Newtec has secured a number of contracts
with Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) for the delivery of a new, complete
VSAT platform that will leverage the newest Yamal satellite,
Yamal-402. The Company is GSS' preferred partner of choice for the
hub, modems, antennas, and other SATCOM equipment that comprise the
new VSAT platform.
Until
recently, the only VSAT installations in Russia were expensive and
professional installations in limited hot spots in the Moscow and
Saint Petersburg regions. Meanwhile, remote areas of the country were
unable to access affordable and essential Internet access.
GSS
intends to change that by offering satellite broadband access
services to local Internet Service Providers, who in turn will supply
services to consumers and enterprise customers. Capacity will be
provided by Yamal-402.
The
Yamal 402 Ku-band satellite had been launched in December 2012.
Located at 55 degrees East, its 46 Ku-band transponders, four fixed
beams, and one steerable beam can serve any location in Russia.
Newtec
began offering its new high-speed Ka-band VSAT broadband technology
in 2012.
The
terminals it will provide to the GSS VSAT network will first use
Ku-band and can later be upgraded to access higher throughput Ka Band
frequencies without needing to adapt hardware.
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