{"id":7535,"date":"2015-01-23T15:23:49","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T07:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=7535"},"modified":"2015-01-23T15:23:49","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T07:23:49","slug":"satellite-technology-benefits-numerous-adaptation-low-phl-ses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2015\/01\/23\/satellite-technology-benefits-numerous-adaptation-low-phl-ses\/","title":{"rendered":"Satellite technology benefits numerous, but adaptation low in Phl \u2013 SES"},"content":{"rendered":"

The use of satellites, as opposed to terrestrial networks, has numerous benefits; and yet its adaptation in the Philippines remains low.\u00a0This is according to Glen Tindall, VP for sales in Asia-Pacific of SES, one of the largest satellite operators by revenue in the world, owning\/operating 55 telecommunications satellites that cover 99% of the world\u2019s population; and Jose Del Rosario, research director at NSR Manila.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you are in an area where you can install fibers, good. But if it\u2019s in a remote area, that is just unrealistic,\u201d Jose Del Rosario said. In this case, \u201csatellites make more sense.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Terrestrial networks remain limited, said Tindall, since \u2013 among others \u2013 \u201cit is not everywhere, and may not be secure.\u201d This is why satellites are worth considering \u201cbecause of their economic gains, productivity improvement, and leapfrogging mechanisms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Satellites, orbiting the Earth from 37,786 kilometers\/22,223 miles at 11,300 km\/hour or 7,000 mph, are \u201cparked\u201d at the equator, traveling in the same direction as the Earth. Because of this, a satellite has an ubiquitous coverage, so that \u201cthree satellites enable 100% global coverage,\u201d Del Rosario said. Satellites, therefore, offer a more robust and reliable infrastructure, just as it can be used in emergency situations.<\/p>\n

When supertyphoon Haiyan (local name: Yolanda) hit parts of Visayas, for instance, telecommunication infrastructures were similarly damaged. Modes of communication that made use of satellite technology helped connect those affected with the service providers.<\/p>\n

As such, satellites can be \u201cthe only viable solution in underserved and in remote locations,\u201d Del Rosario said.<\/p>\n

As it is, in the Philippines, \u201cusage us relatively low compared to other Southeast Asian countries,\u201d Del Rosario said. Current uses include video distribution and DTH. But \u201cthere are future demands, such as HDTV, and the increase in pay TV.\u201d Suffice it to say, if adaptation becomes pervasive, there are numerous beneficial impacts, including in enterprises and businesses, national security\/military, disaster preparedness, and in addressing the ICT\/digital divide.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are in an area where you can install fibers, good. But if it\u2019s in a remote area, that is just unrealistic,\u201d Del Rosario said. In this case, \u201csatellites make more sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

SES currently operates six satellites that provide coverge over Asia-Pacific. This year, the company will be launching the biggest SES satellite to serve the region: SES-9, which will provide incremental, as well as replacement capacity; and expand SES\u2019s capabilities to provide DTH broadcasting and other communication services in Northeast Asia, South Asia and Indonesia, as well as maritime communications for vessels in the Indian Ocean. In the APAC region, SES transmits more than 1,000 DTH channels, over 90 of them in high definition; carries eight DTH platforms; and reaches over 41 million homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The use of satellites, as opposed to terrestrial networks, has numerous benefits; and yet its adaptation in the Philippines remains low. This is according to Glen Tindall, VP for sales in Asia-Pacific of SES, one of the largest satellite operators by revenue in the world, owning\/operating 55 telecommunications satellites that cover 99% of the world\u2019s population; and Jose Del Rosario, research director at NSR Manila.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,1779],"tags":[2430,2434,2435,2432,627,2429,2428,2431,96,2433],"class_list":["post-7535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-headlines-2","tag-glen-tindall","tag-jose-del-rosario","tag-nsr-manila","tag-satellite-operators","tag-satellite-services","tag-satellite-technology","tag-satellites","tag-ses","tag-technology","tag-telecommunications-satellites"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}