Slides form the 7/1409 webinar, "The Strategic Importance of Satellite Communications"

1. The Strategic Importance of
Satellite Phones for
Emergency Communication
Lou Altman
CEO, GlobaFone
Webinar
June 17, 2009
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2. Agenda
Introduction
Review
Satcom Solutions
Q&A
Close
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3. So who is this guy anyway?
• Industry veteran
• Leading spokesman
• Tireless advocate
• GlobaFone founder
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5. Total
Communications
Failures
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10. And now….
Communications
myths….
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11. Our radio
system is
robust!
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12. Our radio system is
dependable!
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13. We’ll use our
cell phones!
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14. It’s never happened
before!
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15. Etc, Etc, Etc…..
We’ll use VoIP….
We have a ham radio….
We’ve never had a problem with…
We have carrier pigeons…..
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16. NONSENSE!
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17. Who wants to
discuss reality?
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18. REALITY……
In most major and many minor
disasters you WILL LOSE your
communications systems:
• Landlines – PSTN, T1, T3, VoIP
• Cell phones – out or over burdened
• Radios – limited scope
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19. Satellite
phones
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20. Satellite phones are not:
• Complicated
• Hard to use
• Heavy
• Expensive
• OPTIONAL!
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22. Satellite phones ARE:
• Highly Reliable
• Functional
• Critical
• Inexpensive
• Mandatory!!!
Most critical device for DR/BC/EM
or remote communications
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23. Then
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24. Now
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25. Satellite phones are
THE most reliable
communications
solution
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26. Functionality
B/C, E/M, D/R communications
Daily use in remote locations
Asset tagging and tracking
Geo-fencing and alarms
M2M – reporting, monitoring
Satellite phones save lives!
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27. Industries
Military, Defense Contractors
Civilian Government
Law Enforcement
Insurance, Fin. Services
Utilities, Power Companies
Oil, Gas, Chemical. Forestry
Media, Journalists
Maritime –shipping, fishing
B/C, E/M, E/R
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29. What is in a Satellite?
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30. Satellite Orbits
Communications satellite orbit the earth at
a designated distance and trajectory
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32. LEO Satellite Footprint
• Orbiting periods:
90 to 120 min
• 400 - 2500 miles
• 10-20 min horizon
• 2.5% - 5% of earth surface
• Many satellites = global coverage
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33. How it Works
66 satellites
6 Polar planes of 11 birds
16,832 mph – 100 minutes
Provides global coverage
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34. Each Satellite
Linked to four others
Has 48 spot beams
250 NM in diameter
Footprints overlap
Specific spot beams briefly support a
call – 10 minutes
2800 NM diameter
All spot beams overlap
Satellites hand off calls as required
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36. Cross-link and spot beam technology
give Iridium…..
Total global coverage!
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39. How it Works
40 satellites
876 miles
Gateway to connect calls
Path diversity, bent-pipe
70 degrees coverage
Handsets see multiple
satellites
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42. Globalstar Status
Radiated satellites
S-Band degraded duplex functionality
Coverage gaps
Wait times for service
This is as bad as it will be
Simplex data works great
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43. SPoT
Satellite Personal Tracker
Has won multiple awards
120,000 since 11/07
$149, $99, $49, $8.95
Retail stores
Simplex network
Great device
Personal use
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44. Globalstar Future
New constellation
New gateways, funding, SPoT
June 2010
Backwards compatible
Up to 10 MB data rate
Great deals on hardware
Cheap/free, unlimited service
ATC
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45. A NCILLARY TERRESTRIAL COMPONENT:
Terrestar
Skyterra
Globalstar
Terrestar – July 6, 500 spot beams, 60 ft.
Skyterra – launch late 2009
Globalstar – ATC part of new satellites
Cell calls over Satcom spectrum
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47. GEO Satellite Footprint
• Most GEOs don’t cover poles
• 4 GEOS for near global coverage
• Voice signal - ¼ sec. for round trip
• Point and click
• Variety of applications
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48. How it Works
Three I-4 satellites:
America, EMEA, Asia
Near global coverage
Global beam covers 1/3 of the earth
19 regional beams - Fleet, mar. mini-M
228 narrow spot beams
Each narrow beam has 630 channels
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53. Service Offered
GMDSS - global maritime distress and safety services
Fleet: Broadband, 77, 55, 33, Phone
Swift Broadband and Swift 64
Land phone, land portable, ISAT
Comms on the move – BGAN 727
BGAN – up to 492k IP, 384k streaming
All flavors, all speeds
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55. INMARSAT Coverage
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57. Conclusions
NOT having satellite phones is dangerous
People and assets are at risk
Communications are cut off
Coordination is near-impossible
How do you implement and run your
response plan absent reliable
communications?
So….are you REALLY prepared?
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58. Conclusions
Satellite phones work when all else fails
Must be on site before the disaster
Solutions for you and your situation
Test, test, test, train, train, train
Include Satcom in your strategic budget
The Bottom line? BE PREPARED!
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59. Your Take-Aways
Where does Satcom fit into your plan?
What is the value of communications?
What are the most critical areas of your
business?
What will keep them running?
Budgetary issues aside, what will you buy?
How will you test and train?
How will you make all of this this happen?
Who do you recruit at your organization?
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60. Contact
Louis Altman
GlobaFone
2 International Drive
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Office: 603-433-7232
www.satellitephonestraighttalk.com
l.altman@globafone.com
www.linkedin.com/in/loualtman
http://twitter.com/loualtman
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