IXth European Interparliamentary Space Conference

Eutelsat

Astrid Bonté, Responsible for Institutional Relations.

Rome, October 8th 2007

October 2007

Eutelsat in brief

Leading European satellite player : 24 satellites, 830 M€ revenues

October 2007 Page 3

Eutelsat applications and services at a glance

> Video: > DTH:Broadcasting over 2,500 TV

channels, more than 1,000 radio channels

> Professional video

> Data > Private VSAT networks

> Trunking

> Value-Added Services> Internet access

> Mobile services

* Eutelsat financial year ends June 30

Current Future

> HDTV

> Broadband Internet access in Ka band

> Mobile TV in S band

> Galileo applications

High Definition TV

October 2007

High Definition : the future of satellite TV

> HDTV requires 4 to 5 times more bandwidth than Standard Definition TV:

> 10 SD channels in MPEG 2, only 5 HD channels in MPEG4 and 2 to 3 in MPEG 2 on one transponder

> Satellites are more appropriate than terrestrial technologies

> Today: about 40 HD channels in Europe> Forseen in 2010: 150 HD channels in Europe

Internet broadband access in Ka band

October 2007

Ka Sat for Broadband Internet Access

> An entire Ka band satellite

> Fully dedicated to affordable and bi-directional broadband internet access

> Ordered in summer 2007> Launch planned in 2010

> Coverage: Western &Eastern Europe as well as spots around the Mediterranean

> Small spots allowing re-use of frequencies

October 2007

Addressing the digital divide

> Ka Sat will address areas of the digital divide, with no substitutive terrestrial technologies

> Small antennas ( 67 cm)

> Reduced costs: > Monthly service : from 200 € to 45 €> Terminal : from 1500 € to 300 €

Households with no broadband access but owing a PC

Europe de l’Ouest6 million households

Europe de l’Est6 million households

Afrique du Nord8 million Households

October 2007

Broadband: Satellite becomes competitive

1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Capex/ MHz/year

HotBird series / 20 txp

W series / 30 txp

Atlantic Bird / 35 txp

W series / 60 txp

W series / 100 txp

Ka-band Satellite

7 times cheaper than latest-generation

Ku-band

> Ka-band allows satellite to enter new markets in which Ku-band is not competitive

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

Mobile TV in S band

October 2007

Mobile TV in S-band with W2A

> Ordered in 2006, > Launch planned in Q1, 2009

> Shared investment between Eutelsat and SES Astra (creation of a Joint Venture)

> One S-band payload

> Power can be allocated among up to SIX spots beams according to customer requirements

W2A satelliteW2A satellite

W2A S-band payload coverage

If successful, additional S-band satellite capacity is expected to be launched over Europe in the coming years

October 2007

Targeted Service

Live Radio1 TV channel = 5-6 radio

channels

Data ServicesProgramme guide, traffic information…

Handheld Terminals(external antenna)

Handheld Terminals(integrated antenna)

Automobile

Live TV9-15 satellite channels

18-40 terrestrial channels

October 2007

System Architecture

GatewayGSM/3G base

stations

Content Center

GSM / 3G Network

S-Band

9-15 SATELLITE CHANNELS

18-40 TERRESTRIAL CHANNELS

October 2007

Why?

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>…Choose S-band?

> L band: Entirely used by Inmarsat and Thuraya C/Ku/Ka band: Higher frequency bands reserved for satellite but not adequate for mobile applications

> S band: unused and close to the UMTS frequencies (antennas of 3G transmitters can be re-used and little additional hardware required in the terminal)

>… Choose satellite for mobile networks?

>Cost advantage in case of wide geographical coverage Complete coverage within satellite footprint (signal cannot be received indoor without terrestrial repeaters though)Internationally coordinated frequencies: multi-national service roll-out possible

October 2007

Regulatory uncertainties on S band

> The S-band frequencies will not be allocated (by the European Commission) before 2009

> This timing is incompatible with market requirements> Mobile TV networks are deployed now (2007 – 2008)> No customer can commit to a S-band network without knowing

how much spectrum is available

> The allocation process has to be accelerated significantly, or there will be no market for Mobile TV via satellite in Europe

Galileo applications

October 2007

Galileo applications

> Value added will come from the combination of mobile communication and positionning capabilities

> Emergency signaling from cars (where no GSM reception)> Automatic road toll systems > Updating of cartography data in car receptors via a S band

mobile broadcast system.

> With the S band payload on W2A, Eutelsat and SES are the only operators owing the perfect tools to lead those applications

Thank you for your attention