The Three Dimensions Of Universal Broadband Access and Opportunities in Emerging Markets. Jacques-Samuel Prolon, CCO Kacific Broadband Satellites

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1 The Three Dimensions Of Universal Broadband Access and Opportunities in Emerging Markets Tuesday 23 January 2018 Jacques-Samuel Prolon, CCO Kacific Broadband Satellites

2 Connecting the Dots We started by looking at the needs of the people in the world s most-difficult-to-connect geography.

3 Connecting the Pacific is different Connecting communities is the way to connect people The best of all is their ability to CONNECT to their respective friends and families around the globe Since our first successfully attempt to connect to the Internet on Wednesday 27th December, every morning there is someone knock at our door or call on the phone and ask whether the NET is ON? Keith Moana, Min. Comm. Tonga about the Kacific powered hotspot at Niuafo ou

4 Live deployment in 8 countries of the Pacific 100s of remote communities enabled True broadband high speeds Small and low-cost VSAT terminals Empowering our customers to fine tune their operations and acquire end-users ahead of the Ka-band launch Full fledged high-redundancy teleport facility in Northern Australia

5 The Three Dimensions of Universal Broadband To succeed in underserved, low penetration, low-income markets requires coordination across three dimensions: 1. Provide tailored service and technology 2. Develop go-to-market strategies to aggregate customer demand 3. Involve public agencies, international agencies to alleviate start-up costs and provide training and access

6 Provide tailored service and technology

7 First dimension: Enable granular access Go down to the point of consumption Small VSAT: 75cm to 1.2m diameter Inexpensive: Less than US $700 per terminal Quickly installed: around 40 minutes Can be solar-powered Lightweight Easily maintained Up to 100Mbps per terminal Installation of a 20Mbps connection in Port-Vila (Vanuatu) suburbs by local technicians

8 How: High Throughput Satellites and Ka-band Kacific-1 HTS 2019 launch on SpaceX Falcon9 Well proven Boeing 702MP Geostationary Platform 22 countries covered: power concentrated on each territory for maximum quality and lower cost per Gbyte competitive with terrestrial (submarine cable + local distribution costs) New connectivity paradigm everywhere in the Pacific and South East Asia in 2019 Over US$600M firm bandwidth contracts already HTS = Easy Access + Low-cost Bandwidth Ka-Band spectrum maximizes available local and teleport throughput for lowest costs

9 Develop go-to-market strategies to aggregate customer demand

10 Second: Communities as gateways to all segments of demand Government services Education Private enterprises Health care Disaster response & relief Tourism Events Connecting with family 10

11 Reaching out: Enabling communities Aggregate demand on a micro level Public and private sector opportunities Community hubs e.g. schools, churches, clinics Small businesses Tourist accommodation and services Great hot-spot entrepreneurship opportunity Good service at 10-20Mbps or above Bandwidth provided by local ISP Local reseller takes commission Opportunity for afterhours broadband from public institution hotspots (e.g. schools) Cost of bandwidth paid by local households Sample commercial offers by excite (Papua New Guinea) powered by Kacific bandwidth

12 Agile Go-To-Market models Innovation from Emstret Holdings Limited (Papua New Guinea) All enclosed standalone mobile satellite powered WIFI station Started operations with several schools in Enga province Also targeted at powering community services Vision of 2.5 Kina (0.8USD) annual internet access per student

13 Involve government and international agencies

14 Third Dimension: Scaling nationwide with public support Institutions can support affordable ground equipment costs and installation for remote areas Provide training and access to a broad range of online programs Healthcare Education Government services Civic education Economic development initiatives

15 New Community service at Niuafo Ou Northernmost island in the kingdom of Tonga Self funded community project Supported by Ministry of Communications Serviced by Ezinet Tonga 20 Mbps down / 5 Mbps up Kacific bandwidth Primary interest is to connect to family around the globe Access by PC and with mobile devices through the hotspot Most adults have one smartphone People walk up to 2h through the islands to surf internet Solar panels under installation

16 2018: Digital as the engine of education Ranked 1 st place Ranked 141 st ITU Index 2017

17 Fast adoption in secondary schools and higher education Traffic growth from over 20 connected schools and higher institutes W1 W3 W5 W7 W9 W11 W13 W15 W17 W19 W21 W23 W25 W27 W29 W31 W33 W35 W37 W39 W41 W43 W45 W47 Kacific connected school lab in Vanuatu Coming from a rural area like Enga we see that it is very important for our kids to have access to the internet. Access to internet is the future and I think it s a crime, for people in rural places, if the government does not give them access to internet. Enga Province Governor Sir Peter Ipatas

18 Conclusion

19 The three dimensions of Universal Broadband Tailored service and technology to achieve best value-for-money connectivity Driving viral adoption through communities Scaling with institutional support Embrace Broadband for All and Everywhere in the Pacific and South East Asia starting now

20 Thank You Jacques-Samuel Prolon Chief Commercial Officer Kacific Broadband Satellites