International satellite operator Avanti has introduced what it terms “the world's first commercial Ka-band, international IP trunking system”.
The UK's only listed satellite operator, Avanti yesterday announced its new satellite solution, in Sandton, at Satcom Africa, the annual satellite communication conference and exhibition.
It claims the proposition will transform international IP trunking across Africa and the Middle East, “with prices as low as $500 per Mbps”.
Avanti says the new service will be capable of delivering high capacity bi-directional data links of up to 365Mbps between transmit and receive sites, using NovelSat modems. “Market-changing increases in spectral efficiency are driven through combining Avanti's Ka-band technology with NovelSat's latest NS3 proprietary modulation scheme.”
The result of this combination, says Avanti, is an increase in spectral efficiency of up to 5bits/HZ, which was observed in trials completed earlier this month on Avanti's Ka-band HYLAS 1 satellite. Avanti's price point is made possible by combining the bit rate increase and lower Ka-band space segment, which together deliver cost-efficiencies, it notes.
Model market
Avanti sales director for Africa and the Middle East, Mike Fiddes, says Africa and the Middle East are the fastest growing markets for Internet subscribers, with 10-year growth rates forecast to be in excess of 2 000%.
He adds, however, that demand for international high batch data transmission in emerging markets is being held back by oversubscribed terrestrial telecommunications infrastructure, or the absence of reliable terrestrial infrastructure.
Fiddes says the new Ka-band IP trunking system will help ISPs, mobile operators and large corporate network operators in the Middle East and Africa sidestep these constraints and keep pace with market growth.
“Improved bit rate performance, increased data compression and lower space segment combine to create what we believe to be a transformational service, with particular relevance for markets where Ku- and C-band capacity is very limited.”
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