 | Single hop SCPC or TDMA full mesh connectivity between network nodes |
 | DAMA bandwidth management |
 | Toll quality voice with ITU G728 or G.729A 8 or 16 kbps compression |
 | High-speed synchronous or asynchronous data links on demand |
 | Industry approved standards implementations |
 | Group III fax and voice band data |
 | Customized switching and numbering capabilities |
 | Universal PSTN interfaces and signaling support |
 | Optional call accounting and records management |
 | Optional Internet access services |
 | Small VSAT antennas and very low power consumption |
 | Extremely low satellite transponder bandwidth utilization |
 | Easy network expansion; plug-and-play |
 | Simple VSAT terminal expansion without costly equipment changes |
 | Uses include telephone kiosks in villages; payphones in rural areas or
full-scale village or town networks, replacement for failing telephone infrastructure,
emergency requirements, or for extending Internet services |