Features and benefits

Full service broadband access provisioning

ASTRA2Connect is a full service that includes satellite capacity, uplink (including operations), platform (facilities and operations), internet backbone, 2^nd level helpdesk and the interface for end-user registration, activation and monitoring.

Key advantages

No infrastructure investment required (no head-end installation, no leased lines required!)
Always-on connectivity
Flat rate monthly fee for internet access and VoIP
Low-cost subscriber equipment (compatible with multicast streams)
Country-wide service coverage, right from service start
Straightforward installation (while Do-It-Yourself installation is feasible, we recommend that an installer sets up the service)
Inherently reliable service

Subscriber equipment

Satellite dish (typically 75-80 cm with receive/transmit i-LNB)
Satellite modem with plug and play Ethernet interface and IP bridge
VoIP router

Internet access details

Maximum download speed 2 Mbit/s (Ku-Band 10.70GHz to 12.75 GHz)
Maximum upload speed 128 kbit/s (Ku-Band 14.00GHz to 14.50 GHz)
Performance optimisation through Fair Usage Policy
Performance enhancing proxy (RFC 3135)
TCP enhancement for satellite transmission (i.e. acceleration and HTTP pre-fetching at server and subscriber end)
Two-way satellite link encryption
Selective content compression

Internet telephony

VoIP traffic delivered from the ASTRA hub to your VoIP platform (termination fee to PSTN network not included)
Flat rate VoIP telephony charging requirements: QoS management for VoIP packets, G.723 and G729A codecs, call admission control and silent suppression

Network responsibilities

Service includes:

Network monitoring
Modem provisioning
Remote modem configuration
Remote modem monitoring
Subscriber traffic logging (where required, for local regulatory purposes)
Traffic accounting information
Traffic congestion information
HTTPS protected information
Uplink services
Internet backbone connectivity
Second line helpdesk