SATELLITES ARE A UNIQUE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY

• SATELLITES PROVIDE AFFORDABLE “INSTANT INFRASTRUCTURE” BY EXTENDING AND COMPLEMENTING TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS.

• SATELLITES ARE THE ONLY WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN PROVIDE UNIVERSAL CONNECTIVITY WITHIN THEIR COVERAGE AREAS.

• SATELLITES ARE COST-INSENSITIVE TO DISTANCE SERVING BOTH RURAL AND URBAN MARKETS AT THE SAME PRICE.

• THE FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE OF SATELLITE NETWORKS MAKE THEM EASY TO DEPLOY AND RE-DEPLOY IN A VARIETY OF CONFIGURATIONS

• SATELLITE CAPACITY PROVIDES VIRTUALLY ANY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE THAT CAN BE PROVIDED BY TERRESTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES.

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• Satellite networks can provide affordable “instant infrastructure” by extending and complementing terrestrial networks that are already in place.

• A single geostationary satellite can provide advanced communications services to virtually an entire hemisphere in two years at a cost of a few hundred million dollars.

• By contrast, one recent study suggested that it would take a decade - and cost $5 billion - to build a fiber optic network in just one small state in the northeast United States.

• A single satellite can serve many countries, allowing existing national networks to be extended to a regional basis. A few satellites can readily provide telecommunication services around the globe.