New Skies Expands Two-Way Satellite Broadband Internet Services
in Asia and Latin America
Company launching two-way network hub at Washington mediaport
and deploying DVB-RCS hub in Hong Kong to deliver next-generation
IPsys(R) services
THE HAGUE, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2004--
Laptop Battery New Skies Satellites N.V. (AEX, NYSE: NSK), the global satellite
communications company, today unveiled two new Internet offerings,
IPsys(R) Broadband-sm- for Asia and IPsys(R) Bandwidth on
Demand-sm- for Latin America, designed to deliver next-generation
two-way satellite broadband services.
Both services have been designed so that telecommunications
companies, service providers, network integrators, ISPs and other
resellers can cost-effectively establish integrated networks using
the shared hubs to offer high-quality, cost-effective broadband
Internet services virtually anywhere within the coverage areas -
regardless of the physical terrain or the extent of terrestrial
communications networks. Potential applications include virtual
private networks and high-speed Internet connectivity, video
conferencing, rural telecommunications, Voice over IP, distance
learning networks and telemedicine, etc.
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Thinkpad In Latin America, New Skies has launched a new IP broadband
network hub provided by Shiron Satellite Communications at the
company's state-of-the-art Washington D.C. mediaport to offer IPsys
Bandwidth on Demand (BoD) to customers throughout Latin America and
the Caribbean over the NSS-806 satellite. The service enables the
use small C-band antennas throughout the entire region due to
NSS-806's high-powered coverage of the Americas.
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Microsoft In Asia, New Skies' IPsys Broadband features a Newtec DVB-RCS
(digital video broadcast-return channel by satellite) hub installed
at the company's partner mediaport facility in Hong Kong. The hub
will take advantage of the NSS-6 satellite's powerful Ku-band
coverage of South and Northeast Asia. The service is currently
undergoing beta testing and will be commercially available in late
2004.
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Laptop Computers Michael Schwartz, New Skies' senior vice president of marketing
and corporate development, said: "In many regions of the world,
last-mile terrestrial connectivity cannot support the bandwidth
requirements of large corporate
enterprises or ISP networks.
Even current satellite
solutions typically require
extensive terrestrial networks in order to connect remote sites
to two-way satellite gateways.
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Laptop Computer "Using the new two-way hubs, the IPsys Broadband and IPsys BoD
services will allow our customers to establish two-way networks by
directly linking remote sites to the hubs entirely independent of
terrestrial infrastructure, while also employing low-cost end-user
terminals and small antennas. The new services will bring
cost-effective next-generation broadband Internet services to areas
where often there are no Internet access options, let alone
broadband services."
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Desktop Computer The new services will significantly expand the broadband reach
of New Skies' customers, enabling them to provide an ubiquitous
level of service and established cost-effective, two-way networks
throughout the IPsys Broadband and IPsys BoD footprints. These
capabilities will allow them to develop new market segments where
terrestrial solutions are not available and where satellite
solutions previously were too expensive.
Notebooks "Our customers have told us that the biggest impediment to the
deployment of two-way broadband services has been the large,
up-front investment required for the hub and associated management
systems. IPsys BoD and IPsys Broadband overcome this limitation by
allowing multiple small- and medium-sized regional service
providers to aggregate their networks on New Skies' Multi-ISP hubs
at our owned and affiliated mediaports," added Schwartz.
Lenovo IPsys Bandwidth on Demand
Hard Drive The IPsys Bandwidth on Demand service uses a Shiron InterSKY(TM)
hub and employs Shiron's InterSKY(TM) terminals. New Skies' NSS-806
satellite will create flexible two-way links directly between the
terminals and the two-way hub at speeds of up to 4 Mbps on the
downlink and return links up to 384 Kbps. The service also benefits
from NSS-806 strong reliability record, providing an availability
rate better than 99.99 percent during the last three consecutive
years of service. IPsys BoD allows New Skies' service provider and
ISP customers to cost effectively deploy solutions for education,
government and corporate
users.
Travelstar IPsys Broadband
Gateway IPsys Broadband will employ Newtec's DVB-RCS technology and
NSS-6's high-powered Ku-band capacity to enable high-speed, two-way
IP transmissions between customer sites and the hub at speeds up to
8 Mbps on the downlink and return links up to 2 Mbps. The IPsys
Broadband service will provide end users a true 'Broadband
Experience' through the use of TCP/IP acceleration, pre-fetching
technology and web caching enabling super-fast performance for
commonly supported applications such as web browsing and file
downloads. Further service enhancements will allow our customers to
competitively target the enterprise market through the support of
virtual private networks (VPN).
Laptop Parts "It's not only the speed of the connection that is important to
our customers, but also the look and feel of the service. Too many
satellite delivered broadband services to date have been all about
the satellite and not about the service. This is one of the unique
differences of IPsys Broadband and IPsys Bandwidth on Demand,"
Schwartz said.
Software About Newtec
Hard Drives Newtec is a Belgium-based satellite communications equipment
manufacturer and total solution provider, offering highly reliable
products and services throughout the entire world. The company
provides satellite equipment for a wide variety of applications,
including:
Electronics -- Video and audio exchange networks,
Canon -- High-rate IP backbone links,
Desktop Pc -- One-way (business TV) and two-way access
networks,
Desktop Computers -- Broadcast uplink stations (DTV and IP
broadcast),
Think Pad -- Primary TV distribution networks.
Repair About Shiron Satellite Communications
Data Recovery Shiron Satellite Communications offers a leading broadband
satellite system, InterSKY(TM), which supports fast Internet access
and IP applications, including optimized Voice over IP. The system
uses a sophisticated combination of standards and patent-protected
technologies to significantly reduce satellite and network
resources, making it the most cost-effective solution on the
market. Shiron has achieved global coverage with the deployment of
tens of broadband DVB hubs and thousands of Remote Gateways
worldwide. Shiron's customer base includes major satellite
operators, Telcos, ISPs, governments, public and private
companies.
Cisco About New Skies Satellites (AEX, NYSE: NSK)
Keyboard New Skies Satellites is one of only four fixed satellite
communications companies with truly global satellite coverage,
offering video, data, voice and Internet communications services to
a range of telecommunications carriers, broadcasters, large
corporations, Internet service providers and government entities
around the world. New Skies has five satellites in orbit, ground
facilities around the world and one additional spacecraft under
construction. The company also has secured certain rights to make
use of additional orbital positions for future growth. New Skies is
headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, and has offices in
Beijing, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and
Washington, D.C.
Monitor New Skies is the world's largest satellite provider of IP
services, with 20 platforms delivering more than 1 Gigabyte of
capacity to 100 customers in 50 countries. The deployment of this
latest two-way hub is part of New Skies' strategy of introducing
next-generation two-way broadband services around the world.
IPsys(R), IPsys(R) Broadband-sm- and IPsys(R) Bandwidth on
Demand-sm- are a registered trademark and a service mark of New
Skies Satellites N.V. Additional information is available at
www.newskies.com.
Desktop Contacts
Infosys
New Skies Satellites
Jeff Bothwell
Tel: +31 70 306 4239 Mobile + 31 6 11 31 01 83
jbothwell@newskies.com
or
Shiron Satellite Communications
Stephanie Brewer
Tel: +972-3-918-3919
pr@shiron.com
or
Newtec
Richard Schaap
Tel: +32 (0) 3 780 6500
rs@newtec.be
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