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Kacific Brings Ka-band Enterprise Backup to Asia-Pacific

Next-generation broadband satellite oper-
ator, Kacific says it has introduced Asia-Pa-
cific’s first HTS (high throughout satellite)
Ka-band enterprise backup service, which
is described as a service that protects
organizations against outages that, it says,
happen all too frequently. It is also, says
Kacific, the first enterprise backup service
in the Asia-Pacific region designed to take
advantage of the speed, efficiency and
flexibility of Ka-band satellite connectivity.
Kacific Enterprise Backup provides what
is described as an affordable on-demand,
hot-backup package that allows organiza-
tions, factories, and enterprise branches
that rely heavily on real-time business for the site to act as a backup. In the case offers download speeds up to 70Mbps and
operations to continue with normal activ- of an outage, high-speed first-priority upload speeds of up to 20Mbps. In addi-
ities if their primary internet access is bandwidth can be instantly activated and tion, using a diversity site for uplink, Kacific
compromised. The service includes instal- a fixed fee will be charged. The advan- Ka-band infrastructure is able to achieve
lation of a satellite dish at each site, and tages of Ka-band for enterprise backup, up to 99.93% availability. Enterprise
a choice of low-cost per-month, per-site says Kacific, include the reuse of Ka-band Backup is now commercially available to
backup plans depending on the organi- spectrum over spot beams; this creates ISPs, telecom operators, businesses and
zation’s size and needs. Working like an higher capacity than traditional, wide governments in countries Kacific serves
insurance premium, a minimal fee is paid coverage area satellites. The solution also throughout Asia and the Pacific.

Hughes Wins Bid for 5G/Satellite Network Under DoD Experiment

Hughes Network Systems has scored an developing the standalone 5G network unless the firm pledges that no country
$18 million contract to create a satellite- to support operations, maintenance and will use its internet satellites for military
enabled 5G wireless network at Whidbey flight traffic management at the naval air purposes. On March 4, Russia removed
Island Naval Station, Washington, as station. The new 5G network will utilize a Soyuz carrying OneWeb’s next 36
part of the Pentagon’s high priority spectrum from DISH Wireless, and will satellites from the launchpad at Baikonur
experimental effort to bring modern, leverage satellites in both Geosynchronous Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, which is
high-speed connectivity to bases around and Low Earth Orbits (GEO/LEO). In GEO, managed jointly by the Russian Aerospace
the country, the telecommunications the network will tap the JUPITER high Forces and Roscosmos, Russia’s space
firm announced. “Over the course of this throughput satellites (built by Hughes’ agency. However, an alternative appears
three-year project, we will demonstrate for parent firm EchoStar), including the new, to have been found: OneWeb announced
the U.S. Department of Defense how 5G ultrahigh density JUPITER 3 that will today that the company and SpaceX have
infrastructure from Hughes — including a extend domestic coverage from coast entered into an agreement that will enable
packet processing core, radio access, edge to coast and provide download speeds OneWeb to resume satellite launches. The
cloud, security and network management of over 100 Mbps, Gopal told Breaking first launch with SpaceX is anticipated
— can power the resilient networking Defense in an email. “For LEO, Hughes in 2022, but the full extent of the launch
necessary to transform base operations,” has already tested the OneWeb LEO in the agreement hasn’t been disclosed. OneWeb
said Rajeev Gopal, Hughes vice president challenging Arctic area,” he added. Once currently has 428 satellites on orbit, or
for advanced programs, in the company’s the full constellation is on orbit, “OneWeb 66 percent of its planned constellation of
announcement. “Today’s walkie-talkies, LEO and its inherent latency advantages for 648 satellites. Cybersecurity is another
paper-trails and telephone conversations 5G networks would create a global service key attribute that the Hughes 5G network
will be replaced with a private, secure 5G for maximum coverage over oceans and will provide, Gopal explained in his email.
network over which air station processes landmasses.” OneWeb’s launch schedule “Security and management are key to
and systems will be automated and hit an unexpected challenge this month, fully benefiting from 5G capability for an
continuously optimized,” he added. with Russia refusing to let the systems enterprise or private implementation. For
Hughes will serve as the prime contractor launch as planned on a Soyuz rocket DoD applications, 5G needs high levels of

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