At The REDI Are Network Innovations and SES AMERICOM

Network Innovations and SES AMERICOM have completed the certification process of Network Innovations’ VR5 Auto-Pointing VSAT system for mobile deployments of SES AMERICOM’s REDiSat service, which offers temporary, mobile emergency high-speed communications. Users of the REDiSat service pay a minimal monthly fee for standby VSAT communications services. Augmented with the VR5 system from Network Innovations, REDiSat is a dedicated two-way communications network that is activated on an as-needed basis to respond to disaster and other emergency situations. The system is built on TDM/TDMA architecture and allows multiple users to share a pool of dedicated and occasional satellite bandwidth administered from SES AMERICOM’s Woodbine, Maryland teleport. Users can download at 1 Mbit per second and upload at up to 256 Kbits per second. REDiSat provides high-speed connectivity for critical applications such as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), file sharing and Internet access within minutes, when other forms of terrestrial communications may be disrupted or unavailable. A per megabyte data transfer rate applies only when the REDiSat terminal is activated and in use.





The Network Innovations’ VR5 is a rugged mobile satellite antenna designed for quick and easy deployment and minimal field maintenance. The VR5 is an extremely reliable auto-mount antenna system easily deployed from a stowed position to fully locked operation in less than five minutes and provides instant communications access to the REDiSat network, where and when required. The VR5 is driven by a solid state controller which performs automatic satellite signal acquisition to ensure successful deployments, fast acquisition and excellent SNR (Signal to noise ratio) values. The controller is completely standalone and does not require a connection to a PC to deploy the VR5 antenna and can also be provided in a rackmount enclosure, which can also house the REDiSat iDirect satellite modem and VoIP equipment. The VR5 features multiple mounting options to enable truck-mount, roof-mount, trailer-mount, non-penetrating roof-mount or portable fly-away cases—Calgary, Alberta