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Satellite Solutions for Emergency Communications

Satellite Solutions for Emergency Communications. National Conference on Emergency Communication Systems December 12, 2005. Satellite Industry Overview. Services & Applications. Communications Telephony Internet Backbone Wireless Networks Messaging Mobile Satellite phones. Broadcast

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Satellite Solutions for Emergency Communications

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  1. Satellite Solutions for Emergency Communications National Conference on Emergency Communication Systems December 12, 2005

  2. Satellite Industry Overview Services & Applications • Communications • Telephony • Internet Backbone • Wireless Networks • Messaging • Mobile Satellite phones • Broadcast • Direct to Consumer TV • Cable Relay • Satellite Radio • Remote Sensing • Weather • Mapping • Disaster Assessment • Urban Planning • Flood and Storm watches • Air Pollution management • GPS/Navigation • Position location • Timing • Land/Sea Rescue • Mapping Support Services Launch Vehicles Ground Equipment Insurance Manufacturing

  3. 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 Corporation Washington, DC

  4. 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 Leading Global Satellite Operator The Intelsat Network – 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 anywhere on earth

  5. 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

  6. Flooding in New Orleans – 9/3/05

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

  8. Banda Aceh pre-Tsunami – 6/23/04

  9. Banda Aceh post-Tsunami – 12/28/04

  10. IBM SWIS System UNHCR Headquarters IBM SWIS System 802.16 WiMAX UN IBM Tsunami Relief NetworkLeveraging Network Broadband Service

  11. Overview of the Tsunami Mobilization Effort

  12. Intelsat’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

  13. 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

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. 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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