{"id":8876,"date":"2014-08-28T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/?p=8876"},"modified":"2014-08-28T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T12:00:00","slug":"bentley-walker-extends-vsat-service-to-iraq-with-newtec-at-its-core","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/?p=8876","title":{"rendered":"Bentley Walker extends VSAT service to Iraq with Newtec at its core"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands of high speed Newtec Ka-band VSAT terminals planned to be deployed within first year of service<\/em><\/p>\n

Bentley Walker, one of the world\u2019s leading service providers for broadband satellite VSAT services, is extending its coverage to Iraq using Newtec\u2019s Ka-band VSAT broadband platform.<\/p>\n

The new service, which will initially deliver high speed broadband connectivity to Iraq, went live yesterday and will provide reliable high speed Internet connectivity across the country using a Newtec IP Broadband HUB<\/a> installed at Avanti\u2019s new gateway at Makarios Teleport in Cyprus. The new service will use High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Ka-band capacity on Avanti\u2019s HYLAS 2 satellite which was launched in August 2012. Complex geography and poor terrestrial infrastructure in Iraq means satellite based broadband Internet is quickly becoming the preferred high speed solution for the majority of the country.<\/p>\n

Anthony Walker, CEO of Bentley Walker, said: \u201cWe have been very happy with our Ka-band system, which also uses Newtec equipment, in Libya, where it is our number one selling service, and we will use the same product to take us to the forefront of the market in Iraq. The Newtec Network Management System will provide our in-country distribution partners full access and control to the installed terminals, allowing our partners to deliver on-the-spot after-sales support in the local language. Newtec\u2019s unique capability to enable Committed Information Rate (CIR) services is another clear advantage that allows us to extend our services to business users who typically have higher service requirements. We can now deliver tailor-made service solutions in line with the requirements of all customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Newtec VSAT terminals have been designed for both consumers as well as for small and medium enterprises (SME). The terminals provide bi-directional connectivity over satellite, supporting a wide range of IP-based services like Internet access and VoIP, as well as multicast based services. Newtec\u2019s modems are engineered to operate with the latest generation of high throughput Ka-band satellites, enabling much higher throughput than has previously been possible.<\/p>\n

Serge Van Herck, CEO of Newtec, said: \u201cWe believe there is a high demand in Iraq for satellite Internet access and we are very pleased to be working with our partners Bentley Walker and Avanti to deliver a new service offering in the region. Our VSAT terminals have been developed to keep operational costs down whilst maintaining maximum quality and ensuring the optimal link for each and every end user.\u201d<\/p>\n

Newtec has already delivered thousands of terminals for Bentley Walker\u2019s Freedomsat service in Libya, which was launched only one year ago. Several of Newtec\u2019s VSAT hubs have already been deployed by Avanti and are currently being operated from Avanti\u2019s teleport in Cyprus, enabling service deployment towards the various HTS Ka-band spotbeams on the HYLAS 2 Ka-band satellite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thousands of high speed Newtec Ka-band VSAT terminals planned to be deployed within first year of service Bentley Walker, one of the world\u2019s leading service providers for broadband satellite VSAT services, is extending its coverage to Iraq using Newtec\u2019s Ka-band VSAT broadband platform. The new service, which will initially deliver high speed broadband connectivity to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2562],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-satellite-communications"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8876\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}