Romantis Announces New Software Release for EASTAR Satellite Router – DVB-S2 Support Added to Cut Space Segment Costs for SCPC Services

Romantis GmbH, a European provider of satellite capacity, hardware and respective support services, announces today the release of new software version for the EASTAR™ satellite router developed and manufactured by Romantis. One of the innovations of this release is support of the efficient DVB-S2 standard in dedicated SCPC mode of operation.

Besides its network switching function, the EASTAR™ satellite router can be effectively used as a satellite modem to set up dedicated high-speed communication links or data broadcasting networks. Unlike standard DVB-S2 modems, EASTAR™ equipment is a full-fledged router that brings together a range of services into a single channel, providing the necessary quality of service (QoS).

The DVB-S2 compliant, inexpensive and feature rich solution offered by EASTAR™ will allow telecom operators to significantly cut their operational costs, or free up some resources to implement their new projects as DVB-S2 allows for efficient use of satellite bandwidth and reduces the amount of required capacity up to 30% compared with DVB-S.

EASTAR™ VSAT platform has proven to be a reliable and cost-effective solution to connect remote base stations of mobile operators, to establish regional networks and international long-distance channels. The EASTAR™ router supports a wide range of speeds from 540 kbps up to 88 Mbps, which are available to users without any commercial constraints. Testing equipment in the SCPC/DVB-S2 mode proved compliance with the industry standard and demonstrated the minimum delay across the link at various speeds.

New software can be remotely installed on EASTAR™ satellite routers that were purchased by users earlier using built-in upgrade tools. EASTAR™ has once again proved its versatility, developing its VSAT platform functionality through the software update.