| Digital divide refers to the gap between people with | | | | circuits to private networks and hubs, satellite |
| access to digital technology and those with very limited | | | | telecommunications have made a huge difference in |
| or no access to digital and information technology at all. | | | | eliminating the digital divide all over the continent of |
| Digital divide comprises imbalances in both the | | | | Africa. |
| resources and skills needed to successfully participate | | | | Satellite Internet in Iraq |
| as a digital citizen as well as physical access to | | | | Broadband access to the Internet in Iraq is in very |
| technology, including computers and actual Internet | | | | highly valued nowadays. This is primarily because |
| access. Satellite telecommunications is making leaps | | | | severely disrupted terrestrial Iraq Internet infrastructure |
| and bounds in eliminating digital divide by providing | | | | is still recovering after the events in 2003, including |
| satellite Internet access to parts of the world that | | | | international connections to Public IP backbones. High |
| were previously unable to access the Internet. | | | | performance D-TDMA iDirect-enabled Iraq Internet |
| With networks of redundant terrestrial teleports | | | | connectivity with guaranteed quality of service and full |
| throughout Europe and the United States that uplink to | | | | support of streaming applications has raised the price |
| a wide range of telecommunication satellites, private | | | | performance bar for satellite Internet Iraq services, |
| satellite telecommunications companies can provide | | | | especially when compared to legacy TDMA platforms. |
| coverage in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia, | | | | Satellite Internet in Afghanistan |
| allowing customers to utilize the telecommunications | | | | Because Afghanistan Internet connectivity is in very |
| satellite's capacity resources at very high efficiency | | | | high demand by a number of customers ranging from |
| levels. | | | | residential users to multi-megabit voice and data |
| Satellite telecommunications solutions are also ideal to | | | | carriers, there is a wide range of VSAT services, |
| deploy Enterprise Wide Area Networks (WAN) | | | | including high demand platforms such as ViaSat |
| spanning multiple continents, supporting Internet access, | | | | LinkStar, iDirect Infiniti, Evolution X3, DVB-S2 and SCPC |
| IP data transmissions, Voice over IP and | | | | now available in Afghanistan to satisfy all satellite |
| videoconferencing traffic, further eliminating the digital | | | | Internet connectivity demands and help eliminate the |
| divide experienced by many in Africa, Iraq and | | | | digital divide. |
| Afghanistan. | | | | All over the eastern hemisphere, satellite |
| Satellite Internet in Africa | | | | telecommunications companies are meeting challenges |
| Africa Satellite Internet service is in very high demand | | | | and finding solutions to the most complicated and |
| today as an efficient, reliable and technologically | | | | complex two-way satellite telecom tasks. Whatever |
| advanced platform for any IP connectivity | | | | the need, whether it be common Internet access, |
| requirements. Providing last mile single hop wireless | | | | guaranteed data delivery, fast and reliable access to a |
| connection and requiring only a clear view to the sky | | | | Web-based applications server or corporate VPN, or |
| and electricity source to operate, VSAT in Africa is a | | | | maybe a real-time telemedicine conference satellite |
| natural fit given that terrestrial Internet Africa | | | | telecommunications companies are successfully closing |
| backbones are expensive, unreliable, difficult to install | | | | the digital divide all over the world. |
| and have high damage risks. From point-to-point | | | | |