Telenor Previews New Secure Satellite Technology

OSLO, Norway, Feb. 21, 2007/Satnews Daily/ ― Telenor Satellite Services has previewed Terralink Secure, the first in a series of secure networking value added services to enable users to more effectively monitor and filter security attacks and unwanted Internet content over satellite communications.

Terralink Secure is designed to stop unwanted traffic and content enters the satellite portion of the end-to-end connection.  Terralink Secure differs from client-installed firewalls and security programs running on the user's PC, which can stop unwanted traffic after it has passed over the satellite portion of the connection. As a network based service, Terralink Secure results in a more efficient use of the satellite link both in terms of throughput and cost. Telenor anticipates commercial launch of this new service during the second quarter of 2007.

Arvid B. Johannessen, director of Telenor's Product Development and Innovation Group, said Terralink Secure is one of the first services of its kind to protect customers' satellite communications in the same manner. Terralink Secure is a value added service from Telenor Satellite Services available for use with Telenor's portfolio of Global IP-based services. 

Terralink, Telenor's proprietary IP networking platform and Global Points of Presence (PoP) Network, enables Telenor IP services to perform at a higher level of capability than comparable services offered by other providers.  With Terralink's leased line service, Telenor can guarantee up to 256 kbps bandwidth for BGAN customers using IP streaming services.  Content is also secure as the leased line enables data throughput to bypass the public Internet.  This is a business critical capability for data-intense users in the media and government markets.   

Telenor Satellite Services is a subsidiary of Telenor of Norway (Oslo Stock Exchange: TEL and NASDAQ: TELN). Telenor is one of Norway's largest companies with 2005 revenues of some US$ 10.1billion and a workforce of 21,000 located in Norway and abroad. 

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