HNS announcement (via G* yahoo thread). Comments anyone?
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HNS is going to eat G* lunch
by: SephardicDave (52/M/Washington D.C.)
9523 of 9523
you guys are dreaming if you think G* is going to make money with fixed voice services
The combination of VSAT via GEO satellite with wireless local loop is profitable at price points far below
globalstar's - see press release from HNS below:
HNS Solves Remote Subscriber Access to Modern Telecommunication Services
TES Quantum? Terminals to be Used as Part of a Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) System
that Offers Affordable and Ubiquitous Telephony
GERMANTOWN, MD, AUGUST 10, 1999..Demonstrating the success of satellite communications for
countries with little or no
telecommunications infrastructure, Hughes Network Systems (HNS) today announced that its TES
Quantum? technology has been
adopted by 14 African nations seeking to expand access to telephony services. Using very small aperture
terminal (VSAT) systems from HNS and INTELSAT?s "Thin-Route-on-Demand" service, these
countries will be able to provide affordable telecommunications for both international and domestic calls.
"Thin-Route-on-Demand is the gateway to expanding telephony services to all people around the world,"
said Bachabi Flavinen, group director of Africa sales and marketing for INTELSAT. "For users with
low-traffic requirements, Thin-Route-on-Demand is one of the most economical solutions. The use of
VSAT technology allows the introduction of advanced digital telephony service to regions not currently
served by public switched telephone network (PSTN). We see our customers capitalizing on the flexibility
of DAMA and VSATs to explore new applications, from communicating with offshore drilling rigs and
cruise ships to distance-learning and telephone service in rural and hard-to-serve areas."
Thin-Route-on-Demand, a usage-based, digital satellite solution for PSTN traffic, provides instant dial-up
connectivity at a minimal cost.
Functioning as a virtual switch in the sky and operated from a central network management control center
(NMCC), the on-demand
network allocates resources from a common pool of available channels. The service is charged on a
per-minute basis for the duration of the answered call; no other tariffs or charges are levied. Once the call
is terminated, the channels return to the common pool for reassignment. In addition, because many
members in this pool are operating in different time zones, the "DAMA advantage" helps PSTNs address
on- and off-peak differential, high congestion, and call blocking. It ensures that all regions of the world are
covered and connected whatever their current infrastructure or geographical challenges.
"This flexible ?pay-as-you-go? service offers nations an affordable way to extend voice, fax, and data
services to every person and every private network who wants it," said Vinod Shukla, senior vice
president, Satellite Networks Division, HNS. "When combined with HNS? low-cost, easily installed
ground equipment, the elimination of transit charges and space segment inefficiencies, and the global
nature of
INTELSAT?s Thin-Route-on-Demand service, it is truly a global telecommunications solution available to
all."
The SCPC DAMA equipment is based on HNS? TES Quantum product line. Compact and
cost-effective, the terminal equipment is modular and can be sized to meet the customer?s current traffic
requirements. It can be expanded in single channel increments and thus ensures that future expansion can
be accommodated cost effectively and in an integrated manner. HNS has supplied TES Quantum
terminals through this DAMA program to Chad, Mali, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Kenya, Somalia,
Angola, Senegal, Burundi, Tanzania, Central African Republic, Nigeria, and Swaziland.
Posted: 08/11/1999 03:12 pm EDT as a reply to: Msg 9518 by bo_rlab |
