Sonema

Communication via satellite

By
Denis RUYANT
Managing Director

denis.ruyant@sonema.com

SONEMA
7, Avenue d’Ostende
98000 – MONACO
Tel : +377 93 15 93 15
Fax : +377 93 15 90 90
Web : www.sonema.com
 Presentation

• SONEMA was created in 1985.

• SONEMA is specialised in the sale of publics switches, GSM
infrastructures, International transit switches and ground stations.
SONEMA holds the exclusive rights to provide Alcatel C.I.T. products
in Monaco.
• SONEMA Sky Services Unit was created in 1997. SONEMA holds
Licences for the exploitation of telecommunications,
radiocommunications and vidéocommunications services.
• Annual Growth : Average / 5 years: 14,2%
• Annual benefits : Average / 5 years: 6,6% of the turnover
• Annual Turnover in 2003 : 9 M. Euros
• Company manpower : 30 persons
Technical Excellence

• Integration of the
most effective
equipment
(technologies
• survey).
Various customised
solutions.

• Commitment on the
quality of service.
 Integration of technologies

In independance with manufacturers

• Technologies in Ku & C Band: SCPC, FDMA, TDMA, TDM/TDMA, …

• Phone lines : E&M (2 & 4 wires + RON/TRON), FXS/FSO, …

• Networks : Ethernet, TR, VoIP, DECT, GSM, T1, E1/G703, ISDN, …

• Protocoles : Frame-relay, IP, Async, BSC, X25, HDLC, SNA, QSIG,

CAS, BRI, PRI,…

• Interfaces : RS232, V35, X21, EIA 530, RS449, …

 Customised Solutions

• Satellite Networks, Leased Lines and Wireless Local Loops at

a National and International level : LAN, WAN, Intranet, Internet,
Phone.

• Networks : Point to point, star, meshed and partially meshed.

• Access to International Networks via SONEMA international
gateway in Monaco : RTC, X25, Internet, Western Union, Swift,
Banking cards, …

• Accurate bandwith allocation tuned to the needs.

• Security : Firewall, routing, server radius, Backup, VPN, …

• Dedicated or shared (multi-customers) solutions.

 National and International
Networks

Leased Line towards the Client Sites

International
Networks
@, X25, RTC …

Monaco International Gateway

Branches

Local Headquarters
 SONEMA International Gateway in
Monaco
SESAT (Europe) PAS 10C (Africa-Asia) NSS 7 (Africa-USA-South America)
36°E - KU 68.5°E - C 21.5°W - C

PAS 1R (Africa)
45°W - C Leased Lines towards client
sites
Western Union
VISA CB
Swift …

RTC Public
8 x E1 International

265
KBp
s

Pre-payment
Firewa Transpac

2x
ll X25

2M
Taxation
Server

Bps
& Billing
Radius
Supervision Internet
SkyView Measure www + @
+ VPN
& reporting
 High level services

• Consulting and engineering :

 Business plans, specifications, development of strategic plans

of Points of Presence (POP), …
 Technologies survey, specifications, prototype, simulation.
 Identification and analysis of customer’s specific needs for
individually tailored solutions.
 Optimisation and control of communication costs.
 Training on satellite network architectures and technologies.
 High level services

• Project Management for turn key networks :

 Site survey, pre-requisites and advices.

 Equipments providing, transportation, customs, on site
installation or assistance to installation (local technical
partners).
 Network configuration and connections, providing of space
segment and/or and/or special connections, network
integration into Sonema international gateway in Monaco.
 Commissioning.
 High level services
• Maintenance (7 days a week – 24 hours a day) :

 Network supervision, moves and changes, phone assistance, on

site maintenance.
 Training of local technical partners for maintenance level 1.
 Control and management of the flows for a continuous QoS as
well as an optimisation of the costs.
 Secured access for customers to reports on the quality levels
and availability of the network ressources through a dedicated
WEB site.
 Access to International Networks, providing of Direct Access
Numbers, VPN.
 Centralized platform in Monaco for local prepaid phone cards
and Internet access,
 References

More than 250 installations in 17 countries

(Africa, USA, South America, Europe, Asia)

