Norsat introducing new products at Paris show
Monday Oct 30 2000
News Release
Mr. Victor Giacomin reports
Norsat International is introducing an expanded satellite broadband connectivity product line at Broadband 2000 being held Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 2000, in Paris, France. The products being introduced at the show will enable Norsat to provide a fully integrated, end-to-end network solution to support interactive multimedia applications over satellite and include:
a complete SpectraWorks DVB return channel system (RCS) satellite broadband terminal; the SpectraWorks IPE 400 series of DVB Internet protocol encapsulators which offer
significantly improved performance, features and benefits over the IPE 200 series; and a line of SpectraWorks return channel routers.
The terminals will expand the functionality of the Norsat outdoor unit (ODU), currently being delivered for use on the ASTRA BBI network, by providing the full interface between a satellite and a PC or other enabled device and will be available for small office/home office (SOHO) and advanced consumer multimedia communications in the second half of 2001. A consumer version of the new broadband terminals will be offered in 2002 to help make affordable, high-speed Internet access universally available across most of Europe.
Among the features of the new SpectraWorks encapsulators is an industry leading 100-megabyte-per-second output rate. The increased output will maximize satellite transponder occupancy and offer a significantly higher throughput for applications such as fast Internet, multicasting, fast streaming and voice-over Internet protocol (VOIP). The IPE 400 series encapsulators are available immediately.
The SpectraWorks routers, which allow for multiple users from a single broadband terminal, are available for immediate delivery and can be used in any DVB-based
broadcast system, either two way or hybrid wireless/terrestrial, and consist of the RCR-1000 for consumer and SOHO applications, the RCR-2000 for small- and
middle-sized enterprise applications, and the RCR-3000 for seven/24 multiuser environments such as corporate WAN interconnection. In addition to application on new systems, the routers can be used to expand performance on existing hub installations.
"It has been apparent that Norsat needed to build out our product line to provide the complete broadband solution that network operators are looking for," said Robert H. Bucher, Norsat's president and chief executive officer. "Our acquisition of the SpectraWorks hub was a first step in putting together a more complete product line.
With the addition of the DVB-RCS terminals and routers, we have the capability to offer a complete turnkey satellite broadband system. Our commitment to industry standards means we can build it virtually anywhere on the globe." There are 25 SpectraWorks hubs installed around the world. Earlier this year Norsat received the world's first commercial orders for ODUs based on KA-band technology. The units are for application on the SES ASTRA BBI network and with KoreaSAT's broadband initiative.
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