ViaSat provides satellite broadband services using high-capacity Ka-band satellites. Their Exede service is rated as the top broadband internet provider in meeting advertised speeds. ViaSat is working to expand coverage through new satellites like ViaSat-2, increase speeds up to 100 Mbps, and provide in-flight WiFi on commercial airlines. Satellite broadband can deliver services to rural and remote areas at costs comparable to terrestrial options and improve connectivity resilience.

1. ViaSat Overview and Satellite Broadband
Joint TechUK / UK Space Satcom Committee
7 July 2015
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2. Agenda
» Update on Satellite Broadband Paper to support
IGS review
› Paper drafted Jun 2015 (ViaSat and Avanti)
› Review during Aug 2015 (wider industry & stakeholders)
› To assist IGS market focus / development
» ViaSat Overview
› Ka Broadband Services
› Other capability headlines
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3. FCC’s 2013 and 2014 report “Measuring Broadband
America” rates Exede ahead of ALL terrestrial broadband
offerings in meeting its advertised speeds.
Satellite Broadband – IGS Paper Update
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“We will deliver faster internet, to help you work and communicate more easily. We will secure the
delivery of superfast broadband in urban and rural areas to provide coverage to 95 per cent of the
UK by the end of 2017, and we will ensure no one is left behind by subsidising the cost of installing
superfast capable satellite services in the very hardest to reach areas. We will also release more
spectrum from public sector use to allow greater private sector access. And we have set an
ambition that ultrafast broadband should be available to nearly all UK premises as soon as
practicable.” Conservative Manifesto May 2015

4. Report Highlights
» BDUK – fixation with FTTC (£0.5 – 1Bn
Govt investment), debate, media
» Satellite not seen as “NGA” or superfast
» Need to “mythbust” – based on FACTS
› Avanti, Tooway, SES available
› Exede no 1 ISP on performance 2013/14
» “Fixed” Satellite BB focused on
householders, small business and “hard
to reach” 1-5% (1.4M HHs) but…
» Investment in exploitable technology for
wider markets
› emergency services, resilience for
disasters, security, capacity for health,
media/news, smart cities, IoT
› Mobility including Aircraft
» Understanding of stakeholders and
customers and market leverage
compared to “fixed” ie BT, Virgin makes a
“small reseller” business challenging
» Well suited for underserved 5-10%
of the UK population.
» Can deliver services at 24/30 Mbps
now, aiming at 50-100 Mbps by
2016/17
» Utility, beyond that of fibre, for
consumers and the national interest
› additional capacity and resilient,
hybrid networks
» Govt action needed to ensure the
digital divide does not worsen
» Needs coordinated Government and
Industry engagement.
» Significant revenue from wider and
export markets
» Govt needs to harness true national
demand and work with industry
› so broadband ground networks and
space based capacity can be put in
place
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Conclusions

5. Demanding needs in demanding conditions
“NEW” DRIVERS
» Medical
» Intelligence / FMV
» Situational Awareness
» Combat ID
» Counter IED
» Targetting and Fires
» Force Protection
» Logistics
» Morale and Welfare
“CONSTANT” CHALLENGES
» Electronic environment
» Physical environment
» Dust, heat, snow…
» Logistic support
» The threat to people
» The threat to equipment
» Size, weight and power
» Training, ease of use
» Interoperablity

6. Why ViaSat? - Communications
FCC’s 2013 and 2014 report “Measuring Broadband
America” rates Exede ahead of ALL terrestrial broadband
offerings in meeting its advertised speeds.

7. Satellite
Connectivity
Subscriber
Terminals
Gateway
Earth Stations
Terrestrial
Infrastructure
Operations &
Business
Internet
Fixed and
Mobile
High capacity
spot beam
satellites
Unmanned
remotely operated
Gateway Earth Stations
Fibre connectivity
Core nodes, web
hosting, portals
Network operations
Business systems
Denver, Colorado
Fibre connectivity
Network Ops Centre
Customer Care
Back Office/Data Centre
Core Nodes
Why ViaSat? - Communications

