Frequently asked questions

3. What does the „link budget” mean?  

4. What does DAMA mean?

5. What has VSAT got in common with de-freezer and what is “de-icing”?

6. What is Hub and what role does it play in satellite communication?

7. What is the Minister of Communication’s license necessary for?

8.  What is the Geo-synchronous satellite?

9. What does SCPC (Single Channel Per Carrier) mean?

10. What is a satellite segment?

11. What is a satellite transponder?

12. What is a VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal)?

13. What does VSAT consist of?

14. How is the VSAT installation conducted at the site of the client?

15. What is a site survey?

16. Can the VSAT be installed in anywhere in Poland?

17. Is the VSAT radiation harmful for people and animals?

18.  May the weather conditions interfere the satellite connection through VSAT?

19. What are the necessary criteria for a place where the VSAT is to be installed?

20. Is the exploitation of VSATS under the supervision/jurisdiction of country control authorities?

21.  How often does it happen in Poland that a thick cloud layer significantly interferes with the satellite communication of SkyWAN?

22.  How often are the PAR controls and is it similar to Internal Revenue control that they search as long as they find something and then punish severely?

23. Who does the VSAT belong to and is it necessary to insure it?

24.  How quick will the connection be restored after the „act of God” (when something got broken or damaged)?

25.  May the VSAT become the target for the Russian radar-seeking missile?

26.  May the Wizja TV or Cyfra+ digital television decoders be able to receive our data?

27. May the SkyWAN link be used for Internet purposed in the „free time”?

28. What is a ‘network for transaction purposes” and how does it differ from the other networks?

29. Transfer, Cargo- how does it differ from the SkyWAN network?

30.  Is it possible to brake into SkyWAN?

31.  May a satellite break down?

32.  May the satellite be interrupted/interfered with?