15 October 2013
Satellite communications
specialist Newtec and US
commercial Internet service
provider SniperHill have
deployed new satellite
technology to provide increased
throughput and service
availability for Morale, Welfare
and Recreation (MWR) networks on
US and NATO bases in
Afghanistan.
The solution is enabling
SniperHill, which is part of the
DHI Telecom Group, to manage
capacity and deliver increased
throughput with dynamic
allocation, shaping and
prioritization to multiple sites
across a hybrid network of
terrestrial optical fiber,
wireless, satellite and
microwave.
“From early on we found the
harsh operating environments in
Afghanistan and Iraq were not
suitable for standard enterprise
solutions. Bringing in Newtec
has lowered our OPEX and enabled
us to manage bandwidth at more
efficient levels, whilst
providing an even more robust
service,” said Wallace Davis,
President of SniperHill.
The Newtec EL501 Hub
has been installed at
SniperHill’s partner teleport
facility in Germany operated by
the CETel Group. From its
location there, it enables high
throughput networks over
satellite to operate at several
locations across the Middle East
for MWR programs including
Internet WiFi access for
deployed US and NATO troops,
contractors and personnel at
FOrward Bases (FOB), camps and
airfields.
“We are proud that CETel’s
services support DHI's
operations in the long-term. The
cooperation and alliance between
DHI and CETel Group along with
the specifically implemented
Newtec equipment for efficient
satellite based C- and Ku-Band
services will allow both parties
to provide more reliable and
cost effective services
throughout the corresponding
coverage zones,” said Martin
Terlunen, Managing Director of
the CETel Group.
Over the past several years
DHI has integrated and deployed
Newtec technology into its
solutions on a number of
different occasions. In this
instance the technology was
selected particularly for its
FlexACM® and Clean Channel
Technology®.
“In 2009 we were able to
increase capacity for SniperHill
in Iraq and turn 74 Mbps into 97
Mbps. Now, with this even more
extensive implementation (146
Mbps forward, 32 Mbps back) of
our latest technologies, we are
helping to make it the most
efficient network possible,
which is required given the
harsh operating conditions in
the region,” said Serge Van
Herck, CEO of Newtec.
