undernet
Member
Hi
With all the talk of potential power cuts this winter in a worst case I was looking into backup plans for internet as my job requires continuous connectivity 24/5 come what may.
I have backup power for everything, however it will not do me much good if the telephone exchange or FTTC goes down, I know they have backup power but I doubt they have enough to stay online 48Hrs+, from what I read it many be an hour or two only.
Same goes for the phone masts, I have 4G backup but that will not help if the mast looses power, UK rules do not require any back up power for the masts, some have a few hours of battery backup, some have a generator that will kick in and others have none at all.
So with this in mind I was looking at VSAT but I know nothing about this sector, is it possible to get a pay as you go service like the SIMs for satellite phones but for a small 492kbps data VSAT terminal instead, I do not want to pay monthly as it I would be paying for something I would not use 99% of the time.
With all the talk of potential power cuts this winter in a worst case I was looking into backup plans for internet as my job requires continuous connectivity 24/5 come what may.
I have backup power for everything, however it will not do me much good if the telephone exchange or FTTC goes down, I know they have backup power but I doubt they have enough to stay online 48Hrs+, from what I read it many be an hour or two only.
Same goes for the phone masts, I have 4G backup but that will not help if the mast looses power, UK rules do not require any back up power for the masts, some have a few hours of battery backup, some have a generator that will kick in and others have none at all.
So with this in mind I was looking at VSAT but I know nothing about this sector, is it possible to get a pay as you go service like the SIMs for satellite phones but for a small 492kbps data VSAT terminal instead, I do not want to pay monthly as it I would be paying for something I would not use 99% of the time.























