Satellite Internet Forum

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Traveling on the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the national railway company of Kazakhstan, just got a whole lot better thanks to the free Internet and telephony service on popular Astana-Almaty route. Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. informed that the successful deployment of a broadband satellite Internet service for passengers of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the national railway company of Kazakhstan. This is the first satellite-based broadband service for train passengers in the region. Transtelecom, a government-owned telco established to meet the railway’s communications needs, selected Gilat as the satellite equipment provider for this pioneering deployment. ASTEL, a leading service provider in Kazakhstan and long-standing customer of Gilat, managed the equipment installation.

Gilat’s VSAT platform was installed on the Tulpar, the railway’s fastest train, serving the popular 1,300 km route between Almaty and the capital city of Astana. The first train providing service was completed successfully in the beginning of August. Using an auto-pointing satellite terminal installed on the roof of the train, the VSAT solution delivers toll-quality VoIP telephony service and data transmission speeds of up to 2 Mbps. Passengers onboard the Tulpar use the free broadband Internet service for email, fast web searches, streaming video content, e-commerce and other convenient applications that deliver entertainment and help increase productivity during their trip. Transtelecom plans deployment of the satellite Internet service on additional trains. Gilat’s broadband satellite communications networks have been serving the Kazakhstan market since 1998, contributing to improving the quality of life for citizens in the country’s most remote regions. The successful operation of this network demonstrates the flexibility of VSAT technology.

Gilat’s SkyEdge and SkyEdge II multi-service platforms enable the delivery of high-quality voice, broadband data and video services for different environments including enterprises, rural networks, cellular backhaul and government network applications. Gilat’s diverse portfolio of VSATs offer service providers the most suitable product for their application needs as well as the flexibility to evolve their networks. The newest addition to Gilat’s SkyEdge II portfolio is NetEdge(tm), a dedicated solution for multi star networks, specifically designed to meet the needs of corporate networks and cellular backhaul applications.