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Broadband satellite, fibre markets are different – Eutelsat
Eutelsat does not fear competition from fibre-based ultra high-speed broadband services, because it targets different consumers, Eutelsat CEO Michel de Rosen told La Tribune. In France, for example, there are still 3 million homes without digital terrestrial TV (DTT) coverage due to topography or proximity to borders, he said.
As for internet access, Eutelsat sees its natural hunting ground as rural areas, rather than big cities. Rosen said that it costs 20 times more to deploy fibre in the countryside than in cities, making it unviable for telecommunications operators. The French government has launched an ICT stimulus plan to enable all homes and businesses to connect to ultra high-speed broadband services, including HD and 3D TV, by 2025. Eutelsat’s Fransat satellite TV service, carrying the country’s DTT channels, has been in operation for one year and has attracted several hundred thousand subscriber homes to date, although only of the country’s French regions have switched off their analogue TV signals so far. Rosen refers to North America, where over 1 million homes have satellite internet, and to Europe, where the figure stands at nearly 100,000 households. Eutelsat is launching the Ka-Sat satellite next year to extend its Tooway service, raising bandwidth to 6-10 Mbps, versus 3 Mbps at present. The satellite’s footprint covers more than 1 million homes, one-fifth of which are in France. He added that Eutelsat would invest EUR 450 million, on average, over the next three years. In its last fiscal year it invested EUR 494 million, or about half of its turnover.
Eutelsat W3B launch scheduled
Arianespace has announced details of the fourth Ariane 5 flight of 2010, with its launcher having completed the initial build-up at the Spaceport. This vehicle will carry Eutelsat’s W3B telecommunications satellite and the BSAT-3b relay platform for B-SAT Corporation, and is scheduled for launch on September 15.
This latest heavy-lift vehicle was delivered to French Guiana aboard the MN Colibri, which is one of two roll-on/roll-off ships that transport components from Europe to the launch site in South America. The launcher hardware was transferred by road from the port of Pariacabo to the Spaceport.
Arianespace is planning a total of six Ariane 5 flights during 2010, with three of these already performed and a fourth mission in advanced preparation for liftoff on September 15.
Asia Cell, CDN, Eutelsat and Alcatel Lucent confirmed to speak at Iraq Telecoms 2010
The CWC Group announce the participation of Mr. Faruk Mustafa Rasool, Chairman of Asia Cell, at Iraq Telecoms 2010, taking place in Istanbul on 2 – 3 November 2010. He will be addressing the Iraqi mobile market issues, the role mobile services have in the stimulation of economic activities and how this is improving the lives of the Iraqi people.
Mr. Loay Almalaieka, Vice President Operations of CDN, has just confirmed he will be addressing one of the main topics for the Iraq Telecoms agenda: ‘Fiber, submarine cables, gateways’. CDN will also be hosting the extended lunch on the second day of the conference.
Mr. Ali Korur, Regional Sales & Marketing Director at Eutelsat, will address another major topic on this year’s programme: ‘Connecting Iraq’s homes and businesses, via satellite and new satellite capacity over Iraq and the Middle East’.
Alcatel Lucent has also just confirmed their participation, addressing the topic: ‘What role will new technologies play in the economic and social development in Iraq?’
Other highlights include:
• The Cruise Tour on the Bosphorus River, hosted by Fast Iraq, with welcome remarks from the Managing Director of the Fast Iraq, Timothy Moore.
• The networking lunch on day one of the conference will be hosted by Zain, while Zain’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer will outline Zain Iraq’s new policy as an opening keynote address on 2 November.