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Satellite Technology Offers Compelling Argument for Implementation

Key Advantages of Satellite OutShine Terrestrial Technologies for Certain Applications

As America’s business community begins the process of migrating its enterprise IT functions to IP-powered front and back-office devices, a growing number of leading companies are choosing satellite Internet based technology from OptiStreams over terrestrial alternatives. The following chart briefly lays out the primary reasons why OptiStreams satellite networks are the preferred choice for connectivity solutions related to IP, Web-based and other applications, compared to terrestrial alternatives.

 

Criteria

OptiStreams

Terrestrial

Availability

Available virtually everywhere; only need southern view of sky

Spotty coverage; current DSL availability is limited

Reliability

Extremely robust; far fewer points of failure than terrestrial solutions and built-in redundancy at every level

Multiple potential points of failure stemming from terrestrial, wire/fiber-based infrastructure

Service

Single, nationwide service provider with ability to diagnose and fix problems immediately and unilaterally

Requires dealing with multiple companies, none of whom have ownership of customer relationship

Uniform Deployment

Single, uniform network infrastructure provides streamlined performance and deployment across your enterprise

Spotty availability leads to inconsistent service levels and application deployment challenges

Installation

Single service provider means extremely rapid network deployment - often a matter of weeks, not months

Frequent deployment delays caused by multiple service providers, often in direct competition with one another

Economics

Remote site equipment inexpensive and easy to service; network service issues easy to spot and resolve; network infrastructure costs shared among all sites, so per-site cost drops as more are added

Network points of failure difficult to diagnose; high overhead and infrastructure costs; linear - sometimes compounding - incremental cost to add sites to network

Multicast Capability

Distribution of software, video and other high-bandwidth content is quick and economical by leveraging nationwide satellite broadcast capability

No multicast capability; software/video distribution can take days - or even weeks using inefficient methodology

Network Expansion

Easy addition or relocation of sites; enterprise-wide bandwidth expansion simple and efficient at the hub location

Frequently requires lengthy notice to relocate or add a new site; enterprise-wide bandwidth expansion requires purchase of new terminal components and circuits for each site and coordination with multiple “last-mile” telecom vendors

Emerging Applications

Easy to deploy new applications relying on high-bandwidth, multimedia software and content distribution

Lack of multicast capability restricts dynamic new application growth