Sunday, January 22, 2012

Skycasters Improves Teleport Capacity With New Antenna

Satellite Internet provider Skycasters has finished its new 8.1m uplink antenna which boasts of higher gain than the company's existing 6.3m antennas. The new antenna is expected to increase Skycasters' redundancy and teleport reliability.

The Vertex-made antenna has an aluminum reflector fixed to a skeleton structure which keeps it in the right position, allowing it to focus electromagnetic waves on the feed. The reflector stands almost four stories tall. It had to secure clearance first from the FAA before its construction began. The gigantic antenna is supported by a kingpost weighing two tons.

Prior to this teleport improvement, the company had added a new UPS system, an advanced fire suppression system, and brand-new diesel generator. The new UPS system comes with an external bypass switch, so it can prevent costly losses due to downtime. The teleport's new fire suppression system is more eco-friendlier than the previous Halon-based system.

Skycasters teleport supports VPNs, corporate data services and other satellite-based communication services commonly used in emergency and disaster relief operations, public safety agencies and rural communications.

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