Spacenet
Introduces
New
Emergency
Communications
Service
via
Satellite
with
'Pay-as-you-use'
Service
Plan
Options
Jun
23,
2010
Spacenet
Inc.,
has
introduced
its
new
Emergency
Communications
Service
(ECS).
The
new
service
offering
is
designed
to
provide
a
more
cost-effective
and
flexible
satellite
solution,
leveraging
an
always
on
pay-as-you-use
service
plan
with
dedicated
satellite
bandwidth
for
readily
available
and
reliable
emergency
communications.
ECS
is
ideal
for
public
safety
and
first
responder
agencies
such
as
police,
fire
departments,
and
medical
emergency
teams
as
well
as
federal
agencies
such
as
FEMA
and
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
who
require
network
continuity
for
disaster
planning,
but
also
face
the
reality
of
budget
limitations.
The
new
service
is
being
offered
just
in
time
for
hurricane
season
and
provides
coverage
to
virtually
all
U.S.
hurricane-prone
regions.
Spacenet
has
been
offering
similar
solutions
to a
number
of
organizations
including
a
recent
opportunity
to
provide
satellite
equipment
and
services
to
the
American
Red
Cross
through
a
partnership
with
EchoStar
Satellite
Services
in
support
of
disaster
relief
efforts
in
Haiti.
Because
satellite
technology
can
be
deployed
virtually
anywhere
and
does
not
depend
on
local
network
infrastructure,
it
has
played
a
large
part
in
the
re-establishment
of
data
and
voice
communications
networks
during
severe
weather
conditions.
ECS
is
ideal
for
organizations
in
the
coastal
regions
and
helps
eliminate
the
risks
of
network
outages
during
hurricane
season,
including
safety
concerns,
lost
productivity
and
liability.
"Spacenet's
ECS
offering
was
designed
to
provide
a
more
cost-effective
and
reliable
satellite
communications
solution
for
emergency
situations,"
said
Spacenet
Vice
President
of
Government
Services
Mike
Mazza.
"The
Spacenet
ECS
solution
is
drastically
different
than
most
of
the
existing
part
time
services
available
today.
Most
of
these
services
are
based
on a
highly
oversubscribed
and
shared
bandwidth
model,
which
can
result
in
poor
service
quality,
especially
during
emergency
situations
when
multiple
users
need
access.
The
ECS
service,
on
the
other
hand,
includes
dedicated
bandwidth
and
service
level
agreements
to
ensure
a
high-quality
and
reliable
solution
at a
low
cost.
With
ECS,
customers
pay
a
low
monthly
standby
fee
and
then
only
pay
for
service
when
or
if
they
actually
need
it,
and
more
importantly,
the
service
is
available
when
they
really
need
it."
