WTL Releases Whitepaper on Satellite Voice Communications

As the rise of the mobile phone continues, and demand for data-based services accelerates exponentially, it is easy to forget that voice still has a vital role to play in the communications mix, said World Telecom Labs in a whitepaper on satellite voice communications.

The report sent to Nigeria CommunicationsWeek by Simon Pearson, business development director at World Telecoms Labs, contains that, in fact, in many developing parts of the world, such as Africa and Asia Pacific, voice is vital not just for personal communications, but also for the growth and economic prosperity of maturing commercial districts.

The whitepaper titled, “Reducing the Cost and Improving the Performance of Satellite Voice Communications”, acknowledges that in many such regions, fixed line networks are often too expensive, impractical or economically unviable for service providers to install.

As a result, mobile reigns supreme. In some regions, however, even mobile is simply not viable for operators, with diminishing returns on investment.

Here, the only option is satellite. However, as well as bringing voice communications to