Feb 16, 2010, post by awatrobski
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. informed last week that it has received new orders from Costa Rica’s national telecommunications operator, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), for the deployment of Gilat’s VSAT platforms to deliver broadband services to approximately 1,000 new sites.
For Costa Rica’s corporate sector, Gilat will deliver a new SkyEdge II broadband satellite network, to the country’s state-owned Internet operator, Radiografica Costarricense, (RACSA), a subsidiary of ICE, to serve 500 corporate and financial consumers.
The new network will enable the delivery of a wide variety of broadband services including interactive data applications such as videoconferencing, virtual private networks, VoIP services, IP multicasting and broadband Internet connectivity.
Gilat’s SkyEdge II is ideally suited to meet the mission-critical application requirements of the corporate and financial services industry such as high-speed connectivity to allow high throughput for file transfer. Other benefits include the delivery of voice-quality telephony, advanced Quality of Service (QoS) to prioritize application data traffic, reliability and high availability.
ICE is also expanding its existing SkyEdge network to provide internet access and toll-quality telephony to an additional 500 rural locations, meeting its Universal Service Obligations. The network will also provide satellite backhaul for wireless Internet access to those citizens.
ICE is a long-standing Gilat customer, having deployed Gilat VSAT networks nationwide since 2005.
“We are pleased to be able to add Gilat’s SkyEdge II sophisticated technology to offer broadband services to the country’s corporate sector. With its high efficiency and adaptivity, SkyEdge II gets the most out of the satellite link while providing high-speed connectivity to allow high throughput for file transfer; voice quality for telephony; and other critical services for this sector,” said ICE Ing. Douglas Cubero.
“Gilat has demonstrated a very high level of commitment to customer support and a solid track record for providing superior telecommunications services. The addition of the new SkyEdge II network in addition to the SkyEdge network expansion, will help us to continue to serve the needs of our citizens in an efficient manner.”
Russell Ribeiro, Gilat Network Systems’ Regional Vice President, Latin America, informed, “We are pleased to have been chosen once again to help address the communications needs of Costa Rica’s financial and rural communities. Continuing our relationship with ICE helps us bring a highly efficient, dependable communications systems to the citizens of Costa Rica.”
Jan 21, 2010, post by Satellite PR
KVH Industries (Nasdaq: KVHI) today announced the successful activation of its mini-VSAT Broadband(SM) service in Africa. The latest step in the joint effort by KVH and ViaSat to offer a seamless global broadband network for vessels and aircraft, the new African coverage area is using the Telesat 11N satellite, which has already been supporting Atlantic service. The network is now bringing broadband Internet and voice service for commercial and leisure boaters in and around Africa as well as providing network coverage to the ViaSat Yonder(SM) in-flight broadband network for business and commercial aircraft.
The mini-VSAT Broadband service, along with the KVH TracPhone® V7 antenna, comprise the first end-to-end 24-inch VSAT antenna, service, and support package available for maritime communications. Together, KVH and ViaSat are currently providing two-way mobile broadcast services from eight secure teleports around the globe utilizing eight beams on seven of the world’s most powerful communications satellites. The resulting seamless network offers voice service and Internet access as fast as 512 Kbps (upload) and 2 Mbps (download) at fixed monthly rates.
As of mid-2009, more than 500 mini-VSAT Broadband systems have been sold, representing roughly 10% of the installed maritime VSAT systems based on estimates in the “2008 Maritime VSAT Markets Report” published by COMSYS. Customers include the U.S. Coast Guard’s 110-foot and 225-foot cutters, commercial operators such as Clipper Marine Services A/S, M.H. Mowinckel Ship Management, fishing fleets like Fishermen’s Finest, and leisure vessels around the globe.
Visit http://www.minivsat.com for additional details regarding the TracPhone V7 and mini-VSAT Broadband service and coverage as well as case studies of customers who have successfully solved critical maritime communications challenges thanks to the compact and affordable mini-VSAT Broadband solution.
Jan 05, 2010, post by Artur Ślesik
CapRock Communications, a global provider of satellite communications, today announced a three-year contract with Gulf Offshore – a wholly owned subsidiary of GulfMark Offshore Inc. – to deploy its broadband maritime service, SeaAccess Communications™, onboard its fleet operating in the North Sea and along the coast of Africa. SeaAccess’ VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) services will enable GulfMark to extend its corporate IT network and applications to its vessels and provide onboard crew morale services.
Under terms of the agreement, CapRock will provide the Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) and general support vessels with a managed turnkey service enabling voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Internet access, e-mail service and corporate networking capabilities. These services will allow the real-time exchange of critical reports and monitoring of data. Gulf Offshore also will leverage the service for crew morale needs, providing Internet access and crew-calling solutions, with competitive phone tariffs, to their onboard crew. A combination of Ku and C-band services will be deployed based on whether the vessel will be operating in the same region or traversing between different regions.
