InSat uses Newtec's tech to deliver Ka-band services

Satellite communications technology company Newtec has signed a deal with satellite-based internet provider InSat to supply and install Sat3Play hub and terminal technology delivering Ka-band communications over Afghanistan. InSat plans to provide three distinct services for Afghan telecommunications providers based on Newtec's Sat3Play technology: IP trunking service for large companies and government agencies, VSAT services for small and medium companies, and broadband IP access services for consumers under its brand name Hi-stream. InSat will be implementing the Newtec technology on Avanti's Ka-Band satellite Hylas 2, which is on track for a June 2012 delivery date. Hylas 2 is a bi-directional Ka-band satellite with 24 spot beams across the Middle East, Eastern and Southern Africa, and Europe.