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VSAT2011, which was held in September 2011, was themed around the huge expansion of Ka-band satellite deployments as multi-year project plans finally began delivering spacecraft to orbit. The conference was sold out almost a month before it began and was highly praised for the quality of its speaker presentations, innovative subjects and unmatched networking opportunities.
They say there’s nothing new under the sun – perhaps not, but for many VSAT operators the world may well be about to be turned on its head. The past five years have seen escalating bandwidth prices and scarce satellite capacity in many regions of the world, but the next five will bring terabytes of bandwidth at vastly reduced costs – perhaps one tenth that of current levels, or even lower.
However, as with all good things in the satellite industry, this bounty will come at a cost. Ka-band spot-beam satellites will not be able to shift bandwidth across markets, continents or even countries the way that conventional satellites can today. In many cases ground segment design will force an operator to use a limited number of common gateways which will also define traffic routing. Operators will, as a consequence, find a great deal of their infrastructure is redundant along with some of their current highly prized bandwidth management expertise as capacity is sold by the Mbps rather than the MHz. In short, the change for those who are not prepared could be terminal.
At the same time, the opportunities will be legion. Those VSAT operators that are able to create, market and sell value propositions based on Ka-band spot-beam capacity will rule the world (of VSATs!). Satellite operators with individual spacecraft supporting 40, 80 or 120 Gbps of capacity will rely on companies who can envision the possibilities and bring innovative new services to market.
VSAT2011 was the place where the pivotal players in this embryonic revolution came together. Ka-band, high throughput satellites (HTS) and the infrastructure, partnership models and business strategies involved were the focus of the VSAT2011 Conference.
Despite the massive changes in progress, the current VSAT ecosystem will not be entirely swept away, however.
The death of C-band services was heralded by some when Ku-band became common, yet this has not happened.
In the same way, both C and Ku-band services will endure in many segments of the telecoms market despite
the advent of Ka. Some highly specialised VSAT service providers will have to plan just how to
incorporate Ka-band services into their value propositions whilst others will have a steeper
learning curve as they are forced to re-examine the expertise and value they bring with their
satellite solutions.
VSAT2011 highlighted user and operator case studies for many of these critical areas of networking and
industry-specific expertise. The conference brought together the foremost speakers to cover topics
ranging from the current evolution of cellular backhaul requirements and commercial maritime demands to
business continuity and niche vertical opportunities. Richard Kline said “Confidence is preparation.
Everything else is beyond your control.” VSAT2011 was the place where
many began their preparations.
The conference draws the highest profile speakers and delegates
from the four corners of the globe because it is the only event which
covers operational experiences and customer application examples from all
regions of the world. Delegates and speakers came from 42 different
countries to attend VSAT2011.
Our objective for the conference is simple - to focus
on the key issues, latest developments and strongest areas of opportunity
in the global marketplace by bringing together the major decision-makers
and most successful exponents in the industry. Whether you require some
vision on how to tackle the economic downturn, an
industry update, coverage of new technologies and market developments, a
chance to network with some of the most influential people in the VSAT
business or just some inspiration, the COMSYS VSAT Conference will
meet your needs.
Key issues addressed at VSAT2011 included: Segment and application specific topics: Regional case studies: Speakers at VSAT2011 included: KEYNOTE:
Executive Vice President, Engineering, Hughes, USA
Chief Commercial Officer, Yahsat, UAE
Process
& Control Systems, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
CEO, Gilat Satellite Networks Senior
Consultant, COMSYS, UK CEO,
SpeedCast, Hong Kong
Managing Director, Nynex, Germany
CEO, O3b Networks,
Jersey
CEO, iDirect, USA
CEO, ViaSat, Inc., USA Director of Satellite Business, Telefónica, Spain/Brazil
CEO, Newtec, Belgium
Head of Broadband Business Unit, Maxis Communications Berhad, Malaysia R&D Manager, ISC, Iran President, Hughes do Brasil, Brazil Managing Director, CETel, Germany Chief Operating Officer, Avanti, UK Secretary
General, GVF, UK Communications Supervisor, Addax Petroleum, Nigeria CEO, Neda Telecommunications, Afghanistan CTO/VP Business Development, ITC Global, Australia/USA Secretary General, InterManager, Isle of Man VP Sales Engineering, SES WORLDSKIES, Netherlands CCO, Eutelsat, France VP Global
& Strategic
Accounts, Network Services, Intelsat, USA Network Manager, Goodyear, USA Some of the market's leading innovators, both from a service and
user perspective, will deliver their views on the future needs of
customers and the likely development of new applications and
platforms. Key figures will talk about the practical aspects of
providing global and regional services addressing subjects from
technology enablers to regulatory access.
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Do you have an interest in a particular topic or would like to sponsor the conference, please contact:
Sandie Copp
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