The service uses the new High Power Spot beam satellite, Hylas 1 owned by Avanti and terminals and ground stations from Hughes the world leader in satellite communications. The system uses the most advanced coding and modulation techniques (similar to those now used for High definition broadcasting) to deliver faster speed, more reliable connection and lower prices than could previously be achieved via satellite.
The system will cope even with the extreme weather conditions encountered in remote and mountainous regions e.g. Cumbria by automatically sensing and adjusting its operation as required. The Satellite is located at 33.5 degrees west and the system uses a medium sized 74cm elliptical dish. Krypton TV works hard to find a suitable location for the dish that is as unobtrusive as possible whilst still giving a clear view of the Satellite.
The great advantage of Satellite is that it can deliver service where the others currently can't.
Satellite does have lower fair usage policy data limits than Adsl but better than with 3G (Mobile) and as with all Broadband services usage is shared across a number of users. Two levels or service are defined, consumer suitable for home or small office usage and Pro which gives lower overall contention rates and is suitable for larger businesses or shared/community use.
The standards installations are for single properties and are based on a 12 month contract.
Avanti - HYLAS 1
Avanti PLC.
