CyberStar.................................................
(not Ken Star)
Adaptec link....................
divi.com
tripled.com
TELSTAR TO HOUSE CYBERSTAR
Loral Space and Communications Ltd. (NYSE:LOR) has introduced CyberStar, a provider of Global Broadband Services (GBS). CyberStar uses existing satellites for high-speed transmission, applications and custom aggregation of data, audio and video content, which can be integrated into any existing network architecture.
CyberStar provides a wide variety of applications and content, using satellites to deliver information at up to 27Mbps to multiple locations simultaneously. CyberStar uses a conditional access system to prevent unauthorized reception of the service. The system encrypts the signal at transmission so that only a user with an authorized smart card installed into a matched satellite receiver card can receive the protected data.
Initially, CyberStar service will be available using existing Telstar Ku-band satellites. Later, CyberStar will launch its own Ka-band satellites. CyberStar's network architecture is designed to complement existing communications networks, whether satellite-based or terrestrial.
"For example, CyberStar content could be re-distributed by a cable, LMDS or MMDS operator as part of a high-speed data offering," said Ronald C. Maehl, president of CyberStar.
Late in 1997, CyberStar announced that Adaptec will manufacture satellite-to-PC adapter cards which will provide the connection between PCs or servers and small-dish satellite antennas.
CyberStar has also partnered with NDS for conditional access, including both smart card and encryption technologies. Other business relationships include: Hewlett-Packard Company, which has entered into a strategic marketing and sales alliance with CyberStar; Netherlands-based Irdeto, for subscriber management; ONE TOUCH Systems, Inc., a leading provider of interactive broadcast training solutions, to market distance learning applications that will be bundled with CyberStar's service; and Al Nawasi, a Kuwaiti computer hardware and software company, to deliver broadband services via satellite to businesses in the Middle East.
Information about CyberStar can be found on the web at cyberstar.com. Information on Loral Space & Communications can be found at loral.com. |
