Dr. Dennis Conti
Vice President, Satellite Networks Division - North America
Hughes Network Systems, Inc.

Today, more and more organizations are relying on bandwidth intensive applications to run their businesses, making applications like intranets and extranets commonplace. In addition, IP is becoming the de facto standard for delivering this information, including high-speed delivery of intranet Web pages (both point-to-point and Webcasting); reliable software distribution; high-speed interactive IP-based traffic; large file transfers; and video. Companies like Best Western Hotels, Wal-Mart, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and The Gap have turned to VSAT technology due to its speed and cost advantages over traditional terrestrial solutions.

• Recent developments in VSAT technology
• How businesses are using VSAT technology to enable Internet and
  intranet applications
• Advantages of high-speed (up to 24 Mbps) intranet / extranet
  communications over a common platform