been due to innovating with new technology, but a large part has also been because of a constantly engaging with its customers

July−August 2016 | SatellitePro | 27 Conference 8 – 12 September : Exhibition 9 – 13 September CommsSpecial: Du RAI, Amsterdam

Du is a UAE-based telecommunications as an industry in general, du is moving service provider that started its services towards virtualisation of its infrastructure. in February 2007. Despite starting in a “4K TV is the new format that all market with over 120% mobile phone broadcasters are talking about. we penetration, du experienced phenomenal hope to start uplinking a 4K TV signal growth. Du is the fourth most valuable during the latter part of this year and Connecting Ideas, brand in the UAE and one of the most we are very excited about that. as for recognised brands in the region, with a next year, however, we expect to see favourable perception among subscribers. incremental growth of 4K TV channels fahad al hassawi, Chief Commercial available for our satellite TV viewers. Officer, du, says: “in the broadcasting field, i don’t anticipate as fast a growth as Transforming du acquired samacom, a leading teleport in we’ve experienced with hdTV. the MENa region, in 2006. as part of the du “There are a few reasons: the costs, at teleport, samacom has witnessed excellent this point in time, might make several growth in 2015, growth that contradicted broadcasters very hesitant to take that step. the general economic trends. for example, The operational cost has an even higher Business the number of TV channels has grown by impact in terms of the high bandwidth 18% and the number of satellite uplinks requirement on the satellites. another increased by 10% compared to the “We have adopted a factor is the limited supply of content previous year. from a quality perspective, partnership approach on 4K. Both factors can be addressed the broadcasters continued to migrate with our customers and solved in the very near future, since their services to hd and samacom worldwide 4K content is building up fast addition to the RAI, Hall 9 and discover our reimagined maintained its superior position as the that enables us to serve and technology is bound to give solutions top teleport in the MENa region.” them the best on their that will ease the cost problem. On the conference streams in the best IBC yet! “Keeping all that in mind, we are very growth requirements. plus side of 4K, 4K TV will be demanded by optimistic about our 2016 prospects. we are This approach also the high income households, an exclusive building a new teleport in dubai in order to segment of the market which can be • Meet 1,600+ potential business partners cope with the huge demand and maintain means complete easily targeted by advertisers of high- pace with our customers’ growth plans.” transparency with our end products,” explains almuhaideb. • Learn from 300+ thought-leading speakers du has large scope in mobile, fixed, customers regarding for the last eight years, samacom has • Network with our 55,000+ strong community managed services and other services. as ongoing operations maintained its rank among the top ten far as the scope of broadcasting services for their services” teleports in the world. The company shares • Discover emerging technologies with our themed feature areas is concerned, the operator’s plans were close ties with all satellite operators, • Celebrate the future of collaboration with our innovation awards to accelerate samacom’s growth and fahad al hassawi, and its partners include Yahsat, arabsat, sustain high customer satisfaction Chief Commercial Officer, du Nilesat, Eutelsat, asiasat and sEs. Many by focusing on quality of service. of these operators are customers of samacom’s services were enhanced by being a part of a telecom operator. Find out more at IBC.org hassawi says: “we have adopted a partnership approach with our customers that enables us to serve them the best on their growth requirements. This approach also means complete transparency with our customers regarding ongoing operations for their services. we have a very prestigious list of broadcasting names trusting their services with du: dubai Channel Network, abu dhabi Media, MBC, OsN, discovery Network and others. we continue to build on our success story.” ahmed almuhaideb, Vice President – Broadcasting and iPTV services at du, says the company is developing solutions Du’s head office in Dubai. using the cloud for playout customers. #IBCShow

