Carrier
to
Carrier
up-link
on
new
Telstar
11N
satellite
Independent
Dutch
telecom
provider
Carrier
to
Carrier
Telecom
B.V.
successfully
up-linked
on
the
new
Telstar
11N
satellite,
nearly
immediately
after
the
satellite
was
released
for
operations.
With
a
satellite
capacity
shortage
in
the
market
C2C
can
now
offer
its
clients
extensive
growth
and
new
high
power
network
possibilities
with
reliability
and
quality.
The
satellite
covers
Europe,
North
America,
the
Caribbean
and
Sub-Saharan
Africa.
C2C
has
built
infrastructure
to
specifically
service
the
Telstar
11N
satellite.
Services
will
run
on a
new
6,3m
Vertex
antenna
from
its
Teleport
on
the
Netherlands.
C2C
infrastructure
includes
access
to a
redundant
SDH
fibre
ring,
redundant
Carrier
Ethernet
or
Gig
Ethernet
fibre
infrastructure
as
well
as
telehouse
infrastructure
and
connections
to
large
Internet
Access
providers
in
Amsterdam.
This
Telstar
satellite
was
successfully
launched
on
27
February
2009
and
on 1
April
2009
Telesat,
the
Telstar
owner,
announced
that
the
satellite
is
ready
for
commercial
services.
On
the
same
day
C2C
started
operations.
“ To
uplink
on
this
satellite
was
a
major
mile
stone
for
C2C
and
the
start
of
new
services
over
Europe,
North
America,
the
Caribbean
and
Africa
has
brought
certain
elements
of
our
business
strategy
to
fruition”,
says
Pier
du
Plessis
managing
Director
of
Carrier
to
Carrier.
“It
takes
guts
and
confidence
in
the
satellite
operator
to
begin
planning
and
building
infrastructure
a
year
ahead
of
the
launch
date
of a
satellite;
given
the
spate
of
satellite
launch
failures
of
the
last
few
years.
Our
calculated
risk
paid
off
and
now
we
are
able
to
provide
expansion
capabilities
to
our
clients
with
immediate
effect.”
Carrier
to
Carrier
Telecom
B.V.
was
established
in
1999
and
specialises
in
providing
bespoke
high-end
networks
for
its
customers.
Its
satellite
earth
station
is
located
in
the
town
of
Biddinghuizen,
70 kilometres
north
of
Amsterdam
in
The
Netherlands.
C2C
operates
in
the
Government,
Military,
Oil
&
Gas
and
Enterprise
markets.
