(Current Status 1) Satellite Communications in Mongolia - APRSAF

Satellite Communicationsin MongoliaOd l Ul iikh t Ph DOdgerel Ulziikhutag, Ph.DDirector General of Public Administration and Cooperation Dept.,Information, Communications Technology and Post Authority,Government of Mongolia

Content1. ICTPA and it’s Objective2. Current status of Satellite Communications of Mongolia3. Policy of National Satellite of Mongolia

ICTPA Basic Function• Policy, strategy and planning to develop ICT,Space and Post sectors in Mongolia• Improve legal environment of ICT, Space andPost sectors• Make a decision and coordinate itsimplementation ti targeted t to carry out the ActionPlan of the Government of Mongolia

Television Broadcasting1930: Establishment of “Radio TelevisionBroadcasting “ state budgetary enterprise1967: Establishment of Mongolian national TV1960-1970: LW radio broadcasting stations(Ulaanbaatar, Ulgii, Altai, Murun, Dalanzadgad, Choibalsan,Sainshand)1970: Establishment of satellite earth station ”Orbit”1971: Member of “Intersputnik” international organization for satellitecommunication1980: TV broadcasting via microwave transmission system1991: TV broadcasting via Asiasat1997: Member of “Intelsat ” international organization for satellitecommunication1999 : TV broadcasting via Intelsat2005: Member of Asia Pacific Space Communication Organziation

TV and Radio broadcastingService providersSatellite TV providers 1Independent TV’s 15LW radio broadcasters 1FM radio broadcasters 124Cable TV operators 75MMDS operators 43

Television Broadcasting‣ TV Broadcasting via Asiasat /1992‐1998/‣TV Broadcasting via INTELSAT 906‐64E /1999‐2010//‣ DVB‐S standard /2005/‣ Retransmission 380 stations in all province and soums centers (UHF, VHF)‣ 6 TV channels (MNB, Education TV, TV5/TV9 and UBS/MN25)‣ 2 FM channelFull coverage of Mongolia‣ 72 MHz bandwidth at C BAND,

Current status of national Broadcastingnetworks‣ Since 2008 TV broadcasting at Ku band (DDISH Co.Ltd.,)‣ DVB‐S standard‣ APSTAR‐5 at 138E‣ 18 digital TV channels‣ 54 MHz bandwidth at Ku BAND,

Member of InternationalOrganization• ITU 1964/08/27• Intersputnik 1971/11/15• APT 1991/09/13• Intelsat 1997/09/05• APSCO 2005/10/28

Legal and Policy FrameworkLegal and Policy PapersNational ConpresehiveDevelopment Strategy based onMDGsЗасгйн газрын 2009 оны 320-ртогтоол Government ResolutionN320 in 2009Resolution N 45 by Parliamentof Mongolia for socioeconomicgeneral guideline in 2010. УИХын2010 оны 45-р тогтоол• Монгол Улсын нийгэм, , эдийнзасгийг хөгжүүлэх үндсэнчиглэлArticlesStrategic objective 1: (2007-2015) 2015) to launchcommunications satellite for geostationaryorbit by 2015•16 Article. Project of NationalCommunications Satellite in Mongolia•14.1 Article: To Implement Project ofNational Communications Satellite inMongolia

Future Demand of National Satellite• A low population density• A large territory and there are many places where no one is living.,desert and mountainous area• Satellite Transponder lease is expensive• An Increasing demand to exchange important information• Ad desire to develop the country’s business and dforeign economiccooperation• The need to develop emergency health care service• The need to develop educational services to citizens based on E-Education• To gain more knowledge through ICT achievements and to createconditions such that the people of Mongolia have equal access toinformation

ITU Allocation for MongoliaSpectrum/Orbit Resources№ Description Appendix 30А Appendix 30B1 Space location 74 deg E 113,6 deg E2 Radio Frequency17.3 - 18.11 GHz/ Broadcasting satellite serviceBSS/3 Radio Frequency4 500-4 800 MHz/ Fixed satellite service FSS/ 6 725-7 025 MHz10.70-10.95 MHz11.20-11.45 MHz12.75-13.25 MHz

Expected Applications• Broadcasting content distribution and contribution(audio and video);• Disaster relief and emergency communications;• Back haul for terrestrial mobile networks;• High capacity internet;• Distance education;• Distance medicine;• VSat networks;• Broadcasting Direct To Home (DTH);• Governmental communications;• Other point-to-point, point-to-multipoint andmultipoint-to-multipoint to telecommunicationsapplications, etc.

Conclusion• Government of Mongolia places strong emphasis on the provisionof better quality communications to rural and remote areas• Introducing ICT to the agriculture, manufacturing, services andgovernment sectors is one of the priorities for the development ofMongolia• Once available, communication by satellite provides an importantinfrastructure which enables the transmission of information frommany points to many points as well as the implementation ofcommunications in short period of time• The experiences of developed countries show that they havesolved many ICT issues by launching national satellite

Thank you for kind attentionContact Address:Odgerel Ulziikhutag PhD.Director GeneralPublic Administration and Cooperation DepartmentInformation, Communications Technology and Post Authority, TheGovernment of MongoliaSuite 201, Central Post Office, Sq.Sukhbaatar-1, Ulaanbaatar-15160Tel: (976)-11-324147 Fax: (976)-1111-330780Mobile: (976)-9911021999110219Web: www.ictpa.gov.mn