VSAT and Satellite Solutions

MAI has partnered with STM Wireless, Inc. to provide an overall full service VSAT solution utilizing STM’s SpaceWeb Olante Network Service. This service is designed for Enterprise Networks supporting mission critical applications and is not a re-targeted consumer product, allowing each remote location to have the ability to send and receive using a TDMA Bandwidth on Demand system for the all applications.

This exciting technology has become a fully emerged, enterprise-class solution to what used to be a vexing problem with terrestrial circuits: the "last mile" connectivity which required the old-line phone companies to drop copper to the facility. Long installation times, poor service, and facilities issues on the part of the Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) are all but eliminated with VSAT implementations.

Key Benefits of the STM / MAI VSAT system design include the following:

· Total Cost of Ownership: The Satellite VSAT system offered allows a tremendous amount of flexibility in the network. Total cost of ownership is enhanced through a satellite network because of the reliability of the unit and advantageous modularity/scalability of the system and ease of adding and changing the network.
· Reliability: The remote unit has an MTBF of 8 Years. It is designed to survive and operate in extreme conditions including extremes in power and weather further increasing the hardiness of the unit. The network itself is managed and controlled through a single point, the hub, with redundancy thus decreasing the number of points where something can go wrong.
· Fast Deployment: Turn-up time is measured in days, not months, with the average installation taking less than two weeks from purchase order to connectivity.
· Scalability: The network only requires incremental expansion - simply add a VSAT terminal to the site for quick, almost effortless connectivity.
· Ease of Moves/Adds/Changes: The advantage of a VSAT system is that it has built-in national coverage because the station can be deployed anywhere within the footprint of the satellite. No location is too remote, with every station capable of being picked up and redeployed within a few hours without major coordination and without any changes to the contract.
· Customer Support: Customer support is provided via a single-point-of-contact through MAI and their NOC, utilizing trained technicians and STM Wireless, Inc. hub support operations.
· Support for Future Applications: Additional capacity can be easily added through the addition of high speed IP access technology but without the need to replace the existing infrastructure.
· Capital Investment Protection: The Satellite VSAT equipment and infrastructure is scalable and upgradeable therefore initial capital can be preserved and easily enhanced and upgraded as required without a ‘forklift’ upgrade

VSAT solutions are a viable and affordable alternative to terrestrial circuits, and are particularly well-suited for use in retail applications. Contact MAI today to get more information on a VSAT solution for your company.