Relevant links on satsig.net web site:
Satellite Broadband
European satellite ISPs
UK satellite ISPs
Telenor SCPC   Telenor-Terralink
Bentley Walker HX VSAT hub
France internet par satellite
Italie satellitare
Internet satelitarny Poland
Satlynx Germany
Acceso en España
Skyway Telstar 12
European Tooway
Kempa Satellite Networks
SkyVision - Austria
AstraSat Serbia
Servicesat Europe
Russia CIS satellite VSAT

Telenor and Terralink™

Shared Access, Telenor DVB-RCS service

Telenor’s DVB-RCS service provides two-way broadband communications to and from fixed and transportable land-based installations. It provides broadband service to areas where cable connections are unavailable or satellite service is the preferred transmission technology. Telenor DVB-RCS is a robust service that supports a wide variety of applications ideally suited for business enterprise users, small office/home office (SOHO) users and Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

System network

Telenor DVB-RCS service is powered by Terralink™, Telenor’s exclusive IP networking platform. Through hubs installed at Telenor’s teleport locations, the Shared Access service can interface directly to the Internet backbone of a leased line terminating at a designated user facility. A dedicated leased line is ideal for customers concerned about communications security. For extra protection, encryptions systems can be added to meet specific requirements for secure communications.

End-user equipment

The equipment used with this service consists of a small outdoor antenna and a small indoor terminal. Terminals compatible with Telenor Shared Access service is manufactured by Nera and other SatLabs interoperability approved manufacturers, such as Newtec and EMS. A typical interface used to connect with a users person computer is 10/100 Base –T Ethernet with and RJ-45 connector.

Applications

Telenor DVB-RCS service supports Internet access, e-mail and VPN. Future enhancements to Terralink will enable advanced applications including: IP video-conferencing applications. Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP), streaming video, Web TV and others.  These applications enable contemporary communication demands such as e-learning, e-commerce, telemedicine, rural communications and financial transactions for users working in universities, corporations, small home offices in both front and back-office environments. Telenor DVB-RCS service is scalable enough to meet most broadband application requirements.

Features and benefits

  • Robust “always –on” Internet access, e-mail and Virtual Private Network (VPN) capabilities
  • Two-way broadband service for fixed and semi-fixed locations
  • 5 transmissions speeds
  • International DVB standards based service
  • Scalable bandwidth addresses specific customer and applications requirements
  • Point-to-Multipoint Broadcast and Point-to-Point via VPN services in one system
  • Uses a low-cost indoor interactive satellite IP terminal and a small dish antenna
  • Fixed monthly subscription-based for increased cost control
  • Multiple equipment vendors enable competitive pricing and product features.

Coverage beam
Coverage beam for 2-way DVB-RCS shared service using Terralink™

Bold Line = Service coverage using 1.2 m antenna
Dotted Line = Service coverage using 1.8 m antenna


Network diagram
DVB-RCS network by Telenor.


Contact details:    Telenor Satellite Broadcasting

Norway
Snarøyveien 30, 1331 Fornebu
Tel +47 67 89 00 00

UK
40 Bernard Street, London WC1N 1LE
Tel +44 (0) 207 923 6500

e mail :  sbcsales@telenor.com
website : www.telenorsbc.com

Updated content and images kindly provided by Telenor 19th June 2008

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