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samacom services as well as service providers. samacom maintains close ties with operators through reciprocal site “4K TV is the new format visits, conferences and bilateral meetings. that all broadcasters “The UaE has a very prosperous are talking about. We economy, a well-served and very advanced telecom sector, and mobile phone and hope to start uplinking smartphone penetration rates that a 4K TV signal during compete with highly advanced economies the latter part of this such as western Europe. The only way year and we are very to survive is to provide a differentiated customer experience such as high data excited about that” rates and widespread coverage. we ahMEd alMUhaidEB, Vice President – have been investing, enhancing and Broadcasting and iPTV services, du improving our services since the very first call was made on our network. “for example, duTV offers a variety of TV channels, several features and Interacting with customers at Du’s customer service centre. the like to our fixed services consumers and enterprises. soon these services will be available to all of our customers in UaE rather than being limited to newly developed areas in dubai. we have also introduced duView for a complete multi-channel experience where our customers can watch TV on their mobile or tablet. duView and duTV were distinguished in several professional conferences in the region. “when it comes to broadcasting, i am not sure that the UaE market can be considered a crowded market. we are very fortunate to be in the position that we are in. dubai and the UaE government in general welcome enterprise and innovation. Through Media City, Twofour54 and other hubs, the UaE has become the media hub in the MENa region. Of course the competition is fierce when it comes to providing state-of-the-art technology and service quality, but this is good – we would rather compete on quality as it motivates us to work even harder on our innovation capabilities,” says al hassawi. du is staying ahead of the competition regionally by innovating in terms of service quality and technology. The telco is also collaborating closely with its partners to ensure that it maintains levels of service and brings the latest technologies to Middle East customers. The role of any regulatory body is to nurture growth and ensure all stakeholders benefit in the process. This is true for

30 | SatellitePro | July−August 2016 One of Du’s Customer using mobile antennas self service kiosk in the shape of a for bill payment. palm tree.

the UaE’s TRa too, which has been Use cases for 5G playing a decisive role in ensuring the growth of UaE telecom, keeping • Gbps peak speeds Video larger societal goals in mind. High density Massive Mobile • 10’s Mbps cell edge streaming al hassawi says du’s experts are experience Broadband • wide area coverage - indoors (UHD, 3D) working closely with technology partners, infrastructure vendors and standardisation bodies to help shape • Very high reliability and clarify the 5G network requirements, Critical • wide area coverage - indoors Industrial/ Automotive robitics V2V/traffic especially from an operator perspective. Communications • Ultra low latency last year, the international Telecommunications Union (iTU) approved du’s submitted contribution • Billions of connected devices Health & regarding 5G standardisation, entitled Smart cities Massive loT • wide area and very deep coverage wellness ‘Proposal to launch the 5G studies • long life and very low cost in sG13’. The contribution outlines du’s research on the basic and most important requirements for the to wide area coverage with deep indoor remote operations, robotics, automotive road to 5G, its current candidate penetration. The main targets for this vehicle to vehicle communications technologies and architectures, and use case are ultra hd video streaming, 3d and real-time traffic control. the concerns and issues foreseen video streaming and augmented reality, lastly, 5G will be used massively for with all the highlighted candidate as well as serving high-density locations ioT. This use case targets the billions technologies and architectures. and still providing impressive speeds. of connected devices (things), but on 5G is set to serve three main types Then there is critical communications. condition of sustaining very long battery of use case. The first is massive mobile This use case targets very high reliability life at a very low cost. in addition to broadband. This basically provides the as well as ultra-low latency, in addition wide area coverage with deep indoor ability to provide 1Gbps+ speeds (with to wide area coverage with deep indoor penetration, the main targets for this minimum guaranteed speed in the range penetration. The main targets for this use use case are smart cities, wearables of 10Mbps at the cell edge), in addition case are future industrial automation, and the future connected ioT.

July−August 2016 | SatellitePro | 31 CommsSpecial: Du

Du’s Samacom teleport in Dubai. “We aim to continue providing a personalised service across our call centres – our Fujairah call centre, for example, is 100% Emirati-run with a 94.4% female BROADCAST contingent enabling our customers to experience true Emirati hospitality” MASTeRS Cup 2016 fahad al hassawi, Chief Commercial Officer, du We invite you to join us for a free round of Golf. Meet TV, film and radio professionals directly and

