Hughes Broadband
Satellite Technology Helps Bridge The Digital Divide In
Australia
(28 April 2008) Hughes Network
Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in providing broadband satellite
networks and solutions, today announced that Orion Satellite Systems of
Australia has purchased and commissioned a state-of-the-art DVB-S2/IPoS with
Adaptive Coding Modulation (ACM) satellite system from Hughes to provide
broadband Internet access service to remote areas in
Australia.
Orion Satellite Systems is one of the registered
providers of broadband satellite services under the Australian Broadband
Guarantee (ABG) program.
The HN system from Hughes is fully compliant
with the DVB-S2/IPoS air interface standard, including the Adaptive Coding
Modulation (ACM) feature, which yields higher throughputs and more efficient
bandwidth utilisation. The Hughes implementation of DVB-S2/IPoS with the ACM
feature means the combination of coding and modulation of the system outbound
channel can be configured for each remote terminal, thereby resulting in
optimal transmission efficiency. This ability to custom design the outbound
channel per terminal enables an operator to realise an additional 50 percent
throughput increase over the DVB-S specification.
Andrew Johnson,
managing director of Orion Satellite Systems, said, "We believe there is a very
large untapped market in Australia with an estimated 200,000 potential
subscribers who have no access to broadband. We are very confident of the
service we will be able to provide with Hughes providing the
technology."
"Hughes has one of the largest installed bases of broadband
satellite terminals in Australia and we are very pleased that Orion has chosen
our technology," said Ramesh Ramaswamy, assistant vice president, International
Marketing at Hughes. "Our system brings additional capacity where it was not
previously available, which gives Orion the ability to maximise the efficiency
of bandwidth utilisation and contain costs as they grow their
business."
About Orion Satellite Systems
Orion Satellite Systems
(OSS) is an Australian owned and operated company, headquartered in Perth,
Western Australia, and with representation in all States and Territories. OSS
provides broadband services via satellite to all areas of Australia and some
regional countries, including PNG and the Solomon Islands. It provides superior
telephony services as a result of using the HN7740 satellite modem with
built-in voice capability and a space segment design optimised for voice. Orion
is a licensed carrier and a qualified provider under the Australian Government
Broadband Guarantee scheme. Its depth in engineering and project management
enables it to provide full systems solutions.
About Hughes Network
Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in
providing broadband satellite networks and services for large enterprises,
governments, small businesses, and consumers. HughesNet encompasses all
broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of
satellite and terrestrial technologies. Hughes has shipped more than 1.5
million systems to customers in over 100 countries. Its broadband satellite
products are based on global standards approved by TIA, ETSI, and ITU,
including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A andGMR-1.
Headquartered outside Washington,
D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes maintains sales and support offices
world-wide. Hughes is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications,
Inc.
(source: Hughes Network Systems)
