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India Gets Internet Upgrade With CyberStar
Rockville - Oct. 11, 2000 Caltiger.com, a leading ISP in India, will use Loral CyberStar�s high-speed, satellite-based WorldCast Premier Internet access service to speed up Internet content delivery to its end users. The contract will provide Caltiger with 100 MB of bandwidth and Internet gateways in 10 cities across India. Commenting on the contract with CyberStar, Joe Silva, chairman of Caltiger, said, "Our relationship with CyberStar is a clear commitment to providing cost-effective Internet access to our growing customer base. "With 10 strategically located gateways, we will be able to expand our network quickly beyond our current service area. We also plan to add an additional 30 gateways by March 2001." Caltiger.com was launched nationally on March 31, 2000 to provide free Internet access across India, and by June 2000, the company had a total subscriber base of more than 200,000 in six cities. Caltiger has a current subscriber acquisition rate of 1500-2000 per day and projects up to 4000 per day as operation starts in additional cities. Caltiger has plans to roll out its service to about 100 cities by the end of 2000. On the recent contract with Caltiger, Raghu Das, vice-president and general manager of CyberStar�s Indian Ocean region said, "CyberStar is pleased to provide high-capacity Internet backbone services along with its "edge-of-the-net" solutions to one of India�s most aggressive and upcoming ISPs. With satellite broadband services directly delivered to Caltiger�s rooftop, its subscribers will experience increased throughput and quick response time as they access the Internet." WorldCast Premier is a highly reliable satellite-based Internet access service that supports high-speed, asymmetric, hybrid and multicast traffic. It offers a totally flexible network solution that can be customized to meet the specifications of any ISP or enterprise user of Internet services. Worldcast Premier provides a multicast TCP/IP network with committed information rates (CIRs) that can be configured as a satellite-only network using very small aperture terminals (VSATs) or as a hybrid network integrating a one-way satellite link with existing terrestrial networks. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Caltiger CyberStar SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
Orbcomm's Equity Financings Complete
Bremen, Germany (SPX) Jan 06, 2006OHB Technology affiliated company Orbcomm has announced that it has completed equity financings totaling over $110 million led by Pacific Corporate Group (PCG), which committed $60 million. New investors, in addition to PCG, include investment firms MH Equity Investors and Torch Hill Capital. |
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