Personal Satellite Services. International Conference, PSATS 2009, Rome, Italy, March 18-19, 2009, Revised Selected Papers

Research Article

Triple Play over Satellite, Ka-Band Making the Difference

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-04260-7_3,
        author={Guillaume Benoit and Hector Fenech and Stefano Pezzana},
        title={Triple Play over Satellite, Ka-Band Making the Difference},
        proceedings={Personal Satellite Services. International Conference, PSATS 2009, Rome, Italy, March 18-19, 2009, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={PSATS},
        year={2012},
        month={5},
        keywords={Broadband internet access Ka band triple play VoIP IPTV},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-04260-7_3}
    }
    
  • Guillaume Benoit
    Hector Fenech
    Stefano Pezzana
    Year: 2012
    Triple Play over Satellite, Ka-Band Making the Difference
    PSATS
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04260-7_3
Guillaume Benoit1,*, Hector Fenech1,*, Stefano Pezzana1,*
  • 1: Eutelsat
*Contact email: gbenoit@eutelsat.fr, hfenech@eutelsat.fr, spezzana@eutelsat.fr

Abstract

Over the last years a number of operators have been deploying satellite-based consumer internet access services to reduce the digital divide and capture the market of households not covered by ADSL, cable or wireless broadband. These operators are proposing a step change improvement in the economics of consumer service, with lower terminal costs, broadband access with monthly fees comparable to ADSL and an integrated technology simplifying the process of terminal installation, provisioning and management.