Ferdinand Kayser President and CEO, SES ASTRA S.A. 29th April French Senate Civil Protection

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1 Ferdinand Kayser President and CEO, SES ASTRA S.A. 29th April French Senate Civil Protection

2 SES GLOBAL Group Structure 100.0% 100.0% North America Europe 28.7% 19.9% Latin America 75.0% 34.1% Nordic Area and Central Europe Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 13.69% 15.0% 100.0% 77% 43.5% 25.1% Low Orbit messaging services 1-way broadband Italy Digital playout centre 2-way broad-band Europe 2-way broadband Africa Satellite Technology company Page 2

3 World s Largest Satellite Fleet Largest satellite fleet with 38 satellites: 28 operated by wholly owned subsidiaries and 10 through equity participations Located at 30 orbital positions Page 3

4 Civil Protection and Disaster Relief ASTRA is working closely with companies within the SES group, namely SATLYNX and NDSatcom, for the provision of communication services for disaster and crisis management at all levels. Page 4

5 Types of Disasters-Examples Hurricanes/Typhoons Tornadoes Floods Earthquakes/Volcanic activity Blizzards Plus man made..industrial accidents, terrorism All these destroy or incapacitate the terrestrial telecommunications infrastructure. Page 5

6 How can satellite technology help? Page 6

7 Satellite Advantages Satellites by the virtue of being in space are away from terrestrial devastation. Global coverage providing communications anywhere. Easily deployable solutions and ease of operation. Satellite solutions are available when terrestrial infrastructure is overloaded or inoperable. Page 7

8 Satellites: Key Element for Civil Protection Institutional and commercial uses Data back up Alternate communications Business resilience Maintaining corporate and commercial control Reduction of financial impact Save lives Page 8

9 Disaster management Devastation No nation is safe from disasters. Rich or poor the same problems remain. The devastating Tsunami on December 26, 2004 has highlighted the need for an early warning system that could have prevented the disaster. If an early-warning system was in place before the Tsunami struck, thousands of lives may have been saved. The U.S. government has announced plans to implement a $37.5 million Tsunami alert system worldwide relayed by satellites. It will be fully operational by mid Page 9

10 Disaster management Devastation After the Tsunami occurred, satellite solutions were installed to provide vital communications to civil authorities and Aid workers. These solutions included hand held satellite phones, up to large scale satellite data networks. In many cases, if the planning and provision for satellite services was already in place, many more lives could have been saved after the event. Page 10

11 Disaster management Devastation Example: Hurricane Andrew in 1992, destroyed most of southern Florida s telephone service. What remained became overloaded. Satellite technology remained and worked so well that the Florida Division of Emergency Management has added a permanent satellite system. Page 11

12 Man Made - Terrorism Examples World Trade Center 11 September, 2001: There was severe congestion of local telephone switches after the WTC terrorist attack Page 12

13 Man Made - Terrorism Examples However, the US Postal Service had connectivity! The satellite solution provider, Spacenet, allocated extra bandwidth to the private VSAT network of the US Postal Services so that people could use satellite telecommunication in the local post offices This demonstrates the flexibility and independence of scalable satellite solutions when standard telephone lines are cut off or overloaded Page 13

14 Terminal Equipment : VSATs What can a VSAT do? A VSAT has the capability of providing 2-way communications, handling multiple telephone calls simultaneously, allows access to videoconferencing, imagery transfer and data. It can provide GSM connectivity when system overload occurs or where the infrastructure is destroyed or nonexistent. Page 14

15 Terminal Equipment Satellite networks can be private and connect businesses, such as banks, for data back up, even on a global scale They can connect multiple local government offices or just provide point to point communication from a head office to a sub branch Page 15

16 Civil Protection Case studies Page 16

17 Case study-1 Pilot under preparation with regional civil protection departments in South European countries Due to frequent fires, flooding and earthquakes in mountainous areas, the local authorities are setting up a disaster management system via WiFi satellite infrastructure, together with SATLYNX. Applications: Voice over IP (VoIP) Videoconferencing Data transmission Page 17

18 Case Study- 2 SATLYNX are providing with partners emergency support vehicles and incident command vehicles fitted with mobile VSATs. This has included; Oxford County Council s Emergency planning department, Avon Fire Brigade and the West Midlands Fire Brigade. Page 18

19 Case Study- Pricing - 2 Prices for these solutions to retro-fit into vehicles are from Euro 5K to 30K Euro depending on requirement (vehicle extra). The monthly service fee is in the region of Euro100 to 1.5K Euro per month depending on the service, the number of users, the region Page 19

20 Case Study - 2 Pilot with SWISSPHONE: application for organisations with safety tasks Mobile 2-way satellite solution for emergency services Applications: VoIP Data communication To be deployed in Switzerland and eventually also Austria SWISSPHONE manufactured an easy-to-deploy satellite solution that can be installed in 15 minutes Page 20

21 Case Study - 2 Page 21

22 Summary Mobile units can be deployed at major incidents, to coordinate the safe and efficient multi agency responses that are required to deal with large scale emergencies. Using satellite technology, emergency responders have the equivalent of transferring a headquarter's systems, applications and information to anywhere required. This enables emergency responders to make informed decisions with real time, fast and relevant information without relying on fixed line telephone communications. Decisions and actions will always be enhanced with the benefit of complete information and that is what satellite communication enables. Page 22

23 Summary (2) First responders to an emergency require easily deployable and simple to use systems. This applies not only to governmental or local area management but for commercial companies too. Where satellite solutions are installed, these should be used on a daily basis and not just for back up or emergency. The solutions should be scalable. Advantages: Knowledge of operation. Familiarity - breeds confidence. No specialized people required. Instant communication - saves lives by shortening the response time. Human, commercial and financial implication costs are reduced. Page 23

24 Summary (3) Governmental and NGO s should work closely with the commercial satellite providers to identify solutions and systems. Finally: It is easier to activate system in place than to implement one after the event. ASTRA, working closely with its partners, has the experience and global coverage to support disaster relief and emergency management. Page 24

25 Thank you for your attention Page 25