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Skycasters Point-to-Multipoint (PTMP) Solution for Rural Communities

The landline gap, and how to bridge it.

People in your community—and especially the business people—need broadband Internet to thrive and compete. It’s become a “utility” like electricity or water. The good news is that stimulus funding is available to help bring this broadband utility to communities that are off the grid. The only problem for rural America: no fiber optic or T1 infrastructure. In fact, it may be years before high-speed landlines find their way out into the countryside.

So, how do you bridge this gap? Leap over it, with broadband satellite Internet that comes into your rural community from above. In other words, you don’t have to wait for landlines. Skycasters has a simple, turnkey program that can bring affordable, high-speed, broadband Internet to your hometown in 60 to 90 days.

Skycasters’ turnkey solution for rural America: broadband satellite Internet plus wireless PTMP.

  1. Bring our acclaimed high-speed, broadband satellite Internet to a distribution hub that’s located in your community.
  2. Beam that high-speed, broadband content to all residential and business users via a 25-mile radius WiMAX wireless PTMP transmission system — or any other distribution system you want.

This system can be up and running in 60 to 90 days. Better yet, it’s a turnkey PTMP solution where Skycasters helps you determine the best location for your hub, installs the satellite antenna and WiMAX tower, and sets up all the electronics, including your community Web server. And the follow-through doesn’t stop there. Skycasters will handle all the continuing administrative and back office functions like billing and credit card transactions with the end-user.

Take the first step and get in touch.

Call 800-268-8653 … or email a Skycasters expert by clicking here. If you’d like more details on the Skycasters PTMP solution, you can either download a quick reference PDF … or check out the following topics online:

  • 21st Century Infrastructure. In the 21st century, universal access to the Internet is as important as rail lines, telephone service and electricity were in the last century. And because Skycasters uses satellite backhaul, there’s no community we can’t help. Learn More.
  • Turnkey solution. We handle billing and administration credit card transactions with the end user. Your community receives access credits that can be used by police, fire, EMS or governmental offices. Learn More.
  • Maintenance Escrow. Nobody likes surprises, especially when they put a strain on already tight budgets. Our Maintenance Escrow program protects your community by setting aside funds for a rainy day. Learn More. B_B_PTMP_Satellite_Communities
  • Full interoperability. The Skycasters Point-to-Multipoint (PTMP) solution is fully compatible with any community distribution architecture. Our PTMP solution works well with fixed (wired) networks as well as wireless. Our hybrid WiMAX solution can cover over 25 square miles. We’ll even help you design it. Learn More.
  • 100% Recyclability. When and if fiber comes to your town, your PTMP infrastructure will be 100% reusable, with Skycasters satellite remaining on site as a backup. It’s obsolescence protection, and it’s only from Skycasters. Learn More.
  • Easy and safe. When end users access the Internet, they are taken first to a secure login and payment page, customized for your community. It takes only a minute to sign up, and no special software is required. Learn More.
  • Stimulate your local economy. Our community programs come with a free community news Web site, with free unlimited access for all citizens. You may want to have your local newspaper manage it. Consider letting your local phone company run a VoIP PBX, and the local video rental store co-locate a Video on Demand server. Learn More.
  • Customized for you. Choose the rate plans offered in your community, as well as the access and maintenance credits you will receive. You can even provide pre-paid cards to disadvantaged community members, and apply for ARRA stimulus funding to subsidize the costs. Learn More.
  • Backed 24/7 by Skycasters. We’re Skycasters, and we’re here 24/7. Our customers rely on us to provide high quality solutions in some of the most remote locations on Earth. Including Hometown, USA. Learn More.