Pacific Last Mile Solutions using IP Satellite Technology

摘要

Solving Last Mile connectivity has always been an issue for Telcos and Service Providers around the globe. The availability of higher power satellites providing communications coverage of regions where in the past there was little or no connectivity is now a reality and this brings with it many opportunities to provide services to populations hungry for connectivity to the digital globe. This paper will address the solutions currently available to provide IP connectivity to remote sites/users in the Pacific and deliver a full suite of IP related services including; Video, Data and Voice. Particular emphasis will be placed on new solutions for the Pacific and how this can solve the "Last Mile" problem experienced by many of the Operators in the region. In many cases this is not just the "Last Mile", but the "Last 100+ Miles". Satellite IP delivered solutions now offer users the ability to buy bandwidth "On Demand" and pay by the minute. There is also the ability to offer variable bandwidth depending on application or load characteristics. IP solutions now cross many divides and are no longer just limited to the concept of providing basic Internet connectivity. IP can deliver solutions for Telcos, GSM Networking, Enterprise and many other applications.