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Inmarsat’s Appropriate Satcoms Technologies for Africa

Inmarsat’s Appropriate Satcoms Technologies for Africa. ITU Symposium Arusha , Tanzania 1-3 April 2003. Tai Ogunderu Regional Manager, Africa. Relevant Quote:. “Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him”.

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Inmarsat’s Appropriate Satcoms Technologies for Africa

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  1. Inmarsat’s Appropriate Satcoms Technologies for Africa ITU Symposium Arusha, Tanzania 1-3 April 2003 Tai Ogunderu Regional Manager, Africa

  2. Relevant Quote: “Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him”. English novelist and writer Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)

  3. Today’s Expectations • Reliable communications and equipment • Global communications; anywhere, anytime • Portable telecom equipment • Bearable transmission bandwidth • Standard plug & play devices • Two-way communication (return channel, feedback ) • Easy installation; independence from public utility • Cost control

  4. Project Managing Rural/Remote Telecom Development • In project Management, the triple constraints are important: • Cost (cheap), Time-schedule (fast) and Resources (quality) • Quality: • Reliable, global, mobile, flexible, simple to use • Fast: • Satcoms is fastest to deploy • Easy to install and redeploy • Independent of public utility • Cheap: • Cost-effective; cost is relative to opportunity being provided

  5. What Solution? • In inaccessible areas, without fixed communications and requiring flexibility, satellite communications is preferred • Satcoms is unaffected by breakdowns experienced by fixed line networks when wire lines are physically interrupted • Satcoms provide instant access to critical data regardless of local working conditions • Inmarsat satcoms is global and available wherever you can see the sky • Inmarsat satcoms provide unprecedented ‘broadcast’ speed through a personal, portable mobile terminal

  6. Inmarsat? • Is a leading global mobile satellite communications company based in London, UK • Started as an IGO, had 86 Shareholder countries, privatised in April 1999 • Satellite operator and service provider for land-mobile, aeronautical and maritime markets • Contributed immensely to the success of the rural/remote industry through portable, personal and mobile communications terminals

  7. How Inmarsat Drives the Trend • Global coverage • 22 years track record • Land, Sea and Air • Rural and remote

  8. Rural & remote Personal, Portable, Mobile Terminals • Rugged, reliable • Mobile Office

  9. What is new? • The Inmarsat Global Area Network which provides 64 kbps speed with access to two of the world’s most useful data formats, ISDN and Internet Protocol (IP) • It is fast enough to broadcast quality audio live • It can support live video with two or more channels bonded together (greater than 128 kbps) • Biggest appeal to the project managers is the ease of setting up connections and getting to the scene of despair

  10. Global Area Network (GAN)- positioning the strength

  11. Fits Today’s Satcom’sTrends • Increasing efficiency • Maintaining profitability • Low forward cost; low operational cost • Maintaining the competitive edge • Timeliness to market; quick installation • Omni-present telecommunication • Reasonable communication bandwidth and speed

  12. 64kbit/s UDI to support video conferencing, Group 4 fax machines, & other ISDN terminals GAN: Facts and Technical Information 64kbit/s ISDN supporting: • 64kbits/s 3.1 kHz audio to support analogue devices: • Group 3 fax at speeds up to 14.4kbit/s • Modems at speeds up to 33.6kbit/s • Secure telephone units: STU-III • 64kbit/s ISDN speech

  13. GAN: Facts and Technical Information 64kbit/s Mobile Packet Data Service: • Packet data service designed to support the range of Internet Protocol (IP) applications • Best effort data rate depending on operating conditions • LAN, VPN • Features: • Lightweight, 3.5kg • DECT cordless handsets • Standard interfaces

  14. Global Area NetworkTypical Applications • Traditional – Mobile ISDN • Broadcast-quality audio • Store and forward video • Videoconferencing • Video/audio streaming • Batch email • File transfer • New – Mobile PacketData • Real time email • Instant Messaging • Web browsing • Logistics Management and Scheduling • Alerting and Notification

  15. GAN Addresses Your Concerns • GAN related costs are ‘Opportunity’ costs • Omni-presence; global • One-off, low forward capital cost • Always-On; Always-Connected • Volumetric-charging by $ / Megabit • Time-based charging by $ / minute • Standard protocols and interfaces (ISDN, USB, serial) • Internet protocol (IP) connectivity; access to WWW • Dial-up networking • Choice of Applications • Secure data: STU III, encryption • Excellent training provided: self-taught CDs with e-learning

  16. Typical Uses of GAN • Radio Entertainment: JazzFM (Mauritius) weekday show, Jazz with Jon Scragg (102.2fm 10am - 2pm), was broadcast live from Mauritius via GAN and an ISDN line. • BBC News Service: more than 100 terminals deployed worldwide • Equipped 7 Peugeot 806s with GAN terminals for outside broadcast • Due to simplicity of one person set-up, saves money and time

  17. Typical Uses of GAN • Off The Road: media coverage of the World Rally Championships • Breaking News: first images of Goma volcano explosion sent via GAN • Teleducation • Telemedicine • E-commerce • Telecentre

  18. Regional BGAN High quality permanent connectivity Robust to operate in extreme weather conditions Internet-ready IP satellite modem High Speed data communication – up to 144kbits/sec shared channel Lightweight 1.6 kg modem; simple set-up Secure communications Twice the speed of current GPRS terrestrial systems Regional BGAN is the Alternative

  19. The Inmarsat Phone-(Mini-M) • Characteristics • small - A4 page size • global coverage • Costs: less than $2000 • calls ~ $1.50 per min • Services • voice at 4800 bps • data, fax, e-mail at 2400 bps • Rural and remote version (large antenna)

  20. Mini M Terminals Small Antenna Mini-M Large Antenna Mini-M

  21. Personal Computer Handsets Telephones Operator Inmarsat satellite phone Wireless Local Loop PABX /PBX Fax Printer Personal Computer Heart of a Telecentre Configuration

  22. Remote industries, e.g oil rig, mining, energy Rural village public telephones Remote tourist games park Rural telecentres Remote border towns Telemedicines, teleducation Inmarsat GAN - mobile ISDN is core to telecentre operations for Rural and Remote Applications

  23. GPS/GLONASS Health & Safety • Air Traffic Safety • Automatic Dependent Surveillance • Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS) • Emergency and Disaster Management

  24. Summary • rural and remote is where charity begins for a nation; cannot afford to be complacent • satellite based solution offers short to medium implementation time • Inmarsat’s solutions offer global and mobile communications using voice, fax & data • LAMM, GAN and Regional BGAN is most suited for rural & remote; could be core to telecentres • solution here & now! Thank You.

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