1. What is SMART Satellite Broadband?
Broadband is the term used for any kind of high speed Internet access which also includes satellite broadband. SMART satellite broadband is designed to give a business or residential user instant Internet access 24 hours a day where ever you are within the foot print (coverage area) even at the remotes site you can imagine.
2. What are the benefits of SMART Satellite broadband?
It's fast - generally 10-20 times faster than your existing dial-up modem. A typical dial-up modem operates in the range of 30 to 50 kbit/s. SMART Satellite broadband connection operates at between 512 kbit/s and 1.5 Mbit/s, depending on the service you have selected. To give you an idea of the difference that this speed can make, a 3½ minute MP3 music file takes about 18 minutes to download using a 28.8 kbit/s dial-up modem but only about 20 seconds on a 1.5 Mbit/s broadband link. An email containing a family photo takes about 55 seconds at 28.8 kbit/s but only about 3 seconds on a 512 kbit/s link.
- It's always on. As long as your computer is switched on you can be connected to the Internet. This means that you do not waste time dialing up and waiting for your modem to connect you to the Internet every time you go online. You will not be subject to annoying busy signals and you will be less likely to experience drop outs.
- Your phone line is not tied up while using the Internet. There is no need for a second phone line.
- There are no additional dial-up charges to connect each time you use the service.
- You can link several computers to the Internet through the same connection – good for
multi-user offices or for the home.
- SMART satellite Broadband's high speed gives you access to applications that are either not feasible at the speed of a dial-up connection or just too slow. For example, SMART Satellite broadband can
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allow you to transfer large files of text or graphics at high speeds, |
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give you instant access to web pages, even those with large amounts of graphics that are typically very slow to download on a dial-up connection, |
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allow employees to telecommute, operating from their home or elsewhere with the same response speeds and level of security as if they were in their office, |
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make video conferencing faster, smoother and practical, save money by allowing a business to rationalize and centralize its servers. |
3. What can SMART Satellite broadband do for your business?
SMART Satellite Broadband can increase productivity by enabling the transfer of large data files directly from local offices to head offices located in other cities, or even other countries. Internet Banking for example provides Corporate and Enterprise to numerous flexibility and efficiency with online financial activities.
Employees can access better training opportunities using broadband by logging on to corporate intranets and the Internet to train for new product offerings or to refresh their knowledge on current products or services.
Businesses can use high-capacity Internet to track shipments and to seek out other export markets, enabling them to compete successfully with markets outside the province.
SMART Satellite Broadband allows businesses to conduct net-meetings using freeware solutions available to do face-to-face meetings using videoconferencing to discuss urgent decisions, minimizing travel costs for in-person meetings.
SMART Satellite Broadband is well suited for areas:
- Government and Military
- Education
- Oil and Gas
- Maritime and Cruise
- Plantations
- Constructions
- Mining and Forestry
- Enterprise
- Home users
2. Lowest Bandwidth Costs/Highest System Capacity
Advanced modulation and turbo codes are combined with powerful, dynamic fade mitigation techniques to give users bandwidth the ability to carry more bits. Compared with the current DVB standard, these features result in a capacity 100% to 150% higher per transponder at Ku-band.
3. Lowest Infrastructure Cost
SurfBeam is built around third and fourth generation hardware and software developed for the cable modem and Direct-to-Home (DTH) television markets. The maturity of this system and the high degree of integration results in enhanced functionality and reduced capital and operational costs in the gateway. At the gateway, a single 19-inch rack provides all the functionality required. Equivalent DVB-RCS equipment would require ten to 14 racks of hardware.
4. Lowest Terminal Cost
Adding unique firmware and a satellite Intermediate Frequency interface to the latest in Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) and DTH chipsets gives users the SurfBeam subscriber terminal. The high degree of integration and high volume production of the chipsets greatly reduces the costs of the satellite modem.
5. Excellent User Experience
Low capital and operating costs are meaningless without a satisfactory user experience. DOCSIS-based services have proven their acceptance with over 30 million subscribers. And SurfBeam requires no software installation and custom configuration on the customer computer.
6. Lowest Operational Costs
For large scale network deployments with a single terminal per customer, the operational costs can become a significant component of the total cost of service. SurfBeam can be deployed with mature OSS and BSS systems offering automated service management, provisioning, network management and diagnostics, Customer Service Representative support, billing, etc.
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