Google Earth takes you to a virtual tour of a South Australian teleport

The Adelaide Teleport is a satellite ground station in South Australia, operated by one of the leading independent satellite communications specialist in the globe, Newsat Ltd. It houses 11 antennas which at present, uplink to 12 satellites in the C and Ku band spectrums. One of the advantages of the teleport facility is its locations. Australia’s weather conditions make the Adelaide facility less susceptible to issues which usually plage such ground facilities like rain fade. 

Over the years, the teleport has been recognized for its quality and performance. In 2012, it was a finalist for the Awards for Excellence from the World Teleport Organization. Over the next two years, it has also been consistently ranked as one of the top facilities in the world, and NewSat, one of the top operators. In 2012, NewSat was named as one of the top 3 finalists for the Independent Teleport of the Year Category, once again a recognition of its two world-class Teleports in Adelaide, and in Perth.

Check out this video of a 360° tour of the Adelaide Teleport in SA through Google Earth. The applications shows in detail the facility from different views. For your own virtual tour, just type in Google Earth: NewSat Adelaide Teleport Mawson Lakes. 

At present, the two ground stations deliver highly-secure satellite communications to both enterprise and government customers. Earlier this year, the Perth teleport was chosen by Chevron Australia to provide both offshore and onshore communications to the Wheatstone project, one of the largest LNG projects in Western Australia. 

NewSat was awarded a contract worth $8.59 million for the provision of teleport services needed for the construction, operations, administration, and staff management to the resource project. On the other hand, the Adelaide teleport has consistently been awarded multiple contracts by US-based system integrators to provide satellite communications to government personnel in the Middle East. 

Last July, NewSat reported a 24% increase in its teleport revenues. The growth in its teleport services has been attributed to over 306 new contracts won during the FY2012, and increased demand for the services from various sectors including the oil and gas, mining, construction, maritime industries as well as government agencies. Some of these projects include satellite communications for pipeline construction projects across Australia, and 70 contracts with Hitron for services to enterprise customers in Papua New Guinea. Other services from NewSat include Internet from satellite, BGAN, and Data and Telemetry. 

The Adelaide Teleport

The Adelaide Teleport

Take a look at the Adelaide Teleport, located in Southern Australia. This is one of two teleport facilities operated by NewSat, an Australian satcom company. Although its counterpart in Western Australia, the Perth Teleport, is more popular, the Adelaide teleport is equally capable of handling complex satellite communications services especially to defence organizations. In fact, like it sister facility in the west, the Adelaide teleport is also a Military Accredited Global Access Point. It is also supported by a round-the-clock all-year-round NOC to ensure it remains connected to the 8 geostationary satellites it uplinks to. 

Why Australia is chosen for Teleports

A lot of people have this notion that teleports are facilities that allow matter to be transferred without actually traversing the physical space between two points. To clarify, the concept is what we call teleportation and not teleports. Teleports, or telecommunication ports, on the other hand are ground facilities which communicate with spacecrafts or receive radio waves. 

Watch this video on the advantages of an Australian teleport

These facilities are crucial links to earth and space communication. As a result, the location of ground ports are of utmost priority. Many organizations which rely on such facilities include the government and the military. Telecommunication ports provide the platform for mission critical communications. In volatile regions like the Middle East, government personnel relay on satellite communications to carry out critical services to defence missions, especially since many of the mission locations have difficult terrain, and the terrestrial networks in wart-torn regions are damaged.

An example of how satellite communications - through the use of teleports - are assisting the defence industry can be seen in how the Perth Teleport in Australia is delivering the needed communications solutions to the Middle East. Australia's location provides the perfect look angle to the ME, and many military communications provider rely on the systems down under to carry out their missions. The climate where the Perth Teleport is location is also very conducive. Rain fade is minimal which also means less latency issues. The ground port in Australia is well-secured too, and many defence organizations have certified the Perth Teleport.