Post on 18-Aug-2020
Satisfying growth demands for maritime
communications Michael Carter – Sales Director Network and Data Services
Overview
• Telenor Satellite : TODAY
• Trends in maritime communications
• THOR 7 Ka band services
• Satellite fleet and teleport resources
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Delivering strong growth and profit in data
communications
•Our satellite fleet offers attractive
coverage in key regions stretching from
Greenland to the Persian Gulf
•Long tradition of providing maritime VSAT
services in Europe
•Wholesale satellite capacity and
connectivity across the globe
•High powered coverage in the Middle
East for land-based broadband
communication services
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Significant Ka bandwidth increase in the next decade
EuroConsult projects that by 2021 the VSAT
market will account for the majority of satellite-
based maritime communication revenues.
Less than 5% of vessels have VSAT today
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User applications will drive capacity requirements
Engine manufacturers and
other vendors are building
their systems with sensor in
vessels and run algorithms
to interpret data, for
maintenance, remote
diagnostics, customer
support and product
improvement purpose.
Trend for more and
more automation on-
board with an
increasing amount of
data to be tracked
Cloud computing will help
shipping companies reduce IT
investment and improve
efficiency
BYOD is becoming popular as
communications become more
wireless
Significant
bandwidth
increase
in the next
decade
Increasing use of video
applications with high data rate
requirements
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Impacts from HTS capacity over the oceans
• Capacity prices per Mbps will go down as there
becomes a significant increase in capacity which will
break the supply demand balance in the short term.
• Services will allow for new bandwidth intense
applications
• New maritime markets and end users will become
addressable for satellite broadband
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The difference between HTS vs regular satellites
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Why Telenor Satellite invested in HTS ?
Ku band frequencies are increasingly crowded
• New orbital positions are difficult to acquire
• Ku band high paying Broadcast satellite services are utilising
all the Ku available, particularly in Europe.
Regulatory
• Ka band – at least to Telenor, opens up 2.5GHz of spectrum
in two polarisations
Ka band technology has matured
• All major VSAT antenna manufacturers now make Ka band
antennas
High bandwidth
• We can offer higher bandwidth through smaller antennas
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THOR 7 provides regional coverage within a high
maritime demand region
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THOR 7 HTS service packages
Broadband
communication
services
for fishing vessels
from 512/128 kbps
to 12/3 Mbps on
60 cm antennas
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24/6Mbps or even higher in the future for super yachts,
cruise liners and ferries
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Current status-
THOR 7 readiness
• Presently in the BETA customer testing
phase
• Customers taking part are highly satisfied
with the service
• Commercial launch to take place mid April
2016
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Satellite fleet and teleport resources
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THOR satellite coverage
1ºWest and 4ºWest - range of platforms available
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1˚West
THOR 10-02S1
THOR 10-02 S2
THOR 5 T1
THOR 5 T2
THOR 6 K1
THOR 6 K2
Thor III inclined
4˚West
THOR 7 Ka band
THOR 7 Ku band
Extended satellite coverage
External Ku band capacity - range of platforms available
T11N-Europe
T11N-Caribbean
E36B-EMEA
T14R- Atlantic
T11N – Africa
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Extended satellite coverage
External C band capacity – range of platforms available
SES 4 IS 10-02 IS 902
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Access to one third of the world’s satellites
Telenor’s three strategically located
state of the art teleports provide the
gateway to our satellites, offering a
broad portfolio of services to
support our data communication
services:
•Terrestrial connectivity
•IP trunking services
•Fibre network
•Hosting services
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