StarBand, America’s first consumer high-speed, two-way satellite Internet provider, today announced the launch of the StarBand 480 Pro, a professional-strength, network-ready, business-grade satellite modem delivering faster speeds, instant networking capability and enhanced software embedded on the modem allowing greater connectivity and software options.
The StarBand 480 Pro provides high performance service with peak download speeds of more than one megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds two to three times faster than current StarBand service.
“Today we added another dimension to the depth and breadth of the StarBand product line,” said StarBand Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Zur Feldman. “The StarBand 480 Pro is proof that StarBand listens to our customers and delivers on their needs. It showcases our commitment to be the pioneer in delivering a range of higher-speed satellite Internet solutions to the marketplace.”
The StarBand 480 Pro satellite modem, developed for StarBand by Gilat Satellite Networks, integrates a four-port Ethernet router enabling instant networking of multiple personal computers to provide maximum flexibility for networked environments.
With the product software and intelligence now embedded on the satellite modem, business customers enjoy networked high-speed access over such local area network (LAN) solutions as – Windows, UNIX, Linux, Macintosh and other Ethernet platforms.
“The StarBand 480 Pro is truly plug and play,” said StarBand Sales & Marketing Vice President Howard Lossing. “With no software to load and no drivers to install, the new StarBand 480 Pro delivers a robust gateway. We think the new features, the faster speed and the added value built in to the StarBand 480 Pro make it extremely attractive to small businesses and corporate teleworkers.”
The StarBand 480 Pro will have a limited roll out to several hundred customers in the First Quarter of 2003. Full product roll out will begin in the Second Quarter and will be offered through the StarBand network of more than 2,300 Direct Dealers located throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
For more information about StarBand and the StarBand 480 Pro, please visit: www.StarBand.com
StarBand Network: Customers and Service in all 50 States, Puerto Rico & the U.S.Virgin Islands
StarBand delivers its two-way satellite Internet service through professionally installed small antennas on roofs, walls or poles of consumer homes for residential service or commercial buildings for small office customers. The StarBand high-speed satellite modem is connected to a customer’s computer.
When a customer accesses StarBand Internet service, the signal travels over inside wiring to the rooftop antenna. The antenna then relays the data signals to a satellite. The satellite sends the signal to the StarBand Network Operations Center where it gathers, aggregates and routes the signals to deliver data from the Internet to the customer.
The StarBand antenna accommodates both StarBand high-speed Internet service and DISH Network satellite TV programming.
StarBand Communications Inc., headquartered in McLean, Virginia, is America’s first nationwide provider of two-way, always-on, high-speed Internet access via satellite to residential customers.
In 2002, StarBand introduced StarBand Small Office service, a business-grade product for small business owners wanting the affordable, always-on features of high-speed satellite Internet access – virtually anywhere they run their business.
