VSAT ISP Services - Rural Broadband
The Customer Challenge
Residents and businesses in rural areas commonly have no access to communication. Only their most basic requirements are met with antiquated rural radio service equipment. Customers in these rural areas have user requirements similar to those of urban customers, ranging from basic dial tone to broadband access, and yet these requirements are simply not being met. Due to remote location, difficult terrain, hostile environment or widely dispersed customers, laying copper or fiber may not be a cost-effective solution to deliver connectivity. These customers need a flexible, reliable solution that can cost-effectively meet their communications needs now and in the future.
The Network Solution
The ATCONTACT ISP Satellite network is a turnkey solution that provides the ISP all the tools and support necessary to offer end-users a "private-label" and sophisticated satellite-delivered broadband Internet service. Service is available in CONUS USA, Alsaka, Hawaii, Mexico, South and Central America.
ATCONTACT's broadband satellite solution has the flexibility to cost-effectively meet any customer requirements, from basic dial tone to broadband network solutions.
ATCONTACT provides a secure, reliable and scaleable "fiber in the sky connection" supporting Internet, VOIP, Video Conferencing, VPN and other communications requirements. Our terrestrial network is powered by CISCO and connects to the Internet through 8 Tier 1 providers. We have layer 7 visibility in to the network, enabling us to shape traffic Internet traffic, email and other mission critical communications over the satellite.
ATCONTACT tailors each network to meet and exceed the requirements of the ISP, our network solution increases profitability and is scaleable to meet the demands of bandwidth requirements today and for tomorrow, providing all of the functionalities and capabilities associated with terrestrial broadband networks and services.
Systems Architecture Overview
ATCONTACT's iDirect router integrates all the hardware and software needed to deliver bidirectional broadband easily and efficiently, in a single box. The ATCONTACT iDirect solution provides the networking power you need to support all your user applications and meet any communications challenge via satellite.
- Broadband Access— ATCONTACT provides the highest TCP/IP throughputs in the industry, with speeds up to 18 Mbps downstream and 4.2Mbps upstream on a single modem.
- Application Support—Deploy any HTTP application and simultaneously support data, voice and video to multiple locations while guaranteeing delivery quality.
- Increased Bandwidth Efficiency—Support more applications and carry more traffic over your available bandwidth.
- Support Real-Time Applications—Deploy applications such as voice and video with the most flexible and granular Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities in the industry.
- Security—The iDirect solution enables deployment of government- or corporate- approved VPN solutions over satellite networks without loss of either TCP performance or support of real-time applications such as VoIP and streaming video.