August 2008 Insider Report:
CAP and Internet Port for SatStream SCPC Receiver
Satstream has announced an option for its SCPC EAS receiver which allows higher speed reception of EAS (Emergency Alert System) and CAP (Common Alerting Protocol) messages via satellite and an Internet CAP interface.
Now the Satstream receiver supports an alternative Internet path from the EMC (Emergency Management Center) for higher speed transfers of images and other large files. The robust satellite link provides a link not subject to failures within the terrestrial communications infrastructure.
Satstream SCPC uses a small amount of dedicated satellite bandwidth to keep costs low and reliability high by avoiding shared satellite frequencies. The TCP/IP connection also allows all satellite received alerts to be confirmed back to the originating agency via the Internet.
Further details to be announced shortly. Stay tuned.
July 2008 Newsflash:
Satstream has announced an option for its standard SCPC EAS products which implements the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) for distribution of EAS and other alert information.
All CAP messages appear at the auxiliary data port. The EAS information can be extracted from the CAP file and sent onto an EAS decoder as normally handled.
Satstream SCPC uses a small amount of dedicated satellite bandwidth to keep costs low and reliability high by avoiding shared satellite frequencies.
May 2008 Newsflash:
Additional Satstream SCPC receivers were ordered to add more warning sirens to Washington State’s coastal network as part of an all hazards warning system.
Satstream SCPC for siren control and audio uses a small amount of dedicated satellite bandwidth to keep costs low and reliability high by avoiding shared satellite channels.
March 2008 Newsflash:
Satstream has developed a special 2 channel SCPC audio receiver, currently under evaluation by All India Radio.
February 2008 Newsflash:
Satstream’s low cost, low bandwidth SCPC receivers were chosen to get warnings out to sirens along the Washington State coast.
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This is a new feature here at satstream.us which we hope will enable us to better inform our customers (and customers to be) about our company, our products and the talented group of people behind the logo who make Satstream what it is today and will continue to be into the future. We’re hoping that through this medium we might better communicate what Satstream has done, what we’re working on now, and what’s coming just over the horizon.
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