O3B Internet Service

Mac Adams Telecom has a long term agreement with O3B to provide the newest technology of the internet service, O3B is a global satellite service provider operating a constellation of 12 medium earth orbit (MEO) satellites, servicing telecommunications operators, internet service providers, and enterprise and government customers in emerging markets. O3b is short for the “other 3 billion “people that do not have ready access to the internet. Due to its close proximity to earth at 000 8 km above the earth versus geostationary orbit at approximately 000 36 km, O3b’s system combines the global reach of satellite with the speed of a fiber-optic network to provide low-cost, low latency, high-throughput internet and mobile connectivity to its customers.

There are three ways to deliver bandwidth via satellite, each with their advantages and disadvantages. These are:

• Geostationary earth orbit satellites (GEO)
• Medium earth orbit satellites (MEO)
• Low earth orbit satellites (LEO).

Key Success Factors:

• Low latency compared to GEO satellites
• High availability
• High throughput
• Low operating expenditure
• Beams are steerable to provide near global uniform coverage
• Optimum orbit for maximum efficiency of the fleet
• The satellite configuration is easily scalable to address growing demand
• O3b’s technology is inherently less susceptible to unfavorable climate interference compared to GEO/MW
• Short deployment times. Together with other satellite offerings, O3b still leads the market in terms of ease of deployment. O3b services enable operators to extend networks without long lead times
• O3b’s technology is referred to as Fiber Optic in the sky. The technology is considered to have the speed of fiber with the global reach of satellite.