SkyStream and International Datacasting Selected for Loral Orion's
WorldCast Broadband Internet Infrastructure
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. (March 4) BUSINESS WIRE -March 4, 1999--
World Leader in Data Communications Selects Award Winning Data Broadcasting Solution to
Enhance High Speed Global Infrastructure
SkyStream Corporation announced today that it has been awarded a contract by International
Datacasting Corporation (IDC) to supply its DBN-26 Intelligent Conditional Access and Data
Injector product for integration into Loral Orion's WorldCast broadband Internet backbone
infrastructure. SkyStream will provide Loral Orion with data and security injection products to
support advanced business telecommunications and IP services to the worldwide marketplace.
SkyStream's DBN-26 Intelligent Conditional Access and Data Injector product, a key component
of IDC's Superflex satellite broadcasting system, was selected for Loral Orion's worldwide
communication infrastructure. SuperFlex is a highly flexible digital satellite networking system
designed to distribute data, audio and video services by satellite. The system incorporates
advanced technology using Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), Internet and MPEG international
standards. As part of the SuperFlex implementation, Loral Orion will use the DBN-26 to securely
combine data and video services at multiple satellite ground stations around the globe, including
locations in Hawaii and the eastern United States. Internet/Intranet and other high-speed IP
content can be easily encapsulated, scrambled and distributed from these ground stations to
locations around the world.
"In the global explosion of the Internet, SkyStream is committed to developing a high-speed digital
infrastructure that allows for faster access to richer information," says Jim Olson, CEO of
SkyStream. "Loral Orion's WorldCast services is an ideal example of how an industry leader with
a worldwide presence can take advantage of SkyStream's innovative technology to solve one of
the Internet industry's biggest challenges to date: providing ISPs, enterprise and consumers with a
broader infrastructure to move content cohesively and easily around the world."
The DBN-26, the newest member of SkyStream's Integrator product family, is a complete DVB
data encapsulation and security product. A primary feature of the product is that it can integrate
any number of Conditional Access Security (CAS) systems to scramble video or data channels in
the transmission. Using a DBN-26, a broadcaster can combine high speed IP or data content with
a fully multiplexed, DVB-compliant MPEG-2 video transport stream, and deliver it to any
standard set-top or PC-based receiver via DVB satellite transmission.
SkyStream's family of Integrator products include the DBN-24 DVB data encapsulator, the
DBN-25 DVB data injector, and the recently announced DBN-26 Conditional Access Injector.
These products allow satellite and Internet service providers to create complete data broadcasting
systems with an open network architecture. The DBN-25 and DBN-26 utilize SkyStream's
award-winning Null Packet Optimizer(TM) (NPO) software, which allows broadcasters to
opportunistically inject Internet and IP data into the otherwise unusable space of an incoming
MPEG video bitstream. The bandwidth saved using this technology can range from 2-10 percent
of a satellite's transponder bandwidth. With full multi-protocol encapsulation (MPE) software to
create industry-compatible streams of data, any DVB-compliant set-top receiver or PCI card can
receive satellite content created by these products. About Loral Orion
Loral Orion, based in Rockville, Md., is a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications. Loral
Orion is focused on providing global Internet access, data networking and content delivery service.
In addition to offering a variety of satellite-based Internet services to ISPs and multinational
businesses worldwide, Loral Orion provides managed network services to corporate customers
around the globe. Services include data networking, voice, video, teleconferencing and news
distribution to multiple points worldwide. For more information, visit Loral Orion's Web site at
loralorion.com. About International Datacasting Corporation
Established in 1984, International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) is an internationally recognized
leader in the design, manufacture and support of advanced technology products for the satellite
broadcasting industry. IDC has more 20,000 installations in over than 35 countries around the
world. Audio applications include broadcast radio, business radio and in-store advertising. Data
applications include internet/intranet bypass, multimedia broadcasting, financial data, newswire
services, weather information and distance learning. IDC is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada and
works through a network of authorized representatives around the world. For more information,
visit IDC's Web site at www.intldata.ca About SkyStream Corporation
SkyStream Corporation is a data and video broadcast networking company based in Mountain
View, California. The Company's line of SkyStream Integrator products seamlessly enables the
integration of disparate digital data sources into an industry-compliant digital broadcast stream.
Through a combination of patented application technologies with open, industry-standard
platforms, SkyStream delivers open broadcast networking solutions unmatched in scalability,
flexibility, reliability and price/performance in the market today. SkyStream partners include
Tektronix, Scientific-Atlanta, International Datacasting and Philips. SkyStream's Null Packet
Optimization technology was awarded "Best Product of the Year" for 1998 by Satellite
Communications Magazine. The Company's website address is skystream.com.
SkyStream has offices in Mountain View, California, Atlanta, Georgia, and London, England.
SkyStream can be reached at 650/390-8800.
SkyStream is a trademark of SkyStream Corp. Additional company and product names may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully
acknowledged.
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CONTACT: Wilson McHenry Company
Annie Longsworth, 650/356-5205
alongsworth@wmc.com
or
International Datacasting Corp.
Michael Rack, 613/596-4120
mrack@intldata.ca
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