International Workshop on Satellite and Space Communications (IWSSC 2009)
10th-11th September 2009, Siena-Tuscany, Italy
for info, email to: iswcs09@dii.unisi.it
This workshop will be co-located with ISWCS 2009; for more details please visit the ISWCS 2009 Web page at the URL: http://www.iswcs.org/iswcs2009/
Plenary Talk
"Satellite broadband revolution: how latest Ka-band systems will change the rules of the industry"
Abstract
The talk analyzes the satellite broadband systems for consumer from the perspective of technological innovation. The suggested interpretation relies upon such concepts as technological paradigm, technological trajectory and salient points. Satellite technology for broadband is a complex system on which each component (i.e. the satellite, the end-user equipment, the on-ground systems and related infrastructure) develops at different speed. Innovation in this industry concentrates recently on satellite space aircraft that seemed to be the component with the highest perceived opportunity for improvement. The industry has designed recently satellite systems with continuous dimensional increase of capacity available, suggesting that there is a technological trajectory in this area, similar to Moore’s law in the computer industry. The implications for industry players, Ka-band systems, and growth of future applications will be also examined.
Biography
Fabio Valle is responsible for the strategic development of the Value
Added Services in Paris for Eutelsat that is the 3rd larger satellite
operator. He is also Executive Director in one of the affiliates of
the group. His previous experiences include management consulting with
Mckinsey and Co in Milan and other international consulting projects
in the IT and marketing sector. He holds a degree with honours in
Engineering from Padua University and an MBA at INSEAD.
