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Tachyon
Provides
Fixed
and
Mobile
Satellite
Equipment,
Services
and
New
Capacity
for
Southwest
Asia
March
2,
2010
Tachyon
Networks
announced
the
availability
of
new
end-to-end
fixed
and
mobile
broadband
satellite
communications
solutions
for
Southwest
Asia,
including
Afghanistan.
The
Tachyon
solution
includes
high
power
capacity,
ground-based
infrastructure,
ultra-small
aperture
terminal
(USAT)
equipment
and
managed
network
services
operating
in
its
Ku-band
beams,
achieving
mobile
data
rates
of
512
Kbps
moving
to
2.8
Mbps
Demand
for
satellite
based
broadband
communication
services
in
Southwest
Asia,
especially
for
Comms-on-the-Move
(COTM)
applications,
has
grown
significantly
in
recent
years.
However,
lack
of
supply
of
broadband
satellite
capacity
with
sufficient
power
has
thwarted
market
growth.
Tachyon
has
addressed
this
market
demand
by
acquiring
the
Intelsat
IS-24
spacecraft,
moving
it
from
4ºW
to
47.3ºE
and
placing
into
an
inclined
orbit.
The
56
dBW
EIRP
and
16
dBK
G/T
characteristics
of
the
Ku-Band
payload,
coupled
with
Tachyon’s
USAT
equipment
and
service,
meet
the
unique
and
specialized
demand
for
COTM
in
Southwest
Asia.
“Tachyon
is
extremely
pleased
to
be
able
to
offer
this
new
ultra
high
performance
satellite
capacity
that
is
uniquely
suited
to
aeronautical
broadband
applications
such
as
high
definition
full
motion
video
for
airborne
comms-on-the-move,”
stated
Peter
Carides,
CEO
of
Tachyon.
“Tachyon
is
dedicated
to
offering
our
customers
the
highest
level
of
satellite
industry
expertise,
the
best
remote
network
solutions
for
their
applications,
and
the
most
reliable
managed
services
available.
For
our
customers
operating
in
Southwest
Asia,
the
unique
capacity
and
mobile
capabilities
enabled
by
this
spacecraft
are
absolutely
critical.”
Along
with
the
space
segment
capacity
and
service,
Tachyon
offers
engineering
services
and
ground-based
infrastructure
to
address
current
and
future
custom
communications
needs
globally.
Rounding
out
the
end-to-end
solution,
Tachyon
supplies
terminals
supporting
data,
voice
and
full-motion
HD
video
connectivity
for
highly
mobile
applications
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