The Connections, Technology, And Expertise To Solve Your Communications Challenges

In today's world, security is not an option. It's a necessity. And, reliable, anywhere, anytime connectivity is often a necessity, too. Most articles extolling the benefits of modern communications focus on the advantages of fiber optics. However, one inconvenient fact is often overlooked: The vast majority of commercial offices in the United States, up to 85% by some estimates, are not connected to fiber optic lines.

Fortunately, there is an alternative communications network that can provide service almost anywhere, without the need to install fiber optic lines and negotiate with local access providers. It's a network of orbital satellites from SES AMERICOM that gird the globe with communications capacity for converged voice, video, and data applications. Since 1973, SES AMERICOM has been providing satellite communications solutions to government agencies and commercial businesses. Today, AMERICOM satellites are used for a wide variety of business applications. One of the largest auto manufacturers in North America uses satellite connectivity to stream mechanic training videos to thousands of dealerships via the satellite network. Other applications include distance learning for school systems; digital signage advertising, point of sale, and credit card validation for retail stores; fleet/asset tracking and monitoring for the trucking industry; and offshore communications for ships and oil drilling platforms. The greater the number of your customers' locations and the more remote the location, the more cost-effective satellite becomes.

The SES AMERICOM footprint provides ubiquitous coverage over most of the United States, and the company will soon be launching a new bird, AMC-21, to expand coverage in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. A single satellite can reach nearly any location that falls within its footprint. All that is needed to bring up a new location is a modem and an antenna.

The evolution of the Internet and demands for enhanced productivity continue to throw new, tougher challenges at today's enterprises. AMERICOM Business Network (ABN) delivers high-speed, satellite-centric data networking and Internet backbone platforms for content delivery applications across North America. ABN solutions include enterprise IP networks, content delivery to remote locations, and coast-to-coast connectivity for global ISPs (Internet service providers). The service enables multiple remote sites to share the same bandwidth for a more cost-effective solution. Bandwidth ranging from 64 Kbps to 9 Mbps can be dynamically adjusted to match changing business conditions.

The ABN IPConnect® is a flexible suite of broadband services that are available in two platforms and use equipment from leading VSAT (very small aperture terminal) and IP technology companies. ABN delivers the robust bandwidth enterprises need to distribute video and large data files to many locations — without compromising the security of a corporate network. Put this service to work for your business, and you can eliminate the costs of engineering an existing network to accommodate traffic bursts.

ABN includes a broad range of offshore communications solutions, capable of linking your headquarters or branch office employees with co-workers, partners, and vendors offshore — aboard oil platforms, barges, ships, and search vessels in the Gulf of Mexico or virtually anywhere at sea. AMERICOM can deliver bandwidth as well as integrated and turnkey services over the largest and most reliable domestic and global satellite fleet, a hybrid fiber network, and a wireless local extension that seamlessly connects even the most remote oil and gas reserves on land or at sea.

With ABN, you can make sure your corporate communications network is always on and is always protected. In the event that all or part of your network is damaged, a satellite connection will restore communications automatically or anytime — at your request.

Through value-added resellers and proprietary network service providers, ABN is home to video conferencing, digital signage, distance learning, private business television networks, transportation fleet tracking and logistics, and secure Internet access provision.

Given the myriad of risks that challenge the distributed business enterprise today, SES AMERICOM satellite systems should be on every manager's short list for business continuity/disaster recovery solutions.

SES AMERICOM, Inc.
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