| The technology behind the system is remarkably sophisticated but
the operation is incredibly simple! Our engineers will fit a
satellite dish to your home or
business and wire it on the outside of your building, through the
wall and connect it to a 'satellite modem'. The satellite modem is
then connected to your PC or your computer network via a simple LAN
cable. Don't worry if you don't have a LAN connection on your PC,
our engineers can install one (for a small extra charge) and will
configure your PC or network for you.
Once connected, you can simply use your e-mail and Internet
access as normal (but much, much faster!).
When you make a 'request' from the Internet (i.e. try to look up
a web page) the satellite sends your information to the
Eutelsat W1
satellite in geostationary orbit 33,000Km above the Earth. The
signal is then transmitted from the satellite to our Network
Operations Centre (NOC) in Germany which is connected to the
Internet via very high speed reliable links. Information from the
Internet is transferred to the NOC and from there back to the
satellite where is is then transmitted back to your PC. E-mail works
in exactly the same way.
As you can see, the system works entirely via satellite and
unlike other 'one-way' satellite systems, no
telephone line or costly GPRS connection via your mobile 'phone is required. |