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Gilat's Spacenet Announces New Connexstar SE Satellite Broadband Service
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) May 24, 2005 Gilat Satellite Networks announced Monday that its U.S. subsidiary, Spacenet has expanded its enterprise satellite service portfolio with the introduction of Connexstar SE. Connexstar SE uses the Gilat SkyEdge VSAT platform to provide next-generation speed, security and services, offering new capabilities for broadband connectivity. Connexstar SE is designed to meet a broad range of business connectivity needs, offering varying service levels, speed options, and specialized terminals with speeds up to 4 Mbps downstream and 2 Mbps upstream. The service is highly scalable and can easily be upgraded to meet the requirements of new applications. Other industry-leading features include built-in accelerated VPN; AES-type encryption for increased security; a flexible platform optimized for voice, data, and video; direct VSAT-to-VSAT; mesh connectivity for improved real-time applications; and standards compatibility with DVB-RCS and DVB-S. It also has a rich feature set that includes 8PSK modulation and Turbo Coding technologies that allow a 30% improvement in bandwidth utilization. Connexstar SE is available as a full-time or on-demand service (for terrestrial backup, multicast, or supplementary connectivity). Spacenet President and CEO Bill Gerety said, "Connexstar SE offers faster speeds, improved bandwidth efficiency and flexible service options to meet the demanding networking requirements of enterprise customers. "This innovative services platform enables Spacenet to deliver a wide range of Quality of Service options, network management, security and application features. We are confident that Connexstar SE will deliver the solid performance required for the current and future connectivity needs of our enterprise customers." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Spacenet Gilat Satellite Networks SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express VSAT News - Suppliers, Technology And Applications
SkyTerra Announces Plans To Separate Into Two Public Companies
New York (SPX) Sep 23, 2005SkyTerra Communications announced Thursday that it plans to separate into two publicly owned companies: SkyTerra, which would solely hold SkyTerra's current stake in each of Mobile Satellite Ventures and TerreStar Networks; and a newly formed entity that would own all of SkyTerra's other assets including its managing interest in Hughes Network Systems. |
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