ASSESSMENT OF C-BAND USAGE IN ASIAN COUNTRIES BY EUROCONSULT FINAL REPORT June 10, 2014 EUROCONSULT REPORT CONTACT DETAILS EUROCONSULT ADRESSE 86 boulevard de Sébastopol, 75003 Paris, France CONTRACT MANAGER Pacome Revillon, CEO TELEPHONE +33 1 49 23 75 30 FAX +33 1 48 05 54 39 EMAIL [email protected] LEAD CONSULTANT Stephane Chenard, Associate Senior Consultant EMAIL [email protected] ASSESSMENT OF C-BAND USAGE IN ASIAN COUNTRIES | JUNE 2014 Table of Contents BACKGROUND, SCOPE OF WORK AND METHODOLOGY ..................................................................... 1 General methodology ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Limitations .................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Contributors ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Technical terms and acronyms ........................................................................................................................................... 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................ 6 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 Public services and contribution to policy objectives .......................................................................... 6 Impact on economic sectors ..................................................................................................................... 7 OVERVIEW OF C-BAND CAPACITY USAGE IN ASIA ............................................................................... 8 1. Overview and rationale for C-band usage ..................................................................................... 9 2. The use of C-band in Asia ............................................................................................................... 11 2.1 Dynamics in capacity supply and usage ....................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Video distribution .................................................................................................................................................. 14 2.3 Communication services ..................................................................................................................................... 18 C-BAND USAGE IN INDONESIA .............................................................................................................. 21 3. Country overview ............................................................................................................................. 22 4. Television broadcasting .................................................................................................................. 22 4.1 Overview of the TV broadcasting market ..................................................................................................... 22 4.2 C-band utilisation for the broadcast sector ................................................................................................ 23 5. Connectivity ...................................................................................................................................... 27 5.1 Overview of the C-band satellite connectivity market in Indonesia.................................................. 27 5.2 Financial and banking sector ............................................................................................................................ 29 5.3 Retail sector .............................................................................................................................................................. 30 5.4 Natural resources ................................................................................................................................................... 31 5.5 Government networks .......................................................................................................................................... 31 5.6 Cellular backhaul and rural connectivity ...................................................................................................... 32 6. Socio economic benefits ................................................................................................................. 33 C-BAND USAGE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA ............................................................................................. 36 1. Country overview ............................................................................................................................. 37 2. Television broadcasting .................................................................................................................. 37 2.1 Overview of TV reception in Png ..................................................................................................................... 37 2.2 importance of c-band for the broadcast sector ........................................................................................ 39 3. Connectivity ...................................................................................................................................... 42 EUROCONSULT REPORT 3.1 Overview of the C-band connectivity market in PNG ............................................................................. 42 3.2 Oil and gas sector .................................................................................................................................................. 42 3.3 Mining sector ........................................................................................................................................................... 44 3.4 Other economic sectors ...................................................................................................................................... 45 3.5 Mobile networks ..................................................................................................................................................... 45 3.6 Public services ......................................................................................................................................................... 46 4. Socio economic benefits ................................................................................................................. 47 C-BAND USAGE IN INDIA ........................................................................................................................ 50 1. Country overview ............................................................................................................................. 51 2. Television broadcasting .................................................................................................................. 51 2.1 Overview of the TV broadcasting market ..................................................................................................... 51 2.2 C-band utilisation for the broadcast sector ................................................................................................ 55 3. Connectivity ...................................................................................................................................... 58 3.1 Overview of the C-band satellite connectivity market in India ........................................................... 59 3.2 Education and heatlh............................................................................................................................................ 60 3.3 National security and public safety ................................................................................................................ 63 3.4 Rural connectivity .................................................................................................................................................. 66 3.5 Financial and banking sector ............................................................................................................................ 66 3.6 Other professional use ......................................................................................................................................... 67 4. Conclusions on the socio economic impact of C-band .............................................................. 68 APPENDIX .................................................................................................................................................. 71 ASSESSMENT OF C-BAND USAGE IN ASIAN COUNTRIES | JUNE 2014 BACKGROUND, SCOPE OF WORK AND METHODOLOGY EUROCONSULT REPORT Background and scope of work On 3 March 2014, we were appointed by CASBAA to perform this independent assessment of the effective utilization of C-band, as defined herein, for satellite services in Asia. The purpose of this study is to inform CASBAA and its members, in advance of the World Radiocommunications Conference scheduled by the International Telecommunication Union on 2-27 November 2015, and of the latter's consideration of proposals to modify spectrum allocations in a sense which could be detrimental to the continued