“Currently, we are at the stage of 12.34 billion ($3.36 billion), a 0.8% true Emirati hospitality. we also offer network in a relaxed, fun-filled environment. definition of technical performance increase compared to 2014. at the mobile customer service support with requirements, evaluation criteria and same time, fixed line revenue has risen our du app, du self-help pages on www. methods, and submission templates. to aEd 2.55 billion ($69.43 million), du.ae for mobile and home, as well as The next phase will be the submission of up 13.8% over the course of 2015. du’s online community website and the THURSday, 27 ocTobeR 2016 proposals for evaluation,” says al hassawi. du’s success is primarily due to its du selfcare portal,” explains al hassawi. in line with du’s strategic objectives, customer service initiatives. al hassawi du’s customers can also get in touch via EMIRATES GOLF CLUB, DUBAI 2015 saw the company enter a phase of says that as a company, du truly social media. al hassawi says the company transformation in which it examined its believes that fostering an ecosystem of actively monitors all its pages, including business model against the industry’s engagement for staff and customers facebook and Twitter, and promptly shift towards digital delivery. in doing so, results in memorable experiences for both. addresses all customer comments, du has been able to hone its strategy to “hence our efforts to ensure customer suggestions, feedback and complaints. ensure sustainability and maximise value satisfaction begins at a much earlier stage, “what we have learned is that the for both customers and shareholders. by ensuring that our staff members are customer is now in the driver’s seat when “looking ahead, we remain committed satisfied. in an ongoing effort to engage it comes to demand. The growth of social to many of the UaE government’s customers and meet their changing media is also driving open communication initiatives aimed at enhancing the lives needs, we continue to update the between the brand and individuals of UaE citizens and the development of retail experience across store locations on an open platform – this real-time a digitally enabled ecosystem. The UaE’s around the region. These updates will communication has driven customer smart Government and dubai’s smart City eventually encompass all of du’s customer expectations to new heights. at du, we initiatives are great examples of this. data interactions – at our online shop, social keep our ear close to the ground when it continues to drive our business. Customer media channels as well as face-to-face. comes to anticipating customer needs. By demand for connectivity remained at “in 2014, our centres resolved over using predictive analytics and analysing healthy levels during the fourth quarter, 20 million calls addressing consumer, data from multiple sources, we are able while our fixed and enterprise businesses enterprise and directory enquiries. to anticipate customer needs and offer For sponsorship opportunities please contact showed great improvement. in the last according to our customer satisfaction them services and solutions that they 12 months we have seen our 4G uptake survey results, 92% of our consumer and need, before they know they need them. Raz Islam increase by 20%; 3G usage has been 86% of our enterprise customers were “This is the future of customer +971 50 451 8213 growing as well, but at the expense of satisfied with our services. we aim to service in the smart city, and we expect [email protected] 2G, which is in a declining phase. This continue providing a personalised service customer service expectations to continue encourages us to continue investing across our call centres – our fujairah call evolving to create more avenues for in newer technologies and enhance centre, for example, is 100% Emirati- data analytics in business, to ensure an our footprint,” explains al hassawi. run with a 94.4% female contingent omni-channel experience across all touch Lead Sponsor du’s revenues have grown to aEd enabling our customers to experience points,” concludes al hassawi. PRO

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SIS LIVE to demonstrate Anylive+

successfully trialled for the production of major national sporting events, which has led to the official launch of the network. Additions to the rapidly expanding network are expected to be announced at IBC. The addition of highly adaptable Anytime+ services enable production operations such as gallery functions, vision engineering and camera operations to be moved back to the comfort and familiarity of a broadcaster’s base. The power and reach of SIS LIVE’s rapidly growing fibre-based infrastructure offer the triple benefit of exceptional production flexibility, high resilience and, ultimately, significant cost savings. Anylive and Anylive+ are supported by highly specialised in-house connectivity experts who monitor, manage and maintain At IBC 2016, SIS LIVE will announce the further live events continues to rise and with them, the network at all times. Further support is expansion of its AnyliveT fibre network. This the costs. That’s why the advent of high- provided in the form of Europe’s largest fleet powerful, rapidly expanding fibre network quality, low-latency connectivity over IP like of mobile satellite uplink vehicles. has been operating for a number of years and that offered by our Anylive network is an According to Meynell, “Anylive+ is a major has strengthened SIS LIVE’s mission to attractive proposition for those who need the initiative that, as we transition from SNG become the connectivity provider of choice for power and flexibility of IP-based production provider to a connectivity service provider, will critical media content. for multiplatform delivery.” further extend our reach as the country’s SIS LIVE will also announce details of Two teleports and 24/7 network operations fastest growing broadcast media fibre Anylive+, a new range of services that will centres at MediaCityUK and SIS LIVE’s head supplier and, in turn, greatly enhance the extend the capabilities of the Anylive network office in Milton Keynes are backed by remote production capabilities of our clients. to include remote production options. extensive, permanently leased satellite As ever, we aim to deliver the best, most SIS LIVE’s Managing Director David Meynell capacity to supplement the fibre-based efficient and most highly adaptable range of said, “The need for high production values for connectivity. The network has been services worldwide.”

