High Speed Ku-band VSAT Coverage in the
Seychelles
December 10, 2012OmniAccess, will expand its
flexible and high speed coverage areas to include the Seychelles
as well complementing the existing coverage over the Maldives.
The new network will be available in mid-December and will
operate on a Ku band spot beam that covers both the Maldives and
the Seychelles. As part of this coverage expansion, OmniAccess
will uplink the service from Europe through its fifth iDirect
Evolution® Hub.
The Ku Band VSAT services will be available under the
flexible BroadBEAM FLEX month-to-month contracts as well as high
speeds of up to 15Mbps BroadBEAM ULTRA service plans. As a
result, private and commercial vessels in the Seychelles and
Maldives will be able to enjoy a real broadband experience at
sea with bandwidth hungry applications such as Internet Protocol
Television (IPTV) streaming, Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP), videoconferencing and cloud computing.
Furthermore, OmniAccess takes pride in being at the forefront
of technological advances, and, as the launch customer,
OmniAccess will be the first to upgrade the VSAT network to the
new IDX3.2 backbone and iDirect X7 Modems that will provide
faster data rates and higher weather resilience in the tropical
Indian Ocean climate.
“In our effort to provide extensive Ku Band coverage in
the yachting sailing areas, over the last year we have lead the
market by expanding our Ku band networks in remote areas such as
the French Polynesia, Galapagos, Antarctica and now the
Seychelles. Up to now maritime Internet connectivity had been
extremely limited in the Indian Ocean islands and thanks to our
new network Yacht owners and charterers in the Seychelles will
be able to enjoy high-speed internet services.”
Carlos Carbajal, Managing Director Yacht Services
