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Satellite broadcast firm intros managed network digital signage solutions

Satellite broadcasting company Microspace Communications has introduced several new managed network solutions aimed, the company said, directly at digital signage networks, including a "no cap-ex" wirless solution, according to a company announcement.

October 1, 2014

Satellite broadcasting company Microspace Communications has introduced several new managed network solutions aimed, the company said, directly at digital signage networks, including a "no cap-ex" wirless solution, according to a company announcement.

First, within the company's Velocity CellCast service, Microspace said it has introduced a no-capital-expenditure wireless solution for large, medium or small signage networks. Microspace's no-cap-ex offer allows companies to upgrade and lease a wide range of products without having to buy more equipment, the company said.

While delivering dedicated bandwidth for content delivery and now a no cap-ex hardware option, Microspace said it also has expanded how CellCast is managed in the following ways:

1. Pooled data - The ability to deliver large amounts of information and a combination of various forms of video and data is a necessity, so the company created a pooled data plan that protects against overages of the network's bandwidth.
2. Network management and custom notifications - Network management monitoring is a key feature of CellCast, the company said, with monitoring and control to provide enterprise-level service with 24/7 visibility of the network. This means that sites with connectivity or hardware issues can be identified and resolved from Microspace's Network Operations Center. Along with this management, CellCast now offers customized notifications for individual business needs with signage networks.
3. Simplified installation and setup - In order to better serve enterprise customers' needs of reliable content delivery connections that are easily shared with existing networks, Microspace said it has simplified network installation and setup. This new process allows companies to change their signage content quickly and without hassles, according to the company.

In addition to signage, CellCast can also be configured and sold as a parallel network supporting failover system for retail point-of-sale transactions that provides a secure link with an enterprise-grade router to protect customers' information.

"CellCast is the perfect solution for retail locations that require digital signage connectivity," Microspace Director of Enterprise Media Curt Tilly said in the announcement. "A single CellCast router provides a fully managed wireless and Wi-Fi environment that keeps signage content off the end customer's network, which is becoming an important issue with recent retail network security scares."