Broadcast Wireless to debut new codec

Broadcast Wireless Systems, which offers without replacing their existing systems.” consumption are integral to the platform. objective technical expertise on specialist Broadcast Wireless will share space on the However, before we finalise our offering, broadcast RF requirements, will unveil its Sematron stand, where it will not only provide we’re actually going to do what others only plans for a new H.265/4K video codec details of its latest codec development, but talk about, and that is consult with end platform at IBC2016. actively solicit input from prospective end users to ensure we develop what is best for Stuart Brown, Director, Broadcast users that will collectively form part of the their needs.” Wireless Systems Commercial said: final design. Broadcast Wireless will also feature its “Wireless camera operators face a double Brown added, “From the outset, we latest offerings in terms of advanced squeeze. The demand for 2K and 4K content decided that we would only proceed with our wireless transmitters, high-level systems is increasing, while available RF spectrum is new H.265/4K platform if we could offer a integration, and turnkey project simultaneously being reduced. We provide demonstrable real-world solution to our management. The company also takes a cost-effective method for wireless camera customers, which is why features such as low responsibility for design and integration as users to upgrade to 2K and 4K operation two-frames in 4K delay and low 10W power well as round-the-clock service and support.

36 | SatellitePro | July−August 2016 Work Microwave to Newtec to demonstrate debut A-Series modems Dialog 1.3

At IBC2016, WORK Microwave will demonstrate the latest innovations in analogue and digital satcom solutions, increasing flexibility, bandwidth and margins for satellite operators while reducing their operational costs. Key highlights at the show will include the company’s new A-Series IP-based DVB-S2X family of modems, demodulators, and modulators, along with the debut of greater design options for frequency converters based on market demand. WORK Microwave devices have been deployed by operators With over 30 years of experience in the broadcast sector, Newtec will worldwide to support a range of applications within the satellite return to IBC2016 to display its latest range of satcom applications, broadcast and satellite communications markets, including designed to improve efficiency. Its technologies can be applied in a SNG/contribution, direct-to-home, IP networking, teleport wide range of single and multiservice applications, from DTH management, governmental and more. broadcasting, video contribution and distribution, disaster recovery WORK Microwave will showcase three new products from its and backbones for cellular backhauling, to small and medium A-Series FPGA-based family of modem, modulator and enterprises, SCADA and oil & gas networks, aircrafts and vessels. demodulator platforms at IBC2016. On display will be the AX-60 This year’s products will focus on getting the most out of the IP modem, AR-60 IP demodulator and AT-60 IP modulator ever-growing number of HTS. The latest version of Newtec Dialog high-performance platforms for IP trunking and IP network release 1.3 will be making its IBC debut. A scalable, flexible and highly infrastructure applications. efficient platform, Newtec Dialog allows operators to build and adapt Customisable and scalable, the A-Series can be adapted to any their business as the market changes by enabling multiple services throughput and data analysis method, and other waveforms over a single all IP-based platform. beyond DVB-S2X, making it perfect for telecommunication New features of release 1.3 include DVB-S2X on the forward link, companies, internet service providers, teleport operators, support for the new MDM5000 satellite modem, Layer 2 bridging and government and intelligence agencies, and operators of low mobility support. It’s also equipped with Newtec’s unique Mx-DMA orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. technology, which enables MF-TDMA flexibility and on-demand Using the A-Series, operators can transmit and receive variable bandwidth allocation at SCPC efficiencies. From release 1.3 DVB-S2X signals with the utmost efficiency and ease of onwards, Mx-DMA rates of up to 75Mbps in the return are supported operation. Optimal use cases include high-speed network links using shared capacity. (100, 200 or 300Mbps) over satellite, IP-based satellite The MDM5000 – the industry’s first DVB-S2X high-throughput newsgathering, IP-based contribution and distribution links, VSAT modem – is designed for mid- and high-speed applications like connection to and from LEO for Earth observation, and reception connectivity for medium-sized enterprise networks, government and analysis of satellite communication. By providing operators applications, oil & gas, maritime and cellular backhaul. This latest with a future-proof and flexible platform for both standardised edition completes Newtec’s modem portfolio for low- up to high- DVB-S2X and customised satellite communication, the A-Series speed applications, ensuring the optimal solution for every application simplifies the transition toward an all-IP environment. and price point. Other products and technology showcased include DVB-S2X Release 2.0 of the MCX7000 Multi-Carrier Satellite Gateway, used broadcast modulator, wideband technology demonstration, for efficient distribution and contribution to broadcast applications, modular and compact frequency converters. will also premiere at IBC.

