DALLAS-SpaceCom Systems said it plans to install an additional geographically diverse uplink system at the Dallas-Fort Worth Teleport so its customers can achieve a quick recovery for their satellite networks if a catastrophic natural disaster occurs at the primary uplink site in Chicago.
“It’s a safeguard that we hope our customers will never need to use,” said Bill Hartanovich, SpaceCom’s vice president of operations. “But if Mother Nature completely wipes out our primary uplink in Chicago, we’ll still be able to transmit our customers’ signals.”
The redundant satellite transmission equipment will be implemented Jan. 1, said the company.
