BusinessCom® announces VSAT Disaster Recovery solutions are immediately available in regions affected by typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).
Available VSAT Services
BusinessCom provides the satellite VSAT service coverage of affected territories via APT Apstar 7 satellite in C-Band. On the ground support is provided from Cebu camp in Philippines.
Key highlights of our Disaster Recovery VSAT solution available in this area are:
- 64 kbps to 8 Mbps
- Shared and dedicated bandwidth, SLA
- Quick deploy option
- Support for voice, video and data applications
- Telemedicine support with guaranteed QoS
- 24/7 NOC technical support
- Redundant Tier 1 connectivity to Internet
Typhoon Fact Sheet
Yolanda, also known as Haiyan, is an extremely powerful Category 5 Super Typhoon that affected Philippines, Micronesia and Vietnam.
In the Philippines alone, reported are 5,598 fatalities (information November 29, 2013) and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council recorded 26,136 injured and 1,759 still missing.
Yolanda affected 2,325,638 families or 10,956,460 people in 11,996 villages in 44 provinces in Philippines. 580,481 houses are destroyed, 587,625 houses are damaged.