High-speed internet access via satellite in Asia................
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January 16, 1998 (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Orion Network Systems Inc. will
introduce a series of Internet/intranet access solutions for Asia-Pacific Internet
service providers for high-speed connections to U.S.-based Web sites.
Because in excess of 80 percent of global Web content is in the United States,
Asian Internet users need fast links to that content or to multinational corporate
intranets, according to the Rockville, MD-based satellite communications
company.
The service, called WorldCast, caters to the need for real-time international
Internet/intranet access ranging from 64kbps to 45Mbps, Orion Network Systems
said.
Initially, Orion Network Systems will offer the service through leased transponders
of communications satellites in orbit over the Asia-Pacific region. Those satellites
are operated by other companies.
Following the orbiting of its own Orion 3 satellite in late 1998, the company's
WorldCast service will be uplinked from Orion's Asian gateways. The service will
be available to Japan, China, Australia and other Asia-Pacific countries. Orion 3 is
being built by Hughes Space and Communications Inc., and Dacom of Korea is
one of the Asian companies that has reserved capacity on that satellite.
In addition to the communications satellite link, WorldCast allows ISPs to continue
using their regular land lines for sending request packets to the Internet at the same
time that larger files are sent via the high-speed satellite links. This service is
appropriate for Asian countries, to help relieve congested Internet access and
slash the business costs of ISPs, the company said.
"Internet Service Providers in Asia need reliable, cost-effective access to the U.S.
Internet for fast delivery of information to their business customers whenever
required. Orion's proven Internet-over-satellite service will provide this critically
needed highway to the Internet.
Businesses across Asia need access to information from the U.S. and other major
markets worldwide in order to continue their rapid growth in this dynamic region
of the world," said Hans Giner, president of Orion Network Systems-Asia Pacific
Inc.
Already, more than 50 ISPs in Europe use Orion's WorldCast service via the
Orion 1 satellite. It supports multicast traffic and work flow and a wide variety of
applications, according to the company.
Orion Network Systems is a satellite communications company that provides
Internet access and other network services directly to multinational companies and
ISPs across the world.
(Neil Davis, Asia BizTech Correspondent |
