Transcript Programme Status Meeting 05-12-2006
TerreStar Global
Connectivity no matter where you are driving 6
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June 2007
Andrew Fellows SVP, TerreStar Global
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About TerreStar Global Ltd
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Terre Star Global, an EU Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) company plans to
– Build next generation mobile communications network integrating satellite and terrestrial technologies. – Offer a level of resiliency and survivability far beyond any conventional ground-based system or existing satellite technology – Help solve critical communication challenges for the national homeland defence, public safety and rural communities. •
The TerreStar satellites, with antennae almost twenty meters across
– Will be able to communicate with standard wireless devices – Will utilize a Complementary Ground Component (terrestrial network) – Will provide the highest levels of ubiquity, resiliency, security and capability from an integrated satellite / terrestrial network •
The EU (DG INFSO) is currently developing a Spectrum Allocation and Authorization process that
– Will assign 2 x 30 MHz of Pan-European spectrum in the 2.0 GHz band. – TerreStar Global is a leading proponent of allocating this spectrum to serve public interests, including 2-way resilient communications for emergency response and rural communications.
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Enhanced Value for Telematics Services
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Europe’s Premier Emergency Response Network: Resilient and Ubiquitous
– TerreStar plans to build and operate a pan-European MSS network that will provide dependable mobile communications to drivers in case of a road emergency – The TerreStar solution will effectively end drop-outs or dead zones and provide communication resilience and redundancy and as a result, reduce emergency response times and save lives.
Truly mobile solution
– Sustained connectivity while moving at speeds over 95km/hr
High data speeds & bandwidth
– 3G quality data throughputs (HSDPA speeds of 3.6Mbps terrestrially, as high as 400Kbps through the satellite) – Ability to send significant volumes of data over wireless network
Flexible applications for a wide range of safety and security needs
– All-IP network supports prioritization, and security functionality within any given application
A Carrier’s Carrier: Providing Wholesale Capacity to Telematic Providers
– A Universal Chipset embedded in the telematic device enables interoperability with terrestrial cellular networks allowing providers to complement their existing services with dependable, wide-area satellite coverage. Proprietary and Confidential – Use or distribution subject to restrictions on first page
TerreStar Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Network
Geostationary Satellite 2 GHz MSS Satellite Direct 2 GHz MSS Terrestrial ATC Using MSS 2 GHz Frequency Standard Communication Networks Ku-Band Feeder Link Geographically Diverse Earth Stations
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