Buying into the VSAT club

For a growing number of companies, very small aperture terminal (VSAT) satellite networks are the system of choice for data transmission. There are 4 basic steps to making the transition from traditional public communications technology to operating on a private satellite network: 1. Determine wheth...

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Published inSatellite communications Vol. 20; no. 7; p. 43
Main Author Gifford, James M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Atlanta Informa 01.07.1996
Subjects
Communications systems
Communications technology
Computer networks
Costs
Earth stations
Equipment acquisition planning
Guidelines
Installations
Satellite communications
Technological planning
Traffic
VSAT
United States > US
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Summary:For a growing number of companies, very small aperture terminal (VSAT) satellite networks are the system of choice for data transmission. There are 4 basic steps to making the transition from traditional public communications technology to operating on a private satellite network: 1. Determine whether a VSAT system's benefits to the company exceed the costs. 2. Define the company's network requirements. 3. Select the network configuration that best matches those requirements. 4. Contract with a system integrator to install and manage the appropriate satellite equipment. There is no easy formula with which a company can calculate the day on which the VSAT system will repay the cost of its installation. The officials at headquarters who approve the switch to VSATs must balance improved network reliability and the speed of transactions in vital communications against the known costs of financing the upgrade to VSATs or simply maintaining the status quo.
ISSN:0147-7439