[linux-dvb] Re: AW: Re: DVB-RCS System

["dwe" <dwe@firemail.de>]

Astra offers DVB-RCS since some years. But you need such an expensive
terminal we were talking about. The Hardware costs about 1500 EUR. This is
only interesting for middle-sized or large companies, but not for the home
user and also not for small companies. Just too expensive. And you need at
least a 90-120 cm dish for reasonable uplink speeds.

What Astra is currently developing is a low-cost Enduser system for everyone
to be used within usual set-top-boxes some day.

You can read about it here:
http://www.ses-astra.com/press-info/news/press-releases/03/20030127.shtml
(english)
Or here:
http://ix.de/newsticker/result.xhtml?url=/newsticker/data/tol-27.01.03-003/d
efault.shtml (german)

More Astra News:
http://www.astra.lu/press-info/news/astra_pr.shtml



You can read about currently available two-way internet via satellite here:
http://www.astra.lu/products/ipservices/astranet/bbi.shtml
The service is provides by SatLynx:
http://www.satlynx.com



----- Original Message -----
From: "Torsten Schlabach" <tschlabach@gmx.net>
To: <linux-dvb@linuxtv.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 12:16 PM
Subject: [linux-dvb] AW: Re: DVB-RCS System


>> I'm now the proud owner of a DVB-RCS (bi-directional) satellite
>system

What am I missing. Did I accidentally sleep for about one year? I
thought it was early February 2003 now

Just about 1 week ago Astra announced that they are going to develop a
bi-directional service and plan to have early field tests in 2004. Now
Alexandre writes that we already has the system up and running?

Can anyone enlighten me and the rest of the list?
@Alexandre: I think a link to what you purchased (equipment and / or
service) would be very interesting for the rest of us





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