July−August 2016 | SatellitePro | 37 SatEvents: IBC2016 RE-IMAGINING REALITIES NorthTelecom demonstrates MVSAT at IBC

Its MVSAT services will be on display at the show. The company plans to meet the needs of all users who require satellite services all the time. “NorthTelecom works out plans with fixed monthly charges to our customers,” GITEX VERTICAL DAYS said Mahdi N. Mehrabi, CTO and MD Asia Retail, Healthcare, Government, Banking, Education and Energy leaders: here’s an agenda that speaks to your Pacific. “Our MVSAT services provide needs. Dedicated days at GITEX Tech Week for you to source solutions, network with industry peers, attend significant savings on communication dedicated conferences, breakfast brieﬁngs and awards. Make sure you diarise the day most relevant for you. cost and keeps our clients connected in the sea all the time, even in the most MARKETING HEALTHCARE FINANCE INTELLIGENT RETAIL EDUCATION ENERGY extreme conditions.” MONDAY MONDAY TUESDAY CITY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY NorthTelecom’s MVSAT services deliver regional coverage over the Arabian Gulf, Oman Sea, Aden Gulf and Red Sea. It also NorthTelecom has been providing MVSAT owners and operators, with 24/7 provides continental coverage over the communication for many years, but now communication support including video Mediterranean Sea and the North Sea, as the company has solutions that will meet on demand, GSM, fax, VoIP, SIP phone well as intercontinental coverage over Asia Pacific all the way to South Korea. the requirements of all boat and ship and more. Tony Carter, Rafael Grossman, JamesJames Barrese,Barrese, Phyllis Schneck, Paul Clarke, Assine George, Pascal Dauboin, Co-Founder, Atom Healthcare Ex-CTO, CCSO, CTO, CIO, R&D and Factory, Global Futurist, PayPal USA US Department- Ocado University of InnovationInnovation Head - Creator 1st Google VR Homeland Western Director, Services, Spotify Surgeon Security Australia Total Russia AVIWEST to demo HE4000 encoder at IBC2016

At IBC2016, AVIWEST will demonstrate the latest enhancements to its live video contribution and distribution systems. AVIWEST’s advanced live video contribution Greg Cannon, VP Dr. Timothy Low, Nicolas Cary, Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr, JohnJohn Vary,Vary, Head Stuart Smith, Chief Keith Kaplan, platform enables broadcasters to capture and of Marketing & CEO, Farrer Park, Co-founder, Director General, of Innovation, of Digital Service CEO, TeslaTesla All Things Digital, Singapore Blockchain Smart Dubai JohnJohn LewisLewis InnovationInnovation && Foundation broadcast live 4K, HD or SD video over Caesars Design, NationalNational multiple unmanaged IP networks, including Entertainment University of Singapore bonded 4G/3G cellular, Wi-Fi, Ethernet and satellite links. On display will be a new version of its DMNG APP, featuring an optimised interface, REGISTER NOW AT www.gitex.com/register advanced camera settings, dynamic resolution and video quality improvements. The DMNG APP is now available as an SDK, GITEX STARTUP MOVEMENT he allowing broadcasters to develop a broadcasters to deliver the same visual location around the world. By combining th MOST personalised application based on AVIWEST quality as H.264/AVC at 50% of the bitrate, up HEVC encoding and AVIWEST’s SafeStreams STARTUP technology and fully integrated into the to 4K resolution. Thanks to AVIWEST’s contribution technology, the HE4000 AVIWEST ecosystem. SafeStreams technology, which implements dramatically reduces bandwidth costs while 400+400+ STARTUPSSTARTUPS || 40+40+ COUNTRIESCOUNTRIES || 250+250+ INVESTORSINVESTORS GL OBALMOVEMENT Also on display will be a new HE4000 an intelligent IP bonding stack, and powerful guaranteeing superior video quality. encoder which supports HEVC compression contribution network protocols such as the AVIWEST will also be demonstrating the Cyber Security Innovation StrategicStrategic PartnerPartner Digital Transformation StartupStartup IncubationIncubation Robotics Oﬃcial GITEX App Hack Support Oﬃcial Vertical Interact Sponsor to optimise the distribution of SD, HD and 4K H-ARQ mechanism, the HE4000 assures the latest version of its popular DMNG PRO video PartnerPartner PartnerPartner PartnerPartner PartnerPartner Green Partner SponsorSponsor Banking Sector content over unmanaged networks such as delivery of live video even in the midst of uplink system. The new software upgrade the public internet. unpredictable and unmanaged network provides broadcasters with a wide range of

