Satellite


December 10, 2008

Satellite -On Call Takes Over QuickSPOT Satellite Bandwidth-on-Demand Service Management


On Call Communications has announced that it has taken charge of managing marketing, sales, and technical operations of the QuickSPOT, a satellite bandwidth-on-demand service from Intelsat.
 
On Call Communications is a provider of rapid-deployment satellite systems and satellite bandwidth for broadcasting, disaster recovery, commercial and governmental clients.
 
QuickSPOT is a bundled service consisting of a line of versatile fully automated satellite terminals and a unique management system which provides satellite bandwidth on an on demand basis. It has multiple service packages where users can pay for dedicated bandwidth by the minute, hour, day, week or month.
 
QuickSPOT service is used by broadcast news, emergency responders, webcasters and enterprise users and works with all works with all internet devices using an IP based protocol.
 
QuickSPOT makes it easy to cover live news and special events. QuickSPOT antennas deploy and lock on the satellite at the touch of a button. Automated login into the Intelsat (News - Alert) OnDemand network give instant broadband connectivity ready to launch Live MPEG broadcasts and voice/data support.
 
Founded in 1993, On Call Communications is a privately held, employee-owned company. Company says that it is proud to have provided communications equipment and services for: ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Discovery Channel, AT&T (News - Alert), FEMA, White House Communications Agency, U.S. Army/Navy/Air Force/Marine Corps and others.
On Call offers 24-hour coverage to the entire United States, Carribean, Central and South America, Europe, and Africa. On Call has teleport facilities in Hawaii expanding our coverage to Asia, Oceania, and the Pacific Rim. Operating its own satellite network control centers on the East and West Coast, On Call specializes in mobile satellite applications and network restoration.
Recently, Intelsat, Ltd and On Call Communications announced that they have joined forces, and in coordination with AT&T, have donated desperately needed emergency communications for command operations and victim relief centers in fire-affected southern California communities.
 

Jyothi Shanbhag is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Jyothi's articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Tim Gray

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