Telenor
Satellite Selects Newtec Technology To
Meet Growing Bandwidth Demand
02 May 2019
Telenor Satellite
aims to satisfy rising demand from its
customers for higher throughput maritime
services on its THOR 7 Ka-band High
Throughput Satellite (HTS) with a new
collaboration with Newtec on their
Newtec Dialog® platform. Newtec is a
leader in the design, development and
manufacture of equipment for satellite
communications.
Telenor Satellite
will use the platform for high end users
such as Ferry, Cruise and OSVs where
they will be able to fully exploit the
potential of THOR 7 and deliver a
service that far exceeds what is
possible to deliver today using existing
hub based technology. Newtec Dialog®
also opens up the possibility to use
THOR 7 in new verticals not presently
using hub based technology for service
delivery.
Launched in 2015,
THOR 7 targets the North Sea, North
Atlantic/Norwegian Sea, Baltic Sea,
Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Red Sea, the
Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea.
Its HTS payload uses high power spot
beams making it ideally suited for the
mobility VSAT market. Telenor
Satellite’s new Anker suite of services
was also recently developed to meet
growing demand for unique VSAT profiles
capable of meeting any requirement.
“Today’s maritime
users(?) wish to remain constantly
connected via their mobile devices and
ferry and cruise operators are utilising
maritime connectivity more and more to
enhance operations efficiency,” said Jan
Hetland, Director, Data Services,
Telenor Satellite. “Consequently, demand
for throughput on vessels is increasing
exponentially. As a leading Ku- and
Ka-Band satellite operator and managed
services provider, we are committed to
meeting that demand and ensuring our
service delivers the highest possible
throughput. This Newtec Dialog® platform
will enable us to achieve that goal.”
Newtec Dialog is a
single-service and multiservice VSAT
platform bringing scalability and
flexibility to operators and service
providers, allowing them to build and
adapt infrastructures and satellite
networking as and when required by their
customers.
Andrew Faiola, Head
of Mobility at Newtec, said: “In today’s
era of anywhere, anytime connectivity,
satellite operators are being required
to provide increasingly better coverage,
as well as higher bandwidth, faster
services. Our work with Telenor
Satellite is another important milestone
for Newtec and we are confident the
installation of our Newtec Dialog
multiservice platform will ensure it
continues to deliver on its customers’
expectations.”