Caltiger of India Signs Contract With Loral CyberStar to Provide High-speed Internet Access to Its Subscribers.Business Editors ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 11, 2000 CyberStar Offers Fast, Cost-Effective Solution to Speed Up Internet Access See how to access the Internet. for End Users Loral CyberStar, a division of Loral Space and Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : LOR LOR Letter Of Reprimand (military) LoR Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien) LOR Learning Object Repository LOR Linux.Org. ) announced today that Caltiger.com, a leading ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. in India, will use CyberStar's high-speed, satellite-based WorldCast Premier Internet access service to speed up Internet content delivery to its end users. The contract will provide Caltiger with 100 MB of bandwidth and Internet gateways in 10 cities across India. Commenting on the contract with CyberStar, Joe Silva, chairman of Caltiger, said, "Our relationship with CyberStar is a clear commitment to providing cost-effective Internet access to our growing customer base. With 10 strategically located gateways, we will be able to expand our network quickly beyond our current service area. We also plan to add an additional 30 gateways by March 2001". Caltiger.com was launched nationally on March 31, 2000 to provide free Internet access across India, and by June 2000, the company had a total subscriber base of more than 200,000 in six cities. Caltiger has a current subscriber acquisition rate of 1500-2000 per day and projects up to 4000 per day as operation starts in additional cities. Caltiger has plans to roll out its service to about 100 cities by the end of 2000. On the recent contract with Caltiger, Raghu Das, vice-president and general manager of CyberStar's Indian Ocean Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km), extending from S Asia to Antarctica and from E Africa to SE Australia; it is c.4,000 mi (6,400 km) wide at the equator. It constitutes about 20% of the world's total ocean area. region said "CyberStar is pleased to provide high-capacity Internet backbone (communications, networking) Internet backbone - High-speed networks that carry Internet traffic. These communications networks are provided by companies such as AT&T, GTE, IBM, MCI, Netcom, Sprint, UUNET and consist of high-speed links in the T1, T3, OC1 and OC3 ranges. services along with its "edge-of-the-net" solutions to one of India's most aggressive and upcoming ISPs. With satellite broadband services directly delivered to Caltiger's rooftop, its subscribers will experience increased throughput and quick response time as they access the Internet." WorldCast Premier is a highly reliable satellite-based Internet access service that supports high-speed, asymmetric, hybrid and multicast traffic. It offers a totally flexible network solution that can be customized to meet the specifications of any ISP or enterprise user of Internet services. Worldcast Premier provides a multicast TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. network with committed information rates (CIRs) that can be configured as a satellite-only network using very small aperture terminals (VSATs) or as a hybrid network In communications, a network made up of equipment from multiple vendors. integrating a one-way satellite link with existing terrestrial networks. About Loral CyberStar Loral CyberStar, based in Rockville, Maryland Rockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. According to the 2006 census update, the city had a total population of 59,114, making it the second largest city in Maryland. , is a leading global Internet and infomedia business that provides Internet Protocol (IP) broadband data, Internet and multimedia services to businesses and Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . Applications include virtual multicast networks, data networking, high-speed file transfer, distance learning, and audio and video streaming services. The company combines service and marketing expertise from resources and operations in every major region of the world. For more information, visit CyberStar's web site at www.cyberstar.com. CyberStar is also a partner with Akamai, offering free Usenet newsfeeds to ISPs joining the Akamai Accelerated Network program, which allows ISPs to off-load high volumes of Usenet Web traffic to Akamai's global, fault-tolerant network. The agreement between CyberStar and Akamai allows Internet end users to experience a higher performance of Web site content delivery including streamed audio and video, as well as allow ISPs to save on bandwidth costs for delivering popular and engaging content. About Loral Space & Communications Loral Space & Communications is a high technology company that primarily concentrates on satellite manufacturing and satellite-based services, including broadcast transponder A receiver/transmitter on a communications satellite. It receives a microwave signal from earth (uplink), amplifies it and retransmits it back to earth at a different frequency (downlink). A satellite has several transponders. leasing and value-added services, domestic and international corporate data networks, global wireless telephony, Internet services, international direct-to-home satellite services, and broadband data services including business television, distance learning and video to the desktop. For more information, visit Loral's Web site at www.loral.com. |
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