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Satellite VoIP
Satellite VoIP is the last VoIP
frontier being conquered. Satellite VoIP is an ideal
solution for those in developing nations or remote areas
that are currently not serviced or underserved by other
telephony solutions. Satellite VoIP combines the global
reach of satellite communications with the digital clarity
of VoIP. Lately, the major satellite companies have
been teaming up with the major VoIP service providers
to offer such satellite VoIP solutions to the world
at large.
Satellite VoIP or VoSAT requires
its own hardware and software solutions since traditional
VoIP solutions don't work well when paired with the
large satellite companies services. The is because quality
of service (QoS) is the
major issue when dealing with satellite service. Satellite
latency may disrupt VoIP signals providing an unacceptable
level of QoS. The large satellite companies, however,
have come up with a solution similar to those used on
traditional VoIP servers, which is to prioritize VoIP
data packets and set aside bandwidth on the satellite
just for VoIP calls. Advanced voice compression techniques
have also helped solve the degradation issue.
Two
of the big satellite companies, Hughes Electronics
and SkyFrames have teamed up with two of the big
VoIP providers, Net2Phone and Vonage, respectively.
Net2Phone's inexpensive dialing plans work well
with the business model of Hughes Electronics
and the two partners expect to roll out service
in the telecom starved areas of Africa first.
Net2Phone's VoIP service will be enabled through
Hughes' DW6040 Voice Appliance terminals on Direcway.
Other rollouts by the Vonage
and SkyFrames pairing has also already occurred by deploying
some free satellite VoIP services to servicemen in Iraq
and Afghanistan. The pairing of VoIP and satellite will
help many satellite companies currently offering television
and Internet service to keep up with the cable companies
by offering satellite VoIP service as well.
The main target, however, for
the satellite companies will be to expand voice over
satellite services overseas. This will help developing
nations bypass the lengthy process of building a standard
telephone network infrastructure on the ground and jump
into the here and now quickly. Australia corporation,
Multiemedia with their NewSat division has already rolled
out satellite VoIP service to Australia, the Asia-Pacific
region, the Middle East and Northern Africa. Multiemedia
has also acquired Airworks to help in this endeavor.
Satellite
VoIP or VoSAT is the wave of the future. For those already
familiar with satellite technology, satellite VoIP will
be just one more service that can be bundled and save
the consumer money. Also, voice over satellite service
will provide remote and developing nations a method in
which to play catch up in the field of technology and
communications without the time or expense of a traditional
telephone network. Satellite VoIP will connect the world
in a way that it has never before been interconnected.
The future's so bright, I gotta
wear shades. - Timbuk 3
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