• Banks
• Industries and Petroleum
• Retail
• Multimedia
• Telecom Operators
• Governments
 Banking customers
BICEC Bank / Banque Populaire(Cameroun): 22 VSAT (DELTA)
BGFI Bank (Gabon, Congo Brazza, Guinée Équatoriale) : 8 VSAT (DELTA)
CAIC Bank (Congo Brazza): 5 VSAT (DELTA)
SGBC Bank (Cameroun): 8 VSAT (DELTA)
SGBCI Bank (Côte d’Ivoire): 9 VSAT (DELTA)
BIA Bank / Belgolaise (Niger) : 6 VSAT (DELTA)
SGBBE Bank (Benin) : 1 VSAT (DELTA)
SGBGE Bank (Guinée Équatoriale) : 3 VSAT (DELTA)
RAWBANK (Congo RDC) : 2 VSAT (DELTA)
BCDC (Congo RDC) : 8 VSAT (DELTA)
GBM Bank ( Mauritanie) :2 VSAT (DELTA)
BOA Bank (Benin): 2 VSAT
BDM Bank (Mali) : 12 VSAT (DELTA)
Credit Lyonnais Bank (Côte d’Ivoire, Sénégal, Cameroun, Gabon, Madagascar, Congo): 6 VSAT
SGTB Bank (Tchad) : 3 VSAT (DELTA)
SGBG Bank (Guinée) : 5 VSAT (DELTA)
SONIBANK (Niger) : 5 VSAT (DELTA)
BIAO Bank (Côte d’Ivoire) : 1 VSAT
UGB Bank (Gabon, Sao Tome) : 8 VSAT
Financial Bank ( Gabon, Tchad, Guinée) : 3 VSAT
NBM Bank (Nigeria) : 1 VSAT in 05/2004
 Solutions for banks

•Quality and control of communications costs

(Phone/Fax/Data).
•Control, efficiency and secured Bank operations
(integration of specific banking application as Delta on
satellite network).
•Internet.
•Development of Automated Teller Services.
•Added services such as distant automated account
checking (from voice server), Western Union, Swift
•Communications made easy between branches with
Intranet, E-mail, Video conferencing
 Banking Network Architecture
Phone/fax – Data – Automated Bank Teller Services

Branches

Banking cards INTERNATIONAL

Local Bank
HEADQUARTERS
Headquarters
Internet

Leased line

Phone/Fax

VPN
PUBLIC NETWORKS

MONACO
 Industries and Retail
customers
TOTAL Angola, Cameroon 8 VSAT Stations + 3 Leased
lines

GOMMA Italy, Argentina, Poland, USA 4 VSAT Stations

(Automobil Industry))

CIMENCAM Cameroon 2 VSAT Stations

(groupe Lafarge)

CFAO Gabon 2 VSAT Stations

(groupe PPR)

NORTH LAKES National Parcs 2 VSAT Stations

(Washington State,USA)

BOLLORE (Angola) 1 VSAT Stations

 Governement customers

French Army (telephony and internet prepaid services) :

• Kosovo Gateway Monaco 3 VSAT Stations + 3

Leased Lines
• Bosnia Gateway Monaco 3 VSAT Stations
• Afghanistan Gateway Monaco 1 VSAT Station
• Ivory Coast Gateway Monaco 4 VSAT Stations
 Multimedia customers

NTA Nigeria (Nigerian Television Authority) : network of 80 VSAT

stations for Digital Television transmission

LIBERTIS Congo (GSM Operator) 2 VSAT Stations

TELECEL Centrafrique (GSM Operator) 1 VSAT Station

.
 Universal Multimedia Node

From the coverage of the first military area of the

french army to provide prepaid telephony (fix
and mobile) by SONEMA

To the Universal Multimedia Node of

SONEMA

More than 6 years of experience to build up and

install multiple solutions to cover rural and city-
dweller zones from some kilometers until several
tens kilometers with various telecommunication
services.
 Universal Multimedia Node
Telecommunication services

Minutes for national and Prepaid services : Telephony et

international Internet

Private network Broadcast :

solutions for television movies
enterprises - news

Internet access (cybercafes, enterprises, VPN,

 Some installations

Bosnia

Monaco

USA
Angola

Ivory Coast

Persian
Gulf

Argentina
United Arab
Emirates
Kosovo