8. » Launched October 2011
» 140 Gbps – Highest Capacity Satellite in orbit
» Service Open for 1 Million Subscribers
» Unprecedented Speed and Internet Media Performance
» 72 Spot Beams, 17 Gateways
» Changing the capacity economics
» Satellite Design, Ground Segment Design, Operational Experience
» and more to follow….
Game Changers – ViaSat 1

9. » 12 Mbps down, 3 Mbps up ($50, £30 pcm dependent on package)
» Web experience competitive with phone, fixed site 4G, cable
» Over 1M terminals shipped (US and EU)
» Embedded acceleration for fast page loads
» End-to-end system scales to millions of customers
» Family of consumer, portable, enterprise terminals
» Able to use VOIP and remove fixed line
Game Changers - Broadband Services

10. Game Changers - and now in the air
» Jet Blue and United Airlines over US, rolling into Europe (El Al)
» FAA certified for Airbus 320 and Boeing 737, orders for 500 aircraft
» Will go transatlantic from 2016 on ViaSat 2
» Provides 12 Mbps+, seamless across spot beams and satellites
» Sustaining speeds with 70 plus personal devices connected
simultaneously (> than typical 3-10% take rate)
» Fast, responsive web browsing, email, and social media updates
» Setting achievable expectations – the new standard

11. Multi-Satellite Network Roaming - KuKa
En-Route Mission Planning and ISR
Successful Ku and Ka operations and transitions between
7 satellites with 3 waveforms in July 2014
Ku-band
(SES-2)
Ka-band
(AMC-16)
Exede Ka-band
(WB-1)
Exede Ka-band
(ViaSat-1)
Ku-band
(AMC-15)
Exede Ka-band
(ANIK-F2)
Ku-band
(SES-1)
KuKarray
Terminal

12. » Global L (BFT2), “global” Ku (Yonder)
» ViaSat-2 Launch planned for 2016
» 2x capacity economics of ViaSat-1
» 7x the coverage of ViaSat-1
» More to follow….
» Eutelsat, Yahsat, NBNco
Coverage - Developing Ka Coverage
150 Gbps Ka-Band 70 Gbps Ka-Band

13. Demand, Capacity and Cost
» Demand continues to grow at around
30% (commercial and government)
» Afghan experience – increased
demand forwards, no going back…
» New platforms (F35, carrier) and ISR
» Medical and Welfare…
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CapacitydemandinGbps
Capacity demand vs time for
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14. Demand, Capacity and Cost
» HCS reduce cost of space capital to
serve large consumer base
» So can meet demand in cost
effective manner
» Consumer demand driving market –
broadband and mobility
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Capacity demand vs time for
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» Demand continues to grow at around
30% (commercial and government)
» Afghan experience – increased
demand forwards, no going back…
» New platforms (F35, carrier) and ISR
» Medical and Welfare…

15. Fixed and Nomadic Ka User terminals
» Residential and Enterprise
› Low-cost design - £2-300
› Over 1M terminals shipped
› Higher speeds for media-rich content
› Embedded acceleration mitigates latency
› Meets average page load terrestrial times
75cm Consumer
» Nomadic terminals
› Exede/Tooway connectivity
anywhere
» Transportable terminals
› Auto deployable
› Satellite Auto-acquire
FixedNomadic
1.2m Enterprise

16. Mobile Terminals
Fixed
Mobile
Nomadic
» Aero Mobile Terminal
› Commercial aviation or VVIP jets
on regional routes (Ka-band only)
› Always operational (ground, take-
off/landing)
» Global Aero Terminal
› Combine Ka and Ku-band
providing Global roaming
› Key for defence customers
» Small terminal
› Business Jets, UAVs
› Helicopters
› Ka or Ku-band models
» Hatch mount version for C-130
› ISR missions
» Ka-band terminal for C-17

17. A few other things ViaSat are doing…
» Integrated Waveform
› 14 x 2k4 networks
» Link 16
› Multirole Small Tactical Terminal
» Secure Mobility
» Data at Rest (ECLYPT) into platforms
» L Band / ViaSat Managed Services
» Multi waveform modems – CBM 400
› Reduced training, logistics, cost
» Bringing Ka to the Battlespace
» Global “best available” networks
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18. Questions?