Extensia's inaugural Satellite summit, scheduled for June 2016 in South Africa, will focus on satellite playing an essential role in Africa’s future digital communications strategy across all sectors.

1. D I G I TA L S K I E S - E V E RYO N E CO N N E C T E D
Sun City, South Africa, June 2016
Future-Sat AFRICA
Africa is connected!
But 688.7 million people still live beyond 10km reach of a fibre node
Source - CTO 2012
In 2014 the inventory of terrestrial fibre transmission networks in Africa totalled
958,901 km (Hamilton Research) and yet in 2014, 56% of the population of Africa still
live more than 25 miles beyond the nearest fibre node (FTTH Council Africa)
Satellite communications still provides the only viable connectivity solution for much of
Africa • Sparsely populated rural communities will never be economically viable to connect to
broadband via fibre • Unlike other connectivity solutions, satellite offers the same broadband
speeds regardless of distance from urban infrastructure • Satellite can offer 100% national
coverage and can be rapidly deployed with full mobility to support Healthcare, Tourism,
Military, Education, Aviation, Maritime and Large Enterprise • Satellite connectivity integrates
seamlessly and supports other technologies to improve mobility, affordability, reliability and
national broadband coverage
C-band communications are being
represented by wireless manufacturers
from developed countries to be of declining
importance, but that is not the case in Africa.
C-band communications benefit from two
physical characteristics that make it central to
Africa’s environment: resistance to “rain fade”
and availability of wide beams. Television,
wireless, banking and finance, energy
production, civil aviation, and government
sectors are particularly reliant on satellite
networks using C-band spectrum, which is
prized for its reliability and scope of coverage.
Overall usage for satellite capacity in Sub-
Saharan Africa increased at an 11% CAGR over
2009-2014. Euroconsult further anticipates
an 11% CAGR for capacity leased over the next
decade, for a total of close to 200 Gbps of
traffic flowing over satellite. The tripling of TV
signals in the last five years, growth in cellular
backhaul requirements and the addition
of more than 15,000 VSATs for various
vertical segments have all contributed to the
emergence of new requirements,”
According to Europa.EU, Researchers are
taking data from satellite observations and
combining it with first-hand experience
from health workers to make smart tools
that can predict where outbreaks of
diseases driven by changes in environmental
conditions, including climate, which bring
rains and floods that carry such diseases
into previously unexposed populations
with little immunity. It can result in more
frequent, severe epidemics, with dire
socioeconomic consequences.
Analysys Mason conducted research to
establish the role of satellite in mobile
backhaul in Africa. One key conclusion was
that there are many communities in Africa
that have sizeable populations but are
isolated from their closest neighbour and
that such communities can be served most
cost-effectively using a hybrid approach in
which several base stations are connected
locally with microwave, then the cluster is
backhauled via satellite to the operator’s
core network.

2. For more information, to register to attend or to express interest in sponsorship opportunities,
please contact Extensia COO, Adrian Hall:
Tel: +44 (0)1904 622381 | Email: ah@extensia-ltd.com
Thanks to Satellite, secure, mobile, reliable broadband connectivity is a reality across Africa.
An effective Multi-Technology infrastructure strategy will ensure the most cost efficient and
effective connectivity solution. Satellite connectivity plays an essential role in Africa’s future digital
communication strategy.
Future-Sat Africa 2016 asks the questions:
} What are the future technologies, policies,
regulations and service strategies that can
support the development of the satellite
sector?
} How is Africa’s satellite industry aligning itself
to support the wider communications mix?
} What new services, bandwidth segments
and footprint expansion developments are
satellite operators planning?
} How are end user’s requirements evolving,
what new challenges are they facing and
how can satellite ensure they are part of the
solution?
} How can C Band support and encourage
national socio economic development?
} How can Satellite support the growing trend
towards M2M connectivity?
} How are high throughput Ka band satellites
supporting broadband delivery to healthcare
and education sectors?
} How are the latest industry standards
improving cyber security?
} What is the future of Digital Broadcasting?
} How is the Digital Dividend supporting data
access in Africa?
} What are the positions and growth strategies
of satellite, fibre and wireless industry alliances?
} How are countries factoring in satellite and
wireless technologies as a core component of
communications and service resilience?
Future-Sat-Africa 2016 will deliver an innovative programme combining Keynote speeches,
panel discussions, workshops, advisory clinics, private business meetings and high level
networking opportunities allowing attendees to tailor their experience to reflect their most
pressing demands and objectives. Attendees will include Policy Makers, Regulators and Major
ICT End Users from the Military, Oil and Gas, Education, Telecoms and other sectors, across
Africa together with a select number of Satellite and Wireless service and infrastructure
solution providers, brokers, vendors, consultants and investors who can support key business
requirements.
D I G I TA L S K I E S - E V E RYO N E CO N N E C T E D
Sun City, South Africa, June 2016
Future-Sat AFRICA