Rural Telephony

 

UTS's Rural Telephony VSATs (Very Small Aperture Terminals) create a communications infrastructure in places where it is too difficult or costly to use other means. Public network expansion, provision of public calls, office services and private corporate networks are all implemented rapidly with VSAT. Additional services such as fax, e-mail and Internet browsing are supportable on the same VSAT network.

 

In rapidly developing countries, reliable telecommunications are usually designated the highest priority in infrastructure planning. Governments are attempting to provide people in all areas of their countries (however remote) with basic communications.

 

Throughout Asia, forward-looking governments and their regulatory agencies have allowed and even encouraged the deployment of VSAT networks for public telephony.

 

The result? Large populations of rural users that used to be miles from a telephone are making phone calls on a daily basis, from a Public Call Office, and at a cost that they can afford. Meanwhile, their telephony operator is getting a return on investment that would be impossible with other technologies, since data communications runs over the VSAT network with the same ease as voice, fax machines and Internet access.

 

In some countries, the existing telephone network simply needs to be expanded a bit. Private users as well as government offices, military outposts, post offices and hospitals want to be able to rely on the fact that when they lift the handset they will get connected. Furthermore, when they get connected, they expect to maintain an acceptable quality of service (QOS).

 

VSAT networks are being implemented to interface transparently with the existing analog network.

 

 

Benefits:

 

Extended Reach

VSAT networks are ideally suited for remote urban and rural locations. From the village public call office to corporate Wide Area Networks (WANs), we bridge continental and digital divides.

 

Easy Deployment

The VSAT networks can be implemented in a fraction of the time usually required for terrestrial networks with similar capabilities.

 

Advanced Network Management

VSAT advanced network management system enables both centralized and distributed network management.

 

Lowest Operating Costs

VSATs are built to last. At remote sites the small RF equipment requires very little maintenance and extremely low power consumption means that VSATs can run on solar power or with Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS). Exceptional bandwidth utilization, due to the unique access scheme.