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Point-to-Point Connectivity Kamal Mokrani, Global Vice President at Infinet Wireless, speaks about how the company’s efforts in fixed broadband wireless are bearing fruit in the Middle East

As a company, from the very beginning adapted our products to allow them we wanted to focus our efforts on the a nomadic feature, where they will fixed broadband wireless service. We move rigs or stations, and the minute are not a Wi-Fi or WiMAX company. We they stop they get automatically have been in the Middle East for a long reconnected to the network. time, and in fact our first customers In Jordan, we work with Umniah, were from Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. which is an operator there. We provide Last year, Saudi Arabia was the biggest all their enterprise connectivity. market for us outside of Russia. In Kuwait, we have partnered with The attractiveness to the Middle East Mada and Zain Group. In Egypt, we for us was that Saudi Arabia is a huge work with intelligent traffic systems. geographical spread and wireless for them We worked with a Canadian company was the best option. This is especially who is a specialist in designing traffic so for inter-city communications. infrastructure. It certainly helped reduce Within the city there is a lot of fibre. the pollution and spread the traffic load Apart from Saudi Arabia, we are well on parallel roads. This was commissioned established in Dubai, with du being at the beginning of last year, and we’re our biggest customer. The sectors we already starting to see growing benefits. target range from service providers, We also work with a number of satellite energy companies, transportation, companies like Speedcast, where they enterprise and the government bring in the signal via satellite, and we sector. We work specifically with pick up their feeds and deliver it in a du to do a number of things. One point-to-point or point-to-multipoint of them is to provide point-to-point mode. We did all the security for the connectivity to the enterprise market. London Olympics, right from the airport If there’s a customer that doesn’t to the M4 motorway, which is a strategic have access to any cabled infrastructure highway. We also did the broadcasting and they need access to connectivity, of all the rowing in Bournemouth, this is something du would use us for. because they had a problem with Therefore, when there is no internet fibre connectivity. However, 90% of du will use us, and this is how we’ve our systems were used for security. been partnered with them for the We also equipped 12 stadiums for last four years. They also use us to “Therefore, when the World Cup in Brazil two years backhaul their base stations. Since there is no internet du ago. This was mostly backhauling the we are 100% IP transport, for us it extra base stations that were installed doesn’t matter if it’s LTE or 3G, etc. will use us, and this there, as well as video surveillance. In the UAE, we also have other is how we’ve been We can work very closely with a customers, some of which are purely partnered with them for lot of satellite operators, because for video surveillance in strategic the last four years. They at the end of the day we come areas with the government. in as part of a consortium. In Oman, we work both with oil & also use us to backhaul We are not the project leader, because gas customers as well as with service their base stations” we provide connectivity, but the end user providers. For oil & gas customers, we wants a turnkey solution, so normally KAMAL MOKrAnI, Global VP, Infinet Wireless do all the SCADA systems and remote we work with the prime contractor monitoring. We have also recently as opposed to the end user. PRO

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Point-to-Point Connectivity Kamal Mokrani, Global Vice President at Infinet Wireless, speaks about how the company’s efforts in fixed broadband wireless are bearing fruit in the Middle East

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