Wireline and Wireless Connectivity

Spacenet provides a range of wireline and wireless technologies to provide an optimal balance of price and performance for your network. We can provide one technology solution or can combine multiple options such as DSL and satellite to support all of your voice, video and data applications at all of your nationwide locations.

Technology

Description

Pros/Cons
VSAT

Satellite networks send and receive data via high-frequency radio waves bounced off a satellite in orbit, providing a single continent-wide wireless last-mile solution. A Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) is a device that is used to receive satellite transmissions and is capable of sending and receiving high-speed video, data and audio.
  • Independent of terrestrial infrastructure
  • Up to 6 Mbps
  • Designed for multicast and broadband
  • Available virtually anywhere – one provider for broad coverage
DSL/Cable

DSL is a family of technologies that provide digital data transmission over the wires of a local telephone network.

A cable modem is a type of modem that provides access to a data signal sent over the cable television infrastructure. Cable modems are primarily used to deliver broadband Internet access in the form of cable internet, taking advantage of unused bandwidth on a cable television network.
  • Uses existing last mile infrastructures
  • Up to 6 Mbps (Cable) and 3 Mbps (DSL)
  • Designed specifically for broadband
  • Increasing geographic availability – requires multiple providers for broad coverage
Fixed Wireless/ EV-DO

Fixed Wireless services connect two fixed locations with a radio or other wireless link to enable data communications. The point-to-point signal transmissions occur through the air over a terrestrial microwave platform.

EV-DO is a 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers worldwide that use the CDMA technology.
  • Common carrier technology
  • Up to 1.5 Mbps
  • Designed for broadband
  • Available in most metropolitan U.S. cities
T-1/Leased Line

A leased line is a symmetric telecommunications line connecting two locations. It is sometimes known as a 'Private Circuit' or 'Data Line', and can be used for telephone, data or Internet services.

T-1 lines are a popular type of leased line option that provides a dedicated phone connection configured to carry voice or data traffic.
  • Common carrier technology
  • Up to 1.5 Mbps
  • Designed for broadband
  • Available in most locations – requires multiple providers for broad coverage

Spacenet Hybrid Network solutions will simplify the challenge of managing a complex network and keep your critical communications online so you can focus on your business. Spacenet Hybrid Networks are custom solutions that leverage the strengths of various last mile links into a unified architecture to deliver optimal price/performance and network availability. Utilizing the Cisco® VSAT Network Module or Spacenet’s proprietary Prysm Pro network appliance, Spacenet hybrid solutions integrate DSL, Cable, Private Line, fixed wireless and VSAT technologies into a single contiguous network.

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