Satellite Broadband The Key To Rural Broadband Service
Satellite Broadband: The Key To Rural Broadband Service Mike Cook Senior Vice President Hughes Network Systems
Broadband Satellite Capacity Available Today – More Capacity Coming in 2016 Next-Generation HTS – Two More Satellites: Echo. Star® XIX, Via. Sat-2 (2016) • 300+ Gbps 20+ Mbps end-user services 10– 20+ Mbps HTS Satellites in Operation – Two Satellites: (2012) Echo. Star® XVII, Via. Sat-1 SPACEWAY 3 (Hughes)/Wild. Blue-1 (Via. Sat) Echo. Star XVII (Hughes)/Via. Sat-1 (Via. Sat) • • Spokane Denver 5 Mbps 10– 15 Mbps (2008) First-Generation HTS – Two Satellites: SPACEWAY® 3, Wild. Blue-1 Phoenix • 2 H 52105 10/7/2020 200+ Gbps 5– 15 Mbps end-user services Currently 1. 5 Million customers between Hughes and Via. Sat 14 Gbps 1– 5 Mbps end-user services (HTS: High Throughput Satellites)
The Economic Necessity for Satellite Broadband Satellite Penetration (Hughes Estimates) 6. 00% 5. 00% Terrestrial broadband infrastructure deployment costs increase dramatically as household density falls Penetration 4. 00% Wireline is economic at densities above ~70 households per square mile 3. 00% 2. 00% Broadband satellite infrastructure investment is the same across all densities. It is the most economic technology to deploy at lower household densities 1. 00% 05 HH 10 HH 15 HH 20 HH 25 HH 30 HH 35 HH 40 HH 45 HH Households per Square Mile 3 H 52105 10/7/2020 50 HH 55 HH 60 HH 65 HH 66 -100 HH 101+ HH
Broadband Satellite – A Key Component to Rural Coverage v It’s available where you live: Anywhere in the country – no matter how remote v It’s available today: No new infrastructure build-out requirement v It’s fast, secure, reliable v High-throughput satellites have dramatically changed the landscape v We are going to more than double the available capacity in the next 3 years v Satellite broadband is the most cost-effective solution for less densely populated areas The Satellite Broadband Industry should be included in any program aimed at encouraging the deployment of broadband infrastructure. 4 H 52105 10/7/2020
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