Australia Teleport

This blog is all about Australian Teleports and how these facilities are improving communications systems across the world.

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WTA's New Board of Directors Members Announced

World Teleport Association (WTA), an organization who partners with APSCC, National Association of Broadcasters, Pacific Telecommunications Council, Society of Satellite Professionals International, etc., announced the appointment of their four new members to its Board of Directors.

Filling the vacant seats on the Association's Board are Crystal Solutions, LLC's (provider of variety of IT services) President and CEO, Roger Franklin; MTN Government Services' (satellite communications provider) Chief Technology Officer, Richard Hadsall; Asia Broadcast Satellite's (one of the fastest growing premium satellite operators in the world) Chief Operating Officer, Scott Sprague; and James Trevelyan, Sales Director at Arqiva Broadcast and Media (television and radio transmission provider).

“These four experienced and accomplished industry leaders bring us expertise and experience that will help WTA deliver on its mission of advocating for teleport operators and promoting excellence in their operations, business and technology,” explained M. Brett Belinsky, Chairman of WTA and Managing Director at Encompass Digital Media (EMEA).

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‘NewSat among the Fast Twenty Teleport Operators’ says WTA

The World Teleport Association has once again recognized Australian independent satellite specialist NewSat Ltd as one of the top teleport operators in the world. In its annual world rankings, NewSat Ltd was included in the top 5 of the “Fast Twenty” list which ranks teleport-operating companies based on year-on-year revenue growth. The WTA also listed NewSat as top 10 in the Independent Top Twenty of 2012 list, which ranks independent teleport operators based on revenues from all sources. The list excludes companies whose primary business is the owners and operations of its own satellite fleet or terrestrial network. Last year, the World Teleport Association honoured Newsat Founder and CEO Adrian Ballintine as the Teleport Executive of the Year. During this year’s SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition which was held in Washington, NewSat was also named as a top 3 Finalist in the Independent Teleport of the Year category for its teleports located in Adelaide and Perth.

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Check out this short video of the South Australian teleport operated by NewSat Ltd. The facility is a Military Accredited Global Access Point supported by a 24 x 7 x 365 on-site Network Operations Centre made up of a responsive account manage team that ensures services are always reliable, and that a client’s business is protected. The Adelaide teleport also delivers C and Ku band coverage to military personnel in the Middle East, providing stable mission critical communications require for the deployment of crucial applications including VoIP, rapid tracking terminals, and private secure networks. 

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SATCON

In Australia, a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands, the existing teleport infrastructure of NewSat, which is to date, the largest satellite communications provider in Australia, uplinks to 12 satellite across C-and Ku-band, portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, including wavelengths of microwaves that are used for long-distance radio telecommunications, and is used to meet many US DoD communication requirements; US DoD, or the United States Department of Defense is the Executive Department of the Government of the United States of America charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States armed forces.

There is increasing demand for secure, reliable satellite communications (satcom), or artificial satellites sent to space for the purpose of telecommunications, for government and military operations, or the coordinated military actions of a state in response to a developing situation, around the world and satellite services that meet the specific needs of these mission critical operations are heavily sought after.

NewSat is set to launch a fleet of Jabiru satellites, Australia’s first independently owned satellite operator to manage a fleet of commercial Ku- and Ka-band satellites. It will provide high-powered global Ka-band capacity. Jabiru-1, scheduled to take off in 2012, and Jabiru-3 will deliver “new capacity” over the Middle East (a region that encompasses Western Asia and all of or part of North Africa, depending on the context), Africa, the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, and Asia, the world’s largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres, through a range of multi-spot regional and steerable beams, enabling higher bandwidth (the difference between the upper and lower frequencies in a continuous set of fre quencies) applications for VSAT networks/terminals, a two-way satellite ground station or a stabilized maritime VSAT antenna with a dish antenna that is smaller than three meters.

See: Satellite Internet Limitation: Geostationary Unsuitable for Low-Latency Applications by John Diaz

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Remote regions in Australia are finally a step closer to enjoying broadband through satellite service after NBN Co announced yesterday its contractors for the construction of ten satellite ground stations across the country.

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Adelaide teleport delivers world-class satellite communications in Afghanistan

NewSat’s Adelaide teleport facility has consistently delivered world-class satellite communications to military personnel in the Middle East. US-based Proactive Communications Inc. (PCI), has relied on the South Australian satellite ground station to provide camp communications for soldiers in Afghanistan, and has been delivering stable and secure support thanks to a number of factors.

South Australia is a geographically optimal location to house teleport facilities. The state has mild temperatures and low rainfall thereby minimizing the risk of rain fade causing latency issues. No major earthquakes hit the area too, and its location in the Southern Hemisphere provides optimum look angles to the Middle East, visibility of the US Pacific rim, Eastern Europe, and Africa. Since Australia is also an allied country, the US can be assured of political stability, as well as shared foreign policy objectives.

Soldiers in Afghanistan require high-capacity satellite communications for a number of a uses including medical emergencies, camp to headquarters communications, construction, operations, as well as connectivity for resource providers.

According to Marc Legare, CEO of Texas-based Proactive Communications, NewSat has delivered the necessary satellite capacity to military personnel across the Middle East. The Adelaide teleport facility’s remoteness allows it to uplink to a wider-range of satellites required to meet the demands in the regions where military organizations operate.

In places with no terrestrial infrastructure, NewSat’s teleport services makes US Army operations possible - from telephone services to unclassified research, recreations or troops welfare. PCI makes use of the satellite communications to seamlessly integrate camp communications, turning radio signals to IP data streams which are then backhauled over the satellite to the Adelaide teleport, and then back to the military bases in a specific region.

Mr. Legare also expressed his excitement over the Jabiru Satellite Program of the Australian satellite specialist. The Ka band satellites will deliver new-capacity high-demand regions in the ME needed for quality communications.

In fact, worldwide demand for high-quality satellite bandwidth has been increasing over the last five years, especially in the military sector. The Australian satellite communications industry has emerged as one of the global leaders in supplying this surge in demand, thanks to its geographical and political advantages over other teleport facilities in the world. Recognized as one of the leading facilities by the World Teleport Association, the Adelaide teleport may very well be at the center of this leading market.

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The three telecommunications port are part of ten planned to be built and operated to support the NBN project.

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The Adelaide Teleport (left), and the Perth teleport (right), are the two ground stations operated by NewSat Ltd, a leading independent satellite communications company in Australia. NewSat uses the teleports to uplink to several geostationary satellites in the C and Ku band spectrum, allowing them to service a varied market: maritime and resource industries, alongside business and government organizations. Aside from satellite communications via the teleports, the company also delivers backhauling solutions, internet by satellite, and a variety of VSAT services. 

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The Ex-Im Chairman visits NewSat's Teleport. 

The Chairman of the Ex-Im Bank, Fred P. Hochberg, met with NewSat's Founder and CEO, Adrian Ballintine, to discuss NewSat's Jabiru-1 satellite and tour NewSat's award winning Perth Teleport as part of his mission to Australia on 13th August 2012. Watch Chairman Hochberg speak at the US Consulate General Perth media briefing and tour NewSat's Perth Teleport.

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Check out this video of telecommunications port in South Australia. Aside from mining industries, military organizations also rely on a teleport to provide the communications infrastructure in war torn regions. 

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Wheatstone Project in Australia depends on teleport

The Wheatstone project is one of the largest Liquid Natural Gas developments in the the northern region of Western Australia. It will not only provide new fuel sources fro the country, but also generate jobs for many. But Chevron's LNG project won't move forward without teleports.

Recently, the Wheatstone project turned to NewSat's teleport facility for communications solutions. NewSat is one of the leading satellite communications company in Australia. 

Since the LNG project is located in a remote region of Australia which experiences cyclonic conditions, the usual terrestrial network of communications was not advisable. NewSat teamed up with BAE systems to provide the resource project the necessary communications infrastructure that could withstand the region's weather conditions and connect the remote site with the rest of the world.

The Perth teleport will serve as the link between satellites and the LNG project. The US$8.59 million off shore deal mean NewSat will provide both offshore and onshore communications to Wheatstone, necessary for its construction, operations, administration, and staff welfare.

More resource projects are also turning into satellite communications to provide the necessary infrastructure to operate in remote sites. Mining companies have been looking at satcom systems to provide a platform for in-room infotainment systems in their remote sites, to help improve working conditions for their staff.

The contract with Chevron's Wheatstone is the largest teleport contract to date for NewSat. 

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The chairman of the Ex-IM Bank, Fred Hochberg, visited one of NewSat’s world-class facilities, the Perth Teleport, in Western Australia. He met with NewSat Found and CEO, Adrian Ballintine, who gave him a tour and discussed with him the company’s ongoing Jabiru program - a development focused on new ka-band satellites to deliver raw and flexible capacity in various regions across the globe by its 2014 launch. 

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The contract with BAE Systems worth $8.59 million, will provide offshore satellite communications to enable high-speed connectivity between NewSat’s Perth office, offshore platform and production facility in Onslow. The solution has been designed to withstand the cyclonic conditions unique to the region.

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VSAT stations provide the best broadband solution in remote regions underserved by telecommunication companies and ISPs. Satellite VoIP is made possible by the development in digital technology and satellite-based communications. Recently, big satellite companies are partnering with VoIP service providers to expand the reach of Internet telephony.

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24% Teleport Revenue Increase By NewSat, Plus New Contracts

As reported by the Australian Stock Exchange, 25 July 2012, NewSat’s teleport revenue increases by 24% to US$3.1 million per year. The monthly recurring revenue of teleport business is now at US$3.1 million per month which means there is a 24% growth from the end of the 2011 financial year. There is also a US$12.68 million from 306 new teleport contracts won over on the financial year 2012 and is incremental to existing contract base. There is also growth generated domestically and internationally from military, oil, gas, mining, maritime, construction and other government agency contacts. NewSat Limited (ASX: NWT), Australian satellite company, is very happy to say that over the 2012 financial year, the Monthly Recurring Revenue if the teleport business has improved by 24% to US$3.1 million per month. the US$600,000 increase in Monthly Recurring Revenue is because of the indicative number of new teleport customer contracts that was signed over that said year. These 206 newly signed teleport contracts are worth US$12.68 million of additional revenue and are incremental to NewSat’s existing contract base. Newsat provides coverage to 75.5% of the Earth’s surface, including their satellites, VSATs (very small aperture terminals), a two-way satellite ground station or a stabilized maritime VSAT antenna with a dish antenna that is smaller than three meters, and teleports (telecommunications port), a satellite ground station with multiple parabolic antennas (i.e., an antenna farm) that functions as a hub connecting a satellite or geocentric orbital network with a terrestrial telecommunications network. See: Satellite Communications

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Teleports are important facilities which connect with many of the satellites in orbit, and thus allowing satellite communications technology to work. As more and more customers, both the government and various enterprises, rely on satellite technology for communications solutions in operations, staff management, and even construction, teleports are becoming a crucial link. Without such ground facilities, connecting remote regions with satellites will be impossible. In choosing teleport facilities, it is important to pick one that is certified for its reliability and most of all security. Important data are transmitted via teleports so those two qualities should be offered by a teleport. Click the link to read more on how you choose the best teleport provider.