satellite solutions for emergency communications

1Intelsat General Corporation Proprietary and Confidential

Satellite Solutions for Emergency Communications

National Conference on

Emergency Communication SystemsDecember 12, 2005

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Satellite Industry OverviewServices & Applications

Launch Vehicles Ground Equipment Insurance Manufacturing

Support Services

Remote Sensing• Weather• Mapping• Disaster Assessment• Urban Planning• Flood and Storm watches• Air Pollution management

Communications• Telephony•Internet Backbone•Wireless Networks• Messaging•Mobile Satellite phones

GPS/Navigation• Position location• Timing• Land/Sea Rescue• Mapping

Broadcast• Direct to Consumer TV• Cable Relay• Satellite Radio


Intelsat Highlights

• Industry pioneer and innovator

• Leading provider of satellite services

• Healthy fleet in valuable orbital locations

• Global customer base in approximately 200 countries and territories

• Landing Rights Worldwide

Intelsat Global Service CorporationWashington, DC


Leading Global Satellite Operator

• Global C- and Ku-band coverage from nearly 30 satellites

• Ku-band steerable spot beams for high-powered communications to remote locations

• Diverse satellite paths and restoration capability

• Adaptable coverage to serve surge demand and rapid response requirements

The Intelsat NetworkThe Intelsat Network – – dozens of satellites, plus teleports and tier 1 Internet access in the dozens of satellites, plus teleports and tier 1 Internet access in the world’s top markets – gives IGC clients rapid deployment of flexible, scalable service virtually world’s top markets – gives IGC clients rapid deployment of flexible, scalable service virtually

anywhere on earthanywhere on earth


GXSSM Network Infrastructure(Teleport & Terrestrial Interconnect Services)

• Access to our owned-and-operated secure teleports in the U.S. & in Germany with 48 earth station antennas, plus access to other teleports

• More than 3 Gbps of protected Internet services

• Robust terrestrial interconnects between teleports and PoPs with multi-homing

• Co-location and maintenance support for customer-furnished equipment in our teleports

• VoIP service provisioning


Flooding in New Orleans – 9/3/05


"If we learned anything from Hurricane Katrina, it is that we cannot rely solely on terrestrial communications." – FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin


Banda Aceh pre-Tsunami – 6/23/04


Banda Aceh post-Tsunami – 12/28/04


UN IBM Tsunami Relief Network Leveraging Network Broadband Service

IBM SWIS System

UNHCR Headquarters

IBM SWIS System

802.16 WiMAX


Overview of the Tsunami Mobilization Effort

Organization Contribution

UNHCR Humanitarian Relief and Requirements Development

Intelsat Satellite Communications, overall project management, platform and network management

IBM Applications software

Future Tech Integration of Application Software, remote site installation and systems integration

iDirect Hub/Remote Systems support and remote site hardware

BCom Installation of UNHCR Earth stations


Intelsat’s Katrina ResponseIntelsat’s Katrina Response

• Intelsat, Ltd. quickly reconfigured capacity to enable:

• Free cellular services via Cingular

• Emergency services via mobile vans for relief agencies, Louisiana State Police, and shelters for Nextel/Sprint, MCI and AT&T

• ViaSat services to Qualcomm for emergency response and relief agency personnel throughout the affected area

• Satellite service to mobile offices and command centers, such as vans, trucks, and buses for DHS and FEMA

• Satellite service in support of National Guard Units led by the South Carolina National Guard for DISA

• Live coverage for ABC News

• Satellite news gathering feeds from N.O. to London for Sky News London

• On-air programming for Petrocomm


Satellite Industry Contributions

• Mobile Satellite Service– Globalstar, Iridium, MSV provided invaluable communication

tools to first responders

• Fixed Satellite Service– Broadband connectivity for data and voice enabling network

restoration

• Broadcast Satellite Applications– Direct TV and XM Radio worked to distribute emergency

information

• Geospational Information Systems– Reconnaissance– Mapping– Navigation


What worked, What didn’t What didn’t work:• Communications networks that relied on fixed terrestrial

infrastructures, such as telephone lines and cell towers• Incompatible mobile radio systems that wouldn’t allow

communications among local, state and federal authorities.

What worked:• Mobile satellite phones• Portable communications gear that uses voice-over-IP

technology to send voice over data networks, including satellite links.

• Interconnection devices that bridge two-way radio communications with incompatible handsets, and landline and wireless phones.


SIA Recommendations

• Satellites must be an essential component of future critical communications networks;

• Satellite capacity and equipment must be pre-purchased and pre-positioned;

• Satellite operators and personnel must be credentialed as first responders; and,

• Satellite spectrum must be preserved, and protected from interference.


Commercial Satellite Challenges

• Current national priorities are wireless interoperability and additional spectrum for first responders

• Satellites generally not competitive on price with terrestrial alternatives in non-emergency applications

• Satellite hardware requires training/integration with terrestrial systems can be complex

• Building a sustainable “business case for disaster communications”

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