Customers developing private networks continue to demand higher and higher speeds, both outbound from the network hub and inbound from remote sites. The faster the network, the more competitive the company that uses or sells it. Bushtech Australia's True Broadband solutions are based on cutting edge VSAT technologies and are capable of providing public IP network access from even the most remote locations. VSAT is a workhorse technology in the satellite industry. It provides solid communications, sturdy data delivery and unrivalled adaptability. The more time-tested VSAT technologies excel at bringing communications to remote and rural areas. Network failures tend to be infrequent; the reliability rate for VSAT service is about 99.9 percent. VSAT provides for high speed data transfers and voice commnication covering all of Australia including remote areas and surrounding islands.

- Download speeds available from 128Kbps to 60Mbps.

- Upload speeds available from 64Kbps to 1 Mbps.

The key advantage of a VSAT earth station, versus a typical terrestrial network connection, is that VSATs are not limited by the reach of buried cable. A VSAT earth station can be placed anywhere - as long as it has an unobstructed view of the satellite. VSATs are capable of sending and receiving all sorts of video, data and audio content at the same high speed regardless of their distance from terrestrial switching offices and infrastructure. VSAT technology is scaleable allowing networks to grow and evolve from their initial configurations. It can support multiple platform compatibility, including the TCP/IP and SNA data transfer protocols. System interoperability is also an attractive feature.

Bushtech Australia's True Broadband solution supports access to corporate databases, email services, Web access to both the public Internet and to company Intranets, file sharing, collaborative application, access to hosted applications, online access to training, and educational materials. The wireless nature of the service makes it an ideal solution for businesses with temporary or short-term network needs including major events, building sites and mining to name a few.

Bushtech Australia's True Broadband solutions are customised to meet the needs of public and private enterprise networks.

Video conferencing (or video meetings) brings people together for meetings without them having to be physically present in the same location. Video conferencing provides a means for efficient communication, collaboration and decisionmaking even when people cannot be physically present in the same location. It has many of the same advantages as a face-to-face meeting including being able to see each other's facial expressions and body language. It also allows people to share files and data, so that it is easy to hold presentations, review documents and make fast decisions. Used effectively, video conferencing can have a dramatic effect on the way people do business and the productivity gains they can derive. The ability to share any type of information has added another dynamic to video communications. Although productivity increases are the most obvious benefit of the technology, users of video conferencing also enjoy substantial savings through reduced travel, accommodation and hospitality expenses. In today's environment, where many employees and employers are concerned with the safety and time-related issues of travelling, this is a major advantage. Video conferencing requires a minimum bandwidth of 382Kbps, and 784Kbps for surgical quality. With existing broadband technologies like ADSL, Cable and ISDN the speed varies greatly depending on location and usage. Bushtech Australia's True Broadband solution offer at least twice the speed of traditional broadband services and the quality of service (QOS) is guaranteed.

Wayne Miller spends up to 150 days of the year on the road and he doesn't want to pay the high rates that hotels charge for long-distance phone calls. So when he wants to make a call, Mr Miller opens up his laptop, plugs a headset and microphone into it, then logs on to a service that will connect him via the Internet with any phone in the world. The calls are much cheaper than using the hotel phone, even after he has paid

the hotel's Internet access fee. This is Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) - the technology widely regarded as representing the future of telecommunications. In fact, some analysts and industry representatives are now saying that Internet telephony, or VoIP, is about to take off. In Canada, 14 per cent of business phone lines now use VoIP. Cost savings motivate companies to switch to VoIP. Not only can companies with several different locations save long distance charges by sending voice calls through their data network, they also realise large savings and improve productivity because of the flexibility that VoIP brings. For example, whenever employees move offices or change desks, the company no longer has to pay to have their phone connection reconfigured. People can take their phone number and all of their personal phone settings with them by simply plugging their handset into the network and logging on, in exactly the same way as they can log on to the Internet from any location. While geographically isolated regions were once hindered by inadequate wireline infrastructures, Bushtech Australia is now able to bypass such limitations and provide wireless Internet and telephony services that

meet the demands of these untapped markets. The biggest opportunities for VoIP over satellite are in areas with no infrastructure or outdated systems. The costeffectiveness of VoIP over very small aperture terminal (VSAT) technology appeals to users regardless of locale. With a large portion of communications moving to VoIP, it is logical for new voice compatible VSAT systems to incorporate VoIP technology. A company using VoIP on their VSAT network, when connected to the Internet, also gains the advantage of a voice enhanced website. This feature provides a "human aspect" to websites, thereby improving the level of customer service.

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) broadly defined, is a temporary, secure connection over a public network, usually the Internet. By leveraging the Internet, VPN's offer significant cost savings, greater flexibility, and easier management relative to traditional internetworking, such as leased lines and dialup remote access. All VPN solutions offer varying levels of security, performance, and usability. A comprehensive VPN solution involves a firewall, router, proxy server and VPN software. A combination of tools will Companies need to consider all the benefits they hope to derive from a VPN, such as streamlined processes, better customer service, and secured exchange of information.

Bushtech Australia's True Broadband solutions can deliver a variety of advanced applications to all commercial market segments regardless of location. Our ASP solution, in association with Multiemedia and Microsoft, is designed to emulate how service providers do business - providing services for a monthly fee to our end customers. Here are some of the most important advantages...

- Low cost of entry and, in most cases, an extremely short setup time. This is especially useful for small businesses and startups.

- Pricing Stability.

- The ASP model, as with any outsourcing arrangement, eliminates head count. IT headcount tends to be very expensive and very specialized so this is frequently advantageous.

- Academic SKU's

- The ASP model also eliminates specialized IT infrastructure for the application as well as supporting applications. For example, if the application you want to use requires an Oracle or MS-SQL database, you would have to support both the application and the database.

- The Bushtech Australia ASP model can be adopted in the remotest locations. For example Oil Rigs.

- Cash Flow Management. The pay-as-you-go model is often significantly less expensive for all but the most frequent users of the service and allows for easier cash flow planning.

- Use Rights Protection.

- Standardised Reporting

The ASP solution will provide benefits to all current users of Microsoft's products, especially large corporations with multiple offices in remote locations. With the growing complexity of software and software upgrades. Distributing huge, complex applications to the end user has become extremely expensive from a customer service standpoint, and upgrades make the problem worse. In a large company where there may be thousands of desktops distributing software (even something as simple as a new release of Microsoft Word) can cost millions of dollars. The ASP model eliminates most of these headaches and can deliver considerable cost savings.

Multicasting allows organisations to deliver content from a single location to multiple, dispersed locations for simultaneous streaming of information. It is ideal for live broadcast of audio / video streams, distance learning, software distribution / updates, database replication, and corporate presentations. Multicasting is not practical using older broadband technologies as it won't operate at full efficiency unless every router or switch between the receiver and the sender is multicast-enabled. Bushtech Australia's True Broadband Solutions open up a new world of opportunity. Imagine a major retailer being able to send information to all its stores country-wide - to be broadcast either in-store or in-house. Satellite technologies inherent strengths as a broadcast medium make VSAT networks ideal for the distribution of bandwidth-intensive information - data, video or audio - to large numbers of remote locations. To send a file to 1,000 recipients over a terrestrial network requires sending 1,000 separate and identical `packets' of data, each of which consumes valuable bandwidth and server resources. They are also likely to arrive at different locations at different times. Satellite based IP multicasting on the other hand, can simultaneously deliver content to virtually unlimited numbers of end-user locations - at speeds up to 40 Mbps. By eliminating duplicate transmissions, Wave's multicast technology maximizes the efficiency of existing servers and networks, and frees up valuable bandwidth. Most importantly, the costs of sending data decrease markedly as the network grows as no matter how large the network, each time you multicast to the network you are only sending 1 block of data. Bushtech Australia's True Broadband solutions are customized to meet the needs of public and private enterprise networks.

Our team of highly qualified sales and technical consultants can quickly identify specific demands and provide individual solutions tailored to individual operational and financial objectives allowing organisations to benefit from the considerable advantages that a True Broadband solution can provide. We help our clients achieve substantial ROI through highly targeted, custom broadband solutions. Bushtech Australia's `True Broadband' satellite technology can deliver the promise of high-speed communications to anyone, anywhere with any application. All Plans and contracts are P.O.A and are tailored to meet individual needs. Plans available include...

- Monthly data plans based on unlimited downloads

- Wholesale plans for data in bulk