Posted: 07th Mar, 2003 By: MarkJ
BusinessCom, the broadband satellite offering ISP, has today announced a new one-way service in conjunction with Satellite Media Services.
The service, which requires you to connect via a phone line and downloads data using the Satellite, uses the popular Eutelsat SESAT satellite at 36 degrees East:
BusinessCom Internet via Satellite announces broadband services for ISP
BusinessCom Internet via Satellite in cooperation with Satellite Media Services is pleased to announce new one-way broadband service from Eutelsat SESAT satellite at 36 degrees East featuring extreme power beam covering Middle East, North Africa, Europe, UK and Scandinavia.
A world-class solution for service providers, BusinessCom offers flexible bandwidth choices from SESAT, starting at 64 kbit/s and going up to 8 mbit/s to enable service providers to compete more efficiently and profitably within their local markets.
The new BusinessCom-SMS service will also suit the needs of professional users with high utilization demands, multimedia companies and businesses requiring guaranteed access to the Internet at any time.
BusinessCom-SMS is featuring a permanent configuration and a strict change control procedures to help avoid network-wide configurations. 24 x 7 Network Operations Centre, housed within secure collocation facilities is manned by qualified RF and Cisco certified network engineers.
More information can be found at
http://www.bcsatellite.net/eng_sms.php
Subscription instructions are available at
http://www.bcsatellite.net/eng_index.phpIts not mentioned in the above press release, however theres a 3-month minimum contract, yet you can get a free trial if you ask first. Prices range from 230Euros (64Kbps) to 2,840Euros (1Mbps), which seems a little steep for a one-way solution.