Firmlink® is a very flexible and versatile VSAT system to establish wide area corporate network infrastructures including IP Router as well FR switch functionality. Thus a wide variety of end user business communication applications are supported in a way yet to be matched in the industry.

Legacy applications such as HDLC, SNA, X.25, analogue/digital voice can be combined with IP application such as Intranet, Voice over IP or IP Video. Low data rate applications with less than 16 kbit/s and high date rate applications with more than 6 Mbit/s are transferred smoothly and with
utmost cost efficiency across the same wide area network infrastructure.

Our configurations on the unified broadband platform supports voice, video and data applications in the most cost efficient manner. Our MF-TDMA VSAT system supports all kinds of applications with the ability to burst from 64 kbit/s to 8,75 Mbit/s per site and allows high speed, hubless communication between remote sites. This means that any station can be reached via a single satellite hop connection. A VSAT GATEWAY (ODU)

We provide instant Bandwidth on Demand through our fully dynamic bandwidth allocation scheme. Space segment capacity is automatically assigned to a station requiring transmission capacity with utmost efficiency leaving free capacity for use by the other stations. By classifying different Quality of Service categories, voice as well as real time data and non real time data are transmitted simultaneously with guaranteed service quality. Standard user interfaces such as Ethernet and Frame Relay, voice/fax, serial synchronous and asynchronous connections are available and ready for applications based on these standards providing a unified network infrastructure. IP applications such as File Transfer, Mailing, Web access, IP Video or Voice over IP are fully supported.

Our next generation Solution offers the highest processing power and broadest capabilities as well as the most flexible, scalable and comprehensive communications solution available.

It is based on the most up-to-date and advanced technology combined with the experience and innovative skills of our development engineers. With its top performance and proven customer base in several States and countries, Firmament provides a powerful communication solution via satellite for Service Providers, Enterprises and Organizations.

Applications

Typical customer applications supported by our network are:

• LAN to LAN interconnection via built-in LAN bridge
• SAP or other client-server applications
• SCADA and other legacy protocols such as HDLC, SDLC, ASYNC, BSC
• Internet access, with all related applications
• Digital or analogue Voice & Fax,
• Video Conferencing via IP or built in FRAD port
• Encryption of voice, fax and data over Frame Relay or IP
• Support of transportable stations using Drive & Fly or complete SNG-based solutions.
• Support of mobile applications interconnecting local GSM/GPRS/UMTS cells
• VHF radio communication via satellite

VPN services form almost a daily part of our routine as we offer such services to government and private organizations that want to interconnect into other branches, interstate offices and offshore. These also include broadband Internet associated services.

We have shared services which are being offered by both C-and KU Band satellite service providers, these have various Contention ratios ranging from 1:2 to 1:50 and even more. The cost of equipment in this case is much cheaper than the SCPC but the bandwidth equivalent is higher but has an advantage of lower levels of budget bandwidth with lower CIR

C-Band Service is a more stable service due to the rain fade in this parts of the world, it is a preferred service to KU-Band especially during hazy and raining conditions

SCPC is the purest form of service available in the industry but has high acquisition cost of hardware. This service is used for organizations requiring high traffic across the network and Internet Service Providers. 3rd Party dedicated service is dependent on what the ISP tells the end user and as such the end user is not in full control of the bandwidth actually being allocated on that frequency.

KU- Band is a cheaper service, easy to deploy and very cost effective but is affected by weather conditions. It can be used as a back up but not a main access for the committee. Shared service is very cheap but has no guaranty of quality of service delivered. We stock a large variety of VSAT equipment and maintenance of each site is a priority to ensure continuity of service.

The advantages of using a broadband 2way Satellite Internet Connection:

- Non-stop, around the clock, 24/24 hours, 7/7 days, customer support, as well as technical assistance and guidance regarding specifications of the two way satellite system.
- The full integration and implementation of you current LAN, to the satellite two-way broadband internet connection.
PIC – VSAT Mounted for a Security Agency

- Access to secondary or optional services like: Wireless (Wi-Fi) access, Firewall solutions and increased security, TCP/IP packet acceleration, HTTP page Cache, Routing services as well as others.