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Nebraska Bets Big On Vsat
Carlsbad - Feb 27, 2004 ViaSat has been awarded a contract by INTRALOT Inc. to install a LinkStar� VSAT system for secure lottery communication applications. The contract includes both LinkStar satellite communications networking equipment and managed satellite services from the network operations facilities of Immeon, ViaSat's VSAT services group for North America. The multi-year service agreement includes engineering and design services, geographically redundant uplinking services for alternative routing, LinkStar hub equipment, and LinkStar remote terminals for 1200 sites across Nebraska. No financial terms were announced. Tom Little, president & CEO of INTRALOT, commented, "INTRALOT is excited to 'link-up' with ViaSat in an agreement to provide its customers with the latest in communications technology and equipment. The LinkStar VSAT system keeps INTRALOT on the leading-edge of high-speed and secure data transmission, as we continue to meet the ever-increasing demands of one of the most dynamic and demanding industries in data processing efficiency." "It's our privilege to provide our services to a leading, global lottery supplier in its first contract award in the U.S. market," said Chris Leber, VP and general manager of the VSAT group at ViaSat. "Our LinkStar technology incorporates a Transactional Optimized Bandwidth Management system and a geographically diverse hub that offers INTRALOT the best available performance and reliability." In September, INTRALOT was selected as the new on-line lottery gaming system and related services contractor for the State of Nebraska Lottery, scheduled to begin operation on July 1, 2004. Under the terms of the contract, INTRALOT will provide all hardware, software, equipment, and services related to the lottery's on-line gaming activities. LinkStar is a hub-based VSAT system that provides two-way, broadband communications with more efficiency and higher data rates than other satellite networks. Remote LinkStar terminals receive data from a shared, 60 megabit- per-second (Mbit/s) broadcast from the access hub, and can transmit back to the hub at up to 2.5 Mbit/s. Dynamic bandwidth allocation increases or decreases data rates on-the-fly for better service and more efficient use of bandwidth. LinkStar hubs and remote terminals are compatible with the digital video broadcast (DVB) international standard. Since its introduction in September 2001, approximately 16,000 LinkStar DVB-RCS-ready terminals have been shipped worldwide. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links ViaSat SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express VSAT News - Suppliers, Technology And Applications
SkyTerra Announces Plans To Separate Into Two Public Companies
New York (SPX) Sep 23, 2005SkyTerra Communications announced Thursday that it plans to separate into two publicly owned companies: SkyTerra, which would solely hold SkyTerra's current stake in each of Mobile Satellite Ventures and TerreStar Networks; and a newly formed entity that would own all of SkyTerra's other assets including its managing interest in Hughes Network Systems. |
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