SUVs Go Upscale with Satellite TV, Internet Access

Becker Automotive Design, a luxury SUV conversion firm, will soon furnish SUV limos with a mobile office that includes satellite TV and high-speed Internet access. Calif.-based Becker will use KVH Industries' TracVision L3 satellite TV and TracNet Mobile High-speed Internet systems to bring these features to their cus

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: Nov 6, 2002

Becker Automotive Design, a luxury SUV conversion firm, will soon furnish SUV limos with a mobile office that includes satellite TV and high-speed Internet access.

Calif.-based Becker will use KVH Industries' TracVision L3 satellite TV and TracNet Mobile High-speed Internet systems to bring these features to their customers. The L3 is an automated, in-motion antenna that delivers satellite TV and audio from DirecTV, Dish Network or other DVB-compatible satellite systems.

The Internet system is two-way and receives downloads up to 400 kbps via KVH's DirecPC satellite service. Becker's other customization options include GPS navigation systems, LCD video screens and armor to protect both drivers and passengers.

When satellite operators announced plans to launch and operate Ka-band satellites that allow for high-speed Internet access with small antennas, it was expected that low cost portable Internet terminals to uplink live or file transfer edited news feeds from remote locations would become available. Unfortunately, this h

Need mobile Internet access in remote areas? At the recent CES, RaySat showed its SpeedRay 3000 antenna for Ku-band satellite access on the move. The antenna on display had a transparent radome and on examination, it appeared to consist of several rows of flat antennas that could be rapidly tilted. These were mounted o

Mobile communications provider RaySat has unveiled a vehicle-based, low-profile satellite antenna for receiving satellite TV and in-motion, high-speed Internet. The new SpeedRay 3000 is designed for recreational, commercial and public safety vehicles. The roof-mounted antenna turns any vehicle into a "hot spot,"

Regulatory and Standards

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Regulatory and Standards

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DirecTV Inc. has reached a wholesale distribution agreement with broadband over power line (BPL) services developer Current Group to provide high-speed Internet and voice-over-IP services by late 2007/early 2008.

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