IPoS.v2 Incorporates DVB-S2 Standard Providing Higher System Availability and
Greater Throughputs
GERMANTOWN, Md., Dec. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (HUGHES) (Nasdaq: HUGH), the world’s leading provider of broadband
satellite network solutions and services, today announced that the European
Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has approved the Internet
Protocol over Satellite.v2 (IPoS.v2) air interface standard, which
incorporates the DVB-S2 industry standard with ACM (Adaptive Coding and
Modulation). IPoS is the most widely deployed satellite broadband standard in
the world. Its first version was approved by the world’s major standards
organizations: the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) in North
America, and ETSI and ITU (International Telecommunications Union) in Europe.
"We applaud ETSI for embracing the newest version of IPoS, which fully
integrates the DVB-S2 standard with ACM," said Pradman Kaul, Chairman and CEO
of Hughes. "This standard takes satellite broadband performance to the next
level. Along with higher speeds and improved bandwidth utilization, IPoS.v2
enables significantly improved operational efficiency."
IPoS is the world’s leading industry standard, with over 900,000
compliant terminals shipped to date, and is optimized for delivery of
broadband services over satellite channels. IPoS specifies a "Satellite
Independent Service Access Point" (SI-SAP), which creates a well defined
interface between the satellite-dependent functions and the application
layers, thereby enabling an open-service delivery platform. With the addition
of DVB-S2 including the ACM feature, IPoS-compliant networks optimize link
performance even during high rain conditions by adjusting error-correcting
codes and modulation dynamically, based on signal quality feedback from
remote terminals.
Since it invented the VSAT in the mid-80s, Hughes has been a primary
driving force in developing new technologies and contributing to the
advancement of standards for the satellite networking industry. Its powerful
HN System, launched in the spring of 2006, is fully compliant with the IPoS
standard including DVB-S2, supporting very high throughputs of up to 120Mbps,
and offering increased network availability while conserving power
consumption.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in providing
broadband satellite networks and services for large enterprises, governments,
small businesses, and consumers. HughesNet(TM) encompasses all broadband
solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of satellite
and terrestrial technologies. To date, Hughes has shipped more than one
million systems to customers in over 100 countries. Its broadband satellite
products are based on the IPoS (IP over Satellite) global standard, approved
by the TIA, ETSI, and ITU standards organizations.
Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA,
Hughes maintains sales and support offices worldwide. Hughes is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUGH). For
additional information, please visit http://www.hughes.com .
Hughes, HughesNet, and IPoS are trademarks of Hughes Network Systems